Evening star., 1938-07-09
,CHANDLERSOUCHT
SENATE OPENING,
ROOSEVELT SAYS
Bid to Traffic in Court
Appointments Charged
in Letter to Logan.
DECLARES PUT THEM
I'm DISAGREEABLE SPOT
New Allegations of Political
Activity by P. w. A. for
Barkley Are Denied.
Ey the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt has accused
Gov. A. B. Chandler of Kentucky Of
placing him in "disagreeable situa-
ton" by proposing that a way be
cleared for Gov. Chandler to run for
the Senate.
The Governor Mr. Roosevelt said in
q letter to Senator Logan, Democrat,
OF Kentucky, wanted him ito traffic in
judicial appointments" proposal
which he said put him, Senator Logan
and Senate Majority Leader Barkley
of Kentucky into most disagreeable
situation and wholly without any cause
therefor
The letter, given out by Senator
Logan's associates here today, was
dated February l. It was written
shortly after Senator Logan had an
nounced he would not resign from the
Senate to accept judicial appoint
ment.
His resignation would have opened
the way for Gov Chandler to run for
his Senate seat When Senator Logan
did not step out, Gov. Chandler an
nounced in opposition to Senator
Barkley. Yesterday President Roose-
velt, in speech at Covington, KY,
Endorsed Senator Barkley's candidacy
by citing his record in Congress in a
lengthy and laudatory manner.
New w. P. A. Charges Denial
Last night at Bowling Green, Sena-
tor Logans home town, the President
said Mr.. Logan had ''stood firm against
dragging the judiciary into political
campaign"
Just before the Presidents letter to
Senator Logan was given out today,
new charges of political activity by
the W. P. A. in Kentucky in behalf of
Senator Barkley brought complete
denial from Harry Hopkins, admins
traitor Of the Works agency.
Senator vandenberg, Republican, Of
Michigan, had written Mr.. Hopkins
inquiring about the distribution in
London, KY, Of large paper bags
bearing the name of Senator Barkley.
Mr. Hopkins replied that they were
distributed not by w. P. A., but by
a general store to whom they had been
donated by an unnamed friend" of
Senator Barkley.
He added that "loose and unfound-
ed charges" were being "trumped up
by persons anxious to find political ac-
tivities in any and every act of this
administration"
The Presidents letter to Senator
Logan follows:
Il want you to know how fine think
your statement of Monday was.
(The statement was that in which
Senator Logan said he would not ac-
cept judicial appointment)
Logan's Attitude Praised.
"The Governor put you and Alben
(Barkley) and me into most dis
agreeable situation and wholly without
any necessity therefor.
Il want you to know that the Gov
ernor came to see me yesterday, re-
peated the same proposition and
seemed surprised when I told him that
you and would be the last people in
the world to traffic in judicial appoint
ments in order to satisfy the ambitions
of one Office seeker.
You deserve all the credit in the
world for the splendid and unanswer-
able and unselflsh position you have
taken"
In the latest w. P. A. politics move,
Senator Vandenberg had sent Mr.. Hop
kins photostatic copy of bag bear
ing the legend Paper bags donated by
friend Of Senator hlben w. Barkley."
Mr.. Hopkins replied that this ad-
ministration has had no connection
-" and was and is in no way inter-
ested" in distribution in Kentucky of
market bags bearing the name of Sena-
tor Barkley.
He made the following explanation:
IAN unnamed friend of Senator
Barkley purchased a number of paper
bags and went to the personal expense
of printing on the face of each bag
the legend you mention. These bags
were turned over to woman who
keeps general store directly across
the street from the commodities dis
tribution center in London, Laurel
County. They were handed out to
anyone who asked for them to be used
for any purpose that they might see
f1t to put them"