The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
BY: RODNEY BUTCHER NEA Service Writer

Washington = Two of the ablest men in the democratic party will be fighting 1t out for the perma- nent chairmanship of the national convention at Chicago the last of the month.
 B oth have served their party with distinction and deserve well of 1t. So it seems too bad that one of them must lose out in the hot clash which will come when the forces of Governor Roosevelt attempt to elect Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana over the choice of the anti R boswell forces, Chairman Jouett Shouse of the democratic national executive committee. If Walsh loses, he will stay on in the senate place from which he carried on his memorable invcsti- gation of the Teapot Dome scan dals and where his record has qualified him as a statesman. But while there Is seldom any sentiment in politics, anyone who instictively admires the man who does swell job" could not note without tinge of regret the disso- : lution of the able, shrewd firm of fkdShOUs 0HOuoC Auu AsAASAsSscO'' which would be a certain result in case of a Roosevelt victory. shouse's Work
 Shouse Is the man Raskob put in charge of the party's fortunes af- ter. it's overwhelming defeat IT |192S. Planning and executing hot campaign of democratic attack. lpepping up democrats over the country and strengthening the par tv organization at all points. he has been by all odds the most impress sive and effective politician who has bosscd a party's national headquarters in many years of memory.
 Tall. handyome, .bespectacled and in hts early fifties, shouse Is q Kentuckian by birth who became g successful lawyer in Kansas City. He served two terms as demo- cratic congressman from Kansas and was an assistant secretary of the trasury under Wilson.
 He had lot to do with getting the republican convention to Kan sas City in 1928. Once he was 2 newspaperman in Louisville. He Is q sportsman who has raised stock,
 Is enthusiastic over horse-racinS and smokes a pipe. '<<' Raskob's Idea ~
 Raskob, in 1929, had the idea that. as national chairman of the party he should. maintain an, &C., tive, fighting headquarters which would prepare the party for .vtc- tory in 1890 and 1892. Heswas convinced that Shouse would be tho ideal man to handle the job and persuaded him to take itis s
 They got Charlie Nicholson, vet eran newspaperman, and began an unprecedented barrage of political propaganda against the adminis- tration. Between effective public ity, Shouse's organization work and an anti-Republican swing, they achieved the big Democratic con- gressional victory of 1880.
 Now Shouse, who has done more than any other democrat to grease the alley for 9 democratic presi- dential victory this year. finds himself slated for the buns rush by Roosevelt. the gent who expects to come along and scoop off the cream. <.
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 Claims Bad Faith
 l .Shouse says Roosevelt agreed to his selection as permanent chair. man when Shouse's friends agreed to selection of Senator Barkiey oi Kentucky as temporary char
 man and keynoter, 50 he now ac' Icuses Roosevelt of bad faith. The
 Roosevelt crowd accuses shouse oi
 working with Raskob, Al Smhf land others to block the gcvernor'i lnomination. As. <
 This may be true, although the nearest Shouse has come to 1t pup. llicly has been ip urging selection oi
 untnstructed delegations to th'
 convention.
 Roosevelt leaders. forcing thu tissue in way which will bring q lshowdown of strength at the out. Iset, have. nevertheless, shown sur. lprising --- for. them = sagacity IT Ipicking Tom Walsh to oppose
 Shouse. Walsh has the esteem ol
 neariy everybody
 "BulId0gs Tom Walsh
 Seventy-three years gold thi month but still Tn fine trim, 2.
 has been senator since 19la when the Montana lcgislatur' elected him unanifnously. He ! best known as the "Buildog Tom