ɐn ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɔːɹ ɹiːᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt tə ðə sˈɛvəntisˈɪksθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, hiː wʌz ɐsˈɪstənt tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðɪ ɪntˈɪɹiɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi.
An unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress, he was assistant to the United States Secretary of the Interior in 1939 and 1940.