The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-27

Even in football, Kelly points
out 10000 people will gather to
see % play.
And when young people go to
parties they don't even start until
IL p. M, whereas most people
used to-. be in bed by midnight.
The kids are drinking and ca
rousing entirely too much, says
Kelly, and the nation has grown
SO soft that he predicts only SO
per cent of the men drafted will
be found physically fit.
Kelly, once a crack oarsman,
will recommend a physical cul-
ture course for the nation.
DRAFT WORRIES
War Department officials are
hoping that when they register
the draft on October 16, they
will have no such difficulties as
in 1917. At that time, men got
on their shotguns and squirrel
rifles in certain parts of the
country and indicated they pre-
ferred to fight he draft rather
than fight the Germans.
In Texas, the Farmers and
Laborers Protective association
held a state convention, May
s, 1917, in which leaders de-
nOunced the President, the
Congress and the draft. They
urged members to equip them
seves with rifles and ammuni-
ton for resistance to draft Of
ficers. Local officials who de-
nounced them were marked for
death.
The organization was disbanded,
however, when the Justice De-
partment investigated.
Other states where resistance
was offered were North Carolina,
Montana, Oklahoma, Virginia,
West Virginia, Utah and Arizona.
TOURING WITH WILLKIE
WILKES campaign encourage
was disconnected by his mishaps
at the start in Chicago, but they
now feel it was all for the best
because he learned valuable les
sons which should stand him. in
good stead for the rest of the
battle.
The experience forcibly inn
pressed on the dynamic COP
standard bearer the desirability
of a slower and more dignified
pace. He concluded his western
tour as far more effective
campaigner. But the training
certainly was obtained the hard
way-not only by Willkie but
by members Of his personal
staff.
On the first days out on the trip,
relations between Russell ("Mich'')
Davenport, former Fortune editor
and Willkie "discOvererd", and
Howard Gallagher, in charge Of
the trains schedule, became so
frigid that they stopped talking
to each other. Most of the other
members of the encourage also
sputtered privately about Mich.
One reason for this was a 1859
telephone bill, which Davenport
ran up in calls to Chicago. John
HOLSTER, former Ohio congress-
man and law partner Of Senator
Bob Taft who acted as political
contact man on the tour and was
very successful at the job, finally
smoothed things out. But 1t took
some pointed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
one lecture to Willkie himself.
Holster asked q barber shaw
ing him what he thought OF
Willlkie, and got the reply: "If
had been for him ] wouldn't
be now. His cuss words are not
the kind of language we like
to hear from q President" HOl-
lister bluntIy related the incl
dent 70 Wilikie.
NOTE = A transcript Of WILL
kie's stockyard speech shows that
ne used the words damned dumb"
nine times In Is minutes. Stock
yard workers didn't like 10 be
talked down TO,
HIGH SPOTS AND Low SPOTS
A. on all campaign trips. there
were high spots and low spots.
Willkle drew excellent crowds, but
IN some places his enthusiastic
boosters were over.sealous IN their
predictions.
~ les Angeles, 10000 turned
out 10 hear him 80 q superb SHOVE
ing. But u was below tho i00,s
900 no was assured would be PRES
ent Also, the movie colony In
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