The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-20
-eY RODNEY DUTCHER-I
Democrat Washington Correspondent

up the psychology that Roosevelt
 can be licked and encourage form
 atiOn of such a third party of
 walkers" as the Liberty League leadership has been considering. Democratic party leaders are no worried that Breckinridge will re. ceive any vote worth talking abou and aren't even taking the precau. tionary measures they would con. slider advisable if 8 more widely known Democrat had entered against the president. But they'r, speculating bit.
 Breckinridge is a Wall Street lawyer, the friend and intimate ad. wiser of Colonel Charles A. Lind. bergh.
 Some time ago Breckinridge sem to Ohio for primary application pa. pers, saying they would be filed ir the name of candidate who hadn' been mentioned yet. The man whs filed with Breckinridge, but some politicians have wondered whether he might not originally have hac Lindbergh in mind.
 It is considered more likely, how. ever, that Colonel Breckinridge i, merely fired with the traditions o1 an old fighting, conservative Ken lucky family, and feels that it is now up to him to carry the torch of protest against New Dealisnl when others fail.
 It was a Colonel John Breckin- ridge who became presidential can- didate of 8 ticket named by slave state bolters from the Democratic convention of 1860 and who, along with Stephen A. Douglas--candi- date of northern Democrats-was defeated by Abraham Lincoln.
 MT. Harris Isn't Awed
 Champion Harris, Birmingham lawyer brought to Washington by Senator Hugo Black of Alabama to defend his lobby committees right to look at telegrams received by Silas Strawn's law firm in Chicago wasn't the least bit awed by the prominence of the case or the limelight which shone upon him.
 More than inferentially, he threatened that the Senate com mittee would defy the district su- preme court if it were enj0ined. He had a brief which he never had chance to file, because, in- stead of taking the case under consideration, Justice Alfred A. Wheat broke in and gave an in- junction against the committee.
 Judge Wheat was appointed to the bench by President Hoover and at one time was a special assistant to Attorney General Harry M Daugherty in the Harding adminis- tration.
 The brief had its hot spots. In sisting that there was no conflict oi interest between the Strawn firm and the Western Union, Harris triec to show by a decision of Chief Jus tice Taney's that the two were punishable for contempt of court. "What-a.Man Hoover"
 The editor of "The Investigator, magazine for G-Men published by the Bureau of Investigations ath- letic association, doesn't believe in citicizing his boss, celebration J Edgar Hoover, and apparently feels the chief hadn't had enough pub- licity. The cover of the current is- sue is entirely a photograph of j. Edgar and Page One contains Biographical Sketch of the Boss.
 You read that "In addition to his executive ability, he rightfully bears the grand old name of gentleman all of us are proud to be able to call him "The Boss"
 Then there's 8 Hoover speech which touched off the heart of each man." And reference to speech at Tulsa which received wide acclaim throughout the country. We certainly agree that
 this address was a masterpiece and if you have not read 1t, you should do so at the first oppOr- tunity." Plus further reference to HoOver's "sheer energy, keen in- telligence, and inspiring leader ship"
 Certain fellows jealous of J. E. H suggest that the magazine be re- entitled What a Man!"
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