Show MONEY MARKETS MARI MAR ETS By James McMullin The Telegrams Telegram's Exclusive Observer Observe Along Wall Street NEW YORK YORK YORK-A A few weeks ago when the Democratic party in New York state seemed hopelessly split spIlt Into half a dozen embattled factions actions Republicans were licking their chops in anticipation of an easy victory this November Now that the Lehman draft-Lehman movement is gaining headway behind the Democratic scenes G. G O. O P. P leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers recognize that they may have havea a far tougher scrap on their hands than they expected They are therefore g giving i v i n g much thought to the selection of an outstanding candidate for governor governor governor gov gov- who can capture more than thana a merely partisan vote Strong backstage sentiment is developing for or Congressman Bruce Barton Inthis in inthis inthis this connection Mr Barton is a tyro at politics but he has assets which few men of purely political background possess One is his expert knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge of public relations Another is III his very wide range of contacts contacts contacts con con- outside of political circles He has a refreshingly original approach to current problems It Itis is ill figured that such a personality might have much more voter appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal than someone more closely Identified with politics Certainly there will be opposition opposition opposition tion to this idea from old line G. G O. O P. P politicos who would re resent resent resent re- re sent such rapid promotion of an amateur when there are so many professionals available But powerful elements are likely to get together to try to put Barton over which would mean a significant significant significant sig sig- sig- sig change in the character of G. G O. O P. P leadership The four midwestern midwestern Republican Republican Republican lican congressmen whom Mr Barton Barton Barton Bar Bar- ton recently named as potential Abraham have two common common common com com- mon denominators All are young from 37 to 42 and all are World war veterans and members of the American Legion As up- up comers and-comers who may play playa a large part in shaping tomorrows tomorrow's political political political po po- po- po history their backgrounds are worth noting Charles A. A Halleck Is Indiana's lone Republican congressman He Hewon Hewon Hewon won a special election to fill a vacancy in 1935 and was reelected in 36 despite the strenuous efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts of the potent McNutt Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic machine to beat him He has been a Hoosier all his life taking both his college and law degrees at Indiana university While still in his twenties he won fame as a county prosecuting at at- at torney He is an art attractive approachable approachable approachable ap ap- ap- ap person and has cultivated cultivated cultivated an effective style of homely oratory Mr Halleck is a political realist He was urged to run for the senate senate senate sen sen- ate this fall fall fall-a a t tempting offer to toso toso toso so young a man man to to take advantage advantage advantage tage of a possible Democratic split over Van Nuys But he decided to play safe and stick to his seat in the house His political philosophy philosophy philosophy philos philos- ophy is is of the school moderately liberal but by no means extremist New Yorkers who know him well cannot quite visualize him as future presidential timber but they predict he will become a powerful congressional congressional congressional leader in the manner of Pat Harrison or Sam Rayburn Dudley A. A Whit White of or Norwalk Ohio is another Barton nominee for tomorrows tomorrow's hall of fame Hes He's associate publisher of the Norwalk Norwalk Nor- Nor walk Reflector-Herald Reflector and vice president of Sandusky Newspapers Newspapers Newspapers News News- papers Inc Mr White hite Is an aggressive energetic young man with Intelligent Intelligent intelligent Intel intel- ambitions and a a. very quick mind He isn't quite so much a aman aman aman man of the people as Halleck and is definitely more conserva conserva- tive Insiders believe he may go farther in the end He has built up his political career with care and skill via the American Legion of which he was Ohio state commander in 30 1929 and his connections with the Mack family which is very influential behind the Ohio scenes Everett Di Dirksen of f Illinois the fourth Barton nominee for f future ture greatness is in his third term terra congress Each time he ti elected in the teeth of a Den cratic landslide which well for his vote getting abili His nonpolitical occupation wholesale baker j Mr Dirksen is a good mixer good homespun speaker and good joiner B Besides Beides ldes the leg legi he belongs to the Veterans I Foreign Wars the r Eagles and other organization Men who know how to such contacts contacts contacts-as as for 1 James J. J Davis often Davis often go far politics V I M Congressman Dewey Short Missouri has a a. colorful pers pers 1 and background thoughTs though 1 would never suspect it from I autobiography in the Cong Congi Record The latter re ret res simply Republican of Gale Mo Perhaps he felt that l' l 1 details of his story would 1 make good political advertising After graduating from Ba university Mr Short studied Harvard Berlin Heidelberg Oxford Copyright 1938 for The Tele r |