The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-01

Reports that the President 1Ii- tends to shift Jefferson Gallery, U. 6. ambassador to Cuba, to another post have started Robert II. Gore, former governor of Puerto Rico, pulling wires for the job. The Florida publisher was appointed to the Puerto Ricarl post early in the New Deal, but after Q brief, turbulent ir1cumbency was with- drawn. He has been in the back ground ever since II. The most brusque hammered government building guards in Washington are those of the Interior Depart ilnent. Visitors on business who try to enter the building after 3:30 D. m, the official closing hour, are subjected to almost third-degree methods before they are permitted to pass A piece of campaign literature used against Roosevelt in the I032 car1- paign has reappeared. It consists of a reproduction of an advertise inent of the United European Inc vestors, Ltd, that appeared in 8 New York paper in 1922, offering German marks for sale. Tn large letters in the ad appeared the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president of the company. The current reprint of the document bears the caption: "The Money Changer" of 1922.
 Dr. Francis E. Townscnd's statement to the press explain ing why he defled the House Investigating committee consist cd. of one sentence-234 words in length.
 "I Accuse"
 Governor Gene Talmadge, the red-gallused terror of Georgia, is credited by friends with a secret scheme to make a spectacular ate tack on Postmaster General Jim Farley at the Democratic National Convention. According to the story, when Farley rises to open the convention formally, Tal- madge will jump to his feet and in his capacity as Q National Con- mitteemaH move the National Chairman,s irnpeachement. The Georgian, probably, would not get the chance to finish what he wanted to say if he really attempt- ed such e bold Inaneuver, but he would be sure to obtain Q lot of publicity Though only Q handful of states have passed laws to comply in all details with the Social Security Act, every state and territory is now sharing in ct least one of the nine benefits ur1- der the law j.. Chester Davis, former Triple-A Administrator; who has just returned from Q European trip, will depart at once on Q speaking tour through the Middle West. Davis came back pes- simistic about the prospects of selling U. s. farm goods abroad.
 
 The day after the New JerSey primary in which Senator Borah was Soundly tr0unced by GoH Landon, Mrs. Florence Kahn eTl- counteFed Rep. "Ean" Fish and ex-C Congressman Carl Bach- mann and Royal Johnson, the IdahOan's managers, c0nRerring in the rear of the House cham Der. "Well," observed the witty San Franciscan congresswOman, "I'd hate to depend on you men to pick . winner for me in . horse race"
 WOoing
 Ernest behind-the-s e-scenes ef- forts are being made by rcpubli- can strategists to woo Senator Hi- ram Johnson back into the party fold. The Californian supported Roosevelt in 1882 and in turn was backed by the democrats two years later when he came up for re. election. Johnson says nothing, privately voices sharp criticism of the WPA, asserting that 1t is rife with partisan politics and ineffi- ciency On the desk of Prof. Thomas Nixon Carver, of the 6. o. p. braintrusters, is 6 thick manuscript bearing the title. Chapter II--The New Deap. Carver says he is working on a monograph" for the Republican National Committee, but will not divulge the nature of the docu- nent Idaho'B Democratic Governor Ben Ross. who plans to oppose Senator Borah if he runs for reelection this year, is hay- ing trouble in his own party. one of Ross severest critics, Ramsay Walker, was elected National Committeeman over the gover nor's opposition.
 A PWA stOrehOuse now stands on the site once occupied by the Washington depot of the old Baltimore G Potomac R. R., in which President Garfield was assasslnated July 2, 1881.
 
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