Evening star., 1936-06-24
GARNER HAS CHAT
WITH PRESIDENT
Two Swap Stories and Dis.
cuss Nature of Accept
ance Speeches.

With chairs drawn close behind the
Presidents large desk in the execu-
tive office, Mr.. Roosevelt and Vice
President Garner had long chat
this morning during which they COW
cred a variety of subjects, swapped
stories, and discussed the nature of
the acceptance speech each will make
to the Democratic National Conven-
ton in Philadelphia Saturday night.
This was the first meeting of the
two since the closing of Congress.
When the Vice President left the
Presidents Office his ruddy face was
wreathed in smiles. He told news
paper men he had a delightful talk
with the President. Asked what they
discussed, he laughingly replied:
I'VE discussed everything except
politics. The President and I are
not interested in politics and never
talk it."
Asked about his forthcoming speech
in Philadelphia, Garner replied that
he would hardly dignity it by calling it
speech, adding he would say few
words and then head back for Texas.
Brief Speech Expected.
The penciled notes on his desk at
the time showed clearly that Mr..
Roosevelt, has not progressed far in
drafting his acceptance speech. He
has promised to have it ready for ad-
vance distribution Saturday after
noon, however. The indications are
he will make it as brief as possible.
Aides said the President planned
to leave for Philadelphia late Satur-
day afternoon, and that he contem-
plated going directly from his train to
Franklin Field, where he will deliver
the address. Immediately afterward
he will return to his train and travel
to Hyde Park, N. Y, to spend the
week end.
The President is keeping in close
touch with all that is transpiring at
the convention. Besides being repre-
sented there by Secretary Marvin H.
Mcintyre, Mr.. Roosevelt is receiving
reports from his other lieutenants.
He has indicated a real interest in
the development of the movement to
draft Gov. Lehman of New York to
seek reelection.
While nothing has been said at the
White House to indicate the President
is inspiring this draft movement
there is every reason to believe he
has been using all his persuasive
powers to get the New York Governor
to reconsider his intention to retire
to private life. 1t is understood that
Mr. Roosevelt has had at least one
long distance telephone talk with the
New York executive while the latter
has been attending the convention.
There is reason to feel that the Presi-
dent is also depending upon Secretary
Mcintyre, Postmaster General Farley
and others to bring the drafting job
to successful elimination.
Listens to Speeches.
Mr.. Roosevelt put aside his work last
night long enough to sit before his
radio and listen to the convention
speech of Gov. Earle of Pennsylvania
and the keynote address delivered by
Senator Rarkley of Kentucky. He is
understood to have complimented each
over the long distance. There was no
comment forthcoming from the White
House today, however, respecting the
Barkley speech.
Mr.. Roosevelt's principal duties to-
day like those during every day since
the closing of Congress had to do
principally with the signing of bills
passed during the closing hours of
Congress and the clearing of his desk
of accumulated routine business Dur
ing the night and forenoon the Presi-
dent affixed his signature to more than
a score of bills. among them the Dis
trict appropriation bill, the Treasury
and Post ONCE Departments appro-
priation bill and the bill authorizing
the Secretary of Agriculture to make
an investigation of traffic accidents
and conditions throughout the coun-
try, as a basis for report in which
will be included recommendations for
correcting legislation.