The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-11


afoot to have Connecticuts dele
cation to Philadelphia pledged to
his candidacy. The Danbury town
committee took the initiative in
voting unanimously for four dele
gates to the state convention who
would be instructed to support
national delegates bound to the
Baldwin cause.
That brings the Baldwin, for
President movement squarely be-
fore the state convention, unless
it is sidetracked in conference
rooms before the issue gets to the
floor.
What are the chances of the
governor landing on the national
ticket this year? How is the ma
tional picture shaping UP in the
minds of COnnecticut's political
leaders, who recognize the state
election results depend ON who is
running for president?
Frequently, this column has
quoted the views Of a prominent
state authority, whose opinions
are highly regarded in response
BILE quarters because of is close
contacts with the Washington
scene. This student of politics,
with friends high-up in National
Republican circles, tells the story:
Il don't expect Dewey, Taft or
Vandenburg to have more than
200 delegates each when the con-
vention opens in June. Dewey is
doing much better than was first
expected, but there is a strong
feeling in party circles, he is not
experienced enough, and would be
be liabiliay rather than an asset
at the top of the ticket.
1.-The stronger Dewey becomes,
the more inevitable it is that a
deadlock will result. Taft and
Vandenburg will not throw their
strength to him when they with
draw. Oh, no. A dark horse can
didate probably will develop, and
there are many of them ready to
be brought out including our own
Gov. BalWdin.
But, in my mind, the three
leading dark horses at the NOM
ent are Wendell Willkie, Supreme
Court Justice Owen j. Roberts,
and Herbert Hoover. They are
talking more and more about Will
kie and Hoover, and the possible
drafting of Roberts. The crying
need of the Republican party is
man in whom it can have con-
fidence.
at can have confidence in Will
kie, but he should sever his con-
nections with Commonwealth &
Southern. If he does, he will be
the top man in the marty by 1914.
1t can have confidence in Justice
Roberts. Mr.. Hoover has been fully
smeared. Can they smear him any
any more than then have?
ut is utterly impractical at this
time to run Dewey at the top. In
air political calculations that I
have seen, he is always put in
the vice-presidcntial position,
natural for him.
"Other prominent dark horses
are Gov. James of Pennsylvania,
Gov. Bricker of Ohio, Gov. Carr
of Colorado, Sen. Styles Bridges
and one or two others. All these
men, including Gov. Baldwin,
probably will be given a chance to
"catch on" once the deadlock de-
velops.
But feel confident that when
the shouting is done, the choice
will narrow down to Willkie,
Hoover, Roberts and possibly JUS
tice Stone"
On the Democratic side, there
has been a distinct feeling within
the past few days that President
ROOsevelt's inner New Deal circle
was shocked by the Wisconsin
primary returns, and that now a
Hull Farley ticket would emerge.
In one quarter, it was said Mr..
Roosevelt desired to stop the
presidential aspirations of Sen.
Burton *. Wheeler of Montana.
He would not buck a Hull Farley
arrangement, although he would
like q place for Attorney General
Robert III. Jackson, a bitter foe of
Farley's. That automatically elm
mated Jackson, this source said.
Connecticut Democrats are pull
ing strong for third term. They
feel MIR. Roosevelt can take Con-
necticut again. They are worried,
however, about a HulI-Farley
ticket as not strong enough to
swing it in a close election.
Questions as to who will be the
u. S. senatorial candidate on the
Republican side continue to draw
blanks from responsible party
leaders. Two names are being
mentioned most frequently
State Rep. Walter Howe, Itch
field. and Paul Cornell, headmas-
ter of Romford school, Washing
ton, Conn.
Cornell is being called "Car-
petbagger" by some Republicans
who do not favor his candidacy.
Howe is laying back, with no real
building up underway. There is
no word from States Attorney
Hugh M. Acorn. II don't know"