Evening star., 1938-07-28
LOGAN JUDCESH|P
IS LAID TO FARLEY
Admitted Shoe Was on His
Foot in Scheme, Says
Aide to Chandler.
BACKGROUND

AI0e 10 Chandler.
BACKGROUND
Senator Barkley. Democrat, OF
Kentucky has charged GoU. A. B.
Chandler. his opponent for the
senatorial nomination this year.
tCtth attempting to engineer a
"dea" where the President pould
appoint Senator Logan, also
Kentucky Democrat, to the Federal
bench and Gou Chandler Uould
succeed Senator Logan in the
Senate by appointment. Senator
Barkleu then tUould hare had no
opposition for denomination
b" the Associated Press
LOUISVILLE. KY. July 28.-The
declaration that Postmaster General
Farley personally attempted to place
United States Senator Logan on a
Federal bench and thus leave the way
open for Gov, A. B. Happy Chandler
to run for Senator Logan's seat with
out major opposition was thrown into
Kentucky's red hot senatorial CAM
psign by State Finance Commissioner
Dan Talbot today
Gov. Chandler in recent campaign
speech declared Senator Logan had
begged" for an appointment to the
Federal bench last spring, and Senator
Logan, campaigning for denomination
of United States Senator Alben w.
Barkley, favored by President Roose-
welt. promptly told an audience
Chambers statement was damned
lie" Senator Barkley previously had
asserted Gov Chandler tried to make
a deal to get Senator Logan a Fed
eral judicial appointment.
Mr.. Talbot in a statement issued
at Chandler headquarters here de-
clared ne and Gov. Chandler and Mr..
Farley met early this year in Farley's
Office in Washington and added:
Il asked Mr.. Farley if every propo-
sition concerning Senator Logan and
the judgeships had not come from
him and the President-and not from
Gov. Chandler He replied Yes
Then l asked Mr.. Farley if the shoe
which Senator Barkley had attempted
to place on Gov Chambers foot did
not belong on his own foot and the
foot of the President. He said Yes :"
Mr. Talbot then expressed the opin-
ion IN his statement that James Far
ley was double crossed"
Says He Saw Letter.
Mr.. Talbot began by saying that
in the fall of 1897 he read a letter
which was in Senator Logans own
handwriting and stated, in substance,
that he was not we'll and that the
work in the Senate was very hard on
him: that judicial appointment
suited him =. That he would like
to get out of the Senate"
The letter. Mr.. Talbot said. was
written to Clifford Smith, Frankfort
(KyD attorney.
Mr.. Talbot said he went to WASH
ington in 1887 at the request of Sem
etor Logan and learned there was a
Federal vacancy He said he went to
New York the next day to see Mr..
Farley.
While chatting with him tFarlev, :"
read the Talbot statement. "he asked
me if Happy tChandler) was going to
run against Barkley. I told him I was
not Gov Chambers spokesman.
Farley said. I know you are not,
but is he going to run?'"
Il said Yes"
Farley said, Won't that be a hot
race"
Il said 1t would be good one.
Mr.. Farley asked if there, was any
way to avoid it.
Il said that I did not know. but I
did know that Senator Logan wanted
to get out of the Senate and be ap-
pointed a Federal judge. I further
stated that I did not know whether
or not Gov. Chandler would be in
terested in it.
On Way to Washington.
Mr.. Farley said he was going to
Washington the next day with the
Chief He asked if I objected to his
taking it up with him and trying to
work out plan whereby Gov. Chan
dler would 60 to the Senate without
a race. I advised him I could not
refuse his request Farley said he
would take 1t up with the Chief and
call me within the next few days. X
The following day Mr.. Farley called
me over the phone and said he had
taken the matter up with the Presi-
dent think he called him the Chief.
He said he the Chief is very anxious
to work out the matter: to hold the
line and don't let Happy (Chandler)
announce for the Senate: the Chief
has three places that he can give
Logan"
Mr.. Talbot said Gov. Chandler went
to Washington in January to see the
President on the suggestion of Barry
Bingham. publisher of the Louisville
Courier Journal and Times, and after
being assured through a third party
that James Roosevelt thought the
Governor should see the President
about the Logan situation.
Mr.. Talbot said that at the meet
Ing neither the President nor Gov.