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the Senate. In Georgia the President
said the people should not renominate
Senator George because he was not the
kind Of a liberal he liked, or any kind
OF a liberal. The President admitted
that Senator George was a gentleman
and scholar" he even admitted that
he liked him as personal friend. But
as q legislator, the President in effect
said that George was the outside limit.
There Is liberal" in the senatorial
race in Georgia-former Gov. Eugene
Talmadge. But the President doesn't
like Mr.. Talmadge any more than he
does Senator George for United States
Senator. Mr.. Talmadge has demon
strated in the past that he does not
believe in the Roosevelt New Deal
theories, and that he is perfectly will
ing to 60 to the mat with the Presi-
dent. He is not Mr.. Roosevelt's kind
OF liberal-that is, q liberal who
agrees on everything with Mr.. Roose-
welt.
Other Liberals Disagree.
Other liberals in the Senate have
not seen eye to eye with the Presi-
dent. Senator Burton K. Wheeler of
Montana. for example, who has a rec
ord for liberalism which considerably
antedates that of Mr.. Roosevelts. is
one OF them. Mr.. Wheeler broke with
the President in the fight. over the
bill to increase the membership of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Mr.. Wheeler's liberalism could not
stomach this court packing bill. There
were others. like Senators OMahoney
OF Wyoming and Senator Bennett
Clark OF Missouri. When the President
undertakes to defeat these gentlemen,
ne will undoubtedly think up another
reason Tor opposing their denomination
AS matter Of fact, Senator Clark
has just been renominated by q tre-
mendous majority with a couple of
New Deal candidates running against
him. The President failed to stop in
Missouri on his way West a few weeks
ago to demand the people there reject
senator Clark-although Senator
Clark lead in the contest against the
court bill and was just AZ venomous
about the Presidents bill for the reor.
eanization Of the executive depart.
ments. In some quarters it Is suggested
that the President knew very well he
would take q licking If he went out on
limb against Senator Clark-where.
as he believes that he can bring about
the defeat of Senator George in Geor.
gia.
Avoids Senator Smith Issue.
Apparently the President has taken
the advice OF some Of his advisers
against tangling directly with Senator
Cotton Ed Smith in South Carolina.
He has paused by that State with a
mere suggestio nthat he hoped the
people would nominate liberals" for
nigh ONCE. Senator Smith is a touch
customer-and South Carolinians NAV
be more adverse to being told by any
one. even the President, whom thev
shall nominate for the Senate. Sena-
tor Smiths chief opponent is Gov.
Johnston, who is running as a whole
hearted Roosevelt man. But Senator
Smith is generally believed to have
the edge. Senator Smith Is at least
as conservative as Senator Georee.
United States Attorney Lawrence
Camp is the Presidents selection for
the Democratic senatorial nomination
IN Georgia. Mr.. Camp is not particu.
larly well known or widely known.
even in Georgia. The President, how
ever. wishes to dump Senator Georne.
who until recently was considered not
only gentleman and a scholar" but
one OF the ablest men in the Senate, \
Camp was the best the New Dealers
could do for a candidate to OPPOSE
George. At one time the inner circle
hoped to nominate Gov. Rivers Of
Georgia to replace George. But It
turned out that Rivers had once been
identified with the Ku Klux Klan.
The administration has become very
touchy about the Klan-ever since the
Presidents appointment of Associate
Justice Hugo L. Black to the Supreme
Court. So Rivers was ditched in favor
Of Camp. Gov Rivers is seeking re-
nomination for his present ofilce in
stead. The New Dealers hope that the
Governors "organization' - which
means the State employees and officials
will be lined up in Georgia for Camp
If the State employees and the W.