The border vidette., 1932-06-25
ROOSEVELT ON FIRST BALLOT

The following statement was
made on June 10, by James A.
Farley. managing Gov. Roose
velt's campaign:
With the Democratic National
Convention only little over two
weeks away. and the delegates
from all the states and territor
les, with the exception of Indiana
and North Carolina already se
Iected and the preference of the
states known beyond question.
it should now be apparent to
everyone why l have go conf
dent!y predicted the nomination
of Governor Roosevelt on the
first ballot.
OF the forty eight states in the
Union, thirty one states are in
structed or pledged to Governor
Roosevelt Against this con
trast the four states favorable TO
his nearest competitor. None Of
the other favorite sons have
been able to secure the delega
ton Of more than one state with
the exec ptiou of Speaker Garner
who has two states to his credit
OF the six territories and posses
sions, the District of umbia,
FIVE have definitely commistls
themselves to the Governors
cause and one Of the two remain
ing is known to be favorable to
him, but uucommitted.
This is more important than
might first be thought. as the
control of the convention ma
chinery is determined by the
composition of its working CON
mittees and these committees
consist of one member from each
state and territory, thus of the
total committee of fifty five,
there will be minimum of
thirty-seven Roosevelt members,
far more than mere working
majority. When the roll is call
ed there will be at least six hun
dred and ninety one votes cast
for Governor Roosevelt on the
first ballot, and there is no
reasonable doubt but that enough
votes will be changed before the
official announcement Of the roll
is made. to provide the additional
seventy nine votes to secure the
nomination without calling a roll
of the delegates second time.
No candidate ever entered q
Democratic National Convention
With such q crushing majority
behind him. 1t is particularly
interesting to note that Governor
Roosevelt is equally favored in
ell sections of the country. From
the eastern borders of Wisconsin,
Iowa and Kansas and including
Arizona and Nav Mexico, there
is solid block of Roosevelt
states clear through to the Pa
cific coast with the single excep
ton of California. From the
eastern borders of Oklahoma and
Texas straight through to the
Atlantic ocean, there is a solid
block of similar states. Of the
central states, Michigan, Ken
lucky and West Virginia are
definitely committed to his cause
aud Indiana will undou btedly
join their ranks. Ia the east,
Delaware, most of Pennsylvania
and at least half of New York,
Vermont. New Hampshire and
Maine are conceded by the other
candidates to be Roosevelt terri.
tory. The states of Missouri
and Illinois while having favor
ite sons. are known to be favora
BILE to Roosevelt as their second
choice.
Through the extreme west, the
middle west, south, east and
north, the majority of the states
are for Roosevelt. There is no
sectionalism in the Roosevelt
movement. It is the most re.
markable expression of univer
sal approval upon the part of
the Democrats ia this country
for any one candidate that has
been known ia the history of our
Party.
The reasons for this unprece.
dented unamimity of opinion
throughout the country are not
difficult to ascertain. Itis per
fectly accurate statement to
make, that with the exception of
the two states pledged to Speak
er Garner. whose candidacy was
not anticipated even by himself
at that time, there has been no
change in the Roosevelt senti
ment since my first estimate
made eleven months ago. There