Evening star., 1936-01-22
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Badges for intestinal investiture are
being pinned ON Michigan's two Repub-
Ican Senators-Couzens and Vanden-
berg-and on Carter Glass. Democrat.
of Virginia. All three voted against the
bonus. Couzens and Glass win the rank
of senatorial captains courageous because
they're up for reelection. Vandenberg
is tagged for bravery on account OF being
Republican presidential timber. The
Senate's two other G. O. P. white hopes
Borah of Idaho and Dickinson OF Iowa
were pro-bonus. Six Senators who voted
against the bonus in 1885 and for 1t this
year are candidates for reelection. They
are Bailey of North Carolina. Harrison
of Mississippi and Robinson Of Arkansas.
Democrats, and Barbour of New Jersey,
McNary of oregon and White OF Maine,
Republicans. Another analysis shows
that out Of 81 Senators who voted to slS-
tain the Roosevelt bonus veto last year,
% supported the 1896 bill. The wind-up
of the battle found the three Democrats
who rate as administration Spokesmen
in the Senete-Robinson of Arkansas,
Harrison OF Mississippi and Byrnes OF
South Carolina--lined up for the bonus in
the eteeth of President Roosevelt's generally
accepted opposition to it. Senator BYRD
Joined Senator Glass in making Virginias s
votes, like Michigan's, solidly anti-bonus.
Presumably it won't be long before
the Democratic high command Will de-
eide who are to play star roles at
the Philadelphia National Convention
There's some thought that Senator
Robert F. Wagner, Democrat, OF New
York, because he comes from the PreSi-
dents home State. and also because OF
conspicuous identification with New Deal
legislation, may be invited to place
F., D. r. in nomination. If Wagner isn't
given that distinction he would be
logical choice for permanent chairman.
He was discussed as an ideal selection
for the nominating speech at Chicago
in 1892. but it was decided to hand the
lob to State Supreme Court Justice John
e. Mack, old-time PoughkeepSie friend
of Mr.. Roosevelt. Senators Connally OF
Texas and Burke of Nebraska are also
being talked about for permanent chair
man in June. Burke'S eloquent definition
of the New Deal was singled out by Presl-
dent Roosevelt for honorable mention in
1894.
By long odds the Treasury Department
and related fields have been the chief
ink of the Roosevelt administration with
respect to departmental scraps and shifts.
Recent resignation of Undersecretary
Thomas Jefferson Coolidge brings to q
total of at least eight the number OF
men at one time or another high In the
monetary councils of the New Deal and
who disappeared from the scene, sooner
or later, for various reasons. Secretary
Woodin's death, first break in the Roose-
velt cabinet ranks, was followed at sue
cessive periods by the retirement OF Un-
dersecretary Acheson and Budget Direc-
tor Douglas. One-time expert financial
advisers no longer on duty in Washing
ton include James P. Warburg and Profs.
o. M. w. Sprague, George T. Warren,
James n. Rogers and Jacob Viner.
+ + X
Other New Deal departments have un-
dergone personnel "purges," too, but
Treasury shake ups have been the most
frequent. Prof. Raymond Moley quit
his assistant secretaryship Of state rela-
lively early in the game. George N. Peek
and Jerome Frank decamped from the
Department of Agriculture In tempestu-
Gus A. A. A. days. willard L. Thorp left