Evening star., 1939-05-11
Political Tint Marks
Far|ey's Swing
Across Country
Postmaster General
Expected to Cost
About for Delegates
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
James A. Farley, in his dual
capacity of Postmaster General and
chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, today started
swing across the continent and
back. He will deliver speeches in
q dozen States, some to postmasters
and postal employees, others to
Democratic organizations.
Such a trip is nothing new for
Mr.. Farley, who has been making
them during the more than six
years he has been a cabinet men,
ber. Before that he toured the
country-aS member of the Elks-
in the interest of the candidacy
of Franklin D. Roosevelt, then Gov
ernor of New York, for the presi-
dental nomination in 1882. On all
his trips, Mr.. Farley has delivered
speeches and talked with Demo-
cratic State, county, city and pre-
cinct leaders. He has been a great
political organizer and builder.
With Democratic national con-
vention little more than a year in
the future. 1t is easy to conjecture
that Mr.. Farley is out after dele
gates-or the men who control the
delegates-for that convention. In
1891 and 1882 he was picking up
delegates for Mr.. Roosevelt.
Own Political Aspirations.
President Roosevelt has not said
whether he will be a candidate for
a third term. Certainly up to q
short time ago, he had not told Mr..
Farley. The Postmaster General has
his own political aspirations, but he
will not let them conflict with any
plans of Mr.. Roosevelt-provided the
President becomes candidate for
denomination. Presumably Mr..
Roosevelt is not to be a candidate.
He has said, it is reported, to
number of persons that he does not
want to be a candidate. But he
has not said he will not be q candi-
date or accept nomination.
Various newspaper and other polls
have shown Mr. Farley running we'll
up as possible nominee. If Mr..
Roosevelt is not to be a candidate,
there is no reason why Mr.. Farley
should not round up as many dele
gates to the convention-for himself
AS he can. Mr.. Farley has not
broken with the President, nor will
he. In his speeches on his present
trip. he will extoll Mr.. Roosevelt and
all his works.
That he will support Mr.. Roose-
velt for anotheT nomination, if the
President wishes it, seems perfectly
clear. Barring that. he may seek
the presidential nomination him.
self, or that for Vice President. If
the race is open, Mr. Farley will
certainly have a considerable num-
ber of friends in all parts of the
country pulling for him-friends
who are in positions to be extremely
helpful.
May Name Other Candidate.
Should Mr.. Farley not be a presi-
Dental or vice-presidentia nominee,
or should he not finally aspire to
either of these nominations, he may
desire to play a Warwick role and
name another President.
The States which Mr.. Farley will
visit and in which he will speak
on his present trip are Ohio Illinois,
Missouri, Iowa. Kansas, Oklahoma,
Texas, Arizona. California, Utah,
Wyoming and Nebraska. His open
ing speech was delivered early this
afternoon at Cleveland before the
Of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen. Tonight he win
speak to the Great Lakes Regional
Conference of Democratic Women
at Columbus.
1t is a cardinal political belief of
Mr.. Farley that if the Democrats
are going to win they must have
candidates who are approved by
labor. That goes for presidential
candidates particularly. In his
speech today to the trainmen he
declared for greater cooperation
between political, industrial and
labor leaders, to find solution for
balancing production with consump-
ton in this country and to deal
effectively with many human prob
lens.
Not OvercOnfident.
Mr.. Farley is not one of those
New Dealers who believe the 1910
national election can be won by the
Democrats in a walk. His pleas to
the Democratic workers throughout
the country will be to tighten their
belts and get to work now for
victory in 1910, pointing out that if
Democratic presidential nomina-
ton is to be worth anything there
must be real chance for victory.
In addition to the Ohio cities, Mr..
Farley will stop in st. Louis and
Mexico, Mo-; Rock Island, Ill; Des
Moines, Iowa; Salina and Topeka,
Kans.; Tulsa and Oklahoma City,
Okla; Amarillo, Tex; Williams,
Ariz; Bakersfield, Sacramento and
San Francisco, Calf.
The objective of Mr.. Farley,s pres
ent trip is to attend the San Fran
cisco Golden Gate International Ex-
position, where he is to speak on
Postal Day.
The Postmaster General will be
back in Washington May Is, accord
ing to mis- itinerary. And before
many weeks have passed, it may be
expected he will be on the road
again. in another swing through
the States. Mr.. Farley's speeches
are distributed through the public
ity department of the Democratic
National Committee.
c&udanfe E(oexaH