The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-24

| individuals and clements in the party that were supposedly backing him. Even though some of the lead CTS have blindly climbed aboard the Roosevelt band wagon with no other thought but patronage, dis regarding what the future may hold for the party itself and never seriously considering the type of candidate that the country needs. These leaders should recognize that after the convention their can- didate must stand the acid test of the electorate as well as the critical eye of the press.
 Governor Roosevelt has utterly failed in his last two efforts to sell himself to the press of the country. Editorial comment has been most unfavorable. If that is their atti- tude prior to the convention, what can the future hold?
 Tt is commonly known that re- publican leaders are hoping that Governor Roosevelt will be the nominee and some have publicly expressed themselves that their only hope for victory lies in the possibility of Roosevelt becoming the candidate.
 T am genuinely interested be- cause the tendency of the people of New Jersey has been to support the republican national ticket in presidential years. It Is only fair as the leader of the party in New Jer- sey to predict that if Governor Roosevelt is nominated our state will be in the republican column. If the right man is nominated, we will carry 6 republican state which has given 100000 majority to. re- publican candidates for president and turn 1t into a democratic ma jority of at least 150,000.
 If Roosevelt Is named we will loose victory for which we have been waiting for the past IF years.
 ''It is generally known that have always been an admirer and advocate of former Governor Smith. Entirely aside from my per- sonal desire to see this man be giv- en the leadership at time when he is so badly needed, want to call attention to the fact tha. .neres s d wealth of material before the con- vention-Governor Ritchie. Melvin A. Taylor, John N. Garner. Newton D. Baker, Governor White. Cover nor Murray, Senator Reed, Cover nor Byrd, and Senator Lewis. any of whom meets the present situa- tion better than the governor of New York.
 T feel it my duty to warn party leaders that if they are sincere and have the best interests of the party they become parties to placing in ., < 1Iy,o 4tnvx aavAfdafa a n ,,,hn oo ', n Of win, to give serious consideration to these outstanding statesmen. Why consider the one man who is weakest in the eyes of the rank and file?"
 Who Hague Is
 Jersey City, N. J., June 24-(U. P.)--Frank Hague, who opened the "stop Roosevelt" fight at Chicago with Q statement denouncing the New York governor as the weak est candidate", is one of the casts most powerful democratic politi- cal bosses. a product of the rail- road yarCI' of Jersey City.
 Hague has been a familiar figure in New Jersey politics since he be- came constable at the age of 21, and now at 55, he has helped put over two democratic presidential candidates in democratic conven- tions, both of whom were defeated in the November elections both in New Jersey and the nation.
 The Jersey City mayors power, however. has not ben clipped by his failure to win presidential cam- paigns. So powerful he is. so popu- lar with the masses, that he defied n legislature which attempted to investigate his income, which or- dered his arrest, which all but end- ed his political career and still was reelected mayor. It was charged that he spent $400,000 in ten years on an $8,O00 annual salary.
 That court fight was the closest