The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-23
pehind the Scenes
- in Washington
WITH RODNEY DUTCHER
(Tribune Washington COrrespOndenD

Washington, March 2s.-An right. girls and boys!
Here's the latest inside dope on Huey Long:
The news isn't generally known but red-headed ex-
Gov. Dan Moody Of Texas has been appointed special
assistant attorney general to income
in Louisiana.
Moodys big objective of course will be the Ksfish
himself Some of Hueys political aides have been hav.
ing their income tax troubles Huey's own financial
affairs have been under federal investigation for nearly
two years
The local whispering gallery tells you one day the
effort to get something on Hey has been successful and
next day that it hasn't.
Either way it will be up to Moody. II he "eets"
Huey he will be in line to succeed Homer Cummings
attorney general.
Ex-Governor Moody is the ex-boy wonder. once
state attorney general and crusader who some years
defeated Ma and Jim Ferguson the two governors
for the price of one"
JOHNSON REFUSED TO HUSH
Now that the returns in, the administration Is
divided in opinion whether General Johnsons radio at
tack Huey and Father Coughlin was the worst thing
that has happeed to 1t to date whether it was just
merely too bad.
Most New Dealers sure they couldn't have made
more unfortunate choice for defender of the admin
israton against those two ehuent dsturbers than the
poor general Johnsons rabble is
and his popular following If any, is slender one. But
his best friends won't tell him.
One of my pet little brides tells me Roosevelt heard
about the johnson speech before it made and has
tened to send Assistant Secretary of Labor Ed Mcrady
to New York to call the general off McOrady was closely
associated with johnson in NA and they still good
friends.
Anyway, McGrady certainly went. He plead.
ed with Johnson When the general insisted
going through with it, McGrady tried to get him
to cut out certain paragraphs dealing with
Coughlin But Johnson was fretful. He wouldn't
even do that.
Consensus is that he made new followers for Long
and Coughlin He at least gave them chance for the
most pubczed speeches they made and by far the
biggest radio audiences either ever had.
Certain persons who run in and out of Roosevelts
office and nearly always reflect his views are beoaung
the fact that johnson couldn't confine himself to Huey
without bringing in Coughlin and religious questions
II he had to mention Coughln, they say he should
have done it in nice way and implied more than
that Coughlin was misguided
WHEELER o. X. WITH HUEY
Huey was asked the other night whether he
would insist on taking first place the ticket
il his share-the- Wealth group became part Of 4
Il don't care who heads the ticket 50 long
as it's one OF our fellows" he replied.
How obout Senator Burt Wheeler Of Mon
"Fine!" exclaimed Huey.
LONGS MENACE GROWS
Huey probably Is more dangerous than ever to the
He seems to have become the catch.
basin for all the nations political scandal His telephone
rings constantly and letters pour in rs people, anony
mousy or otherwise tip him of to alleged cases At
skullduggery.
In his attmpt to obtain Senate investigation Il
dshed out number Of things that looked fishy not
actually rotten But he had no evidence Of Farley guilt
70 the postoffce committee was able to vote him down.
Now he is attempting to digest new mass Of "dirt.
aimed at the administration. Some OF it happens 70
come from authoritative sources, though that doesut
mean It's any better ammunition than Huey already
has produced.
sHUN RUM. READ PLATO
Hueys advice to young men,
Go on the water wagon and read plato
one night week."
Huey has become thinner ana better look
Ing since he stopped drinking and began to take
care Of his health.
PACKS THE HOUSE
The traffic problem inside the Capitol has become
more difficult since uey recently began to get hot"
That's Why Senate sergeant-at-arms Chesley Jurney
checks In with Long to find out he intends to sneak
uey says he doesn't Jurney send the word to the
crowds outside the gallery doors and they'll % home
(Al of which 4 highly unusual procedure)
Ct course Huey is likely to get up and orats later
anyway. eyer when he didn't intend to.