The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-09-22

The lame ducks
so far are William o.oisc H.
Dieterich of Illinois, DEITY
George L. Berry of Tennessee,
James Pope of Idaho, and McAdoo,
all 100 per centers. Senators of the
yes, but" variety who have been
renominated are Alva B. Adams OF
Colorado mot actually nominated
but with no opposition candidate
whose name can be printed on the
ballots), Bennett c. Clark of Mis-
souri,, Guy M. Gillette of Iowa, Eli
son D. Smith of South Carolina, and
Frederick Van Nuys of Indiana.
ayes, But" Democrats Are
Successful in Every Case
Curiously enough, many common
tators spoke of the South Carolina
result as the first test of the purge.
It is true that President Roosevelt
himself never asked for Senator Gil
lette's defeat in Iowa, but the fact
that James Roosevelt did, plus the
fact that not only Harry L. Hop
kins injected himself, but that the
President approved Hopkins action,
led to the Iowa result being elassi-
fed as purge that failed. =
Sitting senator's who are 100 per
cent New Dealers and who have
been renominated include Alben w.
Barley of Kentucky, Claude Pep
per of Florida, Lister Hill of Ala
bama, George McGill of Kansas,
and Robert r. Reynolds of North
Carolina. OF these McGill is gen.
orally conceded to be the only one
who faces any danger.
Meanwhile two Republican sitting
senator's, James ]. Davis of Penn
sylvania, and Gerald P. Nye of
North Dakota, we're renominated
over opposition in primaries al.
though they had opposed certain
New Deal measures.
So far every Eyes, but Democrat
facing a denomination fight has won
while the score of the 100 per cent
ers is no better than so per cent.
Maritime Commission
Is Worried Over Mc4doo
At the maritime commission there
is more than a little distress over
the defeat of Sen. William Gibbs
McAdoo in California for renomina
ton. The fear is not based, to any
noticeable degree. on affection fol-
the senator. Quite the contrary. /
is based on the possibility, as tht
maritime commission crowd view.
! the situation, that President Roose
: welt may appoint Mr.. McAdoo to tht
; existing vacancy on the maritime
commission.
! All of which is perplexing to those
who have the pleasure Of knowing
Mr. McAdoo personally, for few
men in public life in the last 81
years have had more charm, O
/ were easier to get along with. Mr.
McAdoo was on good terms, whel
he was secretary of the treasur,
t during the entire first Wilson ad
, ministration and all through the wa
t days, with almost everyone who hat
Z to do with his department, or will
any of the many additional activi
/ ties, including the railroads, which
} were entrusted to him by Wilson.
) The only real row he ever hat
, with a newspaper man was over |
I story intimating that there was ;
big profit for Mr.. McAdoo person
. ally if the ship purchase bill, thel
being filibustered to death, shoult
pass.
/ A short time later the same news
peper--the old New York Herald
! printed story that Wilson and Co
!, Edward M. House had broken. ]
was premature, by a couple {
4 years, and Wilson was enraged. Fl
: wrote the editor that he understoo
: the story had been written 'tby tn
e same reporter who recently so ir
r excusably libeled Secretary Mo
e Adoo."
Never Hdrbored Malice
!, against His Defamers
! But not only did McAdoo &c
n along beautifully with all the othe