Evening star., 1936-08-09
ANTLNEW DEALERS
ORGANIZE BODY TO
FIGHT ROOSEVELT
National Jeffersonian DEM
oCratS' Formed at De-
troit Farley.
NO OTHER CANDIDATE
RECEIVES ENDORSEMENT
Former Senator Reed Announces
Plans to Send Speakers
Into Every State"
BACKGROUND

BACh hGROUND-
Anttpdthy tolUdrd the policies Of
President Roosevelt among several
former Democratic leaders has been
groDtng since Alfred E. Smith,
1928 party nominee. split 1Uith his
former associate some four years
ago.
An unheeded plea TO this years
Democratic convention to put Mr..
Roosevelt aside and nominate q
genuine Democrat" Uas sent by
Smith, former GoU. Ely of Mas
sQchuSetts, Bainbridge Colby, Sec
retdry OF State under President
Wilson, former Judge Daniel F.
Cohdlen of Ne1D York and Harry
Breckenridge, NeW York attorney.
By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, August "a new po-
litical organization to be known as
the National JefferSonian Demo-
Gratis" was formed here today in an
effort to rally anti-New Deal Demo-
Gratis into active opposition to the re-
election Of President Roosevelt.
While renouncing President Roose-
welt, the conference did not ndorse
any other candidate.
At the head of the new organization
Is James A. Reed. former Democratic
Senator from Missouri, who an
nounced plans for sending speakers
Into every State in the Union" and
for machinery roughly parallelng that
of the two major parties. Reed en-
phasized, however, that the organiza-
ton was not new party"
The organization was effected at a
meeting attended by more than 40
Democrats opposed to President
Roosevelt. Preceding its formation, a
drafted declaration Of
to Mr.. Roosevelt, asserting
the group would not support him fol-
reelection and soliciting the coop
Grafton of others IF they feel that our
conclusions are sound"
No Group Endorsement
A number of those who participated
have publicly declared their support
for All NJ. Landon. the Republican
nominee, but Southern opposition de-
and there was no outright
group Endorsement Of the kansas
Governor.
leadership for the meeting here
was furnished by Reed. Joseph B.
Elv. former Governor Of Massachu-
sets: Bainbridge Colby, Secretary OF
State under President Wilson, and
Henry Breckenridge. who opposed Mr..
Roosevelt in several primary cleo
tions.
Asked what the organizations cam
paign tactics would be, Sterling E.
EdmundS Of st. Louis, who was named
secretary, said he and his colleague
would wage an intensive campaign
against Roosevelt, leaving 1t to the
individual judgment Of their followers
whether to vote for Landon or stay at
home on election day.
principles" Are Cited.
A declaration Of principles. drawn
up by a committee, charged the
Roosevelt administration had dis
closed "a perversfon of heart and
spirit, which can neither be remedied
nor condoned." 1t added:
I'VE will, therefore. not support for
reelection the candidates of the Phil
adelphia convention for President and
Vice President, and we call upon all
loyal and sincere Democrats to con-
slider the question of their duty TO the
country In the approaching election
with the same earnestness that has
guided our dehberations-joining with
US If they feel that our conclusions
are sound and our anxiety for the
future of our party is justified"
The conference decided" an ac-
companying statement said, that 1t
would not at this time and on this
occasion stress President Roosevelt'S
disregard of the platform upon which
he was elected, his various breaches
of campaign promises solemnly re-
peated from time to time, his light
regard for his oath to preserve and
defend the Constitution, and his dis
respect for the great court charged
with upholding and Interpretation OF
the Constitution; his frequent displays
of contempt for this great instrument
of freedom. his reputation of the
traditional principles Of the party to
which he owes his election as Presi-
dent, the appalling and wanton waste
(See OPPOSITION, Page A-12)