The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-27

motion.
 S.-The absence of women in his party.
 The first is Q real siCnificance. The second is largely accidential. The republican presidential non- inee is not an anti-feminist. He has women assistants in his of flee in Topeka.
 The quiet orderly efficiency of the Landon train is the reflection of Q basic characteristic of the man.
 It is also, incidentally, in marked contrast to the cOn- fusion and air Of tension and ex- CItement that usually prevail on Presidential campaign specials.
 The governor dlsllkes turmoil and uproar. He likes Co work in an atmosphere of calm and Or- der. .
 He is not of an excitable teHIl- perament. He never gets ruffled-- .--Landon is always poised and collected. This does not mean, however, that he is not capable of explosions. The governor can get angry in a very seartng man. ner. $ Friendly, Leisurcly Person
 But, basically, he is not the ex- plosive type. He works, plays and talks in a quiet, friendly and leisurely manner.
 The scores of party leaders and other guests who accompany the train from state to state are made to feel at eases in Q hospitable and honey manner.
 Nobody Is left alone or permit ted to feel sighted. Every guest gets Q chance to meet Landon personally and to talk to him for few moments. The governor does not hold court" in his pri- vate car. He moves through the train, chatting and extending greetings.
 No Back Slapper
 He does this without stopping over. IIandon is not @ back slapper or baby-kisser. He has Q warm, friendly, informal nature, but there is nothing artificial or jaxzy about his public manner. Pri- vately or publicly he is the same quiet, poised, dignified, without being aloof or cold.
 People take to Ali Landon in- stantly in personal contact. There is no "slde" to the man.
 The candidate is making Q blg hit with the hundreds of local and state leaders he N meeting on his trip. There is no question that he Is going over big with the men and women who come into personal contact with him.
 Tn his back-platform appear ances he is not ar effective as he might be and obviously needs more experience at this type of campaigning. Doubtless he will show greater facility on his next trip, as he has displayed marked improvement in delivery iil his last two speeches over the radio.
 Hesitant In Speaking
 Landon does well in. the ins formal part of the back-platforfl1 appearance. His attractive, boy- ish smile and easy, friendly man. ner make an excellent impression. But in his brief talks he does not seem to go over.
 The governor appears hesitant and not quite sure of what he wants to say.
 These talks are only . few mlnutes' duration and are pre- pared in advance. LandOn docs not read them, however, aS he does his major addresses. He delivers them extemp0rane0usly and apparently has difficulty
 nemOFlxlng them as his dellv. cry Is frequently faltering.
 The internal organization of the special train Is ably staffed and well managed.
 First Lieutenant
 Assisting Landon in greeting and contacting accompanying lo- cal leaders are three experienced and talented Kansas politicians, who are old friends of the candi- date. They are Lacey Haynes, Kansas correspondent of the Kansas City Mo-, Star: Lester Mccoy, Garden City, an automo- bile dealer and prominent party leader in the western part of the state, and John Paul Jones, pub- fisher of the Lyons Daily, the only democratic paper in the state.
 E. Ross Bartley, who was secs retary to former Vice President Charles c. Dawes and who handled the publicity of the Chi. cago Worlds Fair in 1033-36, is in charge of' press relatoins and k doing an efficient and work inan-like job.
 Playing It Safe
 Mimeographing equipment and personnel are carried on the train and the accompanying re- porters are given . stenUgraphic report of everything LandOn says within . few minutes after he has finished. tt
 TO advise on congressional can- didates and to contact thes0 men during their visits on theli train, Landon has Cleveland Newtown, Of St. Louis, assisting him. Now.