The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18

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 Things Look Up for F. R.
 in Louisiana.
 washington, May 1e-CongreSs- men who have been getting cross- eyed from keeping one eye on Father Coughlin's National Union for Social Justice and the other eye on the Townsendites, got some comfort, but not much from the Ohio primaries.
 They got more from the defeat of the Frazier-Lemke bill, which had Father Coughlin's unstinted backing. One of the arguments used as e good reason for defeating the Dill was to cite Father Coughlin's advocacy and his dictatorial atti- tude.
 When Father Coughlin got into . verbal row recently with Chair man John O'Connor of the rules committee over the bill, many con- gressman saw that O'Connor was lighting their battle, and sympa- ti1lzed with him rather than with Father Coughlin.
 Thus 1t is doubtful whether Father Coughlin did his fellow-in- flationists more harm or good by backing the Frazier -Lernke bill. Ohio Is Fine Test
 But in the Ohio primaries he provided c beautiful object lesson. Ohio was watched as 8 practical test of both the NUSJ and the Townsend groups at the polls. Both together would average about as strong in the state as anywhere in the country.
 The political priest had chosen that citadel of his organization to make Q personal appeal At . Cleveland mass meeting just be- fore the primary, he addressed 2S,0OO listeners, and broadcast . statewide appeal for all his can. dldateS by name.
 The results almost justified the boast of Father COughlin's Ohio manager, Sylvester McMahon, that half the candidates backed by the NUSJ would come through. But Ohio observers report many factors entering locally into the district contests that destroy the purity of the tset.
 For instance, the spearhead of Father Coughlin's attack in Cleve- land was aimed at Chester Bolton, O. Q. P. congressman representing the "silk.stocking" 22d district. But Bolton gave the Father Coughlin hopeEul . sound beating.
 And Bolton had not only the NUsJ and the Townsendites against him, but also the BonuS-Boys, be. cause of his adverse vote on pre- payment of the soldier bonus. The NUeJ, however, put across . vir- tSal unknown as Q democratic ops p0nent for Bolton, and he will thus have to face the Coughlin music again in November. By paying both parties, the NUSJ thus gets two chances to win.
 Sweeney Goes Over
 Congressman Martin Sweeney, democratic incumbent, got the ben ediction of both Coughlin and Townsend, and sailed through tri- uTnphant. But he was greatly aided by voter disgust with the local Cleveland democratic organization which had the poor Judgment to pit against Sweeney Q particularly ob- aoxious stuffed shirt with one foot already in his political grave.
 Congressman Robert CrOsSeF. who had NUSJ, but not Town send, backing, came through eas. fly, but Crosser again Is a special case, with an intensely loyal per- sonal following.
 While he fav0rs many NUSJ ideas, Crosser resolutely refused 0 sign the pledge to vote as Father Colghlln directs, which is usually required in exchange for NUSJ support
 Though personally inportuned by the father himself, Crosser refused to put his name on the dotted line He got the endorsement anyway. Count About Even
 Tn two Ohio districts, both can didates in November will carry the Father Coughlin imprimatur. Three incumbents were swept out, largely by Coughlin opposition, Congress. man Feisinger of Sandusky, Duffy of Toledo, and Harter of Akron.
 Twelve victories, six defeats in Inc democratic primary, and three victories, II defeats in the republican, was the NUSJ box score:
 The lesson appears to be this when both Coughlinites and Town. sendites, the followers of theil widely diverse plans united by q general feeling of discontent, gC after stuffed shirt set up by s discredited local political machine the stuffing is likely to get knocked out of the shirt.
 Leche Wants Peace
 Very quietly, one of the thorns in the flesh of the Roosevelt ad- ministration is being withdrawn The threat of Huey Long to alien ate great part of the traditionally democratic south, was a very req one. His death partly checked that
 But the new governor, Richard W. Leche, just inaugurated, has given every indication that he wants no feuds with Washing ton. Pledged to carry on Huey's work in Louisiana, he has never theless given every indication that he is more than willing that the Creole state re-enter the Roosevelt fold.
 All of which is good for a sigh of relief from Jim Farley, for the less spade work he has to do in