The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-08


Reason for the change is the
sad state OF his presidential boom
Inside fact Is that it is Sagging
badly. Launched with an astuteiy
managed publicity splash several
months ago, the campaign has
failed to get off the ground. Ma
tional and state Democratic lead
ers, the boys who really decide the
slate, are stunning the Garner
bandwagon. While it is still roll
Ing. it's not going anywhere.
Evidence of this in the newspa-
per polls held in various parts OF
the country, which invariably
rate Garner far down in the
choices of local Democratic chiefs.
The recent mock primary in Geor-
gia, in which he got only II votes
as against more than 300 for
Roosevelt, was another graphic
Illustration of the GOODNESS toward
him. t
But while much of the inner
zip of the Garner drive has
evaporated, he personally is still
determined to seethe fight out to
the end.
The primary objective of
Gamers candidacy is to stop a
third term. At the start it was
more "Stop Roosevelt" move
ment than a drive to nominate
Garner. That developed only
after it had been under way for
some time. Garner is as
strongly third term today
as ever, and he intends to con-
tinue fighting against it right
up to the convention, regardless
of how he fares himself.
NOTE-Certain influential lead
ers, seeing how the cards. are
shaping up, have privately begun
to boost popular House FlooI
Leader Sam Rayburn in a Roose-
velt-Rayburn combination, on the
theory that Rayburn on the ticket
would placate Garner and the
conservative Southerners ard
keep them in line.
ICKES AND THE SHARKS
Mrs. John T. McCutcheon, wife
of the famous cartoonist, was en-
PERTAINING Mr.. and Mrs. L. w.
(Chip) Robert of the. Democratic
National Committee on the Nc
Cutcheons' Bahaman island re-
Gently.
The island is called Treasure
Island because it was once the
stronghold Of pirates in the days
of the Spanish Main, and Mrs.
McCutcheon was pointing out its
bathing beaches to Mrs. Robert.
"What do you do about the
sharks and the barracuda"
asked Mrs. Robert, noticing the
lack of protection between the
beach and the open sea.
1--WE just ignore them re-
piled Mrs. McCutcheOn.
But what IL they are like
Mr.. Ickes and refused to be
ign0red?"
POLITICAL CHAFF
Rep. Howard Smith, wing-col-
Jared chairman of the special
committee investigating the Ma
ticnal Labor Relations Board,
faces the fight of his political
life for reelection this year. Will
liam C. Cloth, Jr., popular a nd
powerful county judge, is going
after Smiths scalp with the ar
gument that he has neglected the
interests of his Virginia district
to become an aloof Statesman"
DR.. Francis Townsend, car of
the old-age pension movement, Sc
cretly offered to back Senator
Sheridan Downey for President.
but Downey declined John L.
Lewis Is determined TO fight back
at pro- Roosevelt sentiment In the
CIO. Heads OF CLIO unions who
favor O third term have been
quietly informed that II per cap
10 dues OF their organizations
have not been paid zip they had
better pipe down..
DORAH'6 SECRETARY
Miss Cora Rubin, secretary 10
the late Senator Borah through
out his 30 years IN Washington.
d filling the same position with
Senator John Thomas. his sue
pessor.
One Of Che Aes secretaries on
Capitol IIlii, Miss nlubin re-
esived = number Of government
enA private offers. bul preferred
g eontIame IN heE cd past.