Evening star., 1940-09-26
Garner, Back Here,
Launches Drive for
Early Adjournment
Telephones President
Soon After Arrival
From Texus Home
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

BY JAMES E. CHINN.
Back in the Senate after an un-
explained absence of nearly three
months, Vice President Garner to-
day moved to bring about an early
adjournment Of Congress.
Mr.. Garner, it is understood, told
some of his intimate friends he be-
lieved the Senate soon would be
ready to end its labors and that
Democratic leaders in the House
would be able to muster enough
support to put through an adjourn
ment resolution in the face of Re-
publican opposition.
Maintaining his characteristic
silence in the presence Of newspa-
permen, the Vice President came
back to Washington this morning
without revealing why he left in
June or why he suddenly decided to
return.
Mr.. Garner spent busy morning
before he gaveled the Senate into
session at noon. First he went to a
barber shop for haircut. Then he
telephoned the White House to tell
President Roosevelt that his vaca-
ton in Texas was at an end and
that he was back on the job. Later
he conferred with Secretary of Com
merce Jones and Speaker Rayburn.
two fellow Texans recently elevated
to important new Government posts.
Friendly Chat" With President.
At the White House Stephen
Early. press secretary, said the
President and the Vice President
had q very nice, friendly little
chat" Asked whether the two
planned to have a conference on
Far Eastern affairs he said he knew
Of no plan for such a meeting.
There was no demonstration In
the Senate chamber when Mr.
Garner walked in at noon and twice
banged a gavel to signalize the be-
ginning OF another session. But aft
erward nearly score OF Senators
walked up to the dais, where he was
seated as presiding officer. and shook
his hand. Senator Green OF Rhode
Island. new chairman OF the Demo-
cratic Senatorial Campaign Com
mittee. led the procession. At one
time, Mr.. Garner was using both
hands to greet his colleagues.
Chewing an unlighted cigar, the
Vice President stepped from train
in Union Station at TAO O'Clock this
morning, waved his hand to group
OF newspapermen and even before
any questions could be asked, said:
II have no statement Then he
chortled a merry "haw. haw. haW.'
Aside from newsreel photogra-
pliers and newspaper Cameramen
who met Mr.. Garner at the sta
ton. there we're a few of his old
friends. Among them were Col.
Edwin A. Halsev. secretary of the
Senate: w. w. Sterling, former head
of the Texas Rangers; Walter
Woodul. former Lieutenant Cover
nor of Texas. and Bascom Motley
Timmons, a veteran Washington
newspaper correspondent. who got
one vote for the vice presidential
nomination at the Democratic Ma
tional Convention in Chicago.
Protests Picture Taking.
The cameramen stopped Mr.. Gar
ner in the trainshed long enough
to record in pictures his somewhat
surprising return to Washington, but
he protested.
Il don't want any pictures, he de-
clared. However. he allowed the
cameramen to make several shots
while he and Mr.. Halsey engaged in
whispered conversation.
Outside the station. Mr.. Garner
took the front seat in waiting au-
tomobile that bore the official seal
of the Vice President. All Of his
friends, with the exception of Mr..
Timmons, crowded in the rear seat,
The Vice President glanced back
and failed to find Mr.. Timmons. who
was standing on the curb with news
paper colleagues.
Come on, get in here, Tim" Mr..
Garner commanded
Mr.. Timmons obeyed, and the car
sped away in the direction Of the
Washington Hotel, where Mr. Garner
makes his home in the Capital.
Mr.. Garner came back alone. For
the first time, he left Mrs. Garner,
who is his secretary in Washington,
back in Uvalde. And because of his
reluctance to talk. newspapermen
were unable to learn why.