The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-07

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His No. life ambition obviously
was to become President of the
United States. With that behind
him, his ambition ever since March
4, 1888, when he left office with
the banks closing and the nation
in economic turmoil, has been to
achieve a comeback. He has put
out of his mind any thought that
he personally might step back into
the White House. But he Is de-
termined that his men and his
policies shall get back into power,
and that he shall be the Elder
Statesman to help manipulate
them behind the scenes.
The men whom he long ago
chose to help achieve this No. 2
ambition are Governor Tom
Dewey Of New York and Governor
Earl Warren Of California.
Those who have talked with the
ex-Preisdent say that as early as
last September he had begun to
work out plans by which Dewey
would be drafted at the Repub-
ncan National Convention, and by
which Governor Warren Of Cali
9ornia would be his running mate.
To that end, Hoover began
some time ago laying the
groundwork to keep the Cali
fOrnia delegation out Of WILL
kie's hands - no easy job in .
state where Wi1llkie had very
large following. But Hoover
seems to have done it.
Also he has quietly coralled the
leading backstage monetary fig
ures Of the Republican party and
lined them up solid for Dewey.
One by one he has seen to 1t that
leading Republicans who didn't
know Dewey got chance to know
him, or were otherwise sold on
him.
It has been a meticulous, pains
taking process. But Hoover's
friends say 1t Is just about fin
ished and that he is absolutely
confident that shortly before the
Chicago convention the stage
will be absolutely set with Dewey
and Warren as good as in.
Thus will come about the full.
fillment Of Herbert H0Over's H.
year-Old ambition, an ambition
he has nursed ever since the
tumuItuOus days when he left
the White House In March, 1888,
went to the Waldorf Astoria and
waited there for Roosevelt to
call him I'm for consultation ON
how TO revamp the country.
Hoover was never called. And
he has been waiting, watching,
planning in the New York hosiery
almost ever since.
"STILL WITH US, JOHN"
Chief climax Of the famous
Roosevelt purge campaign was
the defeat Of Rep. John J. O'Con-
nor, chairman Of the House Rules
Committee and a constant thorn
In the administrations flesh. The
President was unable to defeat
Senators George, TydingS or SCOT
ton Ed" Smith, but he did unSeat
O'Connor.
However, If White House adviS-
erS think they are rid Of O'Con-
nor, 1t might be well for them to
consult Congressional disbursing
records.
Strange as it seems. the New
York purge" still adorns the
Congressional payroll as a 81
600-a-year clerk" to Representa-
tive Martin J. Kennedy Of New
York.
When questioned. Kennedy
readily admitted that he had
"hired" O'Connor as an assistant.
Reminded that O'Connor never
shows up in his office to earn the
money he Is paid by the tax
payers, Kennedy didn't bat an
eyelash.
'8Gr. O'COnnOF has . law of
flee In New York and I'm Wash
fngtOn," Kennedy was remind
ed. what does he do to earn
a salary I'm yOnr office On Capt.
tOI HiIl?"
"Oh, he's my legal adviser"
replied Kennedy blitheIy.
GEORGIA GRAVY
The Merry o-Round recently
told how Eugene Carey, ousted
counsel Of the House Federal Com
municatIons Commission investi-
eating committee, Lived In a fancy
But this phenomenon has now
generation has to do thirty time
its share.