DEMOCRATS: Two of a Kind

A Washington plumped for a Roosevelt last week. Upon the New York Governor at Albany called Rev. Richard Blackburn Washington, a Hot Springs (Va.) Catholic priest, whose father was the last member of the family born at Mt. Vernon. Father Washington's great-great-grandfather, John Augustine Washington, was the first President's younger brother. Opined Father Washington: "Governor Roosevelt strikes me as the type of man with whom the good of the nation comes first. He is the same sturdy American type as George Washington. In fact I believe George Washington and Franklin Roosevelt may be called two of a kind." ¶ At Peekskill, N. Y., Governor Roosevelt and Speaker Garner met for the first time since their nomination. Speaker: "Hello, Governor." Governor: "Hello, Jack. How's my teammate?'' Speaker: "I'm fine. Jiminy, you look as though you'd been training for a prizefight." They motored to Albany where the vice-presidential nominee told newshawks: "I'm here to see my boss—Governor Roosevelt—and get my orders for the campaign. When I get 'em, I'll carry 'em out like a good soldier." In Manhattan the Speaker declared: "I hear that I am considered a handicap to the ticket in the East. . . . For those of you who still have some property . . . please realize I am not going to take it away. I have some myself—a little."