Evening star., 1936-02-07
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

understandable and perfectly proper. and
simply goes to show that Mr.. Roosevelt
is perfectly human and does not relish
unfavorable publicity, pictorial or other
wise, any more than did Mr.. Hoover.
OF the many congressional proposals
for circumventing the Constitution and
tying the hands of the Supreme Court,
Representative Joseph P. Monaghan, New
Deal Democrat from Montana, deserves
a medal for devising the easiest and most
direct legislative formula and one of
childlike simplicity. His plan is to at
tach to congressional enactments post
script reading: Federal judges are for
hidden to declare this act of Congress un-
constitutional. No appeal shall be per-
mitted in any case in which the con-
stitutionality of this act is challenged.
The passage by Congress of this act shall
be deemed conclusive presumption of its
constitutionality. Any Federal judge who
declares this act unconstitutional is
hereby declared to be guilty Of violating
the constitutional requirement of good
behavior upon which his tenure of Of
flee rests and shall by such decision ipso
facto be deemed to have vacated his Of
fce." Suiting the action to his words,
the Montana legislator has introduced
bills proposing to amend the T. v. A.
act and the bituminous coal conserva-
ton act by attaching to them the fore
going edict. Representative Monaghan
is 80 years old and in private life q
lawyer.
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Democratic Office holders, New Dealers
and Roosevelt admirers who bought $50
tickets for the Washington Maydower
Jackson day dinner are still waiting to
see their names in print. The press is
also waiting for a chance to scan the
guest list. No list was on view at the
dinner itself. Compilation of the list
following the dinner was slow work be-
cause ticket subscriptions were still ar.
irving. Now for the past two weeks in
quirers for the list are informed that the
souvenir brochure" which carries the
list is in the hands Of the printer, with
date of delivery indefinite.
Conjectures as to Mr.. Hooyer's own
desires for denomination at Cleveland in
June usually get back to the question
"How can Mr.. Hoover possibly imagine,
if he wins the nomination, that he can
be elected?" Mr.. Hoover's friends say
the answer is easy; that the "Chief" has
perfectly firm ground upon which to base
his expectation of election, if nominated.
They cite the fact that in November,
1882. at the bottom of the depression,
with Mr.. Hoover's popularity at its lowest
ebb, with Roosevelt enthusiasm at a high
pitch. and the Democratic nominee hold
ing out the most glowing promises and
prospects, Mr.. Hoover received approx
mately fourteen million votes. They say
that this is the rock bottom minimum,
that no one who voted for Hoover in
1882 in preference to Roosevelt would be
unwilling to vote for him in 1886 in
preference to Roosevelt. Now come some
additional millions, who voted for Roose-
velt in 1892, but who will now vote for
any one who runs against him. The
Hoover boosters contend that Mr.. Hoover,
instead of being the weakest Republican
vote getter, is the only proven vote getter
In sight, and that his 1882 fourteen mil.
lion, plus the votes Of those now con-
cerned only with ousting Roosevelt, spell
q Hoover election-if nominated.
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