The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-23

And local feuds also are giving headaches to Governor Landon.
 His day in Ohio was a graphic illustration of the campaign diffi- culties a national candidate must face - and the awkward boners he can pull if his advisers don't tip him off in advance. The first episode occurred in Cincinnati. Taft and Politicians
 This was the first stop of the day, and Landon began his elec- tioneering by addressing break fast rally for local party work CTS. Sitting next to the governor was young Charles Taft, son of the late Chief Justice and ex- president, active in Cincinnati re- form politics.
 Landon regards young Taft very highly, and in the course of his remarks took some sharp raps at machine politics and politicians, paying glowing tri- bute to Taft as the type of leader opposed to machine poli- ticos, the type which the re- publican party needs and wants.
 Landon's public praise of Taft was generous and kindly act but it was the last thing he should have done at this particu- lar meeting.
 For sitting all around him were machine politicians. The entire Cincinnati republican organiza- tion is machine outfit. It is the spearhead of the fight against the city's famous charter gov- ernment, in which young Taft is an active leader. Taft is as much persona non grata to the local g. o. p. as Roosevelt is to the duPonts.
 Landon's word so enraged the Cincinnati politicos that they stormed out of the dining room sputtering with indignation. He discovered his inadvertence-but too late.
 Cleveland Slip
 Twelve hours later, at the close of his foray in Ohio, Landon un- willingly pulled another, and more serious bull.
 One of the big features of his address in Cleveland was an att tack upon the New Deals ad- ministration of relief. Landon charged that it was wasteful, in- efficient and politics-ridden. This was good strategy nationally, but in Ohio 1t was g. o. p. poison.
 The big republican issue against Democratic Governor Martin Davey is his bungling- if not worse-of relief handling. So bad did the situation become that the federal government stepped in, took relief out of Davey's hand and set up its own OrganixatiOn-in which 1t can- nily placed a number of big shot republican office holders, notably the mayor of Cleve notably the mayor of Cleve- land.
 Not realizing these facts, Lan- don denounced federal relief and proposed to give 1t back to the states! It was like biting the hand that feeds you.
 State republican leaders were as sore as boils. Attorney Gen. eral John w. Bricker, COP can- didate for governor, told friends privately that for the remainder of the campaign he was going to tend to his own knitting-and the national ticket could go hang.
 Inquisitive
 Some of the newsmen on Gov. Landon's train were congregated in one of the compartments dis cussing Landon's chances of car- rying Wisconsin. Remarked one of the reporters:
 Well, one thing Is sure. He certainly made . lot of friends in Wisconsin"
 ''Who did?" asked . voice from the doorway.
 The correspondents looked up to find Landon watching thems smiling.
 t'What are the chances of joining the party?" he asked. A place was made for hita, he borrowed . cigarette and lit up.