Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-06-16
National Topics Interpreted
BIZ WILLIAM BRUCKART
National Press Building,

WaShlngton.-NeW Deal political
efforts have now reached an APP
parent nationwide
democrats scope in the STRAIT
in Party RotO egg for control of
the Democratic
party machinery. It Is no longer a
secret-n it ever were concealed
that the White House board of STRAIT
egg is determined to lick Demo-
cratic representatives and senators
who have failed to respond to New
Deal orders. This has happened de-
spite President Roosevelt's repeat
ed declarations that he is keeping
hands of Of all party primaries.
The only exceptions to the above in
formation are in states where in
cumbent Democrats are so solidly
intrenched that there Is no chance
to defeat them for denomination.
The latest of numerous New Deal
entries in primary races is in Mary
land. David J. Lewis, a representa-
tive for many years, who is account
ed full-hedged New Dealer in all
respects, has entered the race for
the senatorial nomination against
Sen. Willard Tydings, who has been
off of the New Deal reservation
many times. Mr.. Lewis is to be
regarded as formidable opposition.
He announced his candidacy after
visit to the White House, and
there was none who failed to under
stand that he had the presidential
blessings. 1t had been known since
the court reorganization fight that
New Deal leaders were looking for
someone to do battle against Sena-
tor Tydings.
The Lewis candidacy virtually
completes the list. There will be no
New Deal candidate against Sen.
Bennett Clark in Missouri. The rea-
son is that Senator Clark, despite
his frequent attacks on the New
Deal program, can not be defeated
for the Democratic nomination.
Much the same is true about Sena-
tor Lonergan of Connecticut. The
New Deal board of strategy has no
love for the Connecticut senator, but
he is rather firmly entrenched in
his state. So it seems the way to
express the Situation is that the New
Deal strategists do not hate him
quite enough to run a candidate
against him.
In Colorado, Senator Adams has
opposition from an avowed New
Dealer. Senator Adams has never
been quite so outspoken as men like
Clark, or Burke of Nebraska, or
Wheeler of Montana, but he has
been suspected" of being none too
friendly to the New Deal as whole.
The board of strategy, therefore, is
taking no chances.
Senator Adams opponent is Jus.
tice B. c. billiard. A few hundred
miles to the westward, a son of
Justice billiard is seeking the DEM
ocratic nomination for the senate in
Nevada. He is after the scalp of
Sen. Pat McCarran, who has
jumped off of the New Deal band
wagon when he disagreed with pres
idential programs. So it has been
decreed that he, too, must go.
The Iowa battle is now over. In
that fight, Harry Hopkins, profess
sional reliever of restitution, sought
to aid Representative Wearin re-
heve Sen. Guy Gillette of the DEM
ocratic nomination for the senate.
The Hopkins outburst, given to
newspaper correspondents here be-
fore the Iowa primary was: "n I
were q voter in Iowa, would sup
port Ohio Wearin against Gillette"
That raised plenty Of hot winds In
the senate and, since 1t came on
top Of the Pennsylvania primaries
and on top Of Son Jimmy Roose-
veit's endorsement Of Senator Pep
par In Florida. Il gave q tip-oR a.
10 how far the thing was going.