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...last week's primary, will fight it out in November with Republican Harry Stewart, former mayor of Reno. But the Senatorial race in his party brought to mind Mr. Scrugham's eagle story. Young Albert Hilliard, Reno lawyer, tried his wings against roseate Old Senator Patrick Anthony McCarran, who was lightly marked for Purging because of his vote against the Court Bill. On his way through Nevada in July, Franklin Roosevelt encouraged the fledgling New Dealer by calling him "Brother Hilliard." Last week young "Brother Hilliard" crashed to earth as old Pat McCarran soared off witha...
...broad bosom of the Pacific Ocean enfolded Franklin Roosevelt last weekend. To its gusts he could throw the heavy cares of the Presidency, to its rollers the carking complications of politics. Behind for a while lay the names of Barkley, Thomas, Adams, McCarran, McAdoo. Ahead lay marlin, sailfish, tuna, albacore, and the wild wahoo. His secretaries put away a sheaf of delivered speeches. His fishing aides aboard the cruiser Houston unpacked a trunkful of rods, reels and tackle. Instead of shining paragraphs for the electorate, now there would be shining spoons, dancing feathers for big fish. While Harry Hopkins administered...
...Franklin Roosevelt's reception at Carlin, Nev. which Senator Pat McCarran turned into a rally for himself. To Senator McCarran, too, another anti-Court plan man, the President gave the silent treatment. But the crowd saw smiling Pat McCarran beside the President and cheered him loudly, shouted for him to speak. "It's nice to see you," grinned happy Pat McCarran. Later the President publicly thanked him for several Nevada trout...
...Everywhere political wiseacres interpreted Franklin Roosevelt's failure to crack down on "naughty" Senators Adams and McCarran-right after the triumph of "naughty" Senator Van Nuys in Indiana [see p. 11]-as "the end of the Roosevelt Party Purge...
...Airlines; and Alabama-born Lieut.-Colonel Sumpter Smith, War flier, aeronautical engineer, since 1936 director of the Division of Airways and Airports of the WPA. The third Safety Board member was not named. Among these appointments, peeled political eyes could discover no one recommended for appointment by dictator-fearing McCarran. But if Franklin Roosevelt gave the back of his hand to Rebel Pat McCarran, it was at the same time a helping hand to U. S. aviation...