The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-23


sweeping the carpet-baggers out
of the democratic national COM
mittee, Roosevelt acted just in
time. His denunciation thwarted
q big republican expose.
The president may not have
been aware of 1t, but g. o. p. OPP
positionists who have been look
ing hungrily for a political issue
were ali set to fling the carpet
baggers into his teeth next
spring.
They planned to demand an
Investigation and time 1t so the
hangover would register real re-
suits during the campaign next
November.
PLOT SPIKED
Although the plot now is
pretty well spiked, Roosevelt
has by no means uncovered all
the democratic legal-lobbyists
who have been amassing fortunes
from the New Deal. A few have
resigned from the democratic
national committee, but the legal
underbrush of the capital Is still
teeming with good democrats
ready to sell their alleged infiu-
ence with the administration.
In strict fairness 1t should be
stated that the democrats are
no more numerous than repub-
lican lobbyists during the
twelve years OF Harding, Cool
idge and Hoover. Nor have the
republicans, by any manner OF
means, rctreated from the scene.
Witness Everett Sanders, chair
man of the &. o. p, Bob Lucas,
assistant to the chairman, Pat
Hurley, retired secretary OF
war, and Charley Curtis, ex-vice
president, who takes clients
ranging from Doctor Brinkley,
the Kansas goat-gland specialist,
to Ned Mclean whose old house
he tried to lease as night club.
There Is no doubt, however,
the democrats have been blatant,
prosperous and as thick as fleas.
And the business they have taxi
en- away from the republicans
at least, from the latter's view
point Is sickening.
HOW ABOUT MULLEN?
Take for instance, ARTHUR
+. MULLEN, Roosevelt's floor
leader in Chicago and national
committeeman from Nebraska.
He got his former law partner,
JAMES II. HANLEY, appointed
to the federal radio commission.
Also he hired one of the COM
missions experts, ELMER W..
PRATT, as an associate in his
law firm. After that he was all
set to handle radio clients
and the big cases flocked his way.
Estab. .shed republican radio
lawyers lost business.
Or take HENRY A. BEL
LOWS. He went to Harvard
with Roosevelt. Later he became
q member of the radio commits
sion. Now he is vicc-prcsident OF
the Columbia BrOadcasting sys-
tenn. Game the New Deal--he
was moved to Washington.
Or again take JOE DAVIS. He
was chairman of the federal
trade commission when Roose-
welt was assistant secretary OF
the navy, was one of the hand
full of friends who have boosted
Roosevelt consistently toward
the PRESIDENCY. Now he is able to
take business away from repub-
licans. In fact, he left none
other than Edward Everett
Gam, half brother-in-law of the
ex-vice president, Charley Cur
tbs, without that remunerative
client, President Trujillo of Santo
Domingo.
AND MORE BESIDES
Most of these gentlemen oper-
ate more unobtrusively than the
handful upon whom Roosevelt
recently focused the spotlight.
Here are some others.
SWAGER SHERLEY, veteran
congressman from Kentucky,
campaign adviser to Roosevelt,
now representing Radio Corpora
ton of America, Cosach Nitrate
(Guggenheim National City
bank) in Chile, and California
Hawaiian Sugar company.
WAYNE JOHNSON, who con-
tributed $500 to democratic ma
tional committee. He was active
in the New York state campaign.
Now representative of National
Sugar Refinery. He also repre-
scented ex-President Grau of
Cuba in trying to secure Grau's
recognition. Close to Marvin Nc
Intyre, presidents secretary.
BASIL O'CONNOR, RoOse-
veIt's former law partner, whose
activities have been spiked ever
since he was connected with the
sale of expensive CCC kit bags
to the government through
Louey Howe's letter of introduce
ton.
HUSTON THOMPSON, former
democratic chairman of the fed
eraI trade commission, and CO.
part author Of the securities act.
He practices In part before the
federal trade commission.
GWYNN GARDINER, an old
friend of Secretary of Commerce
Roper. Gardiner now represents
the Dollar Steamship Lines be-
fore the shipping board. This
board is under RoperA SOUTH
TRIMBLE, Jr., former partner
of Gardiner, and son or the
clerk of the house of represen-
tatives, Is now solicitor of the
department of commerce ana
has the last word on shipping
matters.
MAX GARDNER, former gov
ernor of North Carolina, long
powerfuI in the democratic party,
now representative of rayon In
terests and international Mer-