He implemented an old-age assistance program authorized by an earlier constitutional amendment, and in 1938, he proposed another amendment that would add dependent children and needy blind people to the state's assistance rolls.
他先实行了一项由早期宪法修正案授权的老年人援助计划，然后又在1938年提出另一项修正案，把有需要的儿童和盲人也列入州财政援助目标。