The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-09
What Democrat
Will Be Chosen
Continued from Page u

In view of the extensive organiza-
ton developing for Governor Roose-
welt, 1t generally is expected that
Young would come into the nomin-
alton, IL he does, somewhat the way
John w. Davis did when he was
chosen as a compromise candidate
after Alfred E. Smith and William
G. McAdoo fought their historic
deadlock in 1924.
Why the persistent talk by the
party of Jefferson of this big bust
ness man. whose gigantic electric
power and radio concerns have been
attacked as "trusts?" The answer
lies in what he has done, what he
is, and the scope of his statesman
ship as his friends see it.
His business record shows these
highlights; practiced law In Bos-
ton II years; counsel and vice presi-
dent of General Electric nine years
until 1922; chairman of board
since. In addition he is or has
been chairman of the Radio Cor
poration of America; director in
the international General Electric,
American and Foreign Power cor
poration, General Motors, Mohawk
Hudson corporation, Federal Re-
serve bank of New York, Photo
phone, Inc, Radio-Keith-O rpheum
corporation, Osram Corporation of
Berlin. Enough to fill his Sc years
years without the public activities
which since the war constituted an
other career in themselves.
The Radio corporation is said to
have been largely Young's creation.
After his nine years in the trenches
as counsel of General Electric and
vice president with policy, Young
emerged as one of the modern
statesmen of big business, corre-
lating problems of the vast indus
trial empire and guiding the Young
Radio industry through pioneering
stages. If business training and
administration of large and COM
plicated organizations is of any
value in the White House, Young's
friends believe he qualities on this
score.
They put much stock in Young.
the man. He still regards his
birthplace, Van Hornesville, a VIII
lage 70 miles north of Albany, N.
Y, as his spiritual home. The
old white house, the Universalist
church across the road, the school
which he has helped to build. are
more home to him than his Park
avenue apartment.
His daughter was recently mar
ried in the old homestead.
When Owen Young slumps down
in his chair, sprawls his six-feet two
out comfortably, takes a reflective
puff on his pipe and begins by
saying, II have a feeling in the seat
of my pants" it is the upstate New
Yorker speaking.
He is tall and thin, "a lean lean
horse for long race" of hardy
stock. His mother died recently at
90 years. His eyes have a humor-
GUS sparkle and his friendly per-
sonality blooms out when he rises
tot address an audience.
He time and again turns away
wrath with a soft answer. When op-
ponents of the power industry cri-
tici7e him, he answers without ram
cor and ever has gone part way to
meet them in the issue. Though he
has been in the center of contro-
versy as spokesman for a business
which has bene under political fire
for years, and as key figure in the
two European reparations confer
ences, his ability to turn off trouble
smoothly has left few feuls on his
trail.
It is this feature of his person.
ality that makes his friends hope
full that he can overcome the opposi-
ton nominating one so closely
connected with power industry, OPP
position whic his now rallying be-
hind the other New York presi-
dental possibility. Governor Roose-