The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-22
Alleged Vice Presidency
Hawking by Roosevelt
StirS Bitterness.
'BACKING' DOZEN MEN
Support Is Promised in
Order to Win Delegates
He Needs.
BY RAY TUCKER
Times STAFF Writer

CHICAGO, June 22.-Governor
Franklin b. Roosevelt's alleged
hawking" of the Democratic vice
presidential nomination provoked
bitterness among his opponents here
today.
The New York Governors spokes-
men are charged in every hotel
lobby, with promising support for
the second-place nomination to a
dozen men in return for delegates
needed to put Roosevelt over the top.
Several favogite sons are said to
be staying in the race, only in order
to force the Roosevelt people to
make good their vice-presidential
pledges.
Other Rooseveltian tactics also
have caused uneasiness.
His refusal to keep his promise
that Jouett Shouse, executive direc-
tor of the national committee,
should be permanent chairman, has
raised a doubt as to how much all
these reputed presidential Of
ferings are worth.
Bargaining May Hurt Him
The result may be that Roosevelt
will be hurt rather than helped by
this sort of bargaining.
Instead of dropping out of the
balloting, men, who think they have
mortgages on the e-presidential
nomination, may stay in the contest
to insure that they will collect
and help to stop Roosevelt"
The situation has caused unusual
comment, and some ridicule, be-
cause it violates political tradi-
ton.
There always has been some bar
gaining of this kind, but it never
has reached the stage of barter and
exchange so far in advance of con-
vention opening.
Roosevelt, himself. was not picked
for the vice-presidency in 1920 I'M
til after James w. Cox of Ohio had
been selected as a compromise
presidential candidate.
Follow SecOnd-Place Lure
The lure of second place honor
already has led several candidates
to quit their race for first place on
the ticket.
Senator Alben w. Barley (Ky.)
foresWore his presidential ambitions
after the Roosevelt faction chose
him for keynoter, despite his dry
ness, and his votes for tariffs in the
tax law.
SO did Senator Thomas J. Walsh
as soon as the Rooseveltians decided
to make him permanent chairman
instead Of ShouSe.
Senator Joseph T. Robinson
(Ark0, senate majority leader, got
out of the race after it was init
mated the second crash of lightning
might strike him.
Senators Clarence C. Dill wash }
and Burton K. Wheeler of Montana
were doomed for the vice-presi-
dency as soon as they became
RooSevelt's preconvention workers.
Even friends of Melvin A. Tray
Tor, Chicago banker, admit they are
really aiming at second place. Gov
ernor George White Ohio is an
other.
Delegates Are BewiIdered
The strategy may work, but it may
make as many enemies as friends.
Delegates are bewildered by re-
ports that Roosevelt is willing to
accept almost anybody.
Among those named as satisfac-
tory to the New York. Governor are
vets and drys, conservatives and
liberals easterners and westerners
northerners and southerners.
Besides those already named. 9TH
ers said to be under consideration by
Roosevelt are Senator Robert j.
Buckley and Ex-Governor James w.
Cox of Ohio, Ex-Governor Harry F.
Byrd of Virginia, Speaker John M
Garner of Texas and Senator Cor
dell Hull of Tennessee.