Evening star., 1939-07-30
By MarQnis ". ChiIds.

unions gave half million dollars to the
Roosevelt campaign fund in 1886.
Gamers friends are jubilant at the
harm they believe the Lewis denuncia-
ton will do not to the C. I. o. so much
as to Roosevelt. The President, they say,
will be judged by the friends he keeps
just as Garner will be judged by the
enemies he has made. The fact is that
there is a certain GOODNESS between
Roosevelt and the head of the c. l. O.,
but this is not generally known. Ordi-
narily rather shrewd politician, Lewis
friends believe that on Thursday he was
what he must now realize was a political
blunder.
Garner might not be essential to a
New Deal victory-either with Roosevelt
for third term or candidate of Roose-
velt's designation-in 40 But Farley is
essential What of the relationship be-
tween these two men?
What the President said last Monday
and Tuesday is plainly fact There has
been no outward change in the partner
ship that has existed between them
since 1923. Certainly Roosevelt expects
Farley to continue to be chairman of
the party. And Farley continues to ex-
press dogged and unshaken loyalty
to "the boss
New. Dealers Distrust Farley.
1t is also true, however, that there are
men close to the President who are
deeply distrustful of Farley, resentful of
his power. They would like to develop
other political legmen to carry out the
function of the practical politician.
Harry L. Hopkins. Thomas G.. Corcoran,
Robert H. Jackson and lesser satellites
have never believed in Farley's loyalty
to the New Deal. Personal loyalty to
Roosevelt, yes, but not to the New Deal
ideology
1t may be an exaggeration to say that
they would like to see Farley removed.
But II he could be replaced, they would
certainly shed no tears Corcoran has
been assigning political errands to an
ambitious and wealthy politician, Col. E.
j. S. Eddie" Donovan, who has Tam
many connections. Hopkins is said to
oelleVe that it is possible to use Security
Administrator Paul v. McNutt to do
political spadework in lining up New
Deal delegations for 1910.
by an interesting bit of reasoning the
New Dealers around the President put
the blame on Farley himself for the third
term movement. 1t goes back to the
failure OF phase of New Deal strategy
looking to 1910, failure which the New
Dealers blame on Farley.
AS the New Dealers tell the story. the
only real heir-apparent to Roosevelt has
oeen Robert H. Jackson. Harry Hopkins
nad a brief period in the sun, but it was
soon apparent his health would not per-
nit him to take any very active role.)
jackson, in the opinion of the New
Dealers, had everything-a warm and
vigorous personality plus keen,
courageous mind. He was made first an
Assistant Attorney General and then
solicitor General, post he has filled,
incidentally, with brilliance.
Governorship Boom Mistress
AS a major step in the direction of the
White House, Jackson was to be made
Governor of New York, where he had,
upstate at least, some political following.
The New Dealers, conspicuously Corcoran,
planned testimonial dinner to Jackson
in New York City that would touch off
the Jackson for Governor boom.
The dinner was something less than a
success. Important political leaders
stayed away in droves. The report reach
ing the New Deal crowd was that Farley
had indicated he would not be displeased
If the politicos refused to attend. He
would not give his o. X. to the Jackson
movement. Therefore the heir-apparent
could not be brought out and developed
before the public. Therefore-this is the
New Dealers reasoning-no candidate
is available to succeed Roosevelt. Q. E. D.:
Farley is responsible for compelling
Roosevelt to seek third term.
That was in 1898. The episode did not
mean an open break between Farley and
the Jackson Corcoran- Hopkins group,
but it marked the beginning OF distinct
GOODNESS within the administration. More
and more infrequently Farley was called
upon for advce. In recent months the