Adams testimonial dinner brochure, 1938

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Democratic Ticket

1938

UniJed

States Senator

ALYA B. ADAMS

Congressnten

First District ...

LAWRENCE LEWIS

Second

District..

...

FRED CUMMINGS

Third

District... .. . .JOHN

A. MARTIN

Fourth District

...

EDW.

T. TAYLOR

Justices

of the Sttpreme Court

OTTO BOCK

E. \'. HOLLAND

Govenw1·

TELLER AMMONS

!Arllle>lallt Governor

FRA."K

J. HAYES

Secr-etary of Stltte

GEORGE

E. SAUNDERS

Auditor of State

THOlL-\S

ANNEAR

State Trea.qm·er

HOMER F. REDFORD

Attorl!elJ General

BYRO~

G. ROGERS

State Superintendent of Schools

MRS. INEZ

J

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LEWIS

Regents of Unive1·.qity of Colorado

E. R.

CAMPBELL

MARTIS' D.

CURRIGAN

A few of the

LETTERS

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TELEGRAMS

Rccei ved

at a

TESTIMONIAL DINNER

Gh·en in honor of

Senator Alva B. Adams

On

April 11, 1938

Denver, Colorado

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The following letters

and

telegJ'lUlli.

"hich were :<ent to the

Te<timonial

Dinner given in honor of Senator

.\Iva B.

Adam<,

in Denver on

April

11. 19:1!1. are reprinted

in the

belief

that a• l'enator

Adams is

now a

csndidatc for re-election,

hh

con-'titucnts will

be

interested

in

know-ing

whnt

i~

thought

of him

by

Xalional

lt>8.der.

with

whom he hn.•

·~•·ve<l

nud who

are

familiar

with

his Kct·vices a• a

United States

:Senator.

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Washington,

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April 7. 1938.

Honorable

James A. Marsh,

Ot·mocrntic National Committeeman. E. & C. Building,

Denvt"r, Colorado. My

dear

Mr.

Marsh:

I am told that a U.llmorual dmoer ••II be given tn Denver,

on

April 11. for S.,nator Adams by ha

Colorado

friends.

I want to avail myself of tht! eopponunity to

say

to

the

people

of

Colorado that tn m} •noci

a-tion with Senator Adams m th( St natt I have b«-t'"n impressed, and I belicvt' the country has

been

impressed,

with

his ability,

his

tndu•try and

energy in represenbng the intcretU of hi"' state, and his disposition to rendrr patriotJe pubhc serv-Ice m formulat.ing and carryinc out •·orthwblle policies

in

this

republic of

ounL

.

_• _It_{is a source of pe-rsonal aausfacuon that he}_lS

~ving

this

tnbut .. and

alrtciJOn

t

Very smcerely youn,

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THE

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lNTERIOR

Washington

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Apnl 7, 1!138.

Cbatrman, Alva B. Adams Testlmol'\lal Dinner, ~vor, Colorado.

My d.,.r Senator Walker:

I hn~ learn«! of the testunonial dmner wluch th~ <tuzens of Colorado ~ tendennc to United Sla* SeMtor Alva B. Adams on nut Monday,

and b<ause of my fnendohip for hun. I eannot retram from adding my word to th~ many othen

wbt<h 1

:un

sure he will receive. I am clad to

lu>ow of this reeognition of hla meritonous serv· Ie..

Dw-lllj my five ye&n as Seeretary of the lntenor I ba•

e

"orkoo closely with Senotor Adams and he •1th

me.

I ba"e come to have a

lucb

reprd tor h10 capoetty and ability in dealing wtth many

matt~n of extreme importanee to the West as well u to his own State. He puts 1nto 1ua .,.vrk as Cbatrman of the SeNile Committee on Public

Lands ond Surveys and as a member of the Sen-ale Committee on Appropriations unfailing en·

eJ'CY, mtelligence and itatesmanship Ht.o grasp of and lntt-n-.£t in western a.f'fai.ra aue:b u

reclama-uon..

nat>Onal parks. the lndtano, vaung, map-Pine. land cJaasifieation, and other ...-tivities,

which form so large a part of the wc,£k of the

Ikpertment of th" lnt..rior, call for the

m.hest

commtndation.

