Evening star., 1938-09-18
Of New York's most prominent sur
geons.

Of New York's most prominent sur-
geons.
Chairman Farley OF the Democratic
National Committee, who was con-
sidered the Presidents chief adviser
in the purge" against Mr.. O'Connor
and Mr.. Tydings. has spent much time
In New York recently on party busi-
ness, but II he has taken any per-
sonal efforts in the fight against Mr..
O'Connor he has well covered his
tracks" But Mr.. Fay has . very
active publicity chief. who Is said to
have been sent him from Washington.
Also the Treasury Department and
other Government agencies have had
lawyers and other employees working
in the 10th congressional district
campaign.
5000 Bona Eide Signatures.
As against all this, Representative
O'Connor had some 5000 bona flde
registered Democrats signing his cam
paign petition. With only $4,000 or
less votes expected to be cast in the
Democratic primary next Tuesday,
that would seem to give Mr.. O'Connor
an 'irreducible minimum" almost
sufficient to give him q majority.
Decidedly helpful to him is the
pride that many in the district are
taking in the fact that for the frst
time they are represented by a man
who has grown while in Congress for
IS years into a national figure" one
who has to be reckoned with as
chairman Of the important Rules
Committee. They realize. that II they
do not send him back 1t will be many
years before they can hope for their
Representative to gain much atten-
ton They have not been allowed
to forget that while the opposing can
didate. Mr.. Fay, now berates Mr.
O'Connor as traitor" "betrayer." !"
chief renegade" two years ago as his
campaign manager he extolled him to
the skies as one who has risen to
the exalted position Of chairman Of
the all-powerful Rules Committee and
acting majority leader Of the House ="
And he also said: John J. O'Connor
has earned and deserves your sup
port. His reelection becomes . mat
ter Of neighborhood pride and prestige
to the people Of this district. For the
first time in history . member of
Congress from .Nex York CITY
our own elected Representative-has
reached . position Of national leader
ship in the Congress Of the United
States and in the Nation. Surely you
will vote to keep him there"
Has Always Defended Irish.
Something else that is very helpful
to Mr.. O'Connor is that he has
throughout his career in Congress been
persistent Irish defender-almost to
the point of braggart. The population
Of the sixteenth congressional district
is about so per cent Irish, and many
of them mot far removed"
Throughout the district there are
many who say they do not care to
vote for Mr.. Fay because he would be
"yes man." and Mr.. Fay himself has
dubbed Mr.. O'Connor in retaliation q
''yes-but man."
There is considerable censure heard
in connection with the story that the
President has deserted his field mar
shall, Farley, who carried him through
many political battles. and now is de-
pending for political strategy on Mr..
Hopkins, Mr.. Ickes, Mr. Corcoran and
Mr. Cohen. with the inevitable result,
they say, as indicated in the result OF
the 'purge"-that nothing fails like
failure" This has been helpful In
getting some anti-Roosevelt and pro-
Farley voters to climb on the O'Connor
bandwagon.
Besides having bitter fight in the
Democratic primary against Mr.. Fay
Mr.. O'Connor has a campaign Of far
different sort against Allen w. Dulles
in the Republican primary. He seems
to be ground between the upper and
the neither milestone for. while in the
Democratic campaign he is attacked
as a renegade and betrayer Of the New
Deal, he is Unsatisfactory to Repub.
leans" Mr.. Dulles points out, because