WISCONSIN IN THE CAPITAL
Mobley, Radford E.
Wisconsin in the Capital [By RADFORD E. MOBLEY]: WASHINGTON, D. c—Forty gay Democratic women from Wisconsin hung a wanted sign in front of their fashionable hotel here this week for a New Deal...
...Interesting development is that the Republican party is being pushed by the aggressive Tom Dewey of New Y'ork toward flat approval of a plank guaranteeing achievement of farm parity prices...
...Why exempt them when the law is essential to compel decent hours and decent pay...
...Alvord, tax expert and assistant in the department under Andrew Mellon, was a principal speaker before the U. S. chamber of commerce this week, giving his ideas about control of the federal budget...
...They will contest the Far West but the DemocraU say their silver and reclamation policies there will offset losses due to trade agreement opposition in the cattle states...
...a total of 233 presidential ballots, 33 short of a majority...
...17 cents for cheese, and 11 cents for cigar leaf tobacco...
...Republican colleagues were slow in signing up at the end of the week...
...He says this would obviate annual budget tinkering and emergency levies...
...Washburn native and University of Wisconsin graduate...
...Estelle Kena, of Milwaukee...
...Corn would k>» 82 cents, and wheat SI.13...
...Defections here would be costly in a racs expected to be very close...
...Cheese processors, for example, certainly are not engaging in a farming operation...
...But the Democrats would be expected to follow suit if the New Yorker's farm advisers write such a plank into the Republican platform...
...He believes that each house of congress should create a budget committee to fix ceilings on expenditures for any given year...
...Wisconsin and Illinois for example, might spell defeat for them...
...Rep...
...Black River Falls Progressive, this week gave the house Republicans a chance to show how sincerely interested they are in achieving parity prices for the farmer...
...The loss of a few combinations...
...It is difficult at present for the Republican party to dispute the claim in the South, especially if the Roosevelt and Garner forces are able to get together...
...Suggestions for such in the Glenn Frank report are notably weak...
...In the house, urban congressmen may decide to vote against these items if farmer representing groups attempt to destroy the wage-hour law...
...If a parity price guarantea pledge is made this will mean a farmer return today of 33.8 cenls for butterfat...
...Alvord maintains his Washington law office since leaving the department...
...Mellen Progressive, this week pointed out the simple facts that the pro-ipcsed drastic changes in the wage-hour law did not help the farmer, and any needed changes in the act could be easily affected by the administrative order...
...and does not at present with his dusted off certificate plan...
...George Given Democratic nationai committecwoman, w h i. pointed out that her state hadn't a single Democratic senator or representative among the hundreds here in the capital...
...The ways and means committee and the finance committee would then devise taxes to fit the dimensions laid down...
...A Badger marked for a high place in the treasury department if the Republicans should make a comeback in the November elections is Ellsworth C. Alvord...
...Gehrmann said "real agricultural operations" are already exempt tinder the present law, which he declares is carefully planned...
...Why this hullabaloo over amending the act," he asked...
...The Democrats make their claim of more than 200 sure electoral votes on the strength of the Souths 168 and the Far West's 65...
...Rep...
...Merlin Hull...
...Their unusual pr...
...La Follette was a leader in the fight to include these appropriations in the senate...
...He keeps up his contacts here...
...ment was explained by Mrs...
...Despairing of committee action this session on his bill to make dairy products subject to parity payments, he filed a petition to discharge the measure from the agriculture committee and bring it to the floor for action...
...Simply because the big processors want it amended...
...She said it wasn't the fault of the Democratic women of Wisconsin who had done their political share, and...
...Wisconsin in the Capital [By RADFORD E. MOBLEY]: WASHINGTON, D. c—Forty gay Democratic women from Wisconsin hung a wanted sign in front of their fashionable hotel here this week for a New Deal host at a breakfast during their attendance at the national institute of government...
...furthermore, they wanted a host and would be willing to pay for his breakfast...
...100.' The vivacious ladies didn't hav,: to wait long...
...Secretary Wallace has never gone this far...
...The Republicans are aware that they must sweep the Middle West if they are to win the presidency this year...
...The self-styled "orphans," who said they helped elect president but had no Democratic host at the capital, were amply cared for, even to the extent of page one newspaper publicity for the "wanted" stunt, credited to Mrs...
...For this reason the leading candidates are giving much thought to a party farm plank...
...What is needed now is adequate funds for strict enforcement, he points out, * * * The wage-hour fight may have its effect on the agriculture appropriation bill, which includes increased funds for the forest products laboratory at Madison, as well as funds to continue parity payments and the distribution of surplus food through the stamp plan...
...Invitations were extended the Badger women throughout the week...
...B. J. Gehrmann...
...A first caller who was accepted was Aubrey Williams, National Youth administration head, and former Badger resident...
Vol. 10 • May 1940 • No. 19
