Evening star., 1938-05-25
Chandler Manager Charges
Politics to w. P. A. in
Letter to Roosevelt.
HARMONY FORECAST
IN KEYSTONE STATE
Farley Seen Successful in
Argument Against C. I. o.
Aid for Third Party.
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.

John l.. Lewis, c. I. 0. head and
president Of the United Mine Workers,
has lined up with President Roosevelt
in support of the candidacy of Sena-
tor Barkley of Kentucky for re-
election.
Mr. Lewis issued a statement today
urging the denomination Of Senator
Barkley in the Democratic primary.
where the majority leader of the Sem
ate is opposed by Gov. A. B. Happy"
Chandler.
Almost at the same time, Judge
Brady M. Stewart. campaign manager
for Gov Chandler, made public a
letter to Mr.. Roosevelt charging that
the w. P A. has been made political
machine in Kentucky to support Sem
ator Barkley. Judge Stewart strongly
urged the President to put stop to
the prostitution" of relief to the un-
employed and destitute.
The announcement of Mr. Lewis
support for the administrators leader
in the Senate is expected to be fol-
lowed eventually by democratic peace
in Pennsylvania. with Mr.. Lewis and
Senator Guffey getting together with
the Earle-Jones faction in order to
present a united front to the Republi-
can opposition next November.
Argue Against Third Party.
President Roosevelt and Democratic
National Committee Chairman Farley
apparently have been able to convince
the c. I. O. leader that the liberal and
progressive groups in the country must
stand together-and stand in the
Democratic party-in the 1888 elec-
tions. To do otherwise, to back a
third party, would be to play into the
hands of the conservatives and other
opponents of the New Deal, they argue.
President Roosevelt's recent luncheon
conference with Mr.. Lewis was indie
ative.
The Lewis Endorsement of Senator
Barkley, which was most welcome to
the Democratic leader, was contained
in a letter to Sam Caddy, head OF
Labor's Non-Partisan League in Ken.
lucky. The league has been called an
adjunct of the c. I. o. Mr.. Lewis re-
ferred to the Senator as the "oft-tlmes
spokesman of the President Of the
United States as affecting legislation"
and added:
He is recognized as one of the Ma
tion's leading statesmen, liberal IN
his viewpoint and cooperative in his
attitude toward legislation in the IN
terest of labor and the common
people"
Even before the Pennsylvania pri-
mary took place it was rumored that
Mr.. Lewis would come forward In
support of Senator Barkley and that
it was understood the administration
would do nothing against 1t. GOV.
Thomas Kennedy, the C. I. O. candi-
date for the Democratic nomination
for Governor in the keystone State.
As a matter of fact, Postmaster Gen.
eral Farley announced for the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Kennedy the day before
the balloting.
Farley Predicts Harmony.
A fat declaration that it was Just
a question of time until the Guney-
Lewis Kennedy faction OF the Demo.
cratic party joined up with the Earle.
Jones faction in Pennsylvania was
made today by Postmaster General
Farley.
The one thing that might result IN
a change in the Democratic state
ticket in Pennsylvania, now headed by
Charles Alvin Jones for Governor and
Gov. Earle for Senator, it was said,
would be the pinning of graft or cor
ruption on the Earle administration
through a proposed grand jury IN
vestigation in Dauphin County.
The grand jury is ready to go right
ahead with an investigation OF the
charges made by former Attorney
General Margiotti that beer and movie
legislation had been sold" and that
members of the Earle administration,
including David Lawrence, Common
wealth secretary, had benefited.
If anything discreditable to the
Jones-Earle ticket is turned up, then
the Democratic State Committee
would have the power to select new
candidates, provided those nominated
in the primary are willing to with
| draw.
Gov. Earle and Mr. Jones, accom-
panied by Mr.. Lawrence, Democratic
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