Show 1 NEWS X BEHIND EH I N D THE NEWS Written for The rho Telegram egr By Ray r WASHINGTON Stephen Bolles BolIes should be one of the most effective and certainly the most colorful of the Republican newcomers newcomers newcomers new new- comers to the next congress The Janesville editor defeated a La LaFollette LaFollette Follette leader in the house- house Thomas R. R Amlie and Amlie-and and he swears that hat he will vilI topple young Bob from the senate in 1940 D During u r i n g Republican regimes Steve handled federal patronage in his neck of the woods and built builta a tight little political machine Friendly witt witty and not taking himself too solemnly a a unique trait rait in a 0 Wis Wisconsin politician politician- he le won handily It cost me only he boasts and I dont don't owe owea a penny to an individual or corporation corporation corporation cor cor- for my seat I own myself my my- self Steve moved in on the capital a afew afew afew few days ago and went home with witha a lot of loot He got get offices with v southern exposure hired an exceptionally exceptionally exceptionally ex ex- expert secretary and engaged a deli delightful house in Old Georgetown He saw the big moguls moguls mo- mo juls of the G. G O. O P. P renewed certain certain certain tain influential acquaintances at atthe atthe the Jie National Press club and is isnow isnow isnow now ready for the legislative kick- kick off Steves Steve's newspaper career career he he is 65 55 years old though he looks 50 50 has embraced so many exciting episodes that its it's difficult to select select se- se lect any for special mention But Buthis Buthis his lis making making or or writing writing writing-of of history history history his his- tory in connection with the as assassination assassination assassination as- as of President McKinley McKinley McKinley McKin- McKin ley deserves a belated headline Mr Bolles was director of pub pub- I at the Buffalo exposition r at the time The martyred chief executive suffered intense pain just before his death from a 0 bullet bullet bullet bul bul- bul- bul let wound in his abdomen and a afew afew afew few minutes before he expired he said Oh God according to Steve But when the reporters rushed in for deathbed details the publicity director concluded that those words were not sufficiently suf suf- s sufficiently f- f sublime or heroic for a dying president to utter Like a smart publicist he took the reporters into his confidence and ard asked for their advice in solving solving solving ing the problem A religiously- religiously minded reporter thought for a moment and then provided theline theline the theline line which Steve flashed over the wires and which you ou will find in all good history books Thy will willbe willbe willbe be done Obviously a man like Steve can go places and do things and make malte history in congress Tommie Corcoran has introduced introduced introduced intro intro- a refreshing technique into political publicity and conspiracy at the capital It is a method which other enterprising Individuals individuals individuals indi indi- and corporations will copy before long He does it by whis whis- pers When the young wants to pass a bill boost a friend or discredit a rival he doesn't call in the reporters He doesn't issue statements or cause them to be issued by a more in influential influential influential in- in friend a friend a congressman man manor or He selects a small group of gifted and attractive conversationalists sells them his idea and then instructs them to todo todo todo do their talkative worst worst worst-or or best at at dinner parties cocktail teas hotel lobbies clubs political head head- quarters quarters any any place where people gather and listen and repeat Harold L. L Ick Ickes like Ickes-like like s-like like the rest of us humans humans has nas been flaying maid trouble The one cabinet member who has championed higher wages and shorter hours for domestics cant can't seem to keep them happy or contented in his home Trouble is that Mr Ickes' Ickes luxurious luxurious luxurious lux lux- urious Maryland residence is far from town quite inaccessible Even on their days off it takes several hours for his hired hands to reach the city So there has been a parade through his kitchen for the last few years Mr Ickes thought he had solved the problem when he imported a swanky butler from Alaska which he visited on his honeymoon last summer Now it turns out that the butler is lonesome for the Alaskan wilds wilds and and wants to go home Ex Rex Tugwell picked the wrong day to get married mar mar- ried and ried-and and therefore had to sit for two hours on a hard bench outside Mayor LaGuardia's office before the knot could be tied Mr Tugwell and his bride arrived arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived at New York City hall on the day the little flower re reserves reserves reserves re- re serves for private huddles with his commissioners Mr Tugwell Tugwell Tugwell Tug- Tug well sent in word that the commissioner commissioner commissioner com missioner of city planning was waiting outside and the mayor figured that he had come on a aroutine aroutine aroutine routine visit to discuss municipal rather than marital matters Bein Beinar Being Be- Be in inar ing a modest and unassuming fellow fellow contrary contrary to public belief Rex Rex waited till his turn came Copyright 1938 for The Telegram |