Evening star., 1938-10-01
|CKES SEES UNION
OF BAILEY, c. 0. P.
Says Hoover Offered 1910
Republican Nomination
to Senator.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. l.
Harold L. Ickes, Secretary OF the In
terror. told delegates to the Michigan
Democratic Convention here tonight
that Franklin D. Roosevelt needs
Frank Murphy once more as Governor
Of Michigan"
Mr.. Ickes said he was here from
the cabinet of Franklin D. Roosevelt
to challenge the authority OF any one
to say otherwise.
There has been considerable gossip
in political circles as to whether GOV.
Murphy would have the support OF
President Roosevelt in the election
campaign.
M Ickes predicted Gov. Murphy's
reelection next November ana aooeo
that Michigan will continue 10 go
Democratic" as long as the Democratic
party in the State "contlhues W NC
a liberal party
Accuses Supreme Court.
After referring to Michigan LABOR
troubles of 1887 and Gov. Murphy S
mart in settling them Mr.. lckes salo
that "sit-doWn strikes were I'LL
almost predictable release of the pen1-
tun energy of the labor movement
which had been compressed and Ter
r,ented bv a record sit-doWn OF
ma ioritv of the Supreme Court
The court. he said, had ground lhto
labor" the conviction that the courts
we're against labor and that there was
no hope for labor except OUTSIDE 'he
law" ,
Mr. Ickes described Senator Arthur
u vandenberg, Republican, OF MICH
iqan as the outstanding Republican
Of this State" and declared that ne nc
was "headmaster" Of 'scnooi VI
thought in the Republican party that
would have the Republican party climo
hack into Office by constructing a
ladder the rungs of which Woulo De
alternatelv reactionary Republicans
and reactionary Democrats.
The Interior Secretary told the con-
,.ortion that. IF rumors in Washington
ore IN be credited" former President
Hoover has offered the 1910 Repuohcan
,,residential nomination to Senator
Josiah w. Bailey, Democrat, OF Nortn
Carolina.
Union of ReactiOnaries.
This. Mr.. Ickes said, would be an
"important union between a reaction
ary Republican and more reactlonary
Democrat"
1T is reported" the Secretary con-
tinued. that the last time HERBERT
Hoover was in the East he met Senator
Josiah w. Bailey of North Carolina by
appointment. Mr.. Hoover's intentions
we're strictly honorable. He offered the
Republican presidential nomination In
1910 to Senator Bailey.
The bans have not yet been pub
lshed They may never be. 1t may
even be that the Duke power interests,
whose faithful representative in the
United States Senate Senator Bailey
has been, will forbid them"
Nomination Expected Today.
Gov. Murphy and the four other
Democratic holders of the State offices
for which nominations will be made
today are expected to be renominated
without opposition. The others are
Leon D. Case. secretary of State; Theo-
dore I. Fry, State treasurer; Raymond
w. Starr, attorney general, and George
T. Gundry, auditor general.
United States Senator Prentiss M
Brown, in the keynote address, praised
their administration and especially
commended Gov. Murphy's handling
Of the States new civil service act.
II have never known any man any,
where in public Office" Senator Brown
said. who is closer to the highest con-
ception of the ideal public official than
Gov Murphy. His one guide is
his conscience and the public interest"
Reports of the resolutions and other
committees will be heard today.
BAILEY ISSUES REPLY.