The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09

addition, he spoke informally rom the platform of his train in LouiS- vile, Elizabethtown and Bowling Green, Ky, each time giving en- dorsement to Senator Barkley as he had in his major speech yesterday afternoon in Covington where Gov ernor A. B. (HappV Chandler sat, smiling, on the platform while the President extolled Barkley as a man beloved by all the country.
 Close friends of MT. Roosevelt were elated by his reception in both Ohio and Kentucky, particularly by what they regarded the apparent success of his endorsements of Barkley.
 From stand in the middle of the Latonia race track at Covington, the President told 50,000 listeners that while he was not interfering in the primary campaign and he had no doubt that Chandler would make good senator, "it would take him many, many years to match the national knowledge, the experience and the acknowledged leadership in the affairs of our nation of that son of Kentucky, of whom the whole nation is proud, Alben Barkley." Talks to Thousands At ElizabethtoWn, Louisville and Bowling Green, operating stops on the tour, the president talked to thousands. Those speeches were brief but in similar vein, stressing that he believed it important to Kentucky and the nation that Barkley return to the senate. At Bowling Green, the last stop in Kentucky, he also paid tribute to Senator w. w. Logan, also a New Deal adherent.
 MT. Roosevelt's route today took him through Arkansas and observ- CTS centered speculation as to what he would do in the case of Senator Hattie Caraway, Democrat, who is up for renomination and faces a primary contest. She has not al- ways supported the New Deal.
 White House attaches announced that Sen. Caraway would board the train some time today.
 Others who will board the train were Gov. Lloyd c. Stark of Mis- souri; Sen. Josh Lee, Oklahoma; Sen. Thomas; Elliott Roosevelt; Gov. E. w. Marland of Oklahoma; Sen. John E. Miller, Arkansas, and Congressman Lyle H. Boren, Will burn Cartwright and Will Rogers, of Oklahoma.
 Platform Appearances
 MT. Roosevelt indicated that he would make platform appearances at Bonneville, Ark, at 10:10 a. m. 12:1O D. m. EDT) at McAlester, Okla, at l :25 p. m. (3:25 p. m. EDT) and Shawnee, Okla, at 3:45 p. m. (5:45 p. m. EDT.
 Gov. Carl Bailey, a recent White House visitor, was scheduled to join the Roosevelt train for the ride through Arkansas.
 MT. Roosevelt studied reactions to his Kentucky and Ohio speeches and also reports submitted to him on the Indiana political situation by Sen. Sherman Minton, D., Ind, who boarded the train last night in Louisville for the two hour ride to Bowling Green.
 While Minton claimed his visit was of no particular significance it was understood he had indicated to the president that Senator Fred erick Van Nuys, his colleague, would be renominated by the party organ ization at its state convention Tues day. Van Nuys opposed the presi- dent bitterly on the supreme court issue.
 Reminiscent of 1886
 MT. Roosevelt's swing to the west was reminiscent of the campaign days of 1886, with bands at the sta- tion and crowds focking to catch 8 glimpse of him either from the win- dow or his private car or on the rear platform.
 Soaring heat seemed to leave him unaffected although the tempera- ture at some of the Kentucky stops ranged above 100 degrees. At La- tonia, he spoke bare-headed with a blazing sun beating down upon him.
 MT. Roosevelt will leave Oklahoma City at 6 p. m. (8 p. m. EDT) and arrive in Fort Worth, Texas, five hours later. He will stay over Sum- day at the home of his son, Elliott Roosevelt, there and Monday will go on to Pueblo, Color, and thence to San Francisco.