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With old age pensions looming ever larger as a factor in Depression politics, observers were not surprised last week to see a deal consummated in politically sophisticated Massachusetts between one of the major parties and a local politician who had rounded up the Townsend Plan vote. "Buyer" was the Republican candidate for Governor, blue-blooded Leverett Saltonstall. "Seller" was William H. McMasters, 64, of Cambridge, who looks something like old Dr. Francis E. Townsend. Published "price": a promise in Mr. Saltonstall's platform to make "an earnest effort to have this bill [Townsend General Welfare Act*] brought before Congress...
...separated geographically as Florida's Senator Pepper and Oklahoma's Senator Thomas have taken off their hats to it in their primary campaigns. But realistic Republicans have been the most alert in reaching for the ready-made local blocks of votes which have been quietly assembled by Townsend National Recovery Plan headquarters in Chicago...
...Deal enemies, who on the one hand assert their conservatism and curse the Administration for extravagance, on the other back the most ultra-radical ideas and advocate the payment of billions in pension grants. Under this category, unfortunately must come the recent support, by Massachusetts Republicans, of the Townsend Plan...
Secondly, few of these politicians are sincere in their professed support. They make their vague promises only with the comfortable assurance that these will not actually materialize. This was amply shown by the enthusiasm of Oregon Republicans for nation-wide Townsend legislation, their bitter opposition to a state-wide Townsend scheme which faced imminent passage...
...Pete Thompson, Fred Jaretzki, and Squibb, and by such wingbacks as Sherman Hoar, hard tackling and blocking Hurley, and Bill Tully, captain of last year's freshman team on which he played at the pivot position. The remainder of the list is made up by the blocking backs Red Townsend and Bill Tyng...