The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-26

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 Everything revolves about bearn- ing, gladhanding Jim. But that is not the reason he Is such an ardent subject of conversation.
 Whats on the minds of the boys drum up voters, is what Jinl-and from back home, who will have to drum up the voters, is what Jim ---and the President-are going to do about those three jobs he is holding down: Postmaster Gen. eral, National Chairman of the party, and New York State Chair man.
 JIM HAS BECOME A MAJOR ISSUE IN THE CAMPAIGN, AND NOBODY KNOWS IT BETTER THAN THE LOCAL LEADERS.
 The republicans, among others, have not let them forget 1t. They are concentrating e raking fire on Big Jim--on his three-job role, his patronage operations, his Tam. many connection, and his recent inept crack about Landon being just the governor of @ typical Prairie State."
 Republican Precedents
 Jim is not the first man to be simultaneously postmaster gen. eral and national chairman of political party. He has long line of republican and democratic predecessors. And the patronage operations of Walter P. Brown, Hoover's postmaster general and campaign manager, were as blat- ant as anything Farley has pulled.
 Brown, addressing Q convention of postmasters early in 1882, bluntly warned them that if they didn't get out and work for Hoov- CT, they would be replaced by others who would. But the voting public is notoriously short-mem- oried, and all that is now for- gotten.
 Worried
 The republican strategy of mak. ing Big Jim a major issue in the campaign is worrying administra- ton generalissimoS.
 Privately they consider Farley @ necessary party adjunct, and say bitterly that If Landn should gain the White House, John Hamilton would soon be emulating Jim, down to the last detail. But they recognize that Jim is not a fea- ture of the New Deal to parade before the country.
 Farley is very popular per- SOnally among the democrats, and most of them them think he has done Q swell party job. But they don't want him as an issue.
 Two years ago, when the Presi- dent forced various high demo- crats from the national committee because of their lobbying activities, he also indicated that Earle! would shortly undergo Q change in status. But the weeks ran into months and the months into years, and Jim has continued to wield his triple sceptre.
 There are two reasons for this: (1) Jim is proud of his cabinet post and hates to give 1t up; (2) the President has had difficulty finding another man
 of the kind he wants to fill the
 place.
 Administration insiders are pre- dieting privately that by the time the campaign gets under full blast, Farley will be out of the cabinet, retaining his national
 JIM. ASKED ABOUT THIS, MERELY SMILES AMIABLY, AND SAYS: NO OBJECTION TO ANYBODY GUESSING. HOW 'eYOU COMING"
 Talmadge-Hitler
 The Georgia delegation, 100 per cent pro-Roosevelt, and 16O proof anti-Talmadge, brought to Phila- delpffia Q new story about their red-gallused state executive.
 A visitor recently called on Tal- madge, according to this story, and the talk turned to books The governor said he wasn't much of Q reader.
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 plalned. 'I've been kept mighty
 busy. But there is one book !
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