The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-14

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 His callers tried various strat- agems to get him to talk, but he sidestepped them all. The only re- mark he did drop merely increased the mystery.
 One Congressman, with charac- teristic Western bluntness, asked him point-blank. if he would run again.
 T may be talking out of turn, MT. President" he said, but when I go home all my friends are going to say, Now you are 8 friend of MT. Roosevelts and have talked with him. Is he going to be . candidate or isn't he. I'd sure like to be able to give them some idea of your in- tentions."
 Roosevelt laughed heartily and then made this mysterious reply: 'Three yers ago, no one had ever heard of Tom Dewey. He zoomed out of nowhere as a racket-bust- ing prosecutor and today is being prominently mentioned for the Republican nomination. Who knows? Maybe there will be some- one like that in the Democratic Party next year?"
 SOFT-PEDAL
 To two other callers, Repre- sentativese Kent Keller of Illinois and Jed Johnson of Oklahoma, the President expressed the wish that a damper be put on pro- third term talk. Both strong New Dealers, the two men had assured him their districts would support him if he ran again.
 q am deeply grateful for your backing" Roosevelt told them, but 1t would suit me better If Iwerc not mentioned one way or tho other in any resolutions. Personalities don't count, but principles do very much. All that concerns me is that your States shall remain in the liberal col- umn in 1940 and continue to support the progressive program of the New Deal"
 OWN FAULT
 Probably Roosevelt's frankest talk was with Johnson, a close personal friend, whom he asked for a candid opinion as to the reason for the angry congression- al rebellion. Johnson gave him this straight from the shoulder an- swer:
 MT. President, think 1t was partly your own fault. A number of House members were for your program but personally antagon- istic to you. They felt you were too aloof. I know a chairman of an important committee who was sore because he said you went out of your way to be unfriendly to him. I know another Congress man who voted against every New Deal bill solely because you did not stop in his home town dur ing your last trip across the coun- try"
 "I know both the men you re- fer to, Jed," shot back Ro0se- welt. "As for the first, ap- pointed a relative of his to an important. well-paying job. Do you call that being unfriendly? As for the second, we'll, dis tinctIy remember our passing through his home town at 6 o'clock in the morning. had worked late the night before and was too we ary to get up at tht early hour. Do you call that being unfriendIy?"
 "No, I don't" agreed Johnson. 'T guess those fellows were suf- fering from a sour-belly complex" VANISHING "VINDICATOR"
 Flashy Senator Bob Reynolds fascistic 'vindicator" seems to have blown a fuse.
 Ever since last March, when the ebullient North Carolinian lauched his personal organ. he has been mailing 1t through the factl- ities of the Senate Folding Room, paying for this service at the rate of $4.25 per thousand copies. Em- ployes of the Room. who work on a piece basis. were glad to get the extra job.
 The first handle" In March was 5000 copies. But since then it has steadily diminished. num- bering less than 5000 in June. In July there was no edition at all.
 'No, sir, we're still going strong" insisted Don KirkIey, editor of Che publication. "The Senator has been out Of tewn foF . few wseks and we are