Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 February 1946 — Page 6

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election, but that would depend on who was running against him, " Ickes a Political Power The facts are that Mr. Ickes is a political power of some significance despite his disavowal of politics: « -{He has great influence with Negro voters in the northern industrial

Mr. Ickes on the stump and ap to minorities to repudiate Democratic candidates is a nightmare figure. It will be keeping a lot of Democrats awake in the nights to come. Besides his self-assigned title as ‘Khe Old Cumudgeon, Mr. Ickes was | kSown around town as the Ick and as Donald Duck, He had distinc as the only surviving member the original Roosevelt cabinet. If He had served until March 4 he would have completed 13 as secretary of interior. . Ickes fought with everyone

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The Republicans figure that with |gajourned.. As passed, the bill gave Mr, Ickes’ ttee testimony and Iwpa to Mr. Ickes and $3,300,000,000 n this biasty remarks on departing | with which to get going. he {the cabinet they have a cAMPAIEN | washington had never heard of a a wa. Bukimoh money before, Mt. lekek was ‘figure worth more iin the big from there on oul votes. if Mr. Pauley is confirmed hig Yuu 4 Fighter than if he is rejected. The dispute has little to do with Mr. Ickes was a ruthless fighter i. Pauley. shill, He de coo-|44, PRG, uh Pace 00 TU man Jo be 2 st eo es able cabinet officers ever to come to

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But in it the Ick as an author convicted himself of some of the crimes of reporting which he had charged against the newspaper corps. He-had favorites and leaked many a story to his friends. Didn't Contribute Much Democratic party men held it against Mr, Ickes that he did not

and, refused to help them put the bite on interior department employees.. = 3 Mr. Ickes often was ragged In

comparatively cheap naval hospital instead of private hospitals when he was ill. He was not known around town as one who was quick with a buek. . Long after he is forgotten as a first class cabinet officer he will be remembered as the angriest old man who ever served around these parts. He was an Old Curmudgeon, for he picked the name himself. The dictionary sayé a curmudgeon “an avaricious grasping fellow;

an understatement. But even so, this avaricious grasping fellow never was known to grasp any pubin his control,

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