Evening star., 1936-07-09
RAYbURN HEADS
SPEAKERS BUREAU
Farley Names Texan-Cam'
paign Will Be Run From
New York.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.


Chairman James A. Farley OF the
Democratic National Committee, who
Is soon to take a furlough from his
lob as Postmaster General, has Sc
iected Representative Sam Eayburn OK
Texas to head the Democratic Speak
ers' Bureau.
Rayburn, who is expected to be a
candidate for Democratic floor leader
# not for speaker of the House in
the next Congress, will have his head
quarters in New York.
Farley also disclosed at press con-
ference yesterday that the Democrats
would have no regional campaign
headquarters; that the campaign
would be run and directed from the
New York headquarters. This does
not mean, however. that there will
not be advice sought from the Presi-
dent as the campaign proceeds or
that orders will not be issued from
Washington. Only a skeleton Of the
big Democratic headquarters which
have been maintained here will be left.
In this concentration of headquar-
ters in the East the Democrats will
not follow the lead of the Republicans,
who are to have their major head
quarters in Chicago. This arrange
ment may be symbolic of the attitude
of the two parties; the Republicans
feel that their major battle is in the
West this year, while the Democrats
probably believe they will meet their
severest opposition in the East.
G.O.P. Not Overlooking East.
The Republicans are not overlooking
the East. however. for they are OPEN
ing headquarters in New York under
the direction of Representative Joseph
W. Martin, jr., of Massachusetts,.
Farley, speaking at his first press
conference since President Ro0Sevelt's
announcement that he would be
granted a furlough without pay from
his cabinet job beginning August /
50 as to give all his time to the politi-
cal campaign, said:
1T don't concede a single State to
the Republicans"
No amount of questioning could
shake Farley on this statement. II
seems clear, however, that the Demo
cratic chairman would take this posi-
ton in any event, so as not to dis
courage Democratic workers in any
State. If he should agree that the
Republicans probably would carry a
State, or several States, 1t would be
like a wet blanket for the Democrats
in those sections.
Not Disturbed BY Lemke.
The Democratic chairman said that
ct am not disturbed by the Lemke
third party ticket" John Hamilton
Republican national chairman, has
claimed that for every vote Lemke
takes from the Republicans he will
take six votes from the Democrats.
. II intend to make a file of Harnil-
tons Claims" said Farley, with q
laugh. 1T will make interesting read
: ing after the November election re-
turns are in"
II suggest" he continued, that you
read the claims made by Hamilton
when he was managing the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor OF
Kansas in 1880, the night before the
election. Woodring "a Democrat) was
!. elected" Harry Woodring is now
! Assistant Secretary of War.
Z Farley admitted that Internal Rev.
= renue Commissioner Helvering, Kan
-<san. probably would have an impor-
rtant part in the campaign In that
State.
:, will he go on furlough?" Farley
was asked.
II don't know, you'll have to ask
him." was the reply.
Refuses Discussion.
Farley would not discuss in any way
questions as to whether he had pro-
posed TO resign from the cabinet or
whether the President had prevailed
upon him to take furlough instead, as
reported in some quarters.
He said he had put off the date of
his furlough until August because he
bad made promises to make several
speeches, as Postmaster General, at
postal service gatherings during July.
Also he wished to finish up the fiscal
years work Of the Department.
's Farley said that he believed the de-
partment would wind up the fiscal
year with a deficit of from $5 500, 900
to 100000. He pointed out, how
aver, that the postal service had in
stalled 40-hour work week, which
accounted for an increase in costs of
100000.
The chairman said he thought the
campaign had been under way long
time, but that it would not become
very active until September.
- Il don't believe the people are in
terested," he said His view is that
they are satisfied with the Roosevelt
New Deal
Names Some SpellbinderS.
Asked to mention the names of some
of the Democratic spellbinders who
would go into the campaign, Farley
mentioned Secretary Hull, Secretary
Wallace, Secretary Ickes and Attor-
aney General Cummings. He did not
include the name of Rexford w. Tug
well. Undersecretary of Agriculture,
who has drawn considerable of the
criticism adverse to the New Deal.
Two predictions Farley made One
was that Mayor La Guardia of New
York City would support Roosevelt
against Landon, and that the confer
--ence of "progressives" which Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin announced
, would be called after the national con-
/ ..ventions would support Roosevelt.
-. La Toilette is in the Maine woods
G on vacation. He is expected to re-
: turn to Washington after July Is and
: to- announce a date for the progress
8 sive conference.
= - Makes No House Predictions.
70 While Farley. declared that the
z nemocrats xnuId he msa tisfaei zzri+l, 4L>