The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-18

out G11dL past P4CCCOC44IS uO elective political office.
 If Dewey wants to carry on, he'll have to crack a jinx which has hit every defeated Republi- can Presidential candidate since Benjamin Harrison lost to Cleve- land in 1892.
 Since then, no Republican ever defeated for the Presidency has held any elective post afterward. Taft held no elective office after his defeat in 1912. Hughes was not elected to anything after his downfall in 1892. Landon has not won the voters ballots for public office since he exposed RooSe- velt in 1886. Wendeu Willkie failed for public office after being de- feated by F. D. R. in 1940. Now historians will be watching to see whether Tom Dewey can crack the trend.
 The Democratic party, on the other hand, has no long tradition against renominating previously defeated candidates for the Presi- dency, and has eventually won with few of them.
 Henry Clay once said, Il would rather be right than be president" Nevertheless, Clay tried three times for the highest post in the land, being defeated in 1924, 1892, and 1844.
 William Jennings Bryan, who knew everything about politics except hoWto win elections, was licked as Democratic candidate in 1896, 1900 and 1908.
 In 1888, Grover Cleveland was renominated by the Democrats for reelection and was defeated, but in 1892, the Democrats again nominated him and he was vic- torious.
 NOTE. Thomas Jefferson also was defeated for the Presidency in 1796, then won in the hotly contested election of 1900 which was thrown intot he House. MERRY XMAS
 FROM MOREELL
 Washington correspondent Ma define Karr of the San Diego, Caifi., Journal called usually stiff, unbending Admiral Ben MorCell the other day, pleaded with him for comment on new Naval project announced for the San Diego area.
 Moreell said he had nothing to add to the official announce ment. Finally in desperation. she asked him, But Admiral, haven't you any message for the people of San Diego?"
 "Yes," qujpped back MOrcell,
 ''wish them Merry Christmas
 and Happy New Year."
 THE GENTLEMAN
 FROM VIRGINIA
 Wing collared, old fashioned Representative Howard Smith of Virginia got into tough tongue flashing contest with sarcastic Rep. Mike Bradley of Pennsyi- vania theo ther day during the debate on raise in Congressional clerk hire. Smith had proposed sn amendment permitting any employer to pay a worker up to 75 cents an hour without hind- rance from the Government. Brad ley was immediately skeptical of the labor r-baiting Smiths mo- tives.
 T do not question the sincerity of the gentleman from Virginia" Bradley said. Under the rules of the House I could not do that. ... think we have the right to be apprehensive when the gen. tleman from Virginia introduces an amendment of this kind, when We recall his vigorous opposition to the wage-and-hou Jaw, his introduction of numerous amend ments to emasculate that act and his rigid opposition to every thing in the interest of the wage earner We know where he stands .
 Should someone introduce a bill to provide milk bottles for the. starving infants of some State or Territory. certainly we can anticipate that the gentle man from Virginia will propose an amendment designed in some way to get at the Glass Blow CTS Union. Should someone present a bill for the protection of the deer in Alaska, would expect that the gentleman from Virginia might show up with something designed to take a crack at the TeamSterS' UniOn." THE GENTLEMAN
 FROM PENNSYLVANIA
 Smith shot back at Bradley by calling him the "bleeding -hearted gentleman from Pennsylvania" whose heart bleeds when any measure comes up here affecting the highly organized Working1nen who can protect themselves and