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Senator later rose on the floor OF the
Senate and deplored the fact that the
President had been misinformed-
and also praised the new tax law as
a real benefit to business and the
people The action Of the State Execu-
tive Committee lined the Democratic
organization up on the side Of Senator
Harrison. It was a pat ON the back
for Pat
Furthermore, this Endorsement of
Senator Harrison for the presidential
nomination practically declares that
the Mississippi delegation will 60 to
the convention ready to follow the
senior Senator. He may not lead the
delegates along New Deal lines. The
delegation may be lost to any extreme
liberal aspirant to whom President
Roosevelt gave his blessing for the
presidential nomination. It might
even be lost to the President himself,
If he should deside to throw over
board the anti-third term tradition Of
the country.
Control Vital to New Deal.
The attitude of the State Demo-
cratic organization in Mississippi may
be duplicated In other States. II so,
then the question of control of the
next Democratic Convention will have
really become an issue. And the con-
troll Of that convention is considered
vital by New Deal leaders. It is for
that control-as we'll as for stronger
control Of the next Congressional
the President and his New Deal ad-
visers are waging battle right now
against Democrats who have opposed
the Presidents program in part-and
even against those who, while sup
porting the program almost entirely,
are at heart opposed.
This battle centers in the primary
elections where Democratic candidates
for the House and Senate are selected
and in the general elections which are
to take place in November. If the
President is victorious all along the
line: If he is able to prevent the re-
nomination Of such men as Senators
George Of Georgia. Smith OF South
Carolina, Tydings Of Maryland, Clark
OF Missouri, McCarran of Nevada, and
Representatives Summers Of Texas,
O'Connor of New York, Cox of Geor-
gia, Smith Of Virginia, it will be all
over but the shouting Mr.. Roosevelt,
under such circumstances, will domi-
nate not only the next Congress but
also the national convention. Only q
major disaster in the next two years
could pry loose his hold on the party
organization.
State Leaders May Win.
New Deal thought visualizes the pos
sibility of Democratic National Con-
vention in 1910 in which the Texas
delegation is controlled by Vice Presi-
dent John N. Garner, who. while en-
tirely loyal to President Roosevelt in
every speech and action, has about as
much use for some of the New Deal
ideas as have many other Democrats
from his section and other sections of
the country. It sees the possibility of
q Missouri delegation controlled by
Senator Bennett Clark, who fought
the President on his court bill and his
reorganization bill: of Virginia dele
cation controlled by Senator's Glass
and Byrd: of q Georgia delegation
controlled in part at least by Senator
George, and perhaps wholly If George
is renominated and reelected; of q
Massachusetts, delegation that would
listen to Senator Walsh and Gov. Hur-
ley, both Of whom have split with the
Roosevelt administration on occasion,
and so on down a long line of States.
There is the Indiana situation. Paul
v. McNutt, former Governor and now
United States Commissioner In the
Philippines, is already a candidate for