The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13

Even the office buildings were still. The inonorail subway car between the Capitol end the Sen- ate Office building droned back and forth with . single passenger each trip.
 The list of committee sessions fell off to three for both House and Senate combined. The only heavy labor done was by the conferees in ironing out the tax. bill.
 It was Q concurrent resolution that caused the Capitol to be left like Q death house. Since neither the senate nor the House may adjorn for more than three days without the consent of the other, both joined in giving consent. The great mace was removed from It's marble pillar in the House to be locked up in the office of the sergeant-at-arms-The Republl- cans went to CleyeIand - the Democrats went fishing.
 BUT NOW THE BANKS OF THE POTOMAC ARE BEGIN- MING TO LOOK ALIVE AGAIN. Cleveland EclOs
 A group of Indiana delegates called on Senator Borah at his hotel suite before the nomination and said: "eenator, we want you to come into our state ir1 the campaign and make Q speech" "But you are for Landon, aren't you?" he asked. "Yes, but we admire you and want you to make Q speech in Indiana" "WelI, gentlemen" replied Borah with a smile. "That is very hos- pitable of you. I shall keep your invitation in mind, but I warn you, don't think you will like the speech I make" Prac- tically every delegation in Cleve- land made Q special plea to Lar1- don managers to send the 6. o. p. candidate into their state, promising that if 50 he would be sure to carry 1t. Said tall, state- ly Menalcus Lankford, of Nor- folk, Virginia: If you need the Old Dominion to win we will not fail you, sir" Colonel Frank Knox had the largest picture pos. ture at the convention. It stood eight feet high and was six feet wide
 Michigan Press
 Senator Arthur Vandenberg is angry ct the Michigan newsmen covering the convention. He ex- pected them to rally around him the way the Kansas press did for Landon, but after the first day of his arrival they practically boy- cotted his headquarters. .. Clint w. Hagger, former U. 8. District Attorney from Georgia and one of the states delegates, had. Q very embarrassing experi- ence. Attired only in his shorts he called II. H. Turner, al- ternate from Atlanta, who had the room next to him. But when Hagger tried to re~enter his room, he found the door locked. Just then Q maid came down the corridor. He appealed to her to open his door. Sorry" she re- piled pertly, "how do I know that's your room? You'll have to go to the ofilce." Jimmy Warburg, ex-Roosevelt Brain Truster was @ behind-the-scenes counselor in the Landon camp regarding the monetary platform plank. Now leading anti-New Deal critic, Warburg and his wife were very active socially at the convention.
 Ogden Mills
 ogden Mills. Secretary of the Treasury in the Hoover regime, was much upset over his rejec- ton by the New York delegation as It's representative on the plat form committee. The multi millionaire made personal ap- peals to his Acknowledgements, say- ing: I'd rather Do on the com- mittee than be elected Prcsi- dent" But they curtly turned him down on the ground he was "too reactionary." Three hundred and fifty-cight news men attended Senator Borah's press conference the day of his arrival. After one hour of hct- and-heavy questioning the re- porters broke into spontaneous applause. Obviously touched, Borah said: "Gentlemen, this is one of the finest tributes ever paid me-" A. T. Walden walked practically all the way from Toledo, Ohio, his home, to view the Convention. A few hours after he arrived in Cleve- land he fell from the ledge of Q building he had climbed in order to get Q better view of a passing parade.
 Wary Feminisl1l
 A representative of the Nation al Committee for the election of a woman as vice-president hustled up to Kenneth F. Simp- son, New York delegate, asked if he would vote for e woman for OFF THE RECORD