The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20


 But they may have another think coming. Governor Phil La Toilette and his Progressive party strategists may upset the apple cart.
 The Progressives are eager to get & foothold in Iowa, and see the Gillette-Dickinson set-up as made to order for them to put a third candidate in the race. They figure that even if their standard bearer loses, the effort would be worth while as means of pub licizing their party in Iowa and building up a machine.
 Several possible candidates are under consideration, among them F. J. Lund, ex-secretary and cam paign manager of the former Insurgent Republican Senator, Smith w. Brookhart.
 White House Luncheon
 Gillette's much touted peace" luncheon with the President was pleasant enough but none too friendly.
 The get-together was Jim Farley's idea. He is much con- cerned over Democratic pros poets in Iowa this fall, Is trying to patch mp factional differences and get a united party front. Neither Roosevelt nor Gillette was particularly keen about the luncheon suggestion, but they couldn't say No. That would have leaked out and done a lot of harm.
 So they went through the mo- tions of harmonizing, carefully skirting touchy topics. But there was one clash. This was over Harry Hopkins endorsement of Wearin.
 The furry lasted only second, after which both men hastily changed the subject. But while 1t lasted, the exchange was sharp and to the point.
 Roosevelt mentioned his press conference remark upholding Hopkins right to express prefer ence in the Iowa race. T think, Guy" the President said, that you will agree with me that Harry was perfectly within his rights as native of Iowa to ex- press his views. I can't see any, thing wrong in that"
 I'm afraid I do, MT. Presi- dent" Gillette replied. "He was born and raised in Iowa, that is true. But he isn't an Iowa voter now, and furthermore, very seriously question the desirabil- ity of the head of the Federal relief organization v0icing & public opinion in an election contest. don't think that is right. It is not good public pol icy"
 NOTE-At the height of the primary fight Gillette got the scare of his life when he received word that Father Coughlin was planning to make a radio speech for him. Gillette hurriedly rushed 8 message to the Detroit priest to lay off and keep quiet.
 Sch0olboy Senator
 Some members of the Senate were in a high state of excite ment in the closing hours of the session. But not J. Ham Lewis of Illinois.
 As the clock pointed to mid- night and members steamed an stormed on all sides, the imper- turbable Ham sat behind his desk quietly eating an orange like a schoolboy.
 Teacher couldn't see him, for the orange lay half hidden in a paper bag in the partly closed drawer of his desk. With extreme delicacy, and obvious satisfaction, the 1mpeccable Senator reached for one section after another of his hidden fruit, stealthily intro- duced 1t into his mouth, and. after each bite, wiped his lips and whiskers with paper napkin. Civilian Bombing
 The last session of the Senate Foreign Relation Committee witt messed a sharp clash between Chirman Key Pittman of Nevada and Senator Vandenberg of Mich igan over the question of civilian air bombing and whether the United States should condemn it.
 The colnmittee-meeting m sec- ret-had before it & resolution condemning civilian air bombing and authorizing the committee to investigate the subject during the summer.
 Senator Vandenberg. Republican member of the committee, de- murred. said he thought we were meddling in other peoples affairs.
 DO you want to get us into war?" he asked.