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{{cquote|The people of our State will not tolerate . . . any one in public office who will not put his shoulder to the wheel and give his earnest support to the President.|||Gov. Maurice C. Townsend, July 26, 1937}}

{{cquote|The people of our State will not tolerate . . . any one in public office who will not put his shoulder to the wheel and give his earnest support to the President.|||Gov. Maurice C. Townsend, July 26, 1937}}

Van Nuys was also opposed by the [[Congress of Industrial Organizations]] ([[CIO]]), which in late November 1937 began an effort to deny Van Nuys the Democratic renomination and replace the incumbent senator with Alex Gordon, a labor leader of [[Indianapolis]].<ref>November 29, 1937. [https://www.nytimes.com/1937/11/29/archives/c-i-o-wars-on-van-nuys-backs-indiana-labor-leader-for-democratic.html C. I. O. WARS ON VAN NUYS; Backs Indiana Labor Leader for Democratic Senatorial Nomination]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 20, 2023.</ref>

Van Nuys was also opposed by the [[Congress of Industrial Organizations]] (CIO), which in late November 1937 began an effort to deny Van Nuys the Democratic renomination and replace the incumbent senator with Alex Gordon, a labor leader of [[Indianapolis]].<ref>November 29, 1937. [https://www.nytimes.com/1937/11/29/archives/c-i-o-wars-on-van-nuys-backs-indiana-labor-leader-for-democratic.html C. I. O. WARS ON VAN NUYS; Backs Indiana Labor Leader for Democratic Senatorial Nomination]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 20, 2023.</ref>

[[File:FDRoosevelt by Perskie.png|thumb|right|240px|[[FDR]] opposed Van Nuys for dissenting from his [[court packing]] scheme.]]

[[File:FDRoosevelt by Perskie.png|thumb|right|240px|[[FDR]] opposed Van Nuys for dissenting from his [[court packing]] scheme.]]