The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06

"IVe never asked you Tor any, thing, but l think I may be able to help you. think you're going to run for a fourth term, and l want to do what I can to help the ticket"
 That's fine, Happy" beamed the President, and proceeded to lay out a few jobs for Chandler between now and election day. One of them was to support his Kentucky colleague, Dear AL ben" BarkIey.
 "Tell me, Happy" saSid the President, "are you going to do as much for Alben in his fight as he did for yOu?"
 T sure will, MT. President" replied Chandler. He made one little speech for me and I'll make one for him."
 Roosevelt, under the impression Barkley had put on great cam- paign for Chandler in 1942, was surprised.
 ''Is that all the help they gave you?" asked the President.
 That's right" replied Chand- Ter, land they didn't help me much on the money end of things, either. But I'm not com plaining. Happy takes care of himself and gets along fine"
 Happy also told the President that he had urged all his friends not to file against Barkley, but to support him.
 But can you imagine" con- tinued Happy, "the fellow who filed against Barkley is supposed to be one of Alben's friends!'
 NOTE: County Judge D. Boone Hamilton, who filed against Bark ley, is the brother of a man who was made U. s. circuit court judge at Barkley's direction. BLUE GRASS PROTECTORESS
 The part which the vivacious First Lady of Kentucky is playing in the affairs of the state is causing more and more political gossip in the Blue Grass country.
 The other day distinguished Congressman John Robison, long the one leading Republican from Kentucky, visited new Republican Governor Simeon Willis with 6 group of other Republicans. Graciously, Mrs. Willis invited them for dinner, sat with them during delicious repast.
 But after dinner, when the men usually are left tot heir cigars and bourbon. Mrs. Willis fingered on.
 Chances were cast in her direc- ton. Feet shifted. The visiting COP leaders had intimate poli- cal matters to discuss, and were accustomed to talking without ladies present.
 Finally Gov. Willis secretary, Ralph Homan, decided to be tact ful. He rose and said to the First Lady:
 Mrs. Willis, guess it's about time for you and me to leave so these gentlemen can get uOWn 70 business"
 "YOu can leave if you want to, Ralph," she said, but I'M going to say and protect Sim" SMOKE-FILLED MANEUVERINC Wounds now appear pretty well healed between the Dewey -Bricker camps, but for a time at Chicago those who saw what went on behind the scenes thought that clashing views and personalities never would be reconciled.
 It is, of course, nothing new for Presidential and Vlce-PFesi- dential candidates to row. Will kie and his running mate, the late Senator McNary, never got enthusiastic about each other, Roosevelt and Garner frequently were at swords points. Coolidge and Dawes were almost openly bitter, while Hoover and Char lie Curtis were at opposite poles. both politically and peF' s0HRlly,
 So the inside story of what happened at Chicago Is not so surprising, Anyway, here it is,
 The smokevfilled room in this case was No, 2SIe at the Stevens hotel, occupied by the Dewey hierarchy - Ruffalo's Ed Jaeekle, Long Islands Russ EpTague and Wall Streets Herbert RroWnell, As their carefully oiled steam Fell- CT gathered more and more mos nlentum, they sent eY-6enatoT Townsend of Delaware la Du- Pentl to BTlekcF Monday night, It was TaWnsend's job 10 try t0 persuade hFIcked to withdraw, in order to keep the appearance nf