The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
YOUNG GROUP | OF DEMOCRATS
 MEETS AUG. 10
Convention in Pittsburgh Will Be KeynOted By
 Senator Pepper
By J. ROBERT SHUBERT +Inited Press Staff COrresnondef

I
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Pittsburg, Aug. 8.-(UP)-Yo Democrats will assemble here 10000 strong Aug. 10 for the opening oi three-day national convention which is expected to bring important preliminary skirmishes of the 19A presidential campaign. ta
 With dozen, or more, national party leaders scheduled to appear delegates were reported preparing for a lively scramble for advai1' tages to carry into next years nominating convention.
 Sen. Claude Pepper, of Florida, will keynote the convention. Other prominent leaders to appear will be:
 Assistant Secretary of War Louia Johnson; Sen. Alben Barkley, of Kentucky; Aubrey Williams, Ma tional Youth administrator; Paul McNutt, federal security administra- tor; Robert H. Jackson, solicitor general; Sen. Josh Lee, Of Okla homa; and Mayor Edward J. Kelly, of Chicago.
 | Ickes May Attend
 Secretary of Commerce Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of Labor Fran ces Perkins, Under Secretary of State Summer Wells and Gov. A. B. Chandler, of Kentucky, have an- nounced hopes of attending the sessionsand requested that their invitations be held open.
 Backers of presidential aspi- rants were expected to utilize the meeting as sounding board for the coming nominating conven- tion.
 Indiana has announced that 1t will send delegation of l,500 to boom the bid of the states former governor, McNutt, to head the party's ticket in 1940. McNutt has announced he will seek the nomi- nation unless President Roosevelt announces for a third term.
 Texas will boost Vice-President John Nance Garner, while Sen, Pepper was expected to draw the support of the Florida delegation, Postmaster General James A. Far ley will be advanced by New York's delegates
 Anti-New Deal Bloc Reported
 Reports have emanated from Washington that New York and Texas party leaders were forming an anti-Roosevelt bloc and would attempt to overthrow New Deal control of the Young Democrats.
 Joseph A. Barr, Pennsylvania Young Democrat president and chairman of the conventions cre- dentials committee, commenting on the reports, said the situation was being watched" in Washing ton.
 "There probably will be an at- tempt made at the convention to change the constitutions voting provisions" he said.
 Present provisions give each state five votes regardless of mem- bership and an additional vote for each 1000 paid members up to twice the number of the states congressional representation. Barr said 1t would be possible to pad" delegations by paying the 10 cent membership fee for phantom" members.
 Race Open for Presidency
 Outstanding in the battle for control of the organization will be the fight for the national presi- dency. In the field for the office are Homer M. Adams, of Chicago, aide of Mayor Kelly; Pat Beacon, of Huntingdon, w. Va; John Neff, of Staunton, Va; Bus Hill, of Ok lahoma City, and Harry Shank, of Ohio. .......
 Other contests will center around amendments to the organ- nations constitution. Many pro- posals already have been submit- ted to the committee on constitu- tional changes, which is headed by John S. Breslin, of Pennsylvania.
 Included among the proposals are those made by Tyson Maner, president of the organizatio of Montgomery, Ala. They provide for placing the administration of the organizations affairs between biennial conventions in the hands of a nine-member executive cor1- mittee, instead of the 96-member national committee, and requiring the national president, at a sal- aried executive, to maintain resi- dence in Washington.