Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-21
HASTINGS ATTACKS.
RELIEF POLICIES
Delaware Republican, in
Clash With Robinson, De-
tends Liberty League.
Dv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
A Senate flare-up over the New
Deal and its enemies pointed today to
Warming tempers as the campaign
progresses.
Before packed galleries, Senator
Hastings, Republican. of Delaware,
iand Democratic Leader Robinson of
tArkansas engaged yesterday in one of
{the most heated exchanges of the
lstSsion.
! Hastings began with speech strik-
ing at the administration policies,
defending the American Liberty
League and Alfred E. Smith, and ask
ing for Democratic support to defeat
the New Deal.
Robinson leaped to his feet and
shouted his denunciation of enemies
of the New Deal.
Declaring Hastings has assumed
10 make defense of Gov. Smith, no
doubt on the theory that while Al is
walking around he may walk into that
unlighted and deserted camp where
the Senator from Delaware dwells al
most alone" Robinson added: "Al will
not make that mistake"
Says Relief miserable Mess"
Hastings said the Roosevelt relief
policy was in miserable mess" and
challenged New Dealers not to be
afraid" to permit an Investigation of
what he termed schemes to waste
the peoples money"
After Hastings referred to Robin
sons tributes to Smith when they
we're running mates in 1928, the ma
Jority leader replied that he was proud
of those tributes because Smith then
stood with the masses against the
classes; he stood in opposition to the
Senator from Delaware aod all that
the Senator stands for
Senator Wagner, Democrat, of New
York, who probably will renominate
President Roosevelt at the Philadel-
phia convention, entered the debate to
declare that the Republicans engaged
in 'geueralities' and were cropping
for candidate as we'll as platform"
Robinsons Former "Buddies."
In his speech, Hastings had aimed
frequent verbal darts at Robinson and
declared the Arkansas Senator, in
recent assaults on the Liberty League,
must have overlooked those strenuous
political days of 1928 and 1882 when
Roosevelt, Smith. Robinson (John j.
Raskob and the Du Points. were truly
buddies, all interested in the same
cause"
May inquire of the distinguished
Senator from Arkansas and other New
Deal Senator'S he asked, whether
they think they have kept faith with
these Democrats, who are so active in,
If not actually Sntrolling the Liberty
Who is it that las repudiated the
principles of JEFF erNIn, the principles
of the Democratic party? I think no
one can doubt the true answer to that
question. The Democrats of the Lib
erty League have been consistent with
Democratic principles and the Demo-
cratic platform OF 1882. The New
Dealers have violated nearly every
declaration conteined in that plat
form
Suggests Democratic Course.
Hastings declared the only thing the
Democrats could do at the Phila-
delphia convention to be consistent
would be to make no specific prom
ises other than to say that the New
Deal Congress will do what President
Roosevelt wants it to do and that the
President will decide from day to day
what he wants done"
The Republican Committee on Ar
fangements, meanwhile, gathered in
Cleveland today for tWo-day session
to select a temporary chairman and
keynote speaker for the national con-
vention in Jun e. Ralph Williams of
Portland, Oregl. member of the group,
said the matter of selection was "a
free-for- ally
The Republican National Commit
tee announced today that John D. NJ
HaniltonI its general counsel, will be
relieved / of handling contests over
aelegatk seats that arise in the con-
.Nention. Hamilton, who resigned his
post as assistant to Chairman Henry
P. Fletcher in order to lead the forces
who seek to bring about the nomina-
ton of Gov ALT M. Landon of Kansas,
asked that the task be assigned to
some one whose impartiality would
be unquestioned."
Fletcher designated Arthur M. Cur
It's. national committeeman from Mis-
souri, to take over the contest cases.