Evening star., 1938-05-25
Politics
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State chairman, called at the White
House and talked Pennsylvania politics
with the President today. They are
looking to the Chief Executive for aid
in bringing party harmony in the
State.
On leaving the White House, Gov
Earle said the President had sent for
us to discuss the election next fall and
hearted support The Governor said
also he believed the Earle-Jones ticket
deserved labor support, on the record
made by his administration.
Mr.. Lawrence said the need of party
harmony was discussed with the Presi-
every element in the Democratic party
would be found working for the ticket
in the coming campaign. He said
there would be no reprisals by the
State organization against any of the
leaders or followers of the Guffey-
Lewis-Kennedy ticket in the primary.
The latter faction, whose leaders
met here yesterday for three hours
and then issued a cryptic statement
to the effect that they were intent on
consolidating gains for liberalism
made in the primary, will hold out for
the best terms it can get, realizing it
is in good trading position.
Stewart's Letter Quoted.
In his letter to the President. copies
of which have been sent to Relief Ad-
ministrator Harry Hopkins and also
to various members Of Congress, Judge
Stewart said:
Gov. A. B. Chandler entered the
race for the United States Senate, ex-
pecting you to support YOUR leader in
the Senate, Alben w. Barkley, with
such reasonable means as are ordi-
narily used in politics But, as Gov.
Chandler has always been, and still
is, your friendly supporter and a
Democrat, and as he has caused to
be enacted into law in Kentucky, first
among the States, every measure you
have requested of him, it is astound-
ing to me, to Gov. Chambers friends,
and to a majority of the thoughtful
citizenship Of this State that, without
your knowledge or consent, I believe,
every agency of the Federal Govern
ment dispensing relief is resorting to
methods and policies that are crudely
reprehensible to force the citizens of
this great Commonwealth to. support
Senator Barkley.
1T has become common talk among
our people that the State Administra-
tor of the Works Progress Admins
tration in Kentucky has openly and
boldly stated that he and his organi-
zation will leave nothing undone to
achieve the reelection of Senator
Barkley: and, accordingly. every Fed
eral relief agency in Kentucky is
frankly and brazenly operating upon
political basis.
ALTHOUGH it was anticipated that
the senatorial race in Kentucky would
be hotly contested, and although it was
generally expected that the ordinary
political methods as regards Federal
officers and patronage would be used
against Gov Chandler in his race
against Senator Barkley, it is un-
thinkable that any relief agency of the
Federal Government, engaged in a
charitable and humanitarian task,
would be deliberately prostituted by
politicians for the benefit of man
seeking Office. The Works Progress
Administration in Kentucky has been
converted into an out-and-out political
machine dedicated, over and above all
other considerations, to re-electing
Senator Barkley Those with starving
mouths to feed are forced to surrender
their one remaining privilege Of choos-
ing for whom they shall vote, otherwise