The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-07

Only exception Is Jim Farley.
He still is as irreconcilable as
ever. New Dealers attribute this
to the fact that Roosevelt's can
didacy means fins for Jim's
chances for a place on the ticket.
(Both he and F,DR are from New
York; Whatever the reason, he
is standing pak on his opposition
to a third term.
Behind the scenes, however, the
others are falling all over them
selves scrambling for position on
the bandwagon.
Not the least among them is
Jack Garner. Publicly, he has re-
fused to say whether he would run
with Roosevelt again, but his in
Inmates are boosting him hard.
Similarly friends of Burt
Wheeler are busy peddling his
wares. When questioned per-
sonally, the Montana senator goes
through the motions of pooh
pooling the importance of the
vice presidency, but there is no
trace of that in the way his IN
Inmates are booming him for the
job. They are offering bets that
Wheeler would grab the nominal
ton in flash If offered him.
So would Paul McNutt, Sena-
tor Jimmy Byrnes, House Floor
Leader Sam Rayburn, Speaker
william Bankhead, Senator Al
ben Barley and other lesser
lights. None of them would
have to be asked twice-and they
make no bones about It.
WHITE HOUSE CHOICE
White House preference, how
ever, revOlves around three men
Attorney General Bob Jockson,
Justice Bill Douglas, and Governor
Lloyd Stark of Missouri.
Big obstacle in Jackson's path
is geography. He is far and
away ROOsevelts first choice,
but he also comes from New
York. There is a constitutional
restriction on two candidates
from the same state on the same
ticket. Jackson might not be
barred from running, but the
New York electoral vote would
have to be sacrificed If he did.
That is, even If the Democrats
carried the state, the electors
would be required by the Consti-
tuition to vote for at least one
non-New Yorker either for Presi-
dent or for Vice President. How
ever, this would not mean that
New York would go to the COP;
so If Roosevelt thinks he could
sweep the country he might risk
a default on the New York vote.
While geography is Jackson's
handicap, it is Stark's principal
advantage. The Midwest may
be the key to the election and
this, plus Stark's background as
an anti-machine crusader, -,ar
veteran and famous fruit
grower may weigh the scales
In his favor.
Douglas offers the geographical
compromise, as he represents both
the East and West and like jack
son Is pet Of Roosevelt. Born
and reared In Washington state,
Douglas has eastern ties through
a legal residence In Connecticut
established as Yale law profess
sor. Personally he does not want
to leave the Supreme Court, but II
the President asks him to run
he would resign to do so.
LINDBERGH sPEECH-WRITER?
It's supposed to be White
House secret. but the former
American military attache 10 Ber-
lin got Into q lot OF trouble for
allegedly cooperating with Colonel
Llndbergh In drafting his last ra-
do speech. This was the speech
In which Llndberg criticized Roos-
evelt's national defense program
and urged q policy OF isolation.
The ex-attaehe IN Colonel
Truman smith, . keen student
of Nazl military strategy and q
great aamlrer Gf the German
military machine. This opinion
was formed whlls stationed IN
Berlin, where he also got 10
know E.lndbeFgh.
What aroused the White HOUSE
waa the fact that Llndbofgh waa
4 guest ~ Colonel Smiths house
when be came 10 Washington ~
deliver hla Last radio apeeahr
Ihia waa brought " Reese.