| Show INSIDE I STUFF i Po Politics Ii tics S and Finance McClure Newspaper WASHINGTON By Taul raul Mallon MallonA 11 1 A change In Republican campaign olans i will be evident shortly They have been getting some bad news news on the inside A more active r campaign all aU along the line will be bethe bethe the result Do not be surprised if it you ou see ue some big rabbits hopping out of the sleeve It may go even to the extent ex ex- tent lent of ot disclosing war debt revision plans for world recovery e a The worst The worst news was contained In a confidential report made by Republican lican Hcan fund collector It resulted in a secret powwow of campaign big shots at the White House It seems the collector got the old list of Republican contributors in 1928 Ha HI started soliciting each one He did die not expect them all to contribute but buthe buthe I he found an an alarming number who frankly said they were going to vote for Roosevelt or not at all This contradicted the rosy tales of Apolitical yes They have been telling tell tell- ing jag the White House every day the situation was vas getting better and bet bet- ter The effect of the new report was wast wasI t I electrical l The leaders decided the situation called for stronger action They cast castI I about for ways of providing it S S They say Calvin Coolidge once told tolda a political friend Never worry about bad bat reports until you find Republicans cans who hoar are arc going soing to vote the Democratic Demo Demo- cratic ticket That is the thc time to start worrying Political unrest has also spread in places because of the unexpected reaction to the bonus marchers marchers' marchers marchers march ers' ers battle The underground report here is that Trubee Davison has has' hamstrung his chances for the Republican gubernatorial tonal nomination in New York They say his American Legion speech in de defense ense of the administrations administration's action f r. r ruined him for tor that job tt His friends explain privately he heL L l. spoke on advice from the White p F i House Howe It was part of at a quiet campaign w to b get the country to understand the administration position Representative Royal Johnson of South Dakota Dakota Da Da- Da kota was in on it Young Teddy Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt veU and War Secretary Hurley were to Join in later 0 S The reaction to Davison's attempt wasso was so bad that those in high command command com corn mand weakened on the campaign idea for a time Several conferences on that subject were held recently at the White House The suggestion was made mad that War Secretary Hurley i Continued on Pate Pare Two y- y INSIDE STUFF ST U F F Politics Finance Continued from Pore Page One might get a tomato reception at the coming legion convention Most agreed however that they ought to go through The word was passed privately down the line that Hurley would face the legion legion toma toma tomatoes toes or no tomatoes e S The on campaign pro progress is shown in the identities of those attending attending at tending the secret White House political po meeting There were were Sanders Brown Hurley Akerson Hyde etc Notably absent were Reed Smoot Watson Mulvane Curtis Hilles etc To show you how much interest there is in Governor Roosevelt's wc western west west- t. t em ern trip not one Washington reporter signed up for it up to last Wednesday A notice requesting signatures had been on the bulletin board of the Press club a week weck at that time a Recent V White ite House callers say the president seems to be less interested in n his reelection reelection re re- re election than he was a few weeks ago They report his attitude as more phlegmatic than at any time since he entered the battle That ought to enable him to conduct a 3 better cam earn It calls for a little gambling No one can gamble expertly unless he tie is prepared to lose |
