FOLLOWING NEWS AT THE CAPITAL
Mobley, Radford E.
Following News At the Capital Hoover 1930 Plan* Mr. Fort'* Action Joke on Sad Sam By RADFORD E. MOBLEY HOOVER IN 1930 ELECTIONS WASHINGTON. D. C—How momentous the 1930 by-electlona will be...
...It is known, however, that strong pressure is being brought in favor of this move, and that it has not been definitely turned down...
...Both of these senators hold esati which must be won If the President fa to have a clear road in the Senate...
...FORT'S ACTION ATYPICAL EXAMPLE OP THE reluctance of the administration to commit itself on the prohibition question beyond saying that it is a "noble experiment" was seeft-heflj recently in the Port incident...
...Senator Shortridge1* colleagues played the rather doubtfup joke on him of voting solidly on tUe first ballot, against any proposals tor increases in specific rates...
...His picture of the deploxy able condition of some of California* industries is said to have been vivid...
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...Fort, immediately after resigning his position with the Republican National committee, rose in the House to proclaim himself in favor of...
...Undoubtedly the White -House would like...
...Fata...
...Realizing his deep personal feeling for] high tariffs, especially those affecting...
...Am much pleased with the appearance of The Progressive, and wish you abundant success.—C...
...After all...
...Senator Joe Grundjj describes as the "backward states...
...he voted for the rates the others wanted...
...This member points out...
...Senator Shortridge is one of those Republicans who will not yield even to Senator Grundy in hia loyalty to the high protective tariff theory...
...that a demand for • definite White House expression on tt» merits of Volsteadism be given consideration if it comes from a sufficlant( number of prohibitionist senators selected from either party...
...Nevertheless, the White House felt called upon to rush forward with a statement that Mr...
...to have them far out of the picture, tm was clearly indicated by the "inspired...
...It is not unlikely that he will be given this opportunity within the next few-months...
...A leading dry senator is authority for the statement that an at-" tempt will be made in the Senate "to smoke the President out" during the present session of Congress...
...his native state...
...The senator believes that this demand will be forthcoming...
...The object ot the joke was Senator Shortridge...
...8] HavinJ been a subscriber to LaPollette'S Magal zlne from its first issue to the last, howl can I get along without the Progressive...
...ol California, a member of the committee, who is affectionately known by his colleague's as "Sad Sam...
...7] Please tUtA en-'• closed $3 check for which send me the Progressive for two years trenewal) 1 will see If I can get you a few more subscribers...
...SAD SAM'S TROUBLES AN OLD GUARD MEMBER of the Senate Finance committee recalled here this week one of the humorous incidents in the closed-door proceedings of the committee last summer when the tariff bill was being written by the con-, servative Republicans...
...It is obvious that his administrai tion will Be seriously handicapped as long as the majority in the upper bodjr of Congress Is against him...
...boom for former Governor Sam Mc-Kelvie as the Hoover candidate In Nebraska...
...Fort in no way expressed trie views of the President, and that when Mr...
...Will he flgh* Senator George Norris in Nebraska, saj£ or Senator McMaster in South Dakota...
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...But If it failed, he would be in a worse hole than ever, US-comfortable as his present position is...
...Fort is a personal fflHWBT President Hoover, and held a strategic position in his campaign in 1928, he made it plain that his views were entirely personal...
...It Is commonly known thai President Hoover wants a Hoover Sen4 ate...
...But will b4 have the nerve to go down the line against the Progressives...
...In the senatorial contests, howeveri the course to be followed is not clearls mapped...
...16]— Enclosed find check for $1.50 tor my subscription...
...If It were carried out sue* cessfully, Hoover's position would be Inestimably strengthened from a political point of view...
...A flood of Ref publican money and a publicity division Just now organizing under James Wright, former newspaper correspondent, is ready for use in case the House majority of about 100 Is threatened...
...D. C—How momentous the 1930 by-electlona will be depends largely on whether President Hoover makes a head-on campaign to elect a Hoover Senate, It, is believed here...
...Shortridge had a number of California interests to watch out for in the tariff bill, and busied himself especially with those while the bill was being considered' to...
...MUST HAVE PROGRESSIVE J [Menominee, Wis., Jan...
...Observers here do not believe that the administration will face this issue, at least not In the open...
...the* have fought Hoover consistently on all important questions raised during th» first year of his administration...
...though Mr...
...But whether the fight will be made is doubtful...
...the domestic manufacture of home tirew...
...Of course, after the fun was over, the committee would considerately reverse its action and give Senator Shortridge what he wanted...
...It is certain that the White House advisers will urge that a vigorous campaign be waged throughout the Midwest and in the border states to retain the present House majority, safely tucked at present under the wing of Speaker Nicholas Lbngworth...
...Hoover wanted to express himself on prohibition, he would do so personally...
...Botli of them, from what...
...j PLEASED WITH APPEARANCE I [Pcotone, 111., Jau...
...Astonishing how much interesting news can be printed on tmJd pages.—Carl C. Ararat...
...Sad Sam" would become even more dolorous at this juncture, according his colleague, and his voice would become tragic, much to the secret amusement of committee members...
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Vol. 1 • February 1930 • No. 10
