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...tried for murder, repudiated his confession (which he said had been obtained by threats to drag his fiancee into the case) and convicted. Five times reprieved, he was still in the death house awaiting execution last May when Franklin Roosevelt, trolling for tarpon off Texas, received a letter from Newshawk Philip H. Love of the Washington Star. Newshawk Love reported that, preparing himself to write about the execution, he had consulted an account he had written six years ago at the time of the murder. He had found discrepancies. Checking up with police records, he found that dying Lizzie Jaynes...
Twenty-six years on the Court is a long time, longer than that of any other present Justice but not so long as the 45 years that John T. Suter, A. P. newshawk, has been covering the Supreme Court. Next morning Oldster Van Devanter called up Oldster Suter, got him out of a sickbed, asked him to come over. Mr. Van Devanter then took up his composition, prefixed it with "My dear Mr. President," appended "I have the honor to remain very respectfully yours," called a messenger, and dispatched it to the White House. When Mr. Suter arrived the Justice...
...White House press conference a newshawk laughingly asked whether the President was going to "confirm" the Senate's "nomination" for the Supreme Court. Franklin Roosevelt grimaced, declared that all reports of whom he would nominate should be labeled "Surmise No. 23." Meanwhile Senators began to cast about for a majority leader to succeed Joe Robinson if he became Justice. The President was understood to favor Alben William Barkley of Kentucky, now assistant leader, who sees eye to eye with the New Deal. Senators were much more inclined to favor James Francis Byrnes of South Carolina, who is more popular...
Died. Manuel C. Tellez, 52, onetime (1925-31) Mexican Ambassador to the U. S., later (1934) Minister to Italy, one-time newshawk; of heart disease; in Mexico City...
...they could trust his sincerity, Republicans could have found no sager counselor than Charley Michelson. For, as he reminded his readers last week, when National Chairman John J. Raskob hired oldtime Newshawk Michelson as No. 1 Democratic press tactician and speechwriter in 1928, political observers were as ready to inter the Donkey's carcass as they are now ready to bury the Elephant's. "I am really trying to think with a Republican's head," wrote Charley Michelson as he set about planning a resurrection such as he once helped to accomplish...