The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20

souri boys on the battleship Mis- SOuri as possible The Secret
 Service had men guarding Tru- man for five or six weeks before Roosevelt's death. Obviously they surmised that an untimely end for the late President was more than probable One of the first things the Army and Navy did after Truman entered the White House was to discontinue the tap ping of all neWspapermen's tele- phone wires. This had flourished under Roosevelt.
 MEN AROUND TRUMAN
 The men around any President can help make or break him. Here are some of the men around Truman who will help to shape American destinies for the next thre years:
 Dem boss Bob Hannegan-The man who nominated Truman at Chicago heads the list. He is so important that a column will be devoted to him tomorrow.
 Banker John w. Snyder-Wiil be one of Truman's closest lnone- tary advisers, already has been made Federal Loan Administrator Born in Jonesboro, Snyder served as captain of Field Artillery during the last war. Truman served in a different outfit, bu, later they joined the Reserve, anc trained together every summer That was where they became close friends.
 Snyder is vice-president of the First National Bank of St. Louis, was appointed by Jesse Jones : director of the Defense Plant Corc- poration, is considered a progress sive banker. Truman has asked his advice on many major prob- lens.
 Hugh A. Fulton-Former Coun- sel for the Truman Committee, has had the reputation of being the brains behind Truman-but is overrated. A member of tine law firm Cravath, De Gersdorff, Swaine and Wood, Fulton was drafted by the Justice Depart ment to prosecute Howard Hopson and Associated Gas and Electric, the former getting five years in jail.
 As counsel for the Truman committee, Fulton was bril- liant fact-finder and lawyer, but otherwise Stodgy and conceited. He showed no aptitude for knit ting his facts intot he broad pie ture of political issues or social trends, and Truman seldom took his advice on policy matters.
 Fulton travelled with his boss
 all during the campaign and
 worked hard. but was largely
 responsible for the mediocrity
 of Truman'S speeches. One
 speech written for delivery at Madison Square Garden would
 have alienated almost every
 minority group in the country
 and had to be completely re-
 written by other campaign ad-
 visers. Fulton protested the
 revision, but Truman Overruled
 him.
 Fulton has now gone into pri- vate law practice and has two lush clients, Henry Kaiser and Andrew Jackson Higgins, the boat-builders both star witnesses before the Truman Committee.
 Matt Connolly = Confidential Secretary to Truman, is 3 native of Boston and a graduate of Fordham University. He got to know the President as an investi- gator for the Truman Committee, having previously been a young accountant with the General Ac- counting Office. Connolly has be- come favorite on Capitol Hill, knows his way around, has a clever wit, and is on friendly terms with many Senators. He will be real asset to the new President.
 Col. Harry Vaughan-Was Sen- ator Truman's Secretary just be- fore Pearl Harbor, then was call- ed to active duty. He and Tru- man served together at Fort Sill in the last war, and have been close friends ever since.
 Tall, gruff, & constant cigar smoker, Vaughan was Provost Marshal for the Army in the South Pacific, later was hospi-