The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-14

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 4r af Recent Jackson Day
 Inner Idealists and
 Seekers Rubbed El-
 1Ws Standing Out,
 Grim and Tired Was F. R.
 hinetOn, Jan. 1S - It was a M thing the Democrats had
 4n on the program for their nton Day dinner. Otherwise, Nt uf the guests wouldn't have
 allie Co take their minds or
 E. 01 the Honorable J. Bruce
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 o Bell the truth, there was even HH& iIiteT-table and intra-table #i1|sDsFing about the Honorable J. Bruce than there was over the Stih fREt that the dinner was costing $50 q plate.
 Nc vas stuck right in at the head fahle between the president and the 4ice president of the United States and nobody could have been more 11n8plcucsis unless he had hung from one of the magnificent chan. NSIiGrs by the slack of his pants.
 People whispered that the ad- NDEtising ought to be worth "a million dollars" to Bruce and 8oM1e os the more idealistic simon Elikists of the New Deal took one l1ok and yelled to walters to bring \ double round of drinks, which tioY d0wned as quickly as possible.
 '. Bruce already was commonly 1tKnraed here ss the prince of Washington lobbyists. If anything were needed to c0pper-rivet that conception In Che minds of the Nfnee-heIders and Che faveF.seek- eEs lt was provided this night, Whan ,. Bruce Outranked at table nil cabinet members and all other New DeaIers.
 Once upon . time Mir. Roosevelt he'd publicly frowned upon the va. xious Democratic national commit teenen who had moved here to be- come lawyer -lobbyists and cash in on their political acquaintanceship and prestige - and 1t was around that time that Committeeman Kre- mer of Montana and others re. 1igned.
 Of course J. Bruce was chairman ~ the committee which organized the dinner, but efforts to learn how nc landed that post or his seat at table proved all in vain.
 A Grand MeIange
 < Many other lobbyists were there and most of them were looking en- vlcusly at MT. Kremer. Also. social climbers, favor.seekers, politicians, Niek congressman, and g host of 5pbholdefs were there because they 4eAred their absence would put GhDm on the bad books of the pat xpnage pie-counter.
 They were mixed in with some Ng the finest, most valuable pub- lIc servants, some of the most brilliant minds and some of the sn0st altrulstlc, courageous, and Forward looking men and women lincIuding certain nltwits) the uepital has ever known. PerS0n- hlly. your correspondent was 50 awea by Che sight Of this teem- 4nS nselange of humanity that 1e virtually forgot to eat.
 z xt takes all kinds to make c poe lltical party and elect a president. cfhe Democratic National Com- rAittee, for instance, is loaded with mOld Deaiers"--McAdoo of Califor- i3ia, Talmadge of Georgia, Paddy Nash of Chicago, Taggart of 1ndi- ana, Ruby Laffoon of Kentucky, Howard Bruce of Maryland, Ely of Massachusetts, Hague of New Jer- 4ey, Chavez of New Mexico, 5hup- iing of North Carolina, Ewing of Utah, Byrd of Virginia. and many others who don't exactly click with Roosevelt liberalism.)
 V. R. Tired and Grim
 Roosevelt's speech was worth at least part of the admission price. You can judge its content for yourself, but hardly deny that this D the most effective, appealing. and brilliant man who has been in presidential politics in many 6 long Year.
 ~ He seemed tired and bit grim. 1zis chin was out and the firm, eerieus lines of his face only Oc. ,caslonally gave way t0 restrained, hAlf-cynlcaI smiles as the crowd laughed at his sarcasms.
 This was Q fighting man and it Vas easy to see him as refined replica of Andrew Jackson. Even the cabinet members spread Scat on either side of him began to deefl iinpressive--Oarner sphina- Ike. Wallace grinning and showing Iiig teeth, Perkins pensive and Shad- ing her eyes from the kleigs with . menu, Morgenthau look Skepti- cal, Hull serious and sedate. Dern ecstatic. Roper sour. Cummings anus. Swanson as If he had Swal- lcved . canary
 Lobby Kings in Spotlight
 Next day. when Jim Farley auc. toned of the national convention, you found Kremer and Arthur Mullen, the celebrated lobbyist and ex-committeeman from Nebraska, Mtting right in the middle of the Democratic National Committee, from which they were commonly imposed to have been barred be- ealise of their lucrative business activities.
 f1t seemed that J. Bruce had rfoxy for the national committee 4oman from Alaska and Mullen Ind one from the committeeman Ar Hawaii.
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