Evening star., 1932-05-19
JACKSON MAY HEAD
ROOSEVELT DRIVE
New Hampshire Man Slated
to Manage Campaign
for Governor.
a,aciaI pispatch TO The Star.


BOSTON, May 10 (NAN.A) When
the Democratic National Committee
elected Robert jackson of Concord N.
H., as its secretary, 1t may have picked
also its next chairman to manage the
presidential campaign Of 1921
FRANKLIN Roosevelt is the nominee.
Jacksons election was a genuine sur
prise to the politicians and upset the
plans of the Raskob- -Smith-Shouse
combination, who favored young Tom
Taggart, son of a well known Indiana
Democratic leader. The headquarters
crowd. who have had the running OF
things for the last three years, knew
nothing of Jackson's candidacy until
he turned up in Washington to attend
a meeting of the committee, with the
Endorsement of Gov. Roosevelt for sec
retary.
Jolt No. 2 came when Jackson got
Tom Taggart to second his nomination.
jackson didn't want the job, but the
Roosevelt people decided that it would
be a good move to grab the place
key position in the organization-g1v-
ing them the advantage of having q
man In a position to know what was
going on behind the scenes, and drafted
jackson for the place.
Supported Al Smith.
-Four years ago jackson. national
committeeman from New Hampshire,
was an ardent Smith man-one of the
$4,000 New England contributors to
the campaign, who labored early and
late to carry his State for him. So did
his charming wife, woman national
committee member from New Hamp-
shire.
Jackson's friendship for Franklin
90 IN he xuh
the latter was Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy in the Wilson administration.
During the World War Jackson was
vice president of a concern in Ports
mouth. engaged in building wooden
ships. More than once Mr.. Roosevelt
was in a position to aid him in contro-
versies with Washington officials in
charge OF shipping.
On another occasion. when client
of Jackson's was menaced by Cuban in
surrectionists, Franklin Roosevelt sent
a warship to protect the man and his
family and property. So, when Gov.
Roosevelt became q candidate for the
presidential nomination, Jackson joined
his forces and for a year or more has
been one of the men to whom the New
York Governor has turned for advice
and action.
He is regarded as Roosevelt's contact
man in New England. He was tnstru-
mental in delivering the New Hamp-
shire delegation to him and had hand
in steering the recent Maine Demo-
cratic convention, where another batch
of delegates was bagged for Roosevelt.
He tried hard to bring about compro-
mise in Massachusetts, between the
Smith and Roosevelt factions and re-
luctantly retired after several unsuc-
cessflll attempts.
Speaks for Roosevelt.
At the recent meeting of the sub
committee of the national committee,
to make arrangements for the conven-
ton in Chicago, next month, Jackson
was Roosevelt's spokesman and it was
limited that, in the event of Roosevelt's
nomination, he might be selected to run
the campaign, displacing James A. Far
ley, the pre-convention campaign man
ager.
The new secretary of the Democratic
National Committee Is native OF Do
yer, N. H, So years old, over 6 feet
tall, aggressive, approachable, and
loves the political game for the fun he
gets out Of it. He inherits his Dem
ocracy from his father. By profession
he is a lawyer. but of late years he has
given most of his attention to large
financial deals in which he Is inter-
ested.
Mrs. Robert Jackson was not one of
those who favored the granting of suf-
frage to women, but when her sex be-
came voters in New Hampshire she
took the lead in their organization
within the Democratic ranks with a
success which had much to do with the
victory Of that party in the State in
1922. She has been the woman mem
Der Of the Democratic National Commit
tee from New Hampshire during the
years Of her husbands service on the
same committee, the only such instance
of double family honor in the polltl-
cal history of the country. She was
one of the organizers of the League Of
Women Voters in New Hampshire; for
several years was member OF the Con-
cord Board of Education, and has been
q trustee of the Laconia State School.
Her executive ability is matched by her
tact and charm as a hostess.
|. Same Stock as General
| jackson" he was asked in q talk
the other day, lis it a name for Demo-
Gratis to conjure WITH"
YES" he replied, the New Hamp-
shire Jacksons are Of the same stock
as old Hickory They came from Car
ricksfergis, in the North of Ireland.
some Ol Lucm were III LIlc 4aulOcEo SCAbc
of Derry.
When England laid its heavy hand
on the Irish PresbyterianS and crushed
them by its harsh laws, many of them
emigrated to America. Gen. Jackson's
parents went South and our branch Of
the family to New England"
"Of course you went to WebSter's col
lege?" his interviewer remarked.
Yes, we New Hampshire folk think
that Is the thing to do. / entered Dart