You have my best wishes for a succHS!ul oc· c:ulon.

S&ncerely YOUJ"5.

HAROLD L ICKES. Seeretary of th<" Interior.

From James A. Farley, Demoeratioe National

Chairman)

April 7, 1838.

Honorable James A. Marsh,

Democratic National Comml\1eeman, E. & C. Building.

Denver, Colorado:

I would be very happy If it were possible

tor

me to be present with the triends of Senator Adams at the dinn<·r bein& tendered in hls honor

thb evening. He ts a veat fellow and one for whom I have a

k.'::J'

hich regard. Please extend to A Iva my very est .-..gards and best wishes.

JAMES A FARLEY.

k.

Washington, D. C.

April 11, 1938.

rable Walter Walker, Chairman,

B. Adams Testunomal Dinner.

~·nver, Colorado.

I deeply recr<t that Ctrcum.s1ances make tt tmpu.sible tor me to )Otn you and other frienda

of SeMtor Adaa&$ in I"'YIDJ honor to him at the Tf'ltunonial Dinner

brine

11ven this evening. Not ol'\ly from the standpomt of my penonal aclmira· tM>n of him but from the au.ndpotnt of his ability, character and public ..-rvice, he .. worthy of the

honor which you ~ poytnc hiDl, I congratulate

not ol'\ly Senator Adams but the State of Colorado upon the recognition of his ability, his standing

and bjs great contribution over a period of many

yeoMI to the high standard• of public service. ALBEN W. BARKLEY,

Democratic Floor Leader.

Washing1on, D. C. April 9, 1938

onorable Walter Walker, Toastmaster,

707 E. & C. Building.

Denver, Colorado.

Pl('ase tender my best wbhes to those present at the Testimonial Dinner in honor of Senator

Alva B. Adams.. Hi:. fine character, his progressive

"""rd.

and his in4etatigable labors in committee ond on the Roor, have endeared

tum

to his col-lngues m the Senat ... I am certain that the citi· zena of Colorado in recognition of his splendid

.ervace to the natiOn and the state. will return hun to the Senate for anoth(·r six years.

ROBERT F. WAGNER, United Slates SeMtor

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Wulun~um. D. C. April 9, 1933. Hooorable James A.

Marsh.

E. & C Building,

Denv~r. Colorado.

Th~ Standard Railroad Labor Orc=tions """'nUy endorsed Salator Alva B. Adams for

re

·

nomlnntion and re-election. This is th~ third time they have approved his red>rd which is impressive

~1denet> that he deserves w~ll

ot

th<' workt'rs of Colorado. Personally I have such

a

high regard fur lhc intellige.- of the voters o! our State that

I am taktng it for granted he wtll b<' returned

by a smashtng majority. I rt'gl"f't I cannot be- wt~ you on Monday night but I will b<' w1th yOu m

spmt. May I add just one wurd, A great IHmocrat.

Fraokbn D. R.oose\·elt. O«Upies th<• Wlutc House.

H~ nt'<'ds and desen:es our unfaltenng $Upport..

All the r('S()UI"C<'$ of predatory wealth are beiog conet>ntrated agaiost him m the hoJ><' that by splltt.lnl( th• Democrats w1de open th• "Old Guard" Rt'J)ublicon.s may return to powl'l', Surely the

Democrats

ot

Colorado are not so weak mioded u to fall !or that kiod of bunk. Victory will be ouy a! we only stand shoulder to shouldtr back of - v e i l and Adams. It wt haven't cumption ODO\Illh to do that ..-e do not d....,..rve su~

EDWARD KEATDiG. Edttor "'Labor."

(From James F. Byrnes, South Carolina. author and sponsor or Reorgamutlon Blll.l

Washington. D. C. Apnl o. 1938 Senator Walter Walker, Chairman,

Alva Adams Testimonial. Dmner,

Care James

Marsh.

E. & C. Building,

D<-nvtr Colorado.

I krve with Senator Adams on two

commit-~ and since he came to the Senate our families

hi\'~ been very intimate. As a r<'ftult of this asso-e:tatJOn 1 have had an opportunity to know Alva Adams and r know that i.n twenty years service in House and Senate 1 have ncvtr known a more dfJcient legislator nor a more loyal friend. Those of us who desire 10 see men or character and courace In public sen-xe hope that Colorado will conllnu~ to give to the nauon the- st-rvice of Sen-ator Adams.

