, 1935-10-17
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Nv Raw Tucker

Evidence - Governor h6rD@rt LGn~
man IA quietly talked OF rs the next
secretary OF the treasury In the cab
met shuttle which President Roose-
welt Ia expected TO make before the
1885 elections. Secretary Morgen-
thau Is said TO be slated for his early
love, q diplomatic post.
This report ties In with Governor
Lehman's reluctance 20 offer himself
as q candidate for reelection IN New
York state. Undercover advlces say
that Mr.. Lehman, for various rea-
sons, faces trouble TN "a reelection
contest. Tammany doesn't ike him
and some Of his policies have alien
ated upstate voters. A more popu-
lar figure, Id Is believed In political
circles here, would help the presi-
dent to carry New York.
Mr.. Lehman's accession to the
treasury post would also serve as
evidence that the administration
means to 60 slow on business during
the next year or 50. He Is acknow-
lodged to be a conscientious and able
executive. His former firm has ex-
celIent international connections.
Veterans - The American Legion
conventions booing OF Wright Pat
man did not begin TO reflect the SOL
dlers' distaste for his linking Of in
flation with payment OF the bonus.
inside sources say official castiga-
ton was suppressed 70 avoid split
ting the pro-bonus forces In con-
gress.
Many congressman voted for the
Patman measure because 1t was the
only bonus measure before congress
early in the last session. If the Le-
gion had formally denounced the
Patman plan 1t would have put these
members In bad with their consti-
tuents. In the next session the le-
gionnaires win need these members
for their non-inflation bonus scheme.
Therefore they killed proposals TO
assail Mr.. Patman as q renegade.
DICTIONARIES also minimize the
Importance OF Commander Ray Muir
Shy's suggestion that the A. =. OF l.
line I'D with the Legion He was
simply going through the motions OF
being nice to another lobby group,
according to this view. The two lob
bies - legion and labor - have rare
ly had a common objective In their
behind fights on Capt.
toll HILL
Wooed - U~nbeknownst 10 his
closest friends President Roosevelt
has made q survey OF the delays
which Comptroller General McCarl
has caused In passing upon New
Deal projects. 1t undoubtedly spells
doom 70 the movement for q change
lin the law to permit his reappotnt-
ment.
Mr.. Roosevelt has discovered that
Mr.. McCarl requires ten-and-a-half
day. to determine whether proposed
expenditure on New Deal projects Is
legal. That delay has slowed down
many PWA and WPA projects, es-
pecially the latter, and II has irri-
tated the White House. But the
president got another shock when he
revealed his discovery TO some OF his
advisers. "Ten-and-a-half days
roared Harry Hopkins. That's fool
ishl II takes me four weeks or more
TO get my projects okeyed by the
Comptroller General"
Despite the official antipathy to-
ward Mr.. McCarl the administra-
ton continues 10 woo him. The bowl
OF roses which appears on his desk
each morning - he Is q flower fan
cier - is said to come from the
White House greenhouses.
Si=naIs-Despite President Roose-
velt's affection for Vice President
Garner. political exigencies may de-
mand that the popular Texan step
aside next year for q running mate
who will bring more political strength
to the ticket. Talk Of shelving
Jack" for q more active and helpful
figure Is heard from Capitol Hill X
the White House these days.
Democratic insiders realize that
they can't dump Garner unless he
agrees to the scheme. He Is too pop
ular In both houses Of congress. and
friendly Texans head almost all the
important committees In the house.
But they suggest that Jack" who
has always been a loyal political sol
der. may agree to abdicate.
The most talked-of candidate for
the ". II. nomination II Honest Vic
lDonahey. new senator from Ohio
Others on the list are Governor Paul
lMcNutt OF Indiana and Senator Har-
ny Byrd OF Virginia. All three would
make n strong appeal TO conserva-
tives, but tie necessity Of holding
lOhio and Indiana In line seems tc
give the call to Honest Vic" Tha'
nickname alone Is worth thousands
of votes these days.
Germs - Government h~ygienists
are trying 10 devise a scheme that
win protest Uncle Sans beer rev.
enues without jeopardizing public
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