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...Heflin. Certain Southerners began a boomlet for Senator J. Thomas Heflin of Alabama. Mr. Heflin is the Senator who during the last session of Congress remarked : "A Catholic bullet brought Roosevelt down. . . . If I am murdered many Catholic priests will pay the penalty. . . ." Of him Senator William Cabell Bruce of Maryland said: "I am afraid he will never be still till he has worn his tongue down to his tonsils." Though Senator Heflin was reported to be "in a receptive mood" the movement was considered anti-Smith rather than pro-Heflin...
...will please give a definition of the name Buffoon such as you used in connection with the real American Senator Heflin, also give reason for printing so much about the Pope of Rome, what do 85% of the people of America care for such stuff as is printed on p. 20 of April...
...Roman Catholic training that means so much to New York's progressive Governor, now bids fair to bar him from the politicians' ultima thule, the President's chair. In the South, Alabama's Catholic-baiting Senator Heflin of the untiring lungs, leads a chorus of Pope-fearing Protestants, others, more tolerant, seeing what power the Catholic Church holds over the minds of their Irish cooks and nursemaids, wonder whether any Roman Catholic can be an unbiased and independent servant of the State. Last week, two sober magazines, the Atlantic Monthly and the New Republic approached...
This group-David A. Reed of Pennsylvania, sometimes called a "higher type of statesman"; George H. Moses of New Hampshire, implacable diehard; James E. Watson of Indiana, old-school behind-the-scenes man; a few other Republicans; and Democrat, Cole L. Blease of South Carolina, whom only Mr. Heflin robs of the title "Buffoon of the Senate"-were determined to prevent Senator James A. Reed's committee from making any more campaign fund investigations. Mr. Reed of Pennsylvania, particularly, did not want his distant cousin, Mr. Reed of Missouri, to open the ballot boxes which elected slush-tainted William...
...McLean's residence we reached some one on the telephone who refused to give him the message. . . . Mr. Gooding is in bed, but says: 'All right, I will come over.' . . . Mr. Stewart gave a jocular reply. I do not know just what he did say. . . . Mr. Heflin is reported as being ill and cannot come. . . ." Eight other Senators said they were sick. Twelve could not be reached. Many were routed...