The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-22

porter lOD Inc
others were publishers or editors.
at least. prior to enrolment in the
august group at The senatorial end
OF the national Capitol building
Senator Arthur Capper OF Kan
sas is dean Of the aggregation
Capper knows his business from
the ground up He began as a
printer when type was set by
hand None Of the rest ever actual
iy worked at the case, Capper did
He stuck type Then he got to be
a reporter then an editor Now he
publishes the Topeka Daily Capitol
and several other Kansas period
icals Printers ink almost literally
flows in his veins He's a cracking
good senator. too
Senator Carter Glass is an old
ster likewise He runs a daily dou-
ble-ender THAT is. morning and
evening editions) at Lynchburg.
Va Hes been doing II for about
so years. but don't believe he
ever had any practical experience
al the mechanical end Of the game.
Vandenberg One of En-
Senator Arthur H Vandenberg
was editor and publisher Of the
Grand Rapids tMichl Herald. but
he hasn't kept il up while in con.
gress. as Senators Capper and
Glass have done Washington
scribes class him as one OF them
selves. nevertheless He has their
viewpoint and speaks their Ian
guage perfectly It's an asset for
political publicity purposes
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
graduated into public life. as a
Massachusetts, solon. from editorial
desks in the Offices Of the New
York Herald Tribune and the Bos-'
ton Transcript He's a member Of
the congressional press galleries
and of the National Press club. The
correspondents recognize him
Senator Joseph c OMahoney OF
Wyoming was humble reporter
once on a Boulder (Colo) paper.
but. before he came to Washing
ton. he had been advanced to the
rating of city editor OF the Chey-
enne State Leader. and a city edi-
tor is a pretty important person.
age-not equal to managing edi-
tor. of course. and smallish pota-
toes in comparison with a publish
er. but journalistically as good as
q colonel. anyway
Senator Gerald p Nye was a
very small town newspaperman. in
wee little Wisconsin and Iowa
burgs and at Cooperstown. N D.
But make no mistake These coun-
try editors are personalities in
their home communities
Senator Josiah w Bailey Of
North Carolina gets into the class
ification in a kind Of queer way.
He once ran a religious paper-the
Biblical Recorder And Senator r.
r Reynolds. also Of North Caro-
lima. originally was sub-editor Of a
college weekly. besides which he's
written several books. Whether or
not they're eligible on such grounds
is problematic They want to be so
considered though.
Newspapermen are quite numer-
Gus in the house Of representa-
tives Notable among them is Con-
gresham Joseph w Martin. the
lower house minority leader and
manager Of Wendell L. wilkes
campaign. Joe publishes the North
Attleboro Mass Chronicle
But we're discussing the senate's
newspaperdom
Political Reporter
Joe Ball joins it now AS previ-
ously remarked. he's a reporter
merely He's been doing politics
for the st Paul Dispatch and
Pioneer Press-morning and eve
ming editions Of the same sheet.
Doing politics, That's how he be-
came so well acquainted with Cow
ernor Stassen, who appointed him
to succeed Lundeen. killed in an
airplane smashup
They say the chap is only "a
years old So he must have had to
-EegisteF-bass- he-has- dependents at
that-a wife and three babies 50.
at least he'll be deferred.
He'll be our baby senator for
the next two years Senator Rush
D Holt of West Virginia will be
his habv rival briefly but Rush is
lame luck He'll be out Of the