The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-28

Chicago--As if from so many booths at a gaudy carnival, the wares of the various dem ocratic candidates are ballyhooed at a greater number of presidential headquartcrs than have been es- tablished at a national convention since nearly everyone went scramb- ling for nominations in 1920.
 If you believe all you can hear about these candidates on the sec- ond floor of the Congress hotel you fall into acute melancholia at the realization that so many gents on unequaled ability and genius must be discarded eventually.
 Walk right in, folks! A lobby sign says, Make the Roosevelt headquarters YOUR headquarters" And big one some 25 feet long Do you want to find your friends from other states? Apply at Dele- gates Service bureau. Roosevelt Headquarters, Rooms 1102-1164."
 Rooms 1102-1164--that's how big it is. A correspondent finds a big sign directing him to the Roosevelt Press Bureau" where there are free telephones and free typwriters if he wants them, along with the mimeograph from which pour forth copies of statements from Roosevelt men which are considered pretty hot.
 No other candidate has gone in for personal service in such big way--most of the quarters seem drab in comparison.
 The Abandonment Governor.
 But Governor Ritchic of Mary land has taken over the big Floren- tine room where the republican resolutions committee held hear ings recently and drafted that famous prohibition plank. There were 200 Marylanders, coming 10 tyote or root for him, so Ritchie took the largest room on the floor Eof greatest activity, opposite Roose- velt quarters.
 There you can see the national and state colors tastefully and ebountifully mixed. pick up bio. graphical sketches and editorial comments and gape' at enormous Autographs of the handsomest governor.
 Norman Baxter, former Wash. lington newspaperman. in charge oi the place, will tell you why Ritchit is sure to win. National Commit. teeman Howard Bruce, Ritchit packer, comes in often and the governor himself is no man tC neglect his own headquarters al the time.
 Garner,s FJap.
 Speaker Gamers quarters, most | ly in al long room decorated witt | fine period furniture, are the nex largest hnd you cant see the walli for American flags, star-spanglet bunting and John Nance Garner | for President' Autographs.
 You can get buttons and full l length Biographies of Jack. Con gregsmaft Sam Rayburn of Texai is In charge, with J. F. shannon Texas oil producer, doing mucf of the greeting. Next down the hall Is the head quarters of Governor Harry Byrt of Virginia, where you usually hnt General Billy Mitchell and Colone | Henry BEeckinridge, Mndbergh' friend and adviser. Also leafiet | especially Advertising Byrd's pro
 hibition referendum plan and wall quite covered by such six-foot-tal
 messages as Byrd the Farmer |
 Il Worthy Successar to 0eorg Washington" Byrd. the Logica
 leader of the Post-War generation
 in the Full Tide of 6 Strong Man | hood---the same age as Theodor'
 Roosevelt when hc became presi
 dent"
 Al Smiths Headquarters mex door are not 50 pretentious--just
 couple of goodspized hotel room
 ----biit with Beveral attractive girl
 to hand you pamphlets and fold
 CTS, one of the latter including
 mean story from 4he nation abou
 Roosevelt. As nNail other head