The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-08

Standard-bearer 0t the Rep
 He is far out in front, and 1t will take Q lot to block him. But there are two spots to keep your eye on as the grand old party gathers here to select the man 1t hopes will "Stop Roosevelt"
 One is the spot occupied by Herbert Hoover, ex-president of the United States and titular leader of the republican party. The other is the spot occupied by Senator William Edgar Borall, most powerful and picturesque campaigner the party possesses.
 These two have only one thing in common - opposition to the chief aspirant of the party, Ali Landon of Kansas. They resent Landon almost as much as they resent each other-which is con- siderable.
 And the big question in the minds of many COP strategists is whether these two can be pre- vented from exploding at each other and at Landon.
 HOOver'S Speech
 The particular source of their worry is the speech the ex-presi- dent is scheduled to make from the convention rostrum. Origin- ally 1t was understood that Hoover would not go to Cleveland and that his picture would not decorate the convention hall. He was not a candidate.
 Then, by Q surprise Tnaneuvep, old guard leaders put him down for speech. Caught unaware, the LandOn managers swal- lowed hard, hastily issued an approving statement.
 But 1t fooled no one. It was an open secret that they sec- retly opposed giving Hoover any opportunity to loose his pent-up resentment. To them 1t seemed like playing with matches in . power house.
 For when he addresses the republican delegates herein as- sembled, Mir. Hoover, as head of the party, will have 8 Heaven sent opportunity to counsel them on the sort of candidate they should select and without even mentioning Landon's name, he can, if he so desires, make an in- direct but extremely effective at- tack against the man who at present is s ofar out in front as republican nominee. This has been done before, notably by Bryan at the famous Baltimore convention fin 1912. With the nomination almost in the hands of Champ Clark, Bryan's cratory turned the tide and enabled Woodrow Wilson to. win.
 An adroitly handled attack might put Landon in Champ Clark's position, and no one knows this better than his man. agerS.
 Fighting Borah
 Even if Hoover does not rock the Landon boat, Landon mana gers are casting nervous eyes in the direction of the lion from Idaho. They are afraid anything may touch him of, and their fears are quite justified.
 The senator is fighting mad. He considers himself "ganged,"
 doubIe-crossed and Haunted. He feels that old guard forces in every state primary were out to get him, that republican money was spent freely against him, that many of the old guarders would rather sec Roosevelt in the White House than William E. Borah. In this BOrah is probably right.
 Also, the senator from Idaho has resolved to make this @ fight to-the-f finish. He has stopped short in various fights before. But this may be his last, and he is spelling for Q chance to roar into action.
 All in all, 1t will take very lit tic to set Borah of, and the Landon managers fear that Hoover's speech n1ay be the de- tonator.
 To Borah, Herbert Hoover is Political Enemy Number One. Borah entered the nomination race chiefly to prevent Hoover from grabbing the prize for him. self or for one of his hcnchmen. Privately, Borah has ridiculed every one of Hoover's speeches, called them archaisns, said that if the occasion demands he will answer them.
 And if he does - it will be Q blast that will rock the conven- ton to its marrow.
 W0oing B0rah
 The Landon camp has gone to great pains to woo Borah, but with no luck. To one ernissary who talked with him a few days before he left Washington for Cleveland, Borah said:
 "There is nothing you can of- fer me, because there Is nothing you have that I would take"
 However, the Landonites have