The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25

But what is worrying police au- thoritieS is why anyone with dy- namite in his possession should be around the Capitol.
 One result of the incident has been an intensihcation of the guard not only of the Capitol but of the platform over the main steps, from which President Roosevelt will deliver his third in- augural address on January 20.
 The stand, nearing completion, now is watched continuously day and night by special police de- tail, The night shifts, from p. III. to 8 a. m., do nothing but pa- trol the immediate vicinity of the platform. Starting this week, the watch will be augmented by a round- -the-clock detail of firemen, ready with hose and other equip ment for any emergency.
 The guard of the Capitol has been stepped up to include a daily inspection of the vast structure from the soaring dome to the sub- terranean basements. Police are under strict orders to report im- mediately suspicious individuals and articles.
 ELEPHANT HUNTER
 The publication of a story that House Democratic Floor Leader John Mccormack and his wife, Harriet, former Metropolitan Op- era star, once drove several miles to keep a turtle from being run over, has brought them some rib ping from friends.
 But Mrs. Mccormack had a snappy comeback during a discus sion of the 2,500-mile Stumping tour she and her husband made during the campaign.
 Did you run over any tur- tles?" grinned a friend.
 "No," shot back Mrs. McCOr- mack, ''but we did put the quiet us on lot of elephants"
 LOYAL OPPOSITION"
 Two weeks have elapsed since Wendell Willkie's post-election broadcast, but Republican leaders still are in the dark as to just who and whate he meant by a loyal opposition"
 Privately, they make it clear that he had not consulted them and did not talk for them. This is particularly true of the congress sional group, who do not concede the defeated standard bearer the right to tell them what to do and how to do it. They consider them selves the party's elected Spokes- men and they are taking orders from no one.
 If Willkie meant that the Will kie Clubs would constitute the loyal opposition" this is a sub- ject about which the party chiefs see red.
 Few of them have any love for the Willkie Clubs. They view the movement cOldly as group of starry eyed amateurs, who were a constant source of undercOver irritation during the campaign and are sure to mean trouble to the regulars in the future.
 This feeling has not been lulled by the word reaching party chiefs that certain Willkie Club zealots are urging the clubs to turn their attention to cleaning up organ ization bad spots"
 If, as the regulars fear, the clubs 'IOyaI opposition" aim is to become a pressure group for the purpose of taking control of the party organization and laying down party policies. there is a bitter war in the off1ng. The reg ulars definitely will not submit to this, and with the party machin- cry firmly in their hands they are in a position to get tough about it. ANTI-WILLKIE REGULARS
 One key factor in the situation that apparently both Willkie and the Club leaders have overlooked is that he was not an organization choice at the Philadelphia conven- ton.
 Willkie was an outsider and the boys .0arded his wagon only when they had to. Also, and equally important. the regulars were forced to play second fiddle in his campaign. He consulted very few of them and left many parked shins by either deliber- ate or unwilling tactIessness. There are plenty Of party Iead- CTS who think this had . lot Co do with the fact that WiiIkie's