Evening star., 1939-07-24

BAChGROUND-
Postmaster General Farley
has been reported as planning
joint statement Uith Vice
President Garner opposing
third term for any President. Ac-
cording to the report the state
ment ,oas to be issued before ad-
1ournment OF Congress. Mr..
Farley denied the reports.
By the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y, July "a
President Roosevelt today described
his conversation with James A. Far
ley as one of series of talks they
had been having since 1923. Con-
siderable speculation had arisen
whether the two had taken up the
question of a third term for Mr.
Roosevelt.
Sitting in an open car under
huge oak on his estate, with Mr.
Farley propping foot on the run
ming board the President told
newsmen if he were writing the story
he was afraid he would have to make
1t very uninteresting.
He said he was afraid that he
could not speculate and would have
to stick to the truth, which was that
the two leaders of the Democratic
party had just been having another
of the regular talks they had been
having since 1923. The talks had
been fairly effective, he said, and
would continue to be so.
Eleventh Year of Talks. -
Mr.. Roosevelt said it was the elev-
enth year of talks with Mr. Farley
and that they were continuing along
the same tenor. He said there was
not much to say except that the re-
suits on the whole have been fairly
effective and he thought they would
continue to be effective.
What reporters could get out of
that declaration, he said he did not
know
The statement, however, was
broad enough to cover the posi-
bility that the President and Farley
had touched on third-term posi-
bilities. 1t also was sufficiently
broad to imply that those possibili-
ties had not been mentioned.
Farley Is Somewhat Silenced.
Mr.. Farley himself originally had
intended to see reporters. but he
injected only a few reikarks of no
particular import.
The President somewhat silenced
Mr.. Farley. apparently, by telling
newsmen he did not think they
would get any more information
from either of them.
Nobody is going to catch up with
me-" Mr.. Farley remarked. He sails
for Europe this week.
Mr.. Roosevelt told the newsmen
he knew there would continue to be
speculation. adding that of course
they played the market of specllla-
tion right along and they knew
what happened to them, but nobody
minded.
Bids Boss" Good-by.
AS he left. Farley said. "Good-by,
Boss. I'll keep in touch with you"
The President told him to have a
good trip and give his love 70 the
kids. Farley's two daughters are
sailing with him.
Mr. Roosevelt remarked that it
was going to be famous trip. since
the ship would carry Jim" and his
two girls; John and Anne, the
Presidents son and daughter-in-
law; John Hamilton, chairman of
the Republican National Commit
tee; Jouett Shouse, formerly head
of the American Liberty League
Senator Joseph O'Mahoney, Demo-
crat, of Wyoming, and Representa-
tive J. Hamilton Fish, Republican,
of New York. who represents the
Presidents own district in Con-
gress.
That will be a great boat-load. -
M. Roosevelt remarked, adding
that if somebody was not thrown
overheard before the ship got to
Southampton he would miss his
guess. He said it would not be
Jim" who would go over, though.
Someone remarked that it was a
predominantly (''tory' crowd The
President grinned and retorted thai
Jim was capable alone of taking
care of all the tories.
SCOTS at Radio Report.
The President scoffed at a radio
broadcast which he said he had
heard this morning and which told
of the lights burning into the early
morning at his home here, where
Farley spent the night. He said
every one was in bed about II pm.
The President, who is leaving for
Washington tonight, said he wanted
to go North and get some cold wealth
er, probably to his mothers sum-
mer home at Campobello Island
New Brunswick, and beyond.
He said he would return to Hyde
Park and probably late in Septem-
Der keep his promise to visit the
San Francisco Exposition.
He said he would go down to Ashe-
vile, ~. c., to visit Marvin Mcintyre
one of his secretaries, who is re-
cupe1ating from an illness, dedicate
the Great Smoky Mountains Ma
tiQhal Park and then head West
(He said he also would go to Seat
<tle to visit his son-in-law, John
y Boettiger, and his daughter, Mrs
Boettiger, and get his first glimpse
OF a new grandchild.
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