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Stop Roosevelt? Chicago started fill ing up with Democrats even before it was emptied of Republicans. "We'll put on a show that will make the Republican shindig look like child's play," boasted Jouett Shouse, Washington headquarters director and candidate for the convention's permanent chairmanship. What promised to make the Democratic show thoroughly exciting was the paramount question: "Can Franklin Delano Roosevelt be stopped short of the nomination...
...since, call each other "Franklin" and "Louis," share the Governor's town house on East 65th Street. Lacking personal ambition, Secretary Howe keeps himself far in the background, vigorously denies that he is the "power-behind-the-Roosevelt-throne." "I just get things done for him," he insists?answer-ing letters, reading speeches, seeing people. But smart politicians know that Louis Howe has "yes or no" authority from the Governor. They always seek him out, fill him full of their desires and schemes. Well out of the spotlight, he will be on hand at Chicago, reporting every convention move over...
...quite like him and this distracted world should be thankful that he is unique! [cries of 'Hear, Hear'] . . . . His demand is that Ireland be an independent and sovereign State associated with the British Empire but equally associated with any other empire. We cannot accept that! [tremendous cheer-ing]. . . . If we were to have anything like Mr. de Valera in a council of nations when we are trying to accommodate our difficulties then no business would ever be transacted...
...done me, but I left it on my study table and my dog ate it." When the mirth of the Immortals had subsided, General Weygand spoke a few words on the spur of the moment. As academy tradition demanded, he eulogized the late Immortal whose seat he was tak ing, Marshal Joffre. Paradoxically General Weygand was wearing when he took this seat the Academic regalia of Marshal Foch, enemy of Joffre, patron of Weygand. Strutting out after the ceremony in his laced & looped jacket, General Weygand clapped on the plumed hat that went with it, was jocularly congratulated...
After that the Army and carabineers joined in arresting Col. Grove and 500 Communist demonstrators on whom they pounced in the streets of Santiago. But what about the Air Force? When a bomb ing plane bore down on the Presidential Palace, General Moreno and his officers looked anxious. Suddenly the plane zoomed in salute. "Hurrah!" exulted brave Col. Bravo. "Take your partners ? the dance begins...