Evening star., 1939-06-21
Two Senators Ready
To Aid Roosevelt
II He Runs in 40
Smothers Predicts jersey
Support; Logan
Disfovors Third Term
Bs the Associated Press,

Senator SmatherS OF New Jersey
predicted his States 80 delegates
to the party convention next year
would back the President again.
Senator Logan of Kentucky said
that while he hoped Mr.. Roosevelt
would not seek another term, he
would support him should he do so.
From the White House there was
no lnkllng of what the President has
in mind about 1910. and indications
were that there would be none-at
least until Mr.. Roosevelt makes his
West Coast trip.
Senator Smathers said "every
Democrat in the State believes that
Roosevelt, who carried New jersey
the last time by approximately a
half million majority. can again
sweep the State in 1910"
Confidence of Victory Voiced.
"They all believe" he declared
IN a statement, that he will be
drafted by the party to lead it to
victory again next year.
president Roosevelt is the one
Democrat in the Nation who can
carry New York State in 1910, be-
cause he is the one Democrat in
the country that the Progressive
Mayor of New York. La Guardia,
will support against Dewey or any
other reactionary Republican"
Senator Logan prefaced his prom
ise of support with a declaration
OF his view on the general question
of third term.
Il have always thought it unWise
for any one to run for a third
term" he said. That has always
been my view and haven't changed
It. I hope the President will not
run, but if he does, will support
him. 1 always support the Demo-
cratic nominee.
IF the President does seek the
Democratic nomination, he will get
1t and be elected
Won't Discuss Third Term.
The Chief Executive made it plain
at press conference yesterday that
he would have nothing to say about
a third term now or in the near
future.
!, In fact, he gave this indication on
three separate occasions, despite
his laughing replies to questions de-
signed to draw him out on the
political topic of the hour.
Asked fatty whether he would be
a candidate for reelection next
year, Mr.. Roosevelt smiled and re-
vived year-old admonition that
reporters putting such queries
should stand in a corner with
Ounce caps on and faces to the wall.
Columnists, he said, had made
point last week of the fact he had
omitted this go stand in the cor
ner' order when asked to comment
on Secretary of the Interior Ickes'
magazine article advocating "RooSe-
velt for 1910" From now on, he
would make no such mistake, the
President added.
Prior to this question, some one
asked whether he had talked about
politics with Mayor La Guardia
earlier in the day.
The President laughingly said the
reporter was getting into the hot
seat.
You mean the question was hot?"
q newspaperWoman inquired.
He did not mean that, but that
the weather was hot.
A second woman reporter tried
another tack. She requested COM
ment on the significance of:
|. Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace's pro-NeW Deal speech Satur-
day before the Democratic party
organization of Wisconsin, followed
by adoption of resolution express
ing that factions hope and prayer"
Mr.. Roosevelt would be reelected
for third term
?. Attorney General Murphy'S
Madison speech terming the La Fol-
lettes the best political stock in
the Nation"
Reticent on Subject.
Visits to Wisconsin of the two cab
met officers had caused speculation
here as to whether New Deal Demo-
Gratis and the Progressives might be
preparing a friendly get-together
comes up for reelection.
But the President was equally ret
icent on this subject. He said he
had read only the headlines.
He did volunteer the information,
though, that his trans continental
trip, which will give him an oppor-
tunity to gauge political sentiment
in the North, South and West, would
be delayed until after Congress quits.
The President said, too, he did
not believe he could visit Panama
this summer. The Panama Ambas-
sador had invited him to attend the
commemoration on August Is of the
25th anniversary of the opening of
the Panama Canal.
Many politicians believe the West
Coast journey may give some clue to
the Presidents 1910 attitude. al
though others look for no direct ex-
preston until convention time next
summer.
With some members of the cab
met pushing the RooSevelt-for-1940
Idea and some Democratic Senators
opposing it, the Chief Executive
talked politics with two more callers
yesterday
Homer S. Cummings, former At
torney General, now practicing law
here, said he discussed political
prospects for 1910" with the Presi-
dent and would return for another
conference soon.
Gov. Lloyd c. Stark of Missouri,
whose name has been mentioned in
some quarters in connection with
1910. left the White House with
statement that the President was
"very much pleased with the smash
ing of T. j. Pendergast political
"machine' in Kansas Citv