The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-04

conservative adVlSerS, incl Smiths confirmation would be harmful to the Administration at the beginning of the new con- gress.
 The AFL made its overture through friendly New Dealer, who went directly to the Presi- dent with the Federation's mes sage that he name another ap- pointee acceptable to both the AFL and the CIO."
 Roosevelt's answer was a flat turn-down. He told the emissary that when he reappointed Smith last summer he was fully aware that there would be hot con- firmation fight, that he was de- termined to stand by his guns. The President also intimated that he was considering making a ra- dio speech defending the work of the Labor Board and Smiths part in it.
 ALICE LONGWORTH
 For many years Alice Roosevelt LongWorth has cast covetous eyes upon the gold piano in the East Room of the White House, told friends that the piano was given her by the Steinway company when her father was President and that it was not the property of the White House.
 Recently, a new gold piano was given to the White House, but Alice Longworth did not get the old one. Her presidential cou- sins had other plans. They gave it to the Smithsonian Institution. POLITICAL ARITHMETIC
 New Dealers were mystified last week when the White House an- nounced the appointment of George Proudfit as U. s. marshal in Nebraska. Proudfit was Sen- ator Burke's campaign manager, and about as strong an anti-New Dealer as Burke.
 Later in the day, however, came the solution of the mystery. Com menting on the reported appoint ment of Frank Murphy of Michi- gan as attorney general, Senator Burke, who was expected to op- pose his confirmation announced:
 "A good organizer is needed to
 obtain an efficient Department
 of Justice and Murphy appears
 to be qualified on that score"
 MORAL: Two and two make four in politics as well as in arithmetic.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 One American diplomat to watch is Bill Bullitt, ambassador to France. He is probably the shrewdest envoy the U. s. has in Europe, sits at the right hand of the President, also has what so many diplomats lack - a thor orough understanding of his own country. Hal Pennsylvania Democrats patched up their differences and nominated him for governor last spring, as ad- vised by Roosevelt, they would have been a lot better off today. Bullitt may be performing several important missions for the Presi- dent in the future Re- marked bibulous friend leaning over the shoulder of Presidential Secretary Marvin Mcintyre: Well, see Jimmy ROosevelt's got the job at Hollywood you wanted" ... Keep an eye on Russell Sturgis, uncle of Anne Clark Roosevelt, working out a new water supply for the Virgin Islands. He may be the next governor of those islands.
 LIFE JOB SCRAMBLE
 The undercover scramble for the "A district and circuit court vacancies that have been await ing action on the Presidents desk is approaching the proportions of 8 stampede.
 Some of the most prominent Democratic committee chairmen in congress are trying to wangle one of these life jobs, among them Rep. Marvin Jones of Texas, head of the House Agri- cultural Committee. His back CTS are RFChairman Jesse Jones and Jack Garner.
 What Marvin wants is the va- cancy on the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. An- other angler for this one is Con- gressnan Goldsborough of Mary