Washington, June 4.
Charges that a band of Administration "back-stabbers" were seeking to punish Senate Democrats' opposed to President Roosevelt's policies furnished the highlight on the political front here today.
Senator Burton K., Wheeler, De-morat of Montana: who has opposed many of the Presidents bills, said he feared that recovery funds would be spent to hurt those Senators opposed to the President's programmes. The President, however, insisted he was not participating in the current primary elections on behalf of any candidates.
Administration critics pointed out. however, that the President's son and secretary, Mr. James Roosevelt, had intervened in the Florida primaries and that the Postmaster-General, Mr James A. Farley, had played an active part in the Pennsylvania primaries, Nine Senators who opposed the President's judicial and government re-organization bills are seeking renomination in current primaries. Several of them have alleged that Mr. Henry Hopkins, Federal Emergency Relief Administrator, and other Close advisers of the President had endorsed candidates opposing present Democratic Senators who voted against Roosevelt legislation, Interest today was centred on the Iowa primaries where Mr, Hopkins has endorsed Mr, Otha D, Wearin, Democratic Representative from Iowa o is seeking the Senate nomination against Senator Guy M. Gillett, incumbent who frequently has disagreed with Administration. plans,
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