The Washington times., 1937-06-21

To this delightful deserted is
where there seems to be no dis
armament at all, the President OF
the United States is travelling the
latter part of this week ostensibly
to "sit around and have a good
time" But actually he wants to
get the monkey wrenches out, OF
the Democratic party as it is repre-
sented in the legislative and ad-
ministrative branches Of the Gov
eminent.
To the interested bystander it
looks like q chance for the Senate
cloak room oligarchy to find out
just who Is boss.
Its Prospectus Quoted
But II it's for q good chubby and
chumn1y time the 407 top Demo
Gratis are trekking to the Jefferson
Island Club. then read what the
prospectus of the club said when
Senator Joseph Robinson. Of Ar
kansas, was first letting it be
known that q few choice Demo.
Gratis would be acceptable on the
membership rolls:
-Four miles off the beautiful
Eastern Shore Of Maryland sur
rounded by the broad, blue ex-
panSe Of Chesapeake Bay and
just 80 miles from the White
House In Washington, lie three
sylvan islands On the CEN
ter island, beneath oaks and
popIars and thanked by spa
ciOus green lawns teFracing off
to white beaches, Is . graceful
white building And there
in the clubhouse Of the Jeffer-
SON Island Club q dream Of
leading Democrats has come
true"
Men who have spent a little
time on Jefferson Island say it is
one Of the hottest spots in this
neighborhood, but "restful in its
isolation, peaceful in its surround
ings this clubhouse is already
the meeting place Of leading Dem
ocratS Of the nation and is deS-
tined in the near future to take its
place with the memorable political
rendezvous of history"
Named for Jefferson
The club is named for jefferson.
great commoner but the char.
ter members and later members
must have climbed the ladder Of
social, financial and political uc-
cess There are no forgotten
men on that club list, which is
headed by President Roosevelt.
Vice President Garner, whose alb.
sence from the party councils
makes many q goSSiper believe
something is dead wrong; Speaker
Bankhead and wealthy, silent, in.
fluential Bernard NJ. Baruch, who
is listed as Just a plain States
man" in the clubs roster.
Among the members, too, are
such violent anti-R ooSeveltians as
Senator Tydings, of Maryland:
former Senator Halves, Of Mis-
souri,; Lewis Douglass, former Di
rector Of the Budget, whose split
with the Administration caused a
reverberation around the politi
cal world.
Among the original members
are August Busch, st. Louis brew
er: Seton Porter, president, Ma
tional Distillers Co., New York:
Lewis RoSenstiel, chairman Of the
board Of the Schenley Distillers
Corporation; Myron Taylor, chair
man Of the board, q. S. Steel Cor
poration; Thomas j. Watson
chairman of the board Of the In.
ternational Business Machine Co.;
Gerard Swope, president, General
Electric Co.; Owe D. Young, chair
man Of the board Of the General
Electric Co.; E. Brooke Lee, North
Washington Realty Co., Silver
Spring, Md, and Joseph P. Tum
ulty, former secretary to President
Wilson.
Two former Democratic ma
tional committee members, now
heavily engaged in lobbying and
errand-running for wealthy clients
Arthur Mullen and ]. Bruce Kre
mer, are original members.
Heart-tO-Heart Talks
It is not likely that this display
Of economic royalty even in demo
cratic guiSe will be present as the
boat loads Of perSpiring and aspir
ing Democrats load and unload fol
the three days Of parties, fishing
Skeet shooting, debate and possibly
card shutting. The business II
hand, it was explained early il
| the jefferson Island Clubs history