Evening star., 1938-07-03
Trip May Show
What He Means
Itinerary Calls for Roles
Both of President
and Politician.
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

solemnity at exercises in Ohio marking
the opening of the great Northwest Terri
tory, to visit son Elliott in Texas to inspect
some of our great public parks, to review
the fleet to fish in the Pacific Ocean, to
lunch with the President of the sister
Republic of Panama, to fish in the Gulf
OF Mexico to visit the Warm Springs, Ga,
Foundation for infantile paralysis patients
and to come back to Washington tired but
happy"
The other will be the head of the
Democratic party charged with the
responsibility" of furnishing aid and COM
fort to Majority Leader Deal Alben"
Barkley on the primary battlefields of
Kentucky, of greeting the right people in
Oklahoma, of visiting son Elliott in Texas,
of solving problem in Colorado of seeing
an 'old friend" in California, of fishing
IN the Pacific Ocean, of fishing in the
Gulf of Mexico, of helping eliminate a
few "copperheads" in George and South
Carolina and of returning to Washington
tired but hopeful"
Quite an Undertaking.
In so far as the plans have yet been
announced, it shapes up as a pretty big
Job-even for two personalities of such
proven ability.
At this point, the first task looms as one
OF the easiest, as Mr.. Roosevelt takes part
on Friday in non-partisan patriotic exer-
cises at Marietta. Ohio, commemorating
the 15oth anniversary of opening the North
west Territory.
There should be relief from politics. as
we'll as in politics, while Mr.. Roosevelt is
visiting Gov. Davey's State
With the Northwest thoroughly opened
IN the morning, Mr.. Roosevelt plans to do
quick change from presidential to politi-
cal personality about lunch time and pop
over to Kentucky, where the firing has
been so terrific as to overshadow COM
pletely the re-enactment of Gettysburg.
When word last came through, Gov.
A. B. Happy) Chandler had drawn up
the State Highway Department workers in
fighting formation with cashs registers
loaded to capacity. Facing them, or so
1t was reported, was a full quota of w.
P. A. workers, enlisted for the duration of
the campaign at recently increased wages
Senator A. w. Dear Alben) Barkley had
assumed personal command of the latter
forces and was understood to have pledged
they would never become part of the less
privileged third as long as he could be
Senator from Kentucky
Although Senator Barkley has never
been charged with being the best ma
5ority leader party ever had, or even
the best the Roosevelt administration has
had, it is understood that his general
attitude toward present-day
problems is considered more praiseworthy
than that of Happy.
Also, he is the best bass singer in the
Senate.
Situation in Tennessee.
Before Mr.. Roosevelt escapes from Ken
lucky, however, with stops scheduled at
Covington, Louisville and Bowling Green,
both primary foes are expected to gain the
back platform long enough to smile for the
photographers.
Sparing himself the ordeal of shifting
personalities too frequently, Mr. Roose-
welt moves from Kentucky into Tennessee
Memphis. to be exact. Going to Tennessee
will be like jumping from the fire into the
some very busy politics are going on down
In Tennessee
For example. Memphis is the home town
Of Democratic National Committeeman
Edward Crump, crony of Senator Ken
meth McKellar, who just spoils for love
of the New Deal. Standing in juxtaposi-
tion, as the saying goes, to Mr. Crump
and Mr.. McKellar are Gov Gordon Brown
ing and Senator George L. Berry.
Senator Berry, an appointee of Gov.
Browning. was once faithful New Dealer
but he did a little personality shifting
himself last spring to the point of op-
posing administration legislation in one
or two significant instances and then
climaxed his revolt by indorsing Senator
Gillette for denomination in Iowa in the
face of open disapproval from the New
Deal inner circle.
1t seems, however, that the Major not
only would like to stay in the Senate, but
that Gov Browning has ambitions to take
over the Mcclellan seat in 1910 and is
grooming himself for the job by running
for Governor again this year. The Nc
Kellar-Crump team has put up its own
CdIlCludIeS, anu 1eIiIleSSce tIluS Is Spllt
from helm to heel.
Probably breathing a sigh of relief, Mr..
Roosevelt plans to whisk through Arkansas
with no stop now contemplated, and with
the general public not yet informed as to
how he feels toward the denomination cam
paign Of Mrs. Caraway. Reports from that
section are that Mrs. Caraway, sadly miss
ing the help of the late Huey Long, is find
ing the going bit tough, but she still
knits complacently during interviews and
may have been assured of helping hand
from somewhere
His Old Friend Elmer
Regardless of whether he allows his
presidential or his party ego to dominate in
Arkansas, Mr.. Roosevelt is now scheduled
10 deliver some kind words in behalf of
Senator Elmer Thomas during an address
in Oklahoma City on July 10. Elmer is
noted particularly for being tall, gray and
handsome and for being in favor of vir-
tually any means of making money cheaper.
The Senator is now being given bit of
q go by some local aspirant for the sena-
torial nomination. Strangely enough,
w. r. A. wage rates in Oklahoma were
found to be on the same disproportjenate