The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-09


iety Many of his own party lead
ers from upstate were Jumping
the traces and putting the meas
ure In peril. Though not wanting
to trouble the Senator, matters
came to such a pass that he wired
Florida, stating the case and ask
ing for instructions.
Telegram
At midnight supper that day
Mr.. Hackett and were alone. He
showed me the telegram he had
Just received from Florida. 1t ex-
pressed perfect confidence in Mr..
Hackett's ability to handle the
case, but said to wire him II he
could be Of any help and he
would come up.
The situation was so desperate
that he did wire, and the Sen
ator took the first train for New
York. He arrived late in the
afternoon. At dinner that day Mr..
Hackett was In good spirits. / sat
next to him. He told me that the
Senator came to his office at
headquarters greeted him with
great cordially and said, Hello
Charley! Don't you worry. It's
near dinner time and we won't
bother to talk about 1t now. Meet
me here at 8 o'clock"
A few hours later, at midnight
supper, Mr.. Hackett's face was
wreathed in smiles and he told
me all about 1t.
1.-THE Senator Is a wonder" he
said. HE came into my private
office as he had appointed at 8
o'clock, smoked his cigar while I
Informed him of the situation.
Instead Of scolding me he
chuckled, said I had done all
right and not to worry, took up
the telephone and got the OBJ
ftrilcting legislators on the wire
one by one. Within an hour he
had the matter all Strengthened
0Ut and the bill is going TO pass.
hnd he didn't do 1t by any dictat-
)r fault-finding. What was
10 lrd for me and was bringing
hairs on my head---was so
for him. No wonder they
ga lin the easy boss"
Ben Wood
4 onspicuous figure among the
perm .nent guests was the pro-
ptioor of the New York Daily
NrH Mr.. Ben. Wood, brother Of
f0fmec Mayor Fernando Wood.
Hs was then between seventy
and ighty. His big head capped
"a bliAy body. His face was color
lesH I'd perfectly cxpressionless
Jna ttU . an ideal poker face for
inc IN who had the reputation
" lg the biggest and most
tiai poker player In New York.
II .gs were so wabbly that he
psa cred into the dining room
ay a' .ttendant, accompanied by
los .--much his junior4-who
5las yscantly been brought to pub
~ rotl;e by being discovered In
~ 0bso ure hotel with hundreds
IS tf ands Of dollars In bills of
its do1 limitations hidden on her
atraon. and q fortune In jewels
&1 her trunks.
Among the odd characters who
NfTe poFiodical guests at the ho-
tn was a certain bishop who
c4tDt re ularly to the big city for
q week innocent spree.
Ihey Jere not drinking sprees,
hut they were most extraordinary
and astcnishing eating sprees.
Bishops Vacation
'I'here wAg no conpiyaiity about
tie hiahnp's frees He came
aloi4a &8d fought no companion
ship. His clerical apparel covered
a body built after the style OF
|. Sir John Falstaff--of wide girth
and super stomach capacity. He
ate FIVE huge meals a day; a
breakfast between eight and nine
that WOULD have knocked out a
steved0re; luncheon---serVed In
the special luncheon room be-
tween twelve and Une--when he
Toasted on oysters and clans and
Holsters and chicken salad and
cold ham and tongue. etcetera;
and from the luncheon room he
walked directly into the grand
dining -rpom for noon dinner
served between one and two--Al
six he appeared again for the
regular dinner served between sis
and eight; and as soon as the
doors were opened for nine Il
midnight supper, he was there
hungry as o bear.
At $5s asday for room and board
the hotel must have been heavy
loser In his case. Perhaps this wal
the reason why the Fifth Ave.
nue. hotel ultimately abandoned
the American plan.