The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-13
TO-DAY'S POLITICAL SIDESHOW
By Lyle C. Wilson


 WASHINGTON, Nov. 13-(UP)- w Wise men disagree whether Herbert c. Hoover yearns to at- tend personally next year to the job of beating President Roose- welt or whether he would be satis- fled merely to write his ideas into the Republican platform and help pick the nominee.
 pUT wise men agree that if Hoov- D CT is nominated his selection must be preceded by definite ser- ies of events. Whether he or any other Republican can add sufficient western votes to the evident G. o. P. strength in the East to lick the New Dealers remains, obviously, to be seen. But so far as MT. Hoover's political future is concerned, there must be a three-way barley for him to win.
 HURST, there must be an evident Il and insistent popular sentiment for MT. Hoover. Whatever his ob- jectives, the anti-New Deal speak ing campaign embarked upon by the former president-it will lead him to a New York platform next Saturday-may be said to offer the public an opportunity to exhibit such enthusiasm as it may have for him.
 GECOND, none of the other presi- O dential aspirants may achieve a really commanding lead by con- vention time if MT. Hoover is to re- main among candidates potential ities. If any man goes to the re- publican convention next June with popularity such as Mr.. Hoover had in 1928 or President Roosevelt en- joyed in 1882, that would be the end of that for MT. Hoover and others.
 THE third condition precedent to A nomination of MT. Hoover-as- suming for sake of argument that he wants the nomination-is a good old fashioned political shindy when the Republicans meet in June. For MT. Hoover to have a chance the Republican convention must deadlock early and stay late. NOW, if all those events develop as outlined, MT. Hoover not only has good chance to be nominated but if, indeed, good bet to get the nod. If and when the various fa- vorite sons are in collision and none can persuade any substantial bloc of delegates to switch here or there to give someone a command ing lead, then MT. Hoover might become a compromise choice.
 If depression wrecked his Ad- ministration, the man from Cali fornia did, nevertheless, poll more than 15,000,000 votes in 1892, which is great many votes even if not enough to win. He boiled those votes when he and his party strug- gled under handicaps unrivalled in so many years that there is no sat- isfactory comparative situation. He would poll 3 great many votes in 1886.
 RUT since this is wholly specula- O tive and hypothetical it is per- miSsible to view MT. Hoover's fu- ture from another standpoint. This slant was suggested by one of the Washington women-it was not Mrs. Alice R. Longworth-who suc- cessfully conduct political salon. She was for Hoover in 1928 and again in 1882. She hopes he will not be nominated in 1886 although she thinks he is the greatest living American.
 CT WILL tell you." said this smart
 A woman to this correspondent, what I think MT. Hoover's next and biggest job will be. When the Republicans get in, MT. Hoover will be asked to come here and clean up the mess Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins and Harold Ickes have made of relief. Furthermore, I be- lieve he will accept the call and I know he will do a darned fine job of it."
 This woman uses a touch of sissy profanity on occasion when she is moved by intense emotional feeling And whenever she thinks of the New Deal her feeling is intense, indeed. She dislikes MT. Roosevelt even more than she likes MT. Hoover.