The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-23

WaSnlnBtOH, ApTll Z0.-1ner9 was one private political canfap held by Herbert Hoover during his recent swing around the cir cle" that escaped public notice. It occurred in Philadelphmia.
 Slipping unnoticed by automo- bile into the Quaker City, the mormer president called on his old friend Joseph Wayne, Jr., head of the Philadelphia Na- tional bank, and one of the most powerful business figures in Pennsylvania. After Hoover ar- rived, Wayne called in four other important Philadelphia bankers.
 Subject of the conference was COP chances in 1936 and who should head the ticket.
 Hoover told the group the same he imparted to all he met dur- ing his eastern visit-that he WaU convinced the country was fed up with New Deal experimentation, was eager to return to old- fashioned republican conserva- tism.
 Wheb the question Of candi- dates came up, Hoover said he had no ambition to run again. But he made 1t clear he intended having a lot to stay about who was nominated.
 His hosts pressed Hoover for an expression of choice.
 The reply was Ogden l.. Mills, . <af and the man whom many rcpub- lican leaders think is behind the cx-prcsident's resumption of poe litical activity.
 The Philadelphia bankers were definictly cool to this suggestion. Much to Hoover's surprise, they said that no man prominently connected with his regime or the COP Old Guard could be elected. PALS
 A "skit" was enacted at the re- cent Gridiron Club dinner about which not one word Is to be found in the printed program.
 Only few of the 400 guests witnessed it. but 1t was far more dramatic than any of the nu- merous acts officially staged by the newsmen.
 Among the many cele brities present was General Hugh $ Johnson. During tha course oc the evening and while engrossed in talking with his table com panions, Johnson felt light blow on his shoulder.
 Thinking a waiter had bump- cd him while passing, Johnson did not look around. Then came another and firmcr nudge.
 Johnson turned-to find, smil- ing and with one hand extended, Donald R. Richberg.
 "HcllO, Hugh."
 "HcIlo, DOn."
 And the two men, once close friends but in recent months hurlers of vitriolic epithets, laughingly shook hands.
 SURE THING
 Some kind of bonus bill seem certain to become law this. ses- sion.
 But the act finally passed will not be the Patman grecnback measure adopted by the House, nor the Vinson bill approved by the American Legion.
 The law which will go on the statute books will be the com promise offered by Senator Pat Harrison or something very sini- lar to 1t.
 Under this formula the date of adjusted service certificates will be advanced 50 that they mature in 1898 instead of 1945, and vc- erans will be able 70 exchange them for negotiable non-interest bearing bonds.
 These bonds can be held un- til 1888 for their full face value, or cashed at once at their cur rent value-which would be minus interest to maturing date
 Reason why neither the Pat mnn nor. Vinson. bills. have q chance is that the president is adamantly opposed to them, and votes are lacking in the senate to override his vctOd. Reason why a compromise plan will be passed and accepted by the president is the fact that a number of veteran democratic senators face habardous re-elec' ton campaigns next year. While privately they oppose bonus legis' lation, they dare not risk veteran ire.
 Among these apprehensivt leaders are Harrison, chairman