The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-22

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week. In erect, he laid down the
the republican banner In 1885.
He declared himself In favor
lead the republican ticket. Here
dictum:
The New Deal has already
lost the East. This, Hoover
said, was demonstrated in the
recent special congressional
election An Rhode Island where
where the democrats lost o
seat BY q $4,000 majority that
they. had won last November
by $4,000.
An easterner, acceptable &C
rulers of the q. o. p. (iiiennA
ing Hoover), could mot beat
Roosevelt In the West. There.
fore . man from that region
must be chosen 20 have any
chance Of carrying II.
No Names
Hoover mentioned no names
to those with whom he talked.
Also, he kept his own tight.
Tipped council regardin CHIN.
self.
But those with whom he con.
ferred came away with the defin.
tie impression that he was not
out Of the picture as O candi-
date, IL for no other reason than
his fear (well founded) that, II
he openly disavowed intention
Of seeking the nomination, he
would lose all influence in the
party councils.
As long AZ Hoover Is q pos
sible choice, he holds q cudgel
over other aspirants and the
party leaders. Once he steps out
Of the arena he is shadow
figure.
Pro-Knox
Hoover's dictum of west.
ern candidate Immediately raised
the question whether he was
booming Frank Knox, Chicago
publisher. This was the pri.
vate conclusion Of many
GOPotentates.
Knox recently made a pill.
grimage to Palo Alto. After
the trip, q close friend of
Hoover's passed out word
that an understanding" was
reached by which Hoover
agreed 70 support Knox II he
could name the No. and No.
2 cabinet posts In the Knox
Administrator - State and
Treasury.
Hoover's choice for the latter,
It was whispered, is Ogden l..
Mills, who held the office dur.
ing his regime, and was his
mainstay. t.s
Midnight Jester
Labor Secretary Frances Per-
kins, once tight.lipped with re-
porters, 10 acquiring q sense Of
humor.
II was midnight. For four
hours she had conferred with
striking Camden, N. j., ship.
yard workers. Finally Miss
Perkins announced that the ne
gotiations would be resumed Eat
$780,.
tom orrow. afternoon, Of
course?" asked one Of the weary
newspapermen.
"Oh, no." said Miss Perkins
brightly and. without smile;
Eat $3.50 this morning."
The cluster Of reporters gasp
ed. Have q heart" they pro.
tested.
~ lust wanted 10 see what
you would say" Miss Perkins
treasured them. "The confer.
ence Is tomorrow afternoon"
Lightning Change
Few on the outside realized
how completely the president
changed his position on the bill
restoring full pension allow.
ances to Spanish American War
veterans. ,.,t
Up until ~ hours before he
signed the measure, 10 was his
fixed intention TO veto H. In
fact he had even gone 10 far
ms to outline the details OF hts
rejection message.
Then the political boys got
his ear and talked cold turkey.
In SO many words, they told him
he could not afford to turn
thumbs down on the bill.
They said that veterans the
length and breadth OF the coun-
try were UP In arms over his
veto of the bonus measure, laid
much Of the blame for the Rhode
Island setback to veteran resent.
nent, argued that rebuff on
the pension bill might irrevoca.
bly, ALLEVIATE soldier support.
Finally, the poIiticos warned
that congress unqucsfi0nabIy
would override o veto and
that such q blow would be q
grave impairment 70 already
wobbly presidential prestige
on Capitol Hill.
This barragc OF plain talk.
ing gave the president pause.
From confidential FERA re.
ports and other sources he was
not unaware OF a mounting
tide Of veteran hostility toward
him. Also, Vice President Jack
Garner and other democratic
congressional leaders had said
Il was sure bet that a bonus
bill will be passed IN the 1885
session and vii become law
regardless of his attitude
So after a nights sleep ON
the problem, the president de.
cided TO follow the advice OF
his political counscl0rs. He
put his signature to the pen.
sion bill.
Do You Know?
That the sole negro member
of congress Is opposed to anti
lynching legislation. He In Ar
thur w. Mitchell. democrat, of
Illinois.
That infantlle paralysis 10 very
seldom contracted as result
of swimming. Public Health
experts say, swimming, II not
too strenuous, Is o. relatively
harmless f,astime SO far as in.