Evening star., 1937-09-03

claims Silent Cal listened passionately,
as was his wont, registering, as Davis
thought, something bordering on bored
nonchalance. The latter left the White
House bit chagrined, but later in the
DAY he received an uncommonly cordial
letter from the President acclaiming
the retiring director generals record in
glowing terms and indicating that Cool
ldge fully grasped the significance of the
Job Davis had done.
With four New Deal Governors
Alfred of Texas, Murphy of Michigan,
Benson OF Minnesota and Earle of Penn
sylvania-to say nothing of smaller fry,
now jointly and severally espousing four
more years of Roosevelt, the silence of
the President himself on the third-term
issue, along with the taciturnity of Jim
Farley on the same score, becomes all
the more oppressive and significant
Hope fingers in some breasts that if the
squire of Hyde Park makes his pro-
jected swing around the circle he may
unburden himself more unambiguously
about his great ambition" to turn over
the White House in January, 1941, to
my successor"
X X
While the Democratic State executives
who favor the Presidents denomination
are doubtless sincere, at least two of
them-Earle and Murphy-are regarded
as 1910 candidates in their own right
II Roosevelt sooner or later eliminates
himself, the Governors will at least not
have damaged their own fences by in
gratiating themselves at the White
House, which will, in accordance with
political law. have much to do in de-
termining who the candidate will be.
Senator Joe Guffey's ardent Rooseveltism
is not wholly disconnected with his am
bition to be Gov. Earle's Warwick. In
diana Senator Mintons New Deal en-
thusiasm, by the same token, is prob
ably not remote from his interest in
former Hoosier Gov. McNutts White
House designs.
AS the New York mayoralty imbroglio
wakes hotter, curiosity mounts as to the
camp for which Roosevelt influence,
directly or indirectly, will eventually be
cast. At present the slogan officially is
hands off," but by the time the Demo-
cratic primary rolls around, insiders will
be in no doubt as to whether it's Ma
honey or Copeland on whom the ad-
ministration smiles. All indications, of
course. foreshadow an anti-Copeland
attitude because OF the open hostility
to the New Deal which Tammany's can
didate is preaching. Should the contest
In November be between Mahoney and
La Guardia, White House headaches will
be acute. 1t will hardly be possible for
the President to withhold Endorsement
Of his party's nominee, while it will
come hard for him TO oppose the re-
election of his great and good little
friend and supporter, the redoubtable
Fiorello.
Though Congress folded up two weeks
ago, the Congressional Record still issues
q fat daily edition. It consists chiefly
of extended remarks" by members OF
House and Senate toward the end of
the session. One of the latest numbers
reproduced speeches by Postmaster Gen.
eral Farley and James Roosevelt, dis
course by Representative Sol Bloom on
1.-THE Heart and Soul OF the Constitu-
tion," speech by Representative Muir
dock OF Arizona on "Arizona-Uncle
Sans Sun Parlor," the plea of Repre-
sentative Shannon Of Missouri for higher
pay for House restaurant employees and
"A Suggestion to Members of Congress
in Their Dealings with Hungry Con-
stituents," by Representative Amlie Of
Wisconsin. The last Record Of 1897 pro-
ceedings on Capitol Hill will be pub
lished September 7.
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