Evening star., 1938-06-11

advisers.
had already ~ ~
served the President In many capaci-
ties. He was called upon to save what
could be saved out of the wreck Of the
N. r. A. He was q prime mover
in organizing labor's Non-Partisan
League, which did yoeman service for
the President In the 1886 campaign.
He was, in fact. head of the league.
Surely here was one Democratic Sen
ator whom the Roosevelt administra-
ton might feel under obligation to
support for denomination and re-
election. Yet no one has heard a peep
out Of the White House about him so
far-at least not that kind of q peep.
Reveals Independence.
It turns out that Senator Berry has
much more independent streak in
him than he was given credit for. In
the first place, he does not agree with
the Presidents philosophy of scarcity
"a philosophy that has been so well
epitomiSed by the crop-control bill. He
does not believe that the country and
the Government can spend themselves
out Of debt. He does not believe in
Government competition with private
business. Here is enough, in the eyes
Of some Of the New Dealers, to war
rant his being drawn and quartered-
politically.
In addition, he has openly opposed
the Presidents big pump-priming bill.
He has opposed the Presidents billion
and quarter naval construction bill.
He recently gave his Endorsement to
Senator Gillette in the now historic
Iowa primary, when Harry Hopkins,
James Roosevelt and others of the
inner circle were lining up against
the Senator, who had opposed the
President in the court bill fight. And
even more recently, Senator Berry
joined the conference of Southern
Senators to demand differentials in
the wage-hour bill So the bright
minds of the administration are not
so sure that Senator Berry should be
given White House blessing. There
are lifted eyebrows in certain quar-
tiers when Senator Berrys indorse-
ment of Senator Gillette is mentioned. |
Sticks With Browning.
Senator Berry Is hooked in tight |
with the Gov. Browning faction in |
Tennessee. The Browning faction is |
engaged in a knock-down- -out |
contest with the faction headed by |
Senator McKellar and National Com |
mitteemsn Edward Crump, Demo-
cratic boss Of Memphis. Gov. Brown
ing is running for denomination.
Upon the outcome of the contest |
may depend the fate of Senator NC
Kellar. who comes up for renomina-
ton and reelection in 1910. Gov.
Browning has consuming ambition |
to become Senator. If he can be |
reelected Governor this year, he fig
ures he can surely beat the senior |
Senator two years hence.
Senator McKellar, however. is fully !
alive to all that is going on in the
mind OF Gov. Browning. And Sena-
tor McKellar is one of the shrewdest |
and most active political leaders the
State has ever had. He has served
in Congress ~ years, 81 Of them in
the Senate, which is a record for
Tennessee. He has q big personal
following in the State. Combined
with Mr.. Crump, who delivers a big
vote in Memphis as regularly as the
sun rises, Senator Mcclellan is a |
tough customer for any man or fac
ton to tackle,
The Mcclellan Crump faction has
ticket of its own to oppose the
Browning-B Berry ticket. It's selection
for Governor is State Senator Prentice
Cooper Of Shelbyville and for Senator.
Thomas Stewart Of Winchester, prose-
cutting attorney for his district,
Loses Election Machinery Control.
The Mcclellan Crupm faction won a
victory in the Democratic State Com
mlttee, meeting in Nashville last
Monday, which has taken a bit of
starch out Of the Browning outfit.
BY a vote OF Is to II, the committee
decided to name Mcclellan -Crump
representatives, in the majority, to all
the county election boards. Instead
OF having the virtual Endorsement of
the State Committee, for which Gov.
Browning hoped, he has lost 1t to
the enemy, along with control of the
election machinery. Already some of
the Browning people are talking about
the Governors running as an inde-
pendent. Senator McKellar and his
supporters are jubilant over the action
Of the State Committee.
In the senatorial race, in addition
to Senator Berry and Mr.. Stewart,
Representative j. r.. Mitchell and
Edward w. Carmack, son of the late
Senator Carmack, are entered. Mr..
Carmack is young newspaper editor.
The race lies, however, between Berry
and Stewart.
Senator Berry started life working
on a newspaper at pears Of age.
He received dollar and q half q
week and slept on old papers in the
press room. His economic philosophy,
developed in a very different atmos-
phere from that of Franklin D. Roose-
welt, is based on the theory that only
by work can wealth be produced. And
by hard work he has produced it. He
believes In labor organizations and
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