Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-12

New Dealers and Democrats gener-
ally are impressed but not alarmed by
developments at the G. o. p. Grass
Roots" Convention in Springfield.
From their standpoint the Republican
war council produced few surprises.
Rooseveltians no longer underesti-
mate the rejuvenated fighting spirit
that animates the foe and are con-
scious that the 1896 campaign is not
going to be won by default. Neither
the "save-the- Constitution" issue nor
concentration of the attack upon
Roosevelt will, in Democratic estima-
ton, determine the outcome. Admin
istrationists are persuaded that every
thing win be secondary to business
conditions. If the times are still out
Of joint. unemployment widespread.
relief needs undiminished and farm
prices depressed, Mr.. Roosevelt's
chances for reelection, 1t is freely
admitted. will be far from bright. II,
on the other hand, the economic sit
uation IL sound and visibly improving.
Democrats are confident that the New
Deal win easily win second term.
They're not saying much about 1t, but
primarily ut the back OF the heads OF
the practical machinists of the party
Is the conviction that whatever and
whomever the Republicans might be
able to beat, they cannot lick $4,000
00o, 900.
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Another thought that comforts
Democrats is the old political saw that
you can't beat somebody with nobody.
The Presidents supporters don't dis
Germ q single Republican on the
horizon capable of giving Mr.. Roose-
yelt an honest-to- goodness fight. Re-
publicans in their candid moments
themselves admit this is their baffiing
problem-to find q candidate Of suff1-
cient stature to make popular ap-
peal, no matter what the paramount
issue turns out to be. There's pretty
general agreement on these things,
as an aftermath Of the Midwest con-
vention-that the nominee must come
out of the Lincoln Mississippi country,
be an out-and-out anti-New Dealer
and that his name not be Hoover.
Some think we may be hearing more,
a. time goes on, about young Col.
Hanford MacNider Of lows, who
coined the stop ROOSEVELT" slogan
ut the ex-service mems rally in
Springfield. The former American
Legion national commander, Assist
ant Secretary Of War and Minister
to Canada, has long been anointed
presidential timber by World War vet-
Grams, who have been hiding their
time for Is years now before enacting
the historic O. A. r. role and de-
handing the right to project . COM
rade" into the presidential picture. II
MacNider enters the q. o. p, race,
there viii be q warm scrap between
him and Senator Dickinson for the
Hawkeye delegation.
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President Roosevelt's vacation at
HYDE Park this week was one Of those
little flyers away from White House
drudgery which, he likes to take every
once In O while for perspective" pur-
poses. frequently he tells visitors that
he unfaiiingly derives benefit from
surveying the tempestuous govern
mental scene from far-getting away
from the trees In order TO have an
occasional look Mt the forest. All men
in places OF stress and responsibility,
r. d. r. thinks. should make q point
Of periodically leaving their n1oorings
IN order to gair, long distance slant
on things, remote from the pressure
and influence of their regular environ
ment.
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Organized Iebor,s militant attitude,
AZ reflected BY recently announced
plans following humiliation Of N. r. A
by the Supreme Court. leads some OBJ
servers to think that an independent
labor party In becoming more and