The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-14


 Dewey advisers now confide that the hlunders of the Adminis- tratlon are their secret weapon. Every dispute among top officials will be COP political ammuni- ton.
 Dewey's inner circle say they are not too concerned over the fact that publie-opinion polls show Dewey running an increasingly poor second, They point out that Dewey laid low" during July and August, is now beginning Q whirl- wind two-months campaign to win in November,
 The Dewey boys won't make 1t public, but they have received or- ders to route his trip so he will not stop In small cities to make thouasnds of little speeches from the back end of the train. They have even kept the route secret SO the Dewey special will not stop In small towns, Only places where Dewey will make baek-plasform talks will be when the train has to stop for refueling or switeh- ing,
 In l9AO, Willkle made thou. sands of these back platform talks, tried to speak to every little group of farmers along the way. Result was that Willkie exhausted himself, wore out his voice during the early part of the day, came to his principal meeting with no punch left, He spent himself on small crowds while vast mass meetings of many thousands and radio audience of millions awaited hlIn at night, by which time he was exhausted.
 Dewey has studied Willkies mis. takes, will not repeat them fl he can help 1t,
 CONGRESSMAN TO LONDON
 Without any publicity, the Bri- tish Government has quietly moved to improve British good will by arranging air transportation for six CongresSmen to London, They will inspect the damage done by the robot blitz, and take side trips into France,
 The British Embassy did not actually invite tho Congressman to come to England, but made a point of letting three Republicans and three Democrats know that seats on British planes leaving New York for London were aVail- able.
 First pair to 90 were Represen- tatives James Richards, South Carolina Democrat, and Karl Mundt, South Dakota. Republi- can. They were followed by Democratic Congressman Brooks Hays of Arkansas and Republican Walter Judd of Minnesota. The latter trip may be significant since 1t occurred only e few days after these two had introduced their resolution calling for bic partisan consideration of the peace terms by this country,
 The last pair includes Repub- lican Walt Horan of Washington and Democrat Chet Holifield of California. Holifield, incidentally, was planning Q quick trip over- seas in order to check on some lend-lease matters for the House Democratic leadership. Each pair consists Of one Republican and one Democrat, with the British de. termined to do all they can to prevent inter-party strife in the U. g. A. from interfering with the peace conference.
 The Congressman were told by the British: we have already been host to several American scientists and educators for brief trips across, and we don't like to discriminate against COngressmen."
 DEWEY.Go.ROUND
 Lieut.. Gen. Hugh A. Drum, who was passed over by Roose- welt for Chief of Staff when Gen. erai Marshall was appointed, is accompanying Dewey on his poli- tical tour. Drums friendship for Dewey is being stressed as one bid for the Catholic vote [. Dewey was not worried by thou- sands of empty seats facing him during his opening campaign speech in Republican Philadelphia. He pointed out that Wiilkie al- intersted in the growth of the sou has the same iInpiuses as the mar truly interested in the growth O flowers, His fingers fairly Itch [,