The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-07

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 Working very quietly, the stage has been all set. The hostile democratic leaders can't hold their cohorts and the republicans don't want to hold theirs.
 Except for Q relatively small bloc of westerners, most of the democrats who signed up for the bill. privately are against 1t. But the fear of Father COughlin is greater than the threats and pleas of their leaders.
 The radio priest showed his power in last weeks Pennsyl. vania primary. Two democrats who had refused to come to heel on the bill were defeated, while one who had "cOme across, Representative Mike Stack of Philadelphia, was renOminated over the opposition of the local democratic organization.
 The lesson was not lost on the other boys who face doubtful elec- ton prospects. The day after the primary, so many of them rushed up to sign the discharge petition that the bill was forced out of committee, where 1t had been languishing for several years. Enbarrass Roosevelt
 On the republican side, two influences are at work-fear of Coughlin and desire to em- barrass the administration. EX- cept for the handful of progress sives sincerely in favor of the scheme, al the other republicans secretly are against 1t. But they know that Q favorable vote vii put the President in Q hole.
 He has made it no secret that he will veteo the bill, even though 1t means HAUNTING THE DE- TRO1T RADIO PRIEST. And nothing would give greater joy to the republicans.
 NOTE-Roosevelt is in a much stronger position in the senate on the Frazier -Lemke issue. Most of the democratic senators Up for reelection this year are from the south, where Father Coughlin has little power.
 Ladies or Congress
 Tn the new Congressional Di- rectory, only two of the eight wo- men of congress list their dates of birth.
 They are Mrs. Greenway of Ari- zona, 5l years old, and Mrs. Rog- CTS of Massachusetts, who is 56. Both, incidentally, look much younger,
 The others-Mrs. Caraway of Arkansas, Mrs. Long of Louisiana, Mrs. Kahn of California, Mrs. Jenckes of Indiana, Mrs. Norton of New Jersey, and Mrs. O'Day of New York = prefer to remain undated.
 TWO-Gun Men
 Jimmy Alfred is the eight-year- old son of Governor James V. Aired of Texas. Leonard Pack, 6 feet {, 220 pounds, is captain of the Texas Rangers.
 Jimmy and Pack came to Wash- ington as Q special delegation to invite the President to attend the Dallas Fair of the Texas Centen- nial celebration.
 Attired in full cowboy regalia- wide gombreros, flaring chaps, boots, spurs, and each with two guns on their hipE-they appeared ct the White House. Jimmy's arm- ament consisted of smal .22 calIbre revolverS. Packs guns were huge, pearl-handled six-shooters.
 Jimmy entered the lobby of the executive offices ahead of his towering companion. The Secret Service men on guard took one look at the boy, gath cred hastily around him and said: "SOrry, Bud, but you'll have to leave your guns out here # you are going in to see the President"
 "Okay," said Jimmy, handing over his shOotln' irons.
 Just then in strode Captain Pack. The Secret Service men eyed him carefully, but, strange ly, let him pass without objec- ton. The husky Ranger was ushered into the Presidents cham Der, guns and ell, extended his invitatoin and retired.
 Asked why they took little Jimmy's guns from him but not Packs, Secret Service men ex- plained:
 Captain Pack is an experi- enced police officer. He knows how to handle guns. The boy was different. He might have got excited. So we take no chances"
 Battleship Vote
 Behind the overwhelming vote of the House of Representatives to give the Navy two new super dreadnaughts was some interest," ing by-play.
 New York's fighting Congress man Marcantonio had been oppos- ing the big battleships in four hours of debate But during the debate there were never more than 70 republicans and 75 democrats (out of a total membership of 104 and 315, respectively in the chamber.
 Supported by Wisconsin's Ger aid J. Boileau, @ progressive re-