The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-28

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on the occasion Of his 9th
The fact that the stocky,
shaggy browed Texan was nearing
three score and ten was not the
cause of their curiosity. Nothing
as simple as that. What excited
their interest was Gamers casual
disclosure that he would return to
Washington around December !.
To the political gentry that re-
mark carried much inner mean
ing.
"GOne With the Wind"
They know that Garner never
returns for a session Of congress
until the last moment. He likes
his fishing and hunting, and
general leisurely existence at his
home in Uvalde, too much to has
ten back to the capital unless
there is something in the wind.
There Is something in the wind
in fact, several things. Garner
is returning to Washington ahead
or his usual schedule at the ex-
press request of the President.
Before sailing for South
America, Roosevelt talked with
Garner by long distance phone
and asked him to be in Wash
ington by December 1. On that
day the President steps on
foreign soil, I'm Buenos Aires,
and with Secretary of State Hull
also out of the country he
deemed 1t desirable to have
Garner ON hand In the capital.
Another, and perhaps even
more important reason, for want
ing Garner in Washington Is the
hot acknowledgements fight over
the democratic floor leadership
of the House.
Hands Off and On
The President is not interven-
ing in this scrap-on the surface
Offstage, however, he will make
his influence felt.
The Administration is very
much opposed to Representative
John O'Connor, who is making a
furious drive for the high party
post. Quarrelsome and anti-NeW
Dealish, the Tammanyite is the
last man the Whiet House would
want to be leader of the house.
The administration choice
for the job is Representative
Sam Rayburn Of Texas. No
left-winger, Rayburn neverthe-
less has been 100 per cent loyal
to the President. Also, he Is
one of the ablest and most ex-
perienced parliamentarians in
Congress, with the knack Of
working harmoniously with
others.
Garner and Rayburn are old
friends. When the vice president
returns to Washington he will
take up the cudgels for his old
House colleague.
In his discreet and def way,
Garner will act for the President
in the situation in manner that
the President Is not in position
to adopt himself.
One-Speech Johnny
Only his Uvalde cronies know
how reluctantly Garner leaves his
pleasant, wide-verandahed home.
Forty -one years Of office hold
ing, all but a few on Capital
Hill, have wearied him of the
trappings and clamor of public
life and made him treasurer the
quiet, simple companionship OF
his few hometown intimates.
There are three Of these. The
oI@c1,k De- DACc nrnyrofio1d kE-
year old owner of small garage.
Bromfield and Garner have
been intimate friends for more
than Is years. When Garner Is
in Uvalde they are inseparable
companions, making frequent
expeditions in Gamers old Model
T Ford, with a canoe strapped on
top of the car and the back piled
high with rods, guns and cook
in ggear.
Garner always does the cooking,
of which he is very proud. Brom-
field calls Garner Johnny, the
only one except for Mrs. Gar
ner to do so. Neighbors and other
friends call Garner John.
Bromfield knows nothing about
politics and national affairs, and
Is not interested in them. When
the two men are together they
talk about local matters, neigh
bors, fishing, hunting and the
condition of crops and business.
They indulge in considerable
joshing over their respective skill
as anglers and huntsmen.
"Johnny," says Bromfield, "is
q fair cook, but nothing 10 brag
about. And he is a total loss as
q shot. 1 do all the shooting.
All he does is the retrieving"
He also kids, Garner, as q
"one-speech man." eyes, SIR" he
says, Johnny is like this ranger
who was sent to put down a
riot and when asked why he
didn't bring his men replied,
There's only one riot here, isn't
there? That's the way with
Johnny; one campaign, one
speech"
Gamers other two cronies are
bee" Morrison, retired rancher,
and %Pete" Wolcott, county Judge,