Evening star., 1943-02-14
His Job Is Feeding Millions

mill population Of Lancashire from starv-
ing. During the war the Confederacy
sent Emmanuel to London to arrange for
credits and Mayer to New York to arrange
transfer of prisoners. AS the Union SOL
diers approached Montgomery the Con-
federates applied the scorched-earth
policy and the Lehman warehouse and
the Lehman fortune went up in flames.
After the war the Lehmans did some
thing that proved very wise. They went
to New York and their cotton house de-
veloped into a banking house and
prosperous one.
AS a young man he was a worker In
the Henry Street Settlement in the heart
of the lower East Side slums. At the
settlement in the early days he met q
tall, interesting young Scot, a social
worker from London on honeymoon
trip to "the States" Years later, when
lieutenant governor, he presided at a
dinner at the settlement welcoming the
Scot back to New York as an honored
visitor. Henry street was roped off and
the residents crowded the curbs to get
glimpse of the guest, Prime Minister
Ramsay Macdonald.
A recent check made by his assistant
In such matters showed that he has
served on the boards of more than 80
philanthropic activities. He was espe-
cially interested in boys camp up the
Hudson.
This is not his first time in Washing
II,
He was cotton specialist in the Quar-
termaster Corps.
AL Smiths Discovery.
Mr.. Lehman's career would have raised
only those short and simple annals that
are the lot of Americas wealthy had ID
not been for Alfred e. Smith. 1t was
New York's colorful Governor who dis
covered him.
While their older brother and cousins
had gone Republican, Herbert and his
brother Irving were firm Democrats,
perhaps in romantic loyalty to their
fathers connection with the Confed-
eracy. Irving is now presiding justice
of New York States highest tribunal,
the Court of Appeals.
Like John Raskob, another political
discovery of Smiths, Herbert Lehman
was more than "fat cat" He proved
to be hard and intelligent party worker.
In 1928 Al Smith was nominated for the
presidency. He persuaded Franklin D.
Roosevelt to help the ticket by running
for Governor Of New York. Smith and
Roosevelt agreed that Herbert Lehman
for lieutenant governor would strengthen
the ticket. He is about the only person
they have continued to agree on since.
Party Choice.
In 1882 Roosevelt was nominated over
Smith at Chicago. The New York State
delegate 4 was polled and every pronni-
nent Democrat of the State had to stand
up and publicly make as thorny choice
as that of York or Lancaster. 1t. Gov.
Lehman was just about the only man
who remained in the good graces of
both Roosevelt and Smith after that
dramatic hour. He had already privately
explained his position to Smith. He
stood up and voted for Roosevelt.
In month both Gov. Roosevelt and
former Gov Smith came to the 1882 New
York State Democratic Convention, still
at odds. but with the same purpose-to
make the party nominate Lehman. The
party chiefs did not want him. Before
his first term was over they knew they
could not win without him.
AS gubernatorial candidate he holds
all records in New York State. No one,
Dewey included, has received as many
votes for Governor as Lehman.