The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13

picturesque characters who ever
.campaigncd on a national ticket.
He ought. to be effective, too. for
his CHIEF. Job as the democratic
candidate for vice-president will be
to attack Hoover administration.
That is one Of the things Jack
does best Fand the thing Of, which
he is by all odds the fondest. The
democratic managers may have TO
warn him not to give full vent to
his actual opinions, which are sui
phuric indeed.
Tho Big Mystery
But In Washington the, politi-
clans probably viii keep right on
wondering among themselves just
why Jack Garner, who as speaker
holds the second most powerful
position in the United States gov
|crnment, Is willing to seek the vice
presidency, which carries almost
Inc power at all and the possible
sad effects Of which are well de-
lmonstrated by the obscurity which
has fallen upon old Charlie Curtis.
The Speculation will continue,
but Gamers closet friends are
willing to believe that his accept
81 the nomination was mott
waited most OF all by d desire TO
serve his party. He is a mighty
good democrat. He would rather
be speaker. than yice-president.
But he has told some of his inti-
mates that after holding Office for
SO eyears he is willing to give the
party everything ne can.
s-& Fs
Deny "Dcal' at Chicago
According to an authority here
who knows what went on during
telephone conversations between
Garner and his presidential CAM
paign manager at Chicago, Con-
gresham Sam Raybiirn, there was
no deal by which Garner released
his 80 Texas and California dele
gates in exchange for the n0mina-
ton. Garner wasn't seeking second
place on the ticket. He was a
shrewd enough politician to know
THAT his chances for first place
were very slim. =,
The appeal from Chicago was to
the effect that he; would add great
strength to the ticket, which would
then be composed aof the two
holding Americas high
est elective Offices next ITO the
presidency, and that Franklin D,
Roosevelt was especially anxious to
| have him as his. running -mate.
Certainly no one had the nerve
TO ttry to fascinate HIM with the
glories Of chance at the vice
lpresideHcy as compared with the
assurance Of the speakership.
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He Doesn't Take Orders
! One finds It simpossible to credit
suggestions that Garner, In re-
leasing his delegates, was takine
lorders from William Randolph
Hearst htor. w. q. McAdoo. Garner
doesn't take orders from anyone.
He felt that Roosevelt had such
d large majority Of delegates thai
| he deserved the nomination and
he believed that II the governor
were deprived Of It under the cir.
lcumstances the party might bt
wrecked Roosevelt had much sec.
tond choice strength in the Texas
land 4 California delegations and
many OF the Texas delegates had
been demanding their releage, from
lRayburns
The McAdoo Show
hTcAdoo,t as this story IL reiatet
further by those who know, VIVA
happened, appears as a smart poll
ticiah who seized the oppOrtnnit,
to, take the stage for q highly dfa'
matte moment. He mad used Gar
ner's naiiae in the California pri
mary, to head a slate OF delegates
(which won by horning In on tn
\ Roosevelt-Smithsf fight. M NIX
! He disliked Roosevelt thorough
lily, remembering the latter's i'm
lportaIst part in his defeat for tn
denomination In l924,.wheif his pres
lidential ambitions seemed neares
realization. One even hears yarn
THAT Mcxdoo wanted the vie
|presidentiai nomination this yea
himself. Other. politicians. renep
! bering the association OF McAdoo'
name with the old Khan nigh
wouldn't have allowed McAdoo o.
1.-THE ticket and SOME would hav
prevented his grandstand play 1
But he was head Of the califor
MIA dclegatlon1nnd a. Cailfofni
|prsceded Texas on the roll call h
had tho show 70 himself, There
lno political intimacy between Nc
IAdeo and Garner and MoAdoo IN
/ little II anything 70 40. with IN
spsakers decisions. .
Ia Champions Dem Record
| An important factor benin
jaek'e acceptance was his beIlf
that Ne was the man beHt qua3Ifie
70 appear before the country I
ohaHpion the democratic record
NE house slnee tire party took cor
ItFel 81 that body.
'fhs republicans this year VI
point 10 the performance o. n
1oWooTriie IrHltfsIIl = e4ptti1.
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cfoDeuy biII 411 what tfcH1p'