The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-22

exposures which Senator Black unearthed on MT Farley's repub- lican predecessors. These gave Big Jim food for thought. Also they gave him the opportunity to atone for earlier inclination to be a good fellow by suddenly emerg- as the Big Bad Wolf of the aviation industry. Big Jim has been thinking about his narrow squeak ever since.
 Jm Farley's great asset--and at times his great fault-is a natural inclination to get along with people. It is written all over his blunt Irish face. Jim is bald, frank, a square shooter, chews gum uses green ink, is the administrations chief patronage dispenser, and intends soon-so he ays-to relinquish his nation. al committee job.
 Jim does not swear, drink, chew tobacco, or smoke, is clos CT to the president politically than anyone save LOuey Howe, cOnfers with Roosevelt every morning at breakfast time. Jim dislfkes makink speeches, has most of them written for him, makes no pretense of being a student of finance or statesman ship, shuns technical subects at cabinet meetings. His great ambition is to get the post office out of the ''red," although his friends claim that beyond that he has his eyes glued on the year 1886 and the governorship of New York.
 HOW STAFF LINES UP
 Farley's staff is characteristic of his own easy-going tempera- ment. They all study to please. They are all easy to meet, easy to get along with-sometimes too easy.
 WILLIAM w. HOWES, first assistant postmaster general in charget of postmaster appoint ments and personnel, is a short, beefy, former Huron, s. D., at torney, former national com- mitteeman, former vice chair man, national democratic com mittee. He is a quiet, hard work CT, and as willy politician as they come. He will never set the world on fire, but he can be an anonymous but invaluable asssit- ant to those who do.
 HARTILEE BRANCH is second assistant postmaster general in charge of rural routes, star routes, air and ocean mail. A veteran southern political re- porter and Washington corre- spondent, quiet-mannered and soft-spoken. but keen and wise, there are few political tricks and politicians Harlee doesn't know. From his long Journalistic experience in covering govern ment affairs, he has also a sure and thorough grasp of public business, a fact that has been of great value to him and the de- partment.
 CLINTON B. EILENBERGER is third assistant postmaster gen. eral in charge of postal savings, stamps, and finance. A solid, competent Pennsylvania Dutch banker from Stroudsburg, Pa, he owes hsi job to Boss Joe Guffey, whm he served as treas- urer of the state democratic committee. Eilenberger makes an occasional political speech, but he is even more a background figure than Howes. His work is largely routine, but he does it we'll and enthusiastically.
 SULLIVAN EVANS is fouth assistant postmaster general in charge of supplies, post office YtI short, stocky, mellow Texan, once a newspaperman, Evans is of the glad-hander type, makes great ado over his job, is al-, ways on the lope to some con- ference or other, and doesn't stack up to his colleagues in ability.
 AMBROSE O'CONNELL is executive assistant postmaster general, euphemistic descrip- ton for general utility and con- fidential man to the postmaster general. A New York lawyer. oriignally from Iowa, O'Connell knows both the east and the west. His personality is much on the order of that of Farley's, friendly. breezy, frank, com panionable.
 That is the lineup of the de- partment now crowding the headlines, and which, thanks to Senator Black and it's repub- lican predecessors, can read those headlines and be grateful that this expos come just in time.