The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

This dees not mean that tho
"pols" will DO neglected, They
need not hope for any letup, Jack.
son II going after them Just %
vigorously as Murphy did, and ono
OF tho first places on tho list 10
DO tackled Ia boss.riddeh Atlantic
City,
Behind this shift In emphasis are
two factors,
THE FIRST IN that Jackson N
less politleal-mlnded than Muir
ply. Jackson III O relative new.
conner IN politics and has never
held on elective office, Murphy
has held q number and his think.
Ing Ia chiefly In political terms.
THE SECOND II jaskson's
strong economic oriontatlen, Likl
Murphy, he too has q long cru.
sading career but his crusaders
have been against business pow.
erS. Az q STRIPPING lawyer just
out OF school In Jamestown, N. "
no defended O group OF street cor
strikers when they couldn't Got on.
other attorney, A few years Ia.
ter no took up the legal budgets
for the local independent telephone
company against the giant A, 4.
" r. and licked II,
Az q 40.year old assistant Attor
ney general no waded Into tho
mighty Aluminium Corporation OF
America with anti-trust charges,
and followed this up Withsa tax
evasion suit against tho late An
drew W. Mellon, former secretary
OF tho treasury and ruler OF tho
aluminium field,
In the last two years, % soliei.
tor general, Jackson has hung up
tho greatest record OF supreme
court victories on major economic
issues In the history OF tho trl.
bpnal,
ASSOCIATED GAS
jackson believes that at the root
of political corruption are econ.
omie interests which Iatten OH
these machines and keep them In
power. Az attorney general HIS
basic policy will DO 10 strike at
these hidden forces, and you can
write II down that there will DO
plenty OF action,
They may not DO spectacular
because Jackson dislikes personal
publicity, but they will DO The kind
that hurt. He wasn't called
"Jack the giant Killer In James,
town for nothing, There Will be
no private conferences with do
PENDANTS nor talks about eompro-
misses,
One of JacksOn's first econ
Omlc 0ffenslves will be- In the
direction Of the SS0O,0 100000 Az.
s0cated Gas a. Electric Co.,
which went into BANKRUPTCY last
week when the Securities and
Exchange Commission refused 10
permit officials 10 tap the Till
for q dividend payment.
The group ruling the A, q. q
T.. roost filed the bankruptcy PEE
titions In O federal court In the
little city Of Utica In upstate New
York. This court has had no
experience In handling such iin-
mense trusEeeships. A. q. 81 =. In
vestors, backed by SEC and the
Justice Department, are remand
ing that the case be brought to
Manhattan, wheer the chief Of
fices Of the corporation are located
and where there are experienced
judges.
It's an inner Administration
secret, but jackson dug into the
A. g. q E. situation before he
took over the reins as attorney
general, and some Of his aides
arc urging that certain criminal
proceedings be launched in the
not distant future.
NOTE - Legal adviser Of A. q
g. e. executive Is Jackson's for
mer superior, ex-Attorney General
Homer Cummings,
POLITICAL O-ROUND
You don't hear anything about
him, but behind the scenes Frank
o. Lowden, former governor Of
Illinois and during the 1920 the
midwest's candidate for the presi-
/, dency, Is active in the COP cam.
paign picture. Middle West lead
ers are beating a path TO his door
to discuss various aspirants, anc
to get aid and advice on the now
active movement to organize 9
bloc for united action ct the con.
ventiOn DR.. Francis Town
send is bent on forcing congress
men 10 undergo another show d