JAMES F. BYRNES. Umted States Senator

From South CArolina.

•

!'From R,ruy F. Ashunt. Chamnan of JudJc:Jary

Ccmnu~ and author of lhe Supreme Coun Bill) Washington, D. C. Apnl 7. 1933. Ji<,norable Walter Wallter, Chairman,

Alva B. Adams Testimon1al Dinner, 707 E. & C. Building,

Ot-nver, Colorado.

Regret cannot be present to express person-ally my admiration for the superb and high char· actcr or United States Senator Alva B. Adams. Dunng Senator Acl.alm' aervic" tn the Salate he

hu fatrly "arned and justly hol<b the affectionate

~ard and esteem of all his Cello..- Senators. Ktnd regards.

HENRY F. ASHURST. United States Senator

From Anzona.

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s.>nator Walter Walker,

April 8, 1938. Toastmaster, Senator Adams Testimonial Dinner, Denver. Colorado.

My d•·ar Salator Walker:

I d«"Cply ~t that I eannot .ccept your m-'\"ttauon to be preRDt at the Tesbmo~ Dmner to be given

to

Senawr Adams on Apnl eleventh. I have for him the ~atest admtratton and

aftec-taon.. He is recognized as one of the ablest men in the United States Senate and while he has served the whole nation in partiCipating actively w1th his broad knowledge and hls clear analysis and cour-age in matters of far·n-athinsc effect he has ne~er

forgottl'n his own State and hns fought more m-tensely and accompliohed more for his State than any other Senator from Colorado tn my mem-ory. He holds a po..-erlul ~ilion on many pow·

~rrul committees of the Senate.

Senator Adams '" Chairman of the Coouruttee

c.n

Public Lands and Surveys which deals w11h ...-t of our Western problems. He is

hlgh

on ~e

Committee on liTil!atJon and ft('C-lamauoo. He 11 Cha1rman of a Speoal Committee of the Salate to Investigate Produc-tion. TranspOrtat:Jon ;tnd Mar· k•itng of Wool. He is on the powerful. Rules Com· mtllee. He stands high on the Appropnations Com-mittee and is frequently on the" su~mm.tttcc of that committee to present matters to lhe &,nate. Re ls on the powerful Bonlung and Currency Committee which handles gold and sliver !egisla· uon. He has given all or hls t1me and ability to his State and to lhc Federal Government and no

OM has ever questionf'd hiS ~inct'rity. I wish that I could be with yOU to do honor to Alva B. Adams.

Sinrerely youn,

KEY PlTrMAN.

Un1tt'<l States Senator From Nevada.

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Wuhi~ D. C. Apnl ll. 1938. Honoral>Ie Walter Walk..-,

Chalnnan, Alva B. Adams Teshmonial Dinner.

707 E. & C. Building.

Dtnver, Colorado.

I am happy to greet the Democrats of Colo· rado who

are meeting

tonight to do honor to the Honorable Alva B. Adams. Senator Adams is one of lhe ablesl, most elrectJve and best loved mem· ben ol the United States Senate. You ean always lind 1um llghlit>J( lor the - anten:sl of Colorado and lhc West. We need him 1n Wulungton and hope that lhe people or Colorado will return him -..alb • cruuy mcreased majOnty.

BURTON K. WHEf!.f:R.

United Stateo Senator from Montana.

April 7, 1938. Sejl{at<>r Walter Walker. Chauman.

T.umc>nial Dmner to Senator Adam.. Denver, Colorado.

Permat me to jOin 'll'llh the h'aends of SenaU>r Adams in the tribute now bei,..

r.id

hun. He is a crut friend, a great citizen an a great states· man IllS character and work In WuhinClOn re-l!l'Ct &lory upon his State, Nation and Party.

PAT !lARRISON. United State& Senator

From Mlisissippi.

W~D.C. April 7, 1938.

Honorable James A. Marsh. Dt-nver, Colorado.

Permit me to join with the Colorado friends and 11\lpporters of Senator Adams in felicitating

h1m. There is no more industrious, conscientious or couraaeou.s member or lhe Senate than Senator Adama. 1 consider myself honored to be lhe !rtend and colleague or one who represents the very hiahcst type of public servant..

