Show 11 1 1 N SID S I D E EST S 1 U F FF F The Thee B By News e PAUL Behind h MALLON the News 1 W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON WASHINGTON There There seems to be a split in the union party The Tho great coalition is not cing First noticeable signs developed when the tho original joint barnstorming barnstorm barnstorm- ing trip was quietly dropped The Tho coadjutors tho Revs and Drs Coughlin Townsend Smith and their presidential candidate a congressman by the name o cc Lemke were to have stormed the hinterlands from the same soap soap- box Latest word from rom headquarters Is that they may meet on two speaking occasions during the campaign but no more And some authorities around headquarters suspect that even these two occasions occasions occasions occa occa- will vill never occur The main trouble seems to be that there are arc too many trumpets trumpets trumpets trum trum- pets in the tho band Dissension Associates of Father Coughlin report him currently running his fingers through his hair and wondering wondering won won- dering how ho he ever came to get tied up with the Rev Gerald Smith They picture the microphone microphone microphone micro micro- phone maestro as a deeply serious and sincere man who does not favor the methods of Hucy Huey Longs Long's old organizer Some of Geralds Gerald's funny stories particularly offended the dignity of the economist as of the Federal Reserve ban bank It Geralds Gerald's pals however say It may be only a matter of professional professional jealousy Smiths Smith's stories were enthusiastically received by Coughlin followers at his convention convention convention conven conven- tion in fact more enthusiastically enthusiastically enthusiastically cally than Coughlin's economic dissertations Regardless of which explanation is right the situation does not augur well for tor the tho unity of the unionists Individuality Also for a time recently doubts were increasing among unionists as to whether Dr Townsend had been unionized They think now that they have all that straightened out that the thereal thereal thereal real estate doctor is working hand handin in glove with Lemke and Smith Yet some who are close to the situation still slin suspect Lemke and Smith will vill b be left in hand-in-hand while Dr Townsend will walk off olf with the glove Both the doctor and his weekly weekly week week- ly were openly hesitant about Lemko until recently when the weekly came out with a more or orless orless orless less Lemke editorial It Indorsed Lemke but offered the slogan A vote for Roosevelt is a vote against the Townsend plan The slogan neglected to say what a vote for Landon would be Style No 2 The Tho campaigning tech technique ique which Governor Landon Is followIng followIng following follow follow- ing has caused private debate among political technicians His continuous underlying purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose as they see it from the re results re- re suits of his first eastern trip is primarily to establish a contrast with President Roosevelt It was not fully apparent but his West Vest Middlesex speech was written as asa asa asa a response to tho the presidents president's acceptance acceptance ac ac- ac speech at Philadelphia Anyone who takes the trouble to compare the two texts will confirm confirm confirm con con- firm the impression that Mr Landon Landon Landon Lan Lan- don dicta dictated fed the Middlesex speech with the Roosevelt text in his hand The second speech in a more noticeable way was intended to assert his independence pearly early everyone caught the proper in interpretation interpretation in- in of his refusal to go along with wilh William Villiam Randolph Hearst in the matter malter of teachers' teachers oa oaths These first two speeches like likewise likewise like like- wise were intended to lay the basis for the campaign The American way etc The third speech was really reany the first o of the series which Landon is planning on the different is Is- Is sues It covered the fiscal aspect All in all they denoted the Landon Landon Landon Lan Lan- don purpose to build up his contrast contrast con con- gradually issue by issue without personalities Some of ot the Democrats privately concede the handling and the purpose showed shrewd political knowledge Confidence Mr Roosevelt has taken great care lately not to say anything in handling government business which might be taken as an In Indication Indication indication In- In that he is confident of reelection At a press c conference the other day he was reading from a memo saying there would have to be another another another an an- other appropriation next spring for seed loans As that depends largely on who is in the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House next spring a sharp newsgirl newsgirl newsgirl news- news girl shot the question By whom The president did not even hesitate long Jong enough to change the tone of his reading voice as he shot back By the congress Then he stopped reading leaned rack Back his head and roared saying say say- ing irig You nearly caught me there Copyright 1936 for The Telegram I |