Evening star., 1935-04-08
RESIGNATION DATE
NEWS TO FARLEY
Latest Report Is He viii
Leave Cabinet "When
Congress Closes"
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

James A. Farley. Postmaster Gen
eral. is just losing another of his lives
as a cabinet officer The latest re-
port is that Mr.. Farley will be on his
way out of the Post ONCE Department
after Congress closes" After Con-
gress closes, however. in the opinion
Of well informed Democrats. is a Pc
riod that stretches out indefinitely.
Also no one knows yet just how soon
Congress Is going to adjourn and,
judging by the speed it has made
with the Presidents legislation up to
date, it may be here until well into
the Summer
Farley is in New York today. but
it is reliably reported that if there
is to be any immediate change in his
cabinet status it is news to him. II
the White HouSe-which means the
President-hss determined that the
time for Farley to step out of the
cabinet has arrived, or will arrive
during the Summer months. Farley,
of course, will leave the Post ONCE
Department.
More than a year ago the President
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee as soon as a proper sue
cessor to him could be found. That
was when a drive was under way to
pry loose from their places in the
Democratic National Committee men
and women who had come to Wash
ington to take official positions OF
occupied such positions in their
States. Now. it appears from the
latest reports. Farley is not to leave
the post of Democratic national chair
man, but he is to give up his cabinet
Job. 1t looks as though it had been
impossible to find a successor for him
as national chairman.
To Conduct Campaign.
Indeed. the plan now is to have
Farley conduct the preconvention
campaign for President Roosevelt: tc
line up the delegates for the President
at the next Democratic National Con-
vention, which will take place in June
next year. It does not seem likely
that there will be much opposition to
the denomination of the President
In fact, it would be a miracle If SUBJ
stantial opposition should arise to the
renomina ton of Roosevelt by his
party. Presidents invariably are re-
nominated for second term Even
the late Col Theodore Roosevelt
knocking at the door of the Repub-
lican National Convention in 1912 ano
backed by all the progressives in the
G. o. p. found it impossible to pre-
vent the denomination of the late
President William Howard Taft. Far
ley's real task will come when the
national campaign gets under way
for the reelection of the President,
in the Summer and Fall Of 1886.
The assumption is that Farley will
give up his place as Postmaster Gen.
eral when he begins his more press
ing political activities for the re-
nomination and reelection of the
President. 1t would be more ethical. ~
it is held. for him not to serve as
political manager and head of the
Post ONCE Department at the same
time.
Holds Both Jobs.
A lot OF people have from time to
time eliminated Farley from the cab
met or from his job as chairman Of
the Democratic National Committee.
He has continued, however. to hang
on to both jobs. although willing at
all times to relinquish either at the
behest of the President, with all the
persistence of the leaves on an ever
green shrub. The President came
into office more than two years and
one month ago. Farley, who was
chairman of the National Committee,
became a member of the cabinet at
the same time
Not so long ago Senator Huey Long
of Louisiana undertook to dislodge
Farley, bringing charges against him
before the Senate Post ONCE and Post
Roads Committee. The committee
turned down Longs charges and his
demand for public investigation of
the cabinet officer. The President
would scarcely take Farley out of his
cabinet while he was under fire of
Long, it is said. So Farley's retire.
ment from the cabinet has been post
poned until after Congress shall have
departed from Washington this COM
ing Summer.
As q matter Of fact, there are those
here who do not believe that Mr.. Far
ley will leave the cabinet until the
first Of next year.