The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-11-30
Mccormick in Politics
TO Help Save Country;
RdpS NelU Deal Waste
Giant in Stature
Heir Publishes
Santa Fe Paper
BY w. A. S. DOUGLAS

cared to do so, could lead lives OF
luxurious eaSe-but who, instead
prefer to work like beavers so that
the Grand Old Party can be re
stored to power.
From New Mexico, which he rep
resents as national committeeman,
there came to the present seem.
ingly regenerated party conclave
here Cyrus Mccormick, grandson
Of the famous inventor Of the har.
vester. Mr.. Mccormick, born to
wealth, a life of complete ease
spread before him for the taking,
has a small farm outside of Santa
Fe.
PUBLISHES PAPER
This is operated by his wife, the
former Florence Sittenham of New
York, who drives a Mccormick
reaper in preference to a Rolls
Royce. While Mrs. Mccormick is
farming her husband edits and
publishes the New Mexico Sentinel
in nearby Santa Fe.
why did you go to live in
New Mexico?" the national COM
mitteeman was asked.
Because I wanted to-" he re-
piled tersely and to the point.
A REAL GIANT
Incidentally it was learned that
he didn't go there for his health
or because of the state of his
pocketbook. Both are in the best
of shape. Like the majority Of Nc
Cormicks he Is a giant in stature
six feet four inches, 225 pounds.
No fat. Age 48-looks ten years
younger.
What made you get into
politics." he was asked.
Because wanted to. Well,
now, wait a minute. That queS-
ton deserves a fuller answer.
I'm trying to help save coun-
try which up until very lately
apparently refused to be saved.
I guess I went into politics be-
cause the WPA was so ineffi-
Gent"
"Only the WPA?"
ALWAYS WORKED
well that's where my eyes
were first opened. I went to
work with it when it was first
organized-the CWA you know.
was engineering, purchasing
agent, all sorts of jobs"
Just because you wanted to
work."
I've always worked. I went
into the CWA because I thought
could do most good there. The
inefficiency appalled, me. I
tried to correct things as much
as I was able. But I couldn't
get very far. I said to myself
Is it possible that things are
like this all along the line?'
And I found out that they were.
And so took up fighting for
better government, better ad-
ministration, less waste"
What of the party-the
G. o. P.?"
NEW DEAL PROTEST
"Ah, what Of the party? In
my humble judgment the vote
at the recent general election
was as much an anti-New Deal
protest as it was Republican
loyalty"
You anticipate a victory for
your party in 1902"
"A victory? Well, now, I am
far from a political seer. Just
going along, trying to do my
best. But I'll say this: I saw
no possibility of electing 81 Re
publicans to seats In the lower
house-and yet it happened"
WON'T TIRE
do you think you'll ever get
tired of running a little news
paper or that Mrs. Mccormick
will ever weary of harvesting
I4lc C1OpG!
"Never. We live in he most
beautiful part of the world. Up
against the Rocky Mountains
and the Rio Grande Valley.
I'm doing what I always wanted
to do and so is Mrs. Mccormick.
We're Sublimely happy"
''Not a thing more you want?"
"Well, possibly. A Republican
victory in 1940."
We couldn't get the nationa
committeeman from New Mexico
to talk about his scholastic anc
military attainments-so we hac
to dig them out Ct "Who's Who
ABB, Princeton, 1912; MA, OK
ford University England, 1914
1888; flier during the World War
LID, Tusculum College, Tenn.
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