The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-10

sion, no republican leader or sound Judgment here questions.
 Meanwhile the usual epidemic of lobby rumors has started. One wit played prank on some of his friends by going around whisper ing to each one mysteriously:
 Have you heard about the movement to draft Coolidge for vice president?" Within a few hours the story spread through the Hobbies of the Congress hotel and supposedly well.informed persons were seriously speculating as to whether or not MT Coolidge would accept.
 Convention managers expect that Vice President. Curtis will be re- nominated.
 Considerable trouble is being en- countered in deciding upon a new chairman of the national commit tee to succeed Senator simeon D. Fess. Postmaster General Walter F. Brown will continue to be MT Hoover's chief unofficial political advisor.
 One Way Out
 Chicago, June 10--(UP)--Speak.. GASIGS IldNc UCGu ClOoVu iA6ht ohA left for the republican national convention, but one bootlegger has set up headquarters in one of the hotels, and has gone down the list of early convention arrivals, room by room.
 He knocks at the door and asks the guest if he Is wet or dry, hold ing up a list of names as If making a poll. If the guest says he is wet. the bootlegger con6des that he can obtain anything at a moments mo- tice and will deliver 1t to the room.
 He will even permit hotel guests to charge their liquor.
 Negro Republicans
 Chicago, June 10--tUP)-Re- publican convention preliminaries revolved to-day about @ test of President Hoover's attempted re- form of the "rotton borough" sys- tenn, so-called, in the south where white political bosses have gained power through combinations with the negroes.
 In a series of contests aired be- fore the republican gational com mittee, the Hoover-supported lily white" factions are seeking to oust the old time "biack and tan" coali- tions and substitute rule and pat ronage dispensation by the better element"
 Old-Iine white republican bosses. fianked by well-dressed and ener- getic negro co-workers--au armed with brief cases--appeared from Georgia, South Carolina. Louisiana and Mississippi, to seek recogni- ton over the Hoover" groups set up by Postmaster General Walter F. Brown.
 Except possibly on one case that of South Carollna--defeat ap- peared certain for the old group The Hoover slates seemed sure to be recognized. But recognition has been accorded to some leaders ir tho old regime. Negroes are in. cluded in the Hoover" slates. Coolidge Crashes It Northampton, Mass, June 10-- (UP)--Calvin Coolidge, the mar who did not choose to run agair for president in 1928, is as firm in his choice for private life al ever.
 During the republican conven. ton which opens in Chicago nex week to re-nominate Presiden' Hoover, MT Coolidge will be 1T strict secluslon at Plymouth. Mass cut off from outside contacts ant speading his time fishing. milking or pitching hay.
 Mir Coolidge, beset to-day by re. ports from Chicago that q move was under way to draft him fol vice president, and from New YOrl and Washington of further reports that he has decided prohibition 1, q failure and is the logical man tc become head of the Reconstruction Finance corporation, took charac' | teristic action.
 He ordered the telephone com | pany to put through no calls to hi | home and refused to see core. spondents. MT Coolidge was busy packint and preparing for a drive to Ply mouth for his vacation.