The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-23
would not go to Washington until later in the week.
Father COuRhIin Buys Car


 Father COughlin Buys Car
 Syracuse, ". Y., June 23--(Up)-- The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, halted Q few hours in Syracuse to buy e new $3,200 automobile to rec place one that cracked 6 cylinder head on the road, predicted today that Alfred E. Smiths defection from the democratic party will have no effect on the fall election.
 The Detroit priest, organizer of the National Union for Social Jus. tice, said he is entirely in accord" with the program of William Lemke, third party presidential candidate, but T will be no more active in this campaign than in the Roosevelt campaign of l032."
 The priest parried questions about the possibility of an outright merger of the N. U. s. J. with the Townsend old age pension group.
 "The least external semblance of amalgamation with any other group is the best" he said.
 Coughlin is returning to Detroit from Q Massachusetts vacation and series of political conferences.
 O'Brlen Gets Papers
 Boston, June 23--(UP)-Thomas 0. O,Brien, Boston attorney and vice presidential candidate on tho union party ticket headed by Rep. William Lemke of North Dakota, has ob- tained 1000 nomination papers for presidential electors ct the secretary of states office.
 O'Brien said he would not lie a slate for the state ticket, but would present signatures for tho required l7 presidential electors. He said the papers would be distributed within a few days.
 HAMILTON SPEECH
 New York, June 23.--(UP)--Re- publican National Chairman John D. M. Hamilton planned to put into motion in conferences with republi- can leaders in Washington today the plan he revealed in q nationally broadcast address last night to pit the honesty" of Gov. Ali M. Lam den against the "insipcerity" of President Roosevelt as the major issue of the presidential campaign.
 Hamilton mocked Democratic Chairman James A. Farley and re- ferred to him as my old friend" criticized with bitter sarcasm former speeches of President Roosevelt, and hailed the bolt of Alfred '. Smith and other democrats as "high ideal- ism"
 Speaking at "unity dinner" of about $500 New York state repub- licans, Hamilton opened the east ern drive to elect Gov. Landon after comforting with eastern leaders. He said the republican party Is the country's "hope to restore the normal activities of our citizens and the American character of our gov- ernment."
 NO USE KIDDING, KNOX
 Manchester. N. H., June 23.--(UP) On a fortnight's vacation at his summer estate here, Frank Knox, republican vice-presidential nom- inee, today predicted Q g.o.p. victory. but only after Q ''hard, stiff fight"
 There's no use kidding our- selveS," Knox said. we are in for e hard, stiff fight. am confident we will win. There is no doubt that a definite republican trend is showing in the middle west, and in- dlcations are that there is Q turn toward the republican party in other sections of the country" '.
 Knox, publisher of Q Manchester newspaper as well as the Chicago Daily News, arrived yesterday from Chicago. He played a round of golf and dined with friends.
 Regarding announcement by former Democratic Governor Joseph B. Ely of Massachusetts that he would stump for Governor Ali M. Landon, Knox said he had not seen Ely for six months,
 "But think he is Q fine citizen and Q patriotic citizen," Knox said.
 Knox said he felt better than fin several months and would just ''loaf for two weeks." playing golf, riding horseback, sleeping and eating.
 TICKETS FIRE ON GUARDS
 Portsmouth, O., June 23.--(UP)-- Tickets at the Wheeling Steel Corp, plant here fired today upon two guards who were riding Q switch en- zine between Q mill to the entrance of the main plant. officers were in- formed. The guards were said to have returned the fire. One of the plckets was believed wounded. About SO shots were fired.
 Deputy sheriffs were called to Quell the disorder.