DAVID L WALSH, Umted Stale& Senator

From Vesncbusetts.

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Honorable James A. Alanh,

Dcmocratic Nabonal Committeeman,

Denver, Colorado.

Doar MI. Marsh:

April 6. 1938.

For quite a number of yeara I have served on

the Appropriations Commaltec of the Senate with your dJ.stinguished Senator Adamo. He is one of

the 1trongest and ablest m€'n we have in the Sen-ate atrong in couraa:e. atronc in COn\.ietion_. and

otrong in speech. He as ever alert lor the best antcrcsts of Colontdo as weU as for the best inter·

.u

of the nation. I know of no more

conscten-taous. vigorous or :lode!ati.gable worker in the

Senate than Senator Adamo. Most sincerely youn,

KENNETH McKELLAR, United States Senutor

From Tennessee.

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April 7. 1i38. Honorable Jamos A. Marah,

Dcmocratic National Commattceman. E. & C. Building,

Denver, Colorado. Ot·a r Mr. Marsh:

I sincerely regret that it is not possible for me

to acc:ept your kind invitation to attend the dinner

m

honor of my distingullhro colleague. your senior Senator, Alva

a

Adams, an Denver, Colorado, on April II, 1938.

Senator Alhms has mad" a fine place for

hun-•

•!!.

in lhe Senate beeau.te of his unquestioned abwiY. industry, integtty and crasp or the

m-tricate legislative problems walh which we have

had to deal during lhe past five years.

I urn happy to say that no member of the Senate is more generally e•le<·med and respected

by has colleagues than S.nator Adams.

It is my good lortum• to sit almost next to Senator Adams in lhc Scnote chamber and my personal relations with ham dur~n~ the past five yean have been uniformly deliJblluL I hope very much that Ibis pleuant aaociation may be Jon1 contmued.

Wath kindest reprcll, I am

corWall:f

youn,

WILLIAM G. McADOO, United States Senator

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Wuhinctoo. D. C.

April 7, 193&

Walter Walker, Chaannan.

Adams Testunorual Dinner, & C. Building,

v•r. Colorado.

I am glad to have this opportunaty to pay a wtll d<served tribute to Alva B. Adams, a very popular and hard .,..orlring membtr of thc Sen·

a~ Tht West badly - . , ~uch otaunc:h and loyal

fru,nds.

CAJU. HAYDEN, Unlled Slai<S ~nator

From Anzona.

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ble Waller Walker, Chaannan.

r Adams Testimonial Dmntor,

JS<n•tr, Colorado.

j•r

Mr. Walker:

I am delighted to have thas opportunaly of

ex-pressmg to you and your fellow citizens m Denver and Colorado my felieit.ations on your good

lor-tun~ tn being repr...,nled in the Senate of the

Unal<d Slates by Honorable Alva B. Adams.

Il has been my privilca:e to have knn"' n

Sen-ator Adams intimalely bolb duranc hla oe<Vice in

1123 and 1924 and also siMe has electJon m 1932.

I ftl[ard him as one or the outstandmg men in lbt whole Senate and Ius leadenahap among our Western Senators is univenally

recocruzed.

In addition, I think he is one or the most

pleasant and personally popular men in the City

of Waslungton and I jom with you and your fel·

Jo• cJtizen$ 1n Denver in wishing him the best of eovtrythin& for many years to come.

Yours very sincerely,

MORRIS SHEPPARD,

Unit«! States Senator

From Texas.

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April I. 1938.

Honorable Jam.-. A. lolanh.

O~ocratic National Comm1ttccman,

O.•nver. Colorado. D<·ar Mr. Marsh:

My attention has been called to the fact that fnends of Senator Alva B. Adams are holding a

Tt'ftunonial Dinn('r in luo honor on Monday, April 11 If Denver were oot oo far away, and if friends of Senator Adams from slat.,. olber lban Ius own out• of Colorado were to be mcluded. I would make an elfort, in spi~ of

ace

and inftnnities of the ftesh, to appear lb•re In peraon to attest my aclnuratlon for and devotiOn to this splendid

pub-be senrant.

