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By Carter Field

two, which would give the Georgia
folks the impression that all was har-
mony in the party-that Roosevelt
was for George. that George was
for the denomination for governor of
Rivers, and that Rivers was for
Roosevelt and George.
He talked good deal about his
hopes, did Chip He persuaded
Senator George, very much against
the senator's will, to make the trip,
and also-which was not particular
" against his will--to say some
complimentary things about Ed Riv-
| ers.
Spilled the Beans
The mere fact that George was
riding on Roosevelt's train, and ap-
pearing with him on the platform,
"Chip" thought, weuld be enough.
It really did not make any differ
ence if Roosevelt failed to say any
thing particularly friendly. The ap-
pearance would be enough.
But Roosevelt, to Chips cha
grin, and to the enormous embar-
rassment of the George ieutenants,
dashed out on the wage and hour
scales in the South, and, on top OF
that, after assailing the forces of
special privilege, turned smilingly
to Governor Rivers and told the
crowd their governor understood
his aims and was fighting shoulder
to shoulder with him.
Which every one within sound OF
his voice interpreted as an open In
vitation to Governor Rivers to run
against Senator George in the sena-
! torial primary this fall, and run
with Roosevelt's active support
The timing was deadly. Chips
maneuver had been timed too. right
after most of the George Democrat
ic leaders figured they had every
thing Strengthened out, with George
to be unopposed for senator and
Rivers unopposed for governor.
Now, word from George holds,
Rivers is almost sure to run against
! George. Rivers will be counting
on the enormous popularity OF
Roosevelt in Georgia, demonstrated
by number of local votes last
year when referenda were held on
the court issue.
Speech Pleases Some
President Roosevelt's comments
about the exploitation of labor by
the South's s'feudal'' system natur-
ally strengthened him with the ele-
ments he must have to retain the
New Deal in power for the four
years beginning in January, 1910,
whether he runs for a third term or
succeeds in naming his successor
Indignation among many OF his
ardent supporters in the house and
senate will not do any harm to that
particular objective There will be
just one effect that Mr.. Roosevelt
will not relish, and even if he had
calculated this also in advance, it
probably would not have deferred
him.
This one effect will be to
strengthen every Southern senator
and member of the house who has
been independent, and make it
much more difficult for any one to
raise the cry of Roosevelt
against them. For example, it would
help renominate Senator Walter F.
George Of Georgia, and Senator Eli
son D. Cotton Ed Smith of South
Carolina, if their opponents make
this issue. Both these senators come
up this year in the states where
the election is unimportant as the
primary decides everything.
But, as stated, If he gave any
thought to this at all, Mr.. Roosevelt
might reasonably calculate he
would not be able to beat either OF
these senators anyhow.
But Maryland is much more
interesting story. Senator Willard
E. Tydings has been thorn
in the White House side for years
now. In fact, it surprised the folks
in Maryland--and Washington
somewhat when Tydings actually
made speeches for Mr.. Roosevelt
in 1896.
Would Boost Weiles
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