The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-07-02
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some of his old buddies retained their
interest In his doings.
All Of which Charles Dewey Hilles
did not know when he thought of head
Ing a "Stop Landon" movement some
months back. There were no banners
and shouting about the work that
Charley Hamilton did for Landon. but
how 1t told In New York stated
Hamilton not only retained his old
political friends and colleagues. He
kept the friendship of important up
state editors. And the group popu-
Iarly known as the "Old Guard" sud-
denly found that New York state had
run out on them. In fact. the work
done by Charley Hamilton had good
deal to do with the surprise that came
when the Empire state delegation WAS
finally polled.
White Makes Slip
All OF which Is the more interest
Ing because OF the rather surprising
typewriter slip by William Allen
White. Aboard winning national
bandwagon for the first time In his
life, Mr.. White proceeded to do syn
dicated articles for the newspapers
also On the day after the conven-
tion adjourned. he told the story of
Landon's nomination. giving full credit
| to Ray A. Roberts and his leuten-
ants among the Kansas editors, and
| to John d. NJ. Hamilton, though he
never did mention that Hamilton got
| his political training at the knees OF
| the old boss of Kansas. Dave Mulvane.
But, apparently forgetting that he
was In the inner Landon council. and
| lapsing to his old-time crusading self,
he talked about Hamilton John d.
NJ. not Charley. raising money In
| downtown New York. Not much" "
he said, but some. And then he
talked about Hamilton (again ]. D.
NJ walking In and out of the higher
tention will be paid by Charley MI
chelson and the New Deal orators
But the man who came back Into
New York state politics after staying
out for four national administrations
who came back for the man he had
| grown to love out In Kansas. and who
ripped the heart out of the North
casts "Stop I.andon" movement was
Charley Hamilton.
| All OF which proves something
when added to the enthusiasm for Ian
don of all his old classmates, who
have been working their heads off fol
him wherever they might be. Charley
Hamilton never met Landon until ht
had retired from politics and gone II
Kansas to seek his fortune in the oil
business. Hamilton Is the kind O
person whose enthusiasm does not run
away with him. When he speaks
II means something to his old friends
And he took them all with him fo
I.andon, though many OF them hat
never seen the Kansas governor
Hit in the Dark
LIN framing their platform, and 10
that matter In their oratorical at
tacks on the Roosevelt administration
the Republicans had to hit withou
knowing just what the new tax BIZ
would be-whether 1t would take tn
form of the house measure, as de
sired by President Roosevelt, or tn
, senate measure, which the Reput
licans admit Is much better, or be
hodgepodge compromise OF indetinit
, colorIng.
Two outstanding members Of tn
resolutions committee which frame
the Republican platform. Senator DaI
lei @. Hastings Of Delaware, an
Representative Allen 7. Treadwa
of Massachusetts. ranking membe
of the Republican minority Of I'll
house ways and means COMMITTEE
were also on the conference commi
9 tee which was supposed to be writln
] the final draft of the tax measure.
But that did not help them an
. For no member Of the conference cor
. mittee. whether he was In Washin
ton. or Cleveland or on a fishing tri
!, had an idea what the final bill won
!, be before the final gavel at Clevelah
The answer Is simple. The on
man who knew what the answer won
:, be, assuming he had made up h
mfnd, was Franklin ID. Roosevelt. Al
he preserved a discreet silence. ! Nh
: urally he -colild nnf-eyen -eanfide
: the little group Of newspaper men wi
20 wherever he goes. For to do
was TO admit that he was giving Il
orders, and. while every one knows
Is. 1t would not he tactful, nor ev'
perhaps polite, for him to admit
: And Roosevelt Is generally BIO
> tactful and polite!
Sc Difficult Problem
= All Of which made the problem
- the Republicans mt Cleveland on t
y one point on which they hope to SEQ