The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-18

was not serious, and on the
But not so this year.
Three years Of bitter fractional
war, purges and personal grudges
have honeycombed all ranks with
dissension and animosity. New
Dealers have honeycombed all
ranks with dissension and animos.
ity. New Dealers hate the Old
Guarders, who reciprocate with
interest. And between the two
groups there are numerous feuds
and differences.
On top of all this, wilkes
nomination has scared them
stiff.
They not only fear the dynamic
COP candidate as a campaigner,
but even more the powerful back
ing behind his campaign. The
Demos are going to be on short
financial rations this year, which
with all their other liabilities will
make life doubly tough.
Hence the low state of morale
ut the convention. Some leaders
are hopefully predicting that
once the ticket has been
launched and the National Com
mittee reorganized, party spirit
will revive. Whether this Is
mere whistling in the dark re-
mains to be seen.
NOTE--Due for q big shakeup is
the National Committee publicity
department. Under kindly, brainy,
weary Charley Nicholson, this Sec
ton has been in O comatose con.
dition for two years.
IN OLD CHICAGO
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson looking
neither to right nor left as she gets
into the elevator at the Blackstone
:. Senate Pat McCarran of New
ada bowling to anyone wearing
q broad-brimmed western hat.
might be voter from Nevada)
Ambassador Joe Davies with
out his wife, the former Marjorie
Post Hutton. maybe she's for
Willkie) Brien Mcmahon Of
Connecticut, who left his new and
beautiful wife behind at the beach
Chip Robert, who did not
leave his beautiful wife behind
Mauve-eyed Lee FRESHMAN, legal
brains of John L. Lewis, waiting to
see Harry Hopkins Hand
some Donald Russell Of South
Carolina, wondering whether Cot
ton Ed Smith would bless the
convention Helen Kennedy,
comedy daughter of United Mine
workers Tom Kennedy. He once
was lieutenant governor Of Penn.
sylvania .. Erudite Leo Crowley
Of Wisconsin, who have been chair
man Of the National Committee
If he had not just become head Of
a utility corporation. 1.-THE Demos
are going to have to do q lot Of
utility blasting against WiIlkie) :. :.
Harvey Couch Of Arkansas, am
other utility magnate-.but strong
for Roosevelt Paul Fttz-
patrick, new Democratic chairman
of Buffalo, confident that Willkie
cannot carry New York state -.
Tom Corcoran and Ben Cohen,
the famous Brain Trusters, mo-
where to be seen.
HER MILITARY MAN
OF the many amusing conven-
ton incidents, the most hilarious
went almost unwitnessed. It was
dapper, bald little Harry Woodririg,
ex-Secretary of War, at the rough,
risque "Club 6O6".
Someone had tipped off the star
singer Of the evening. that Harry
was present. 80 with all her
blonde loneliness on exhibition, she
placed herself opposite the ex-Sec-
Rotary Of War and proceeded to
sing q gay version of military
Man" Harry blushed. looked, and
listened.
NOTE-Earry said that he got
TOO letters even before he left To-
peka praising his isolationist
speech, IN which he criticized the
New Deals interventionist policy.
But he didn't seem very isolated at
Chicago.
ALONG LAKE FRONT
Jesse Jones' Reconstruction Fl
nance Corporation has lent quite q
BIT Of money 70 the C0narees ho-