The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-02
NO OBJECTIONS
TOREPUbLICAN
IN WHITEHOUSE
Brief Statement Qualified
With "lf He Is a Good
Liberal"
DENY HUGHES TRADE
OVERTURE WAS MADE

President Roosevelt, departing
from mis- ordinary White House
custom. today authorized the d.
rect quotation Of his view that If
there is a good liberal running on
the Republican ticket | would not
have the slightest objection TO his
election.
Mr.. Roosevelt made the dcclara-
ton i'm u Commute discussion of
politics i'm his press conference.
The full text of his statement
said, "If there is good liberal
running on the Republican ticket
| would not have the slightest OBJ
lection TO his election The good
of the country rises above party
The remainder of his talk was
about the Michigan political Situa-
ton.
The president mentioned Cali
fornia where Senator McAdoo
was defeated by Sheridan Downey,
sponsor Of the $30-a-week pen
sion plan i'm the primary.
He reiterated that he felt the
$3O-a-week plan is financially I'M
sound but pointed out that it is a
state plan, and that there is no
reason why the federal govern
ment should object if it is adopt
ed by that state. provided it did
not violate. the federal conStltu-
ton.
The controversy fired by the
presidents i'll fated attempt to
expand the supreme court crac-
Killed. about his head again last
night as he went ahead with plans
70 carry the new deals wobby
purge" of conservative Demo
Gratis into Maryland on Labor Day.
Sen. Willard +. TydingS, next
on the list of party members
marked for Punishment by the
president because of opposition to
the new deal. revived the dispute
with charges that new deal SEN
atOrS offered TO compromise the
court fight if Chief Justice Charles
Evans Hughes would resign. He
said that foes of the legislation
rejected the offer.
White House aides snapped a
quick denial that the president
was a party TO the scheme. They
presented their own inside story
of behind the scenes maneuvers
during the struggle which portray
ed the chief executive as flatly
rejecting suggestions by an un-
named senators and a congress
man that ne seek the detectives
OF the legislation by encouraging
the retirement of conservative
justices.
The unidentified congressman,
10 was stated, were told emphatI-
cally that Mr.. Roosevelt was not
interested in trafficking in Judges
Senator NJ. NJ. Logan, d.. Ky.
who was closely identified with the
court measure by reason Of his
poSition on the senate judiciary
committee. said he never heard of
the proposal reported by Tydlngs.
He said that such a suggestion did
not come from any member of the
committee sympathetic to the bill
nor from the late Senate Majority
Leader Joseph 7. Robinson.
The president took no official
cogniZance of Tydiugs' charges.
IL could not be learned whether
he would deal with them when ne
speaks at Denton. Md. the heart
of one of Tydings' political strong
holds, on Monday. The chief ex-
eeutiye has branded Tydings as a
traitor to democracy and he is ex-
pected TO make a strong appeal to
Maryland Democrats to replace
the ariStocratic senator with Rep.
David J. Lewis. life long liberal.
Secretary of the Interior Har-
old l.. Ickes yesterday gave Lewis
q pat on the back in a statement
reminiscent of one made by Harry
l.. Hopkins, Works Progress ad-
ministratOr. on the eve of the
Iowa primary.
The scOpe of the contest be-
tween TydingS and Lewis in Mary
land was revealed last night when
Lewis reported that his campaign
has cost $l3.954 to date. Tydings
recently reported contributions of
$500 and expenditures of S.
512.55. The committee is await
ing a second report from him.