The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-17

well founded.
 Confidential scouts have re- ported to Jim Farley that the Farmer-Laborite chiefs who in- herited Olson's leadership secret ly are scrapping among them selves over the question of Sup- porting President Roosevelt
 Senator Elmer Benson and Gov. Hjalmar Peterson, intimate lieu- tenants of olson want to go to bat for the President. They say this is what olson had planned.
 But Representative Ernest Lundeen, nominated to Olson's place as, the farmer-labor candi- date for senator, is baking. As Q radical currency inflationist, Lundeen wants to come cut for Representative Bill Lemke.
 Highly significant of the under cover rift among the farmer-lab- orites was the fact that Benson and Peterson attended the recent Progressive Conference in Chicago which endorsed Roosevelt. But Lundeen stayed away.
 Lundeen Under Straps
 So far, Lundeen has been re- strained from an open declara- ton from Lemke, but his col- leagues have had 6 hard time do- ing 1t. At @ secret meeting after he was nominated, the Farmer Labor Central Committee met with Lundeen in his hotel room and proposed a public statement annourNing that he would sup port the policies and pledges" of Olson.
 But Lundeen 2latIy refused, saying that this would mean he was in accord with Ols0n's promise to back Roosevelt. A hot argument ensued. For while 1t threatened g definite split.
 Finally, however, Dave Lun- deen, a lawyer brother of the candidate, suggested Q compromise that revised the statement to policies and platform" Lun- deen accepted this and harmony was restored-for the time. How long 1t will last remains to be seen.
 Without active farmer-laborite support, Roosevelt's chances of carrying Minnesota are poor. SHOULD LUNDEEN BOLT TO LEMKE THE RESULT MIGHT BE DISASTROUS.
 Landon Photos
 When William Campbell ace Washington photographer, re- turned from Topeka after "shoot- ing" the Landon family fo. Har- ris anud Ewing, he brought home these impressions:
 "LandOn is Q good subject. Hell do anything you want him to. Except phoney pictures. He won't do any phoney stuff.
 By that I mean he won't stage an act for effect, like talk ing off his coat and digging in the garden. He doesn't dig in the garden, SO he won't pose that way.
 Funny thing I noticed was the way he says Yep all the time. Never says Yes. It's ale ways Yep.
 "The kids were hard to pose, believe me. Wouldn't stay still . minute. Nancy Jo is three, and John Cobb two. When I was finished, Nancy Joe got into my empty suitcase and wouldn't get out. Said she wanted me to stay and play with her."
 Fast Talker
 Only November 3 will tell the story of whether John ("Curly. Top") Hamilton is 6 success or Q flop as national campaign man. ager. But in one respect the slen- der Kansan already has proved him competent.
 Tn three short months, Hamil- ton has developed a flashy technique for handling the press.
 The other day he gave a smart demonstration of his wares at a press conference with 6 large number of Washington corres- pondents. The newsmen turned out in their most hard-boiled in- terrogatory mood.
 Hamilton met the barrage of blunt questions with cool and smiling deftness. Not once did he lose his temper. SAID ONE REPORTER "When you sent Gov. Landon into Maine, weren't you stick ing him out on q limb? If the democrats win, the reaction will be very bad for him."
 HAMILTON-'T'll answer you this way: I wouldn't send him into South Carolina"
 Delaware Split
 The threatened split among Delaware's traditionally domin- ant republicans now has taken place.
 Led by I. Dolphus Short, for nner staet senator and Sussex county leader, who was refused the 6. o. p. gubernatorial noinin- ation by the u-Pont-controlled state organization, Q powerful fac. ton held c convention and placed an entire ticket of its own in the field.
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