The Washington times., 1938-09-03
By PAUL MALLoN

- caused here by the Presi.
dents own Sealed-envelope evi-
dence that he knew he was
sticking his head In q moose in
South Carolina.
The question Of why Mr.. r.
Jumped belatedly into q purge
he knew would be useless, and
against the counsel Of many ar
dent advisers, has more answers
than California has men over so
who want $50 every Thursday.
Few insiders believe he has
any particularly new legislative
reform in mind which he desires
to wrench from the next Con-
gress. The program he advocated
is substantially in effect now.
No hints have been dropped con-
corning any new rabbits in the
hat, ct least nothing which
would justify such an aStound-
ing move. And even II he had a
new rabbit, useless purging
would not help 1t any.
Under the Surface
COME THINK he wants the
~ 1910 nomination and dis.
covered the State machines were
likely to control q majority Of
the delegates at the next con-
vention. There is some evidence
of this, but also some evidence
indicating he would have stood
q much better chance Of getting
the nomination If he had avoided
the purge.
II he had worked his money
and patronage right, for In.
stance, he might have controlled
a sufficient number Of the ma
chimes for the purposes Of his
own nomination. This, too, does
not seem to be a satisfactory
answer.
The bulk Of opinion among
those who know him well seems
to be that he went into 1t be-
cause he wants to be the man in
history who upset the old poll
tical systems. The view Is that
he wants primarily to split the
Democratic party and force a
realignment no matter what
fatal effect it might have on his
own future or New Deal legiSla-
tion Of the next two years. In
other words, he was tired Of
working through compromise, is
going into the final phase Of his
own second term, and desired to
let the ak 60 in order to see
where the chips will fall, even
II he falls with the minority
chips into Q futile, third party
basket-futile that Is for 1910.
but perhaps successful later.
AN OVERLOOKED phase Of
II it is that Mr.. Roosevelt fre.
Quently has kept the pot boiling
Just to prevent too close an ex-
animation Of the soup therein.
For instance, his Chicago speech
striking at the dictators very
effectively removed the public
mind from the business situa-
ton.
Sealed Prediction
INCIDENTALLY also, Mr.. r..
is going to be invited by news
men to keep his sealed en-
velope predictions about elec-
tionS in some place other than
his own bureau drawer. His
sealed envelope prediction that
Senator Smith would be de-
feated by 10000 was too accu.
rate for that kind of handling.
No one doubts the authentic
ity Of the prediction, but on
Maryland and Georgia, they
think it would be better to let
someone else hold the envelope.
A PERIOD of quiet has been
"A declared inside for the anti
monopoly committee. Too much
talking has been going on, say
those in control. What they
mean Is that the Berle memo re-
ceived too much publicity.
Jones Wept LOudest
WHATEVER anguish there
w was at the top here when
the 10 per cent New Dealer
won the California primary, was
effectively suppressed.
The defeated Senator McAdoo
was not a perfect Roosevelt speci-
men Of q legislator, but he
came closer to it than Sheridan
Downey, whose own 10 per cent
estimate Of his extra New Deal
faith is rated on the inside here
very conservatively.
Most Of the Democratic polit-
icos thought it gave the Repub-
licans q fair chance to carry
the State. Biggest question in
that connection was what Nc
Adoo will do. The Republican
Senatorial candidate is strictly
Anti-New Deal; the Democratic
candidate strictly Anti Califor-
MIA. General expectation is that
McAdoo will take another trip
around the world.
Jesse Jones wept loudest. His
RFC has loaned Government
funds to some of those large
Southern California nllblic it'll
tiles around Boulder Dam and
he does not want to be paid back
in tickets. Oight bills could be
paid with State pension SlipSO
Pension Schemes
nOWNEY is not the only 10
~ per center plus who will
come to Congress unless the Re
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