The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-30
nObservations
p Capital Writer
Finds Chicago
Hard on Feet
BY Helen Essary

II this copy is littl1 lopsided, II
is because ! have been standing
first on one foot and then the 9th
er ever since | got here
limped out into the stevens lob
by and tried standing on two
feet at once just to give my legs a
chance TO coordinate, If legs coord-
mate at political conventions, they
are the only items that do
Soon | discovered was only one
OF the 76,S93,24J persons in the
lobby who was not hunched up like
a stork Meant 10 say crane.
This OUTFIT is the wrong age for
storks There is no youth here.
Nor viii there be youth about
when The Democrats meet In this
same spot next month lou will
see then as now only Jaded faces
and anxious eyes.
All the youth and sparkle has
gone from the United States or IS
on us way 10 kill or be killed. And
II has LETT a mighty dull dispiritin'
vacuum l-h.ud il.
Where was L. Oh yes was
standing on one foot-the t'other
one this time. In the stevens lobby,
trying 70 see and be seen
Wanted 10 pick up a little 70
ltical gossip. There was not
much gossip only a sort OF resigna-
ton Il would be Dewey on the
first ballot and Governor Warren
fOr the vice presidency II Warren
would have it, II not Warren then
Bricker the prophets said and
mopped their hot brows.
Maybe there could be a little eX.
element IN the platform commit
tee and foreign policy arrange
ments No maybe not, for Sen.
Arthur Nandenburg OF Michigan
had got his Mackinac plank into
The platform. and the foreign poli-
cy was fixed At this point
wondered out loud why they who
ever they" are didn't run Arthur
for the presidency.
Vandenburg is smart and person
able and knows how TO dramatic
himself And he's got Hazel. his
wife, 20 run him: discussed Van
denburg aimlessly with several
people who came by the pillar
against which hade now braced
myself | watched lots more peo-
pie 90 BY and said hello" to 80
many political analysts. politicians
and reporters thought was back
in Washington again.
Warren is having a press con-
ference in AS" somebody said.
hurried 10 an elevator that evident.
l. did not care for me personally.
for il dropped ne al the fifth floor.
] had 10 wait and wait on tother
foot this time for an elevator TO
take me down TO the fourth floor.
almost never find an elevator
that goes down. don't know
whether the elevators in my life
disappear into the clouds or what
Anyhow, only about one out OF IS
ever comes down.
At last | did get 10 Governor
Warrens conference What a mob
SmoHe filed the room, flash light
photographers About 100 people
seated and 400 standing-on one
foot
The governor, incidentally or
maybe it is primarily. looks like
Mr. Roosevelt. Seeing him az a
oistance-big handsome with
straight features and nose glasses
i thought at first he was F. D. K.
The sight gave me quite a starr.
said 10 myself. Good heavens,
Is that man going TO be nominated
on the Republican ticket, too" I
was wrong OF course.
The gentleman was from Calf
fornia not Washington. D. c.. ana
] repeat the men grow right pretty
out there Climate probably.
There is a powerful lot OF Clare
Luce in this place. 1t Is Clare
Luce in all the papers Eating
chicken sandwiches and Clare Luce
saying Secretary Of State CordeiI
Hui is pleasant but befuddled; II
is Clare Luce saying she wants
10 be on. an all-woman broadcast
and It is Clare Luce saying she
won't talk after Herbert Hoover.
In the convention hall It is Her
bert Hoover saying Mrs. Luce will
tai. after Herbert Hoover. In
the convention hall the reason Mrs.
Luce does not want 10 talk after
Mr.. Hoover is that her dramatic
instincts tell her she will then be
an anti-climaX. Coming along after
the cheering for Mr. Hoover had
ebated
found Mrs. Luce. She was
standing on two feet in her accust-
omed manner and looked fresh as
a daisy-also in her accustomed
manner. asked her II she would
precede or follow the elder states
man OF her party. Il shall have
10 minutes after Mr. Hoover has
finished said Mrs. Luce, with
smile not too bright
Later. ! inquired OF an eminent
Republican senator why he ana
most Of his crowd were so wary OF
Mrs. Luce He said
You see n is this way. err