I have such a strong rt.•ttpcct for the Jefferson· aan pnncipJes of states rtahts that I have made it an anvariable practice to most carefully refrain from injecting myself tnto nffnlrs of sister sta~es.

but at the risk of bemg pNhups a little inconsist· <·nt. I feel that I must publicly attest my very

luch

1'\'gard and aJJecuon for Senator Adams. I

rt"gard him as one ot the most. valuable memberS

C>f the Unit«! States ~nat<•. I have long admired

h,.

independence.

his

counae,

and his good

sense.

Pe.,...nally I am proud to caU lum my devoted fnrr.d. as 1 most oertaanly am baa. He "' fully and abundantly "·orlby of the conlld"""" and support or his fellow citizens. and Colorado should be, u

she no doubt is. proud to hove him represent her an the United Stateo Senntc m th<'!le troubled

ttmes.

Sincerely yours,

CARTER GLASS.

U n il<'d States Senator

From Vugmaa.

Waslungton, D. C.

Apn, 9. 1938.

Honorable Alva B. Adams, Glenwood Springs, Colorndo.

May I add my best wishes to the many which

have come to you on this occasion and thank you for the cooperation and int~est you have shown in our effort to ht>lp the home oy,.--ners of the

nation.

STEWART McDONALD.

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April 7, 1938.

Honorable James A- Marsh,

Democratic National Committ~an,

E. & C. Building,

Dear Jim:

I have just learned with great interost and

satisfaction !bat tbe friends of Senator Adams

are tendering him a testimonial dinner at Denver

on April 11. As one of his colleagues who has bad numerous occasions to observe the effective manner in which he serves the people of

Colo-rado and the West, I wish it were possible for

me by my presence to add my tribute of

admira-tion to tbose which will be offered by his

Colo-rado friends and constituents.

No member of tbe United States Senate en· joys a higher standing tban Alva Adams. He is

recognized

as

a

man

of understanding and

com·

mon sense as well as one of indust-ry and ability.

As Chairman of the Public Lands Committee, he

bas made an invaluable contribution to the West.

His recent achievement in securing the approval of the Committee on Appropriations for the Big

Thompson diversion project. which later passed

the Senate, is the latest evidence of his watchful efficiency.

Senntor Ad~ however, is more than a prac· tical legislator, working for the purely material interests of his constituents. He is a Senator of eharaeter whose career reflects credit upon the

people who have made his service to h~ state

and country possible. Sincerely YOW"St

JOSEPH C. O'MAHONEY, United States Senator

From Wyoming.

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Honorable Edwin C. Johnson,

United States Senator, Senate Office Building,

Washington, D. C.

Dear Senator:

Within the last two or three months I have

had several inqWries from friends in Colorado

with refc.rcnce to the candidacy of our colleague,

Bon. Alva Adams. Of course, being from New

Mexico and not desirous or in any way inter-!er·

mg with the business of the citizens of the State of Colorado, I have been raU1cr reluctant to in· terfere.

Nevertheless, I believe that as a United States

Senator I can with justification say what I think

of Senator Adams. thjs being based upon my ob·

sen.,.ation of his official work in the Senate of the United States.

In my opinion, there isn't a person in the Senate of higher integrity or higher moral cour· age tban Alva Adams. He is first on tbe alpha·

helical list of the roll

call

and not once have 1

seen him hesitate in voting his convictions on any

matter bcing considered by that body. If he was

in New Mexico I would vote for him for Senator.

Sincerely,

DENNIS CHAVEZ,

United States Senator

From New 111extco.

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Honorable James A- Marsh,

Democratic National Committeeman.

E. & C. Building.

lily dear Mr. Marsh:

It has come to my attention that a fellow

Senator. the Honorable Alva B. Adams. of our neighboring State of Colorado, is to be tbe hon·

ored guest at a testimonial dinner on Monday,

Apcil lith.

I hasten to add a word. written humbly. in

appreciation of Senator Adams who is at all times

thoughtful, conscientious, and hard-working, and

whose intelligent direction in matters vital to us

of th~ West has had no mean influence on our

Western destinies.. Senator Adams is a national

ftgure of course. but I am writing as a neighbor and I regard him as a good and able Senator.

Sincerely yours,

ELBERT D. THOMAS,

United States Senator