Evening star., 1948-04-25

Gen. HoIdHidg ge
By George Kennedy

By George Kennedy
Its awfully nice of you to come
over to see me-" said the pleasant
man at one of the desks in the front
room of the Holdridge For President
headquarters on the third floor of
726 Eleventh street NV.
1t was the candidate himself, Brig
Gen. H. C. Holdridge. retired, who
has asked President Truman to re-
lease his delegates so the general
can have the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination.
Gen. Holdridge follows the recipe
for genius of the late architect, Louis
Sullivan-"Learn to do what your
problem suggests when you have
reduced it to its simplest terms" In
explaining his demand on Mr.. Tru-
man, the general said he does not
have the time or money to round up
delegates at the grass roots.
The general, who has reflective
smile and a give-and-take sense OF
humor that makes him good COM
pany, picked up booklet on his
desk. 1t had an outline OF human
head on the cover with numbers
spotted about the brain area. The
type above the title said: "Holdridge
for President" 1t was the Human
Culture Digest edited by DR.. John
T. Miller at La Habra, Calf.
Analysis Presented.
This man." he said, working
from a photograph of me, writes
Candidate Holdridge has a good
blending of power and poise in his
constitution. He has forceful ex-
preston. His nerves do not seem to
be pitched upon too high a key so
he can blend reason and the feelings
in such a way as to get the best
results. None of his brain centers
predominant greatly over the rest;
this is shown by the proportionate
developments of the head. "
The general introduced his secre-
tary, Mrs. Minnie Frost Rands, and
his editor, Ray Kellogg, who occu-
pied the other two desks in the front
room.
We'll, general" I said pleasingly
enough, have you added any more
names to the list of persons you are
going to have executed when you are
elected?"
The general has issued a"little
list" OF persons he would have exc
cuted, if he's elected The list in
cludes President Truman, Gen.
Bradley, John Foster Dulles and
Cardinal Spellman. So 1 asked If
he had added any more names re-
Gently.
"Now don't get him going on that"
protested Mrs. Rands. I'VE don't
like to hear about that"
I'm going to have them tried"
said the general. But if necessary
I'll adjust the moose myself, although
I wouldn't harm bird. The time has
come to end all this anonymity.
We've got to name names and make
persons answer to- their RESPONSE
bihty. The Nuremberg trial con-
demned war criminals after the fact.
The way to prevent war is to con-
denim them before the fact"
Mrs. Rands a Democrat.
Mrs. Rands is from Kentucky and
Eis lifelong Democrat. Her father.
however, succumbed to populism
in 1892. the original Peoples Party.
Mr.. Kellogg, a tall, broad-should-
cred, strengthening man in his
sixties with curly iron gray hair and
a look of having worked out-of-
doors all his life, is a retired postal
carrier from Norwalk, Ohio. He was
constant letter:-to-the-editor
writer until his retirement in 1898,
when he started publication,
Action for Human Welfare" which
he brought to Gen. Holdridge when
the general announced his candi-
dacy. They print 5000 copies a
month.
Il wrote IS letters to the Daily
News and had 80 published" said
Mrs. Rands.
Mrs. Rands," Mr. Kellogg pro-
tested, rising, Il was not total
failure. had letter published in
Liberty"
And we have Henry Sutton" said
Mrs. Rands. Hes an English mon
etary reformer-came over here
when he was Is.
Henry" she called, what do you
call your dollar?"
The hour dollar" said a slender,
bald man with luxuriant fringe of
white hair around the tonsure. He
had entered the room on hearing
his name called.
Il brought it to the attention of
the United Nations at San Francis
co and received a letter from the
President
Explanation Presented.
He handed the reporter a printed
copy of his dollar, which defeats
unearned increment because it can
be obtained only for an hours work
or for goods that took an hour to
produce.
General, said" who are some of
your classmates at West Point I
could ask about you?'
You might talk to Joe Collins" :"
said the general.
1t was not until later, when
called the Office Of 1t. Gen. j. Law
ton Collins. deputy chief of staff.
that I realized that Gen. Holdridge
had put him on the list to be
hanged.
Gen. Holdridge's candidacy has
not disturbed the political parties.
1t will surprise no one who knows
that institution, however, to learn
it has thrown the Army Department
into conniption fit. Gen. Collins,
who was undaunted by the defenses
of Cherbourg. won't talk. and Gen.