PACE EIGHT LANDON AHEAD IN G. 0. P. RACE Expected To Get Nomina tion In Early Balloting At Cleveland (Special to The Pre»»-MacJonian) WASHlN(j'l'O.N, June 3.—'I'hc po litical picture, which still fo(,u-.f-. chicfly upon the Republican Na tional C'onvention which meets at Cleveland next week, appears to bt Ketting clearer. All of the si^ns Iioint now to the .noininatioti of i.ov, Alfred M. I.andon by the Ke- )iU'blicans on the second ur third ^ballot. I'^stiniates of his strength made by several different ex]K-rieiiced jiolitical strategists are in substan tial aKreement. He v\ill have 34X in structed delegates who will, ot course, vote ff)r him ihi the first ballot. There will bv about l.V.l votes for “favorite sons” on this first ballot, most of whom, as wei as a large percentage of the Knox and Horah delegates, are exin-cted to swing to I.andon on the second or third balhjt. On the I )euiocratic side the most important event affecting the party’s proS|)ects is the declaration of (iov. Lehman of .\cw York that he will not he a candidate for re flection. ,\lr. Roosevelt can con ceivably be reelected with(jut Xevv York, but his friends are concerncl over his pros]ject in his home state with anyone else than Mr. I.chnian running for Governor. Lehman has ■been the greatest vote-getter the Democrats have ever had in Xew York. With most \f)tei's voting the straight ticket, (;ov. Lehman’s pop ularity would hel|i greatly to carry New York for tlic Adnn'nislration. ™e FRANKU.N AND THE _ worked himself mto The LANDONS OF KANSAS pre- a very has workea 'w and unless Congress ^ k’ erently, a situation may scribes nher Mr. Ickes '""S Thirf Harr, Ho|>ki«, the final say. Ihe talk is i V Tones Chairman of the Re- Jesse Jon , Corporation, construction ^ p^'^esident and Mr Hopkins m all future pub lif^virks, relief and other emerg ency spendings. The cancellation by the Supreme Court of the Guffey Bituminous Coal Act has naturally revived dis cussion of the question of a con stitutional amendment to rte Federal Government powers ich it now does not have to business and industry mside of state lines. While constitutional re vision sentiment is running high, public expression in favor of it i.s being softpedaled. The President and his supporters in and out of TOPEKA . . • These pictures of Governor Alf Landon and his wife, Mrs. Landon, are recently taken portrait studies of the governor and the first lady of Kansas. Republican friends and supporters here think the White House at Washington will be their next home. Higher Corporation Taxes Expected To Be Enacted Congress don’t want to complicate the Presidential campaign by bring ing the Constitution issue to the fore. Labor Relations Act The strongest demand for giving the Federal Ciovernment more jwwer now seems to be centered in the ranks of organized labor. Labor leaders feel that the Labor Relations Act will be declared un constitutional when it reaches the Supreme Court, and the same ap prehension seems likely to I A a i> c froui 1 to 10 jicr ccnt. Not many i in the abandonment by Congress of Longressional Leaders 1 30-hour week bill, the Ellen- Plan Adjournment 1 derstand dearly just what the ef- bogen bill for regulation of wages THURSDAY, voluntarily for the tion of such questions j , wages of labor, appor,, production, etc. ■ An example has the recent action of the result By June 6 Don’t Blame Tlietn Daughter-Mother, I wish you would stop bossing father around so much. .\fother--What’s the matter now? I)aughter—Well, every time I got some young man interested in me he grows serious and asks me if I take after you. (Special to The Press-Maconian) WASmXtiTON, Jiuu' 3. —The majority leaders in Congress are trying to speed thinjrs up so as to adjourn by June 6. The only two pieces of legislatiort which are label led “must” arc the new tax bill and the relief approi)riation. .And liot all is clear sailing fr>r either of feet of the new law will be, and considerable doubt will be. express ed as to whether it will raise the necessary additional revenue. How ever, it will be a stop-gap which may reduce the amount which the (iov'trnment will have to borrow to carry over the next fiscal year. Relief and How The relief appropriation has been comj)licated by the desire of many influential leaders in both Houses them. 'I'he outlook now is that the tax to prescribe how future relief mon- measure as it finally gets onto the ey shall be spent and by -whom, statute books will amount to a net Secretary Ickes would like to have in getting together and agreement with their anticipation of the and hours in the textile industry and the Walsh-Healey bill which would give Washington complete control of hours and w'ages of all concerns having Government con tracts. That a constitutional amendment may not be necessary to extend federal powers in case ?vfr. Roose velt was reelected is being pointed out by some observers. An alterna tive that is now being seriously discussed is the suggestion that Congress could readily enact laws extending the rights of trade and all the railroads of the a few great national systaj consolidation has .been J of far-seeing railroad years, and has been the, hobby of Jo&eph C. EasJ eral coordinator of railroji The Rail * The principal obstaclei,_ of the acceptance of if; r' plan of railroad consoliiias been the problem of hot care of the railroad empfe, would be dropped from the or shifted to other parfc country. The plan upon which,,,, companies and the raiS brotherhoods have agreed for pensioning or else f jr a long time on the workers whose services be needed and for coveii moving expenses of those who would be shifted to mote from their present No new legislation was m arrive at this agreement, soj now seems to be pretty ,v^i ed toward a complete reir tion of the railways of tka c« ill .corporation taxes of the spending of it, and Mr. Ickes industrial associations to cooperate She Was Luciij Junior—I wish youhadtlt ache instead of me. Mother—But that’s ven dear. Junior—Yes, but you ti your teeth out. The New Order Joshaway Crabtree says used to call gold-diggers niners.” Today they are ‘Thirty-sixes.’.” Then It Started “You’re getting tired oi never call me ‘dear’ as ot do.” “A-ah ! Do they?” For the United States Senate VOTE FOR Z. ^ ''' ^ I SENATOR JOSIAH W. BAILEY ^ A fine gentleman and ait able le^ islator, who for six years has reprc sented North Carolina as its seni« senator. Senator Bailey’s conduct in tb rZf its »»»* respected members. Your Favorable Vote Will Be Appreciated The Bailey Committee (PAID POLITICAL ADVjERTlSl^*

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