Evening star., 1950-06-13
The Political Mill
New Roosevelt Dynasty
Seen on Woy to Blossom
Fronklin D.. Jr,. Moy Join
james in Governor Roces
BY Gould Lincoln

By Gould Lincoln
A political dynasty in America NAV
blossom in a big way next November.
James Roosevelt oldest son OF the late
President Franklin D. Roosevelt has
been nominated by the Democrats Of
California for Governor Franklin D.
Roosevelt. Ir. third son of the late
President. who won his spurs and men,
berShip in the House of Representatives
in the late Sol Blooms district In New
York City last year. may be the selection
OF the Democrats in the coming cam
paign for Governor OF the Empire State.
Now that it is reported Oscar r.
Ewing, Federal Security Administrator.
is withdrawing from the New York gu
bernatorial race. the likelihood Of
the selection OF Mr.. Roosevelt has in
creased, Mr.. Roosevelt himself has in
the past insisted he had no plans for
running for Governor-but would seek
reelection to his present House seat.
However. many of the labor leaders who
have favored Mr.. Ewing would turn.
undoubtedly. to the son of the late
President. Further. Mr.. RooSevelt's VIC
tory last year over a Tammany Demo-
crat was aided tremendously by the
Liberal Party. Liberal Party members
would go all out for Roosevelt nomi-
nation for Governor. provided the Demo-
Gratis would put him forward.
Would Match G. O. p. Chiefs.
BY strange coincidence the Roose-
welt brothers. if Franklin D. IT., should
be nominated for Governor, would be
matched against the 1913 presidential
and vice presidential candidates OF
the Republican Party-should Gov.
Dewey decide to run for reelection,
And If the brothers should win, or II
one of them should win. the leadership
of the Democratic Party might be
settled for some years in the future.
Political dynaStieS are not new In this
country. The first-and most successful
dates back to the beginnings OF the
Federal Government. John Adams was
the second President OF the United
States, and his son, John Quincy Adams.
the sixth President. In more recent years,
the Tafts Of Ohio. the La Follettes of
Wisconsin. the Lodges of Massachusetts,
and the Longs of Louisiana have been
families in which the political power
and ONCE have passed from father to con.
The late President William Howard
Tafts son. Senator Robert A. Taft, Is
a power in the Republican Party today
and has already twice been a candidate
for presidential nomination--and may DO
again in 1852. The late Senator Fight
ing Bob" La Toilette of Wisconsin
passed on his political influence to two
sons, one of whom succeeded him In the
Senate and the other became Governor.
The late Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Of
Massachusetts. leader of the upper
tSal Aie 10, -
the present Congress. Senator Henry
CABOT Lodge. jr., OF Massachusetts,. and
Representative John Davis Lodge Of
Connecticut. The first has become q
leader Of the progressive Republicans in
the Senate. and the latter looks to be q
promising candidate for Governor or
Senator next fall. A son of the late
Senator Huey Kingfish) Long Of LOU
isiana is now Senator.
The first Roosevelt in the White
House-Theodore- the father Of
four sons. one Of whom. Theodore, jr.,
sought political office. He was defeated
for Governor Of New York. He served
with distinction in the Army and az
Governor of Puerto Rico and as Gov
ernor General in the Philippines.
May Wish to Delay Battle.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr.. may wish
to postpone battle for the governor.
ship. He is young and politically am
bilious. There is a long list Of Demo-
cratic potential nominees for Governor
this year. Further, If Governor Dewey
is finally persuaded to take the Repub-
lican nomination. it may be difficult for
any Democrat to defeat him.
For Democratic candidate to make
a successful bid for Governor in New
York he must have the backing Of thu
Liberal Party. and to make 1t an even
better chance, he must be supported by
followers Of the American Labor Party.
Senator Lehman. Democrat, won in New
York last fall largely because the Amer.
lean Labor Party failed to put a sena-
torial candidate in the field and most
OF its members rallied to Mr.. Lehman,
who had both the Democratic Liberal
nominations. Young Roosevelt seems
made to order to obtain support from
the splinter parties in New York.
Other Democrats who are under con.
sideration for the gubernatorial nomi.
nation include Supreme Court Justice
Ferdinand Pecora, Charles w. Froessel.
associate judge Of the Court of Appeals;
Frank s. Hogan. district attorney Of
New York County; Averell Hartman.
ambassador at large, and Associate Jus.
tice jackson Of the United States Su.
preme Court. Former Postmaster Gen.
eral James A. Farley, too, has many
supporters for the nomination. but ha
has never said he would be a candidate.