The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-07-28

present this year, perhaps DaSeu OH
sounder grounds, perhaps not. There
is no way of telling until Novem-
Der, and that might be too late.
Put on Pressure
At any rate, they put the pressure
on Sen. Robert F. Wagner, two
years ago. to run for governor. and
did not relax it until Lehman con-
scented to run again. This year they
have been putting the pressure on
the senator again. He never did
want to run for governor. It IS no
stepping stone to the presidency for
him, for he is ineligible for the
higher office. having been born IN
Germany.
But the mere fact that they have
been begging Wagner to run for
governor shows the mental state OF
the Democratic leaders.
Now the problem is complicated.
They are letting Wagner alone now,
willing for him to run for reelection.
But they have to find somebody they
think they can elect governor, If
Lehman goes for the senate, or for
senator, if Lehman decides to run
again for governor. And, terri
BILE thought, maybe somebody for
both senator and governor if Leh-
man decides to retire!
All of which is all the stranger to
outsiders, especially in view Of the
size of New York state, when actu-
ally the Republican leaders are in
the same quandary. They were wor-
ried to death, before Copeland
passed from the scene. about whom
to put up for governor and senator.
Now they have to find candidate
for the governorship, and in addi-
ton two senatorial candidates.
Looking at the Republican prob
lem. and incidentally at most of the
candidates mentioned for the three
places, one wonders why the Demo
cratic leaders are worried
Presidential Booms
The battle of the various anti
Roosevelt groups = conservative,
| radical and personals transferred
by the adjournment of congress to
the states. The picture is cluttered
up by presidential booms. Garner
for President movements are more
serious than even the vice president
thinks. In fact he does not think
very much about it, having had tc
be coaxed at length to make a fight
for the nomination in 1882. Their
there is the Jim Farley for Presi
dent boom, sprouting in Boston ane
elsewhere. Last, and not politically
very important for the time being
is the Joe Kennedy boom, which
lowered in London just before the
ambassador sailed for home.
The Importance OF these prema
ture presidential booms is way on
of proportion to the chances of thos,
mentioned actually landing the nom
nation. II Garner were just few
years younger he would fit the pic
ture perfectly Of the type OF com
promise candidate the anti-Roose
welt people want. Jim Farley an,
Joe Kennedy are both Catholics, an,
the idea still persists in many quar-
ters that it would be uphill sleddin
to elect Catholic, despite the fac
that the Ku Klux Khan no longe
: flourishes.
But these booms, and others whic
may be expected-there is a lot c
talk about Cordell Hull--start pee
Pile thinking about somebody else.
They tend to commit politicians VIII
will name delegates, and tend +
tie them away" from Roosevelt
or even somebody Roosevelt Nigh
approve. Their effect is very clea
to New Dealers, who are more thai
little disturbed about the possible
consequences.
All of which turns back on tn
Importance of the primaries yet t
come, and to what may happen I
New Dealers in the election to TO
Il lrxxy