The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-09


 ton on Harry Hopkins, Madame Secretary Perkins, doV. Rex. Tug well Of Puerto Rico, Secretary Of Agriculture Wlckard, Governor of the Farm Credit Administration Black and others. It was pros posed that oil Of them be fired immediately.
 During those discussions, Me. Hale of Indiana, referred to Secretary Wickard as "Cheap". He said ho had gone to school with Wlckard nnd he didn't know where the President got the Idea to bring him to Washington and have him attempt to control food,
 "IIG doesn't even know hls way around IndIana," was MC- IIale's cryptic remark.
 When tho delegation finally got to the White House, bearing their bill Of complaints, they filed past the Presidents desk and he shook hand8 with each.
 "YOu are shaking hands with the next governor of LOuisiana," said Noe.
 FOURTH TERM SUGGESTION
 "TakO good care of yourself, MF. President" said Mrs. Miller of Pennesylvanla. "The party will need yOu next year."
 T'hIs was tho first fourth term suggestion. but it got no reaction from anyone present, The presi- dent then proceeded to take tho ball and run with it, The meet. ing last d6 minutes during which hc talked practically all tho time, He cut the ground partly out from under hiB bolligerent visitors by saying that hG knew appoint. ments under Loen Henderson and the Office of Price Adminigtra- ton hnd been r0prehensiblo. In fact, no eaBtigated Henderson in such a way a8 to indicate that. Henderson would never come back, He told how Henderson had np- pointed the treasurer of tho Re- publican State Committee of Georgia, Harry B0ml1erB aS chiei of OPAB Rationing DiylgIon in QOorgia and how another promin. 0nt Republican, Oscar R. Strauss, of Atlanta, was in charge Of OPA'B Southeastern office.
 Tho ViSiting Democrats listened patiently. They had heard these stories before, knew ali about them and were q bit irkod at the PreBis dents wasting hb Valuablo time.
 Tic President went on to 0X- plain ln some detail how the Doms ocratlC party must begin prepar- Ing for the next election. H0 proposed to get a bill through Congress libCrallzlng voting for the armed forces. HO also pointed out that women had become Q big factor in the country, in the munitions plants and on tho poll- tical front.
 "They are generally for us and # we play things right, they will be with us again." the President said. Then he added most significant line. we have got tO pick someone Co carry on the WaF nnd our domestic Gles, and [ hope lt won't Dc me, l sin getting old nOw," the PFesI- dent said,
 "ME President" spoke up ex. nOV. Olson, who wants to Dc Ambassador to MexICO, "yOu RTe She only Haan On Che horizon aS
 far as thIS country and the Democratic paFty aFe concerned. We need you. You are lndisDens- able"
 MR. NOE NO YEB.MAN
 Roosevelt said nothing. Some Of those present looked daggcrB at OlSOn. Then the President continued with his political dIs. course. Finally Noe, Of Louisiana, interrupted. "MF. President" he sald, i've didn't come here to llS. ten to you. My name ls Noe. ! am not Q yes man. [ want to tell yOu that lf Ghe elections were held today we would have the socks beaten off us in Louisiana
 The President pricked ID his ears At this and asked Noe some questions. Quigley, Of Nebraska, then squeezed in his two cents worth. "MF. President" no said, "speakIng in the veFnAculaT OE wartime, must tell y0u tIlet you haVe lost yOuT pangeE divisions and today alI y0u have re is your camp followers. What, SOF ln. stance, aFe you going tO do about these Republicans on the pays rOII7"
 "That ls . prObleIm,v the Presl' dent admitted, "bwt this Is waFs llnle and we have got te uhe Res publlcnns ae well as Dem0eFatA,v lle promised, however, tliet he