Evening star., 1940-03-27
Wisconsin Democrats
Fight Spurs Hopes
OF Garner Faction
Two Roosevelt SIutes in
Field for Tuesday Vote;
Prosressives Hold Key
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Stan Correspondent.

star stan Correspondent.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 27.-
The Democrats of Wisconsin, for
getting for the time being the Re-
publican opposition, are engaged in
one of the sweetest intraparty rows
OF the national election year.
Three complete states Of dele
gate candidates for the Democratic
National Convention have been en-
tered in the primary. which takes
place here next Tuesday.
Two of these states are Roose-
velt states, and one Is for Vice Presi-
dent John N Garner. Unless Sec
retary of the Interior Ickes or some
other trouble shooter for the New
Deal third-term brigade is sent
out to this State quickly. the up
shot OF the primary election may
be the election of from four to eight
Garner delegates-out of q total
Of "a
That would be a sad anti-climax
for the third termers in this State,
which President Roosevelt carried
by big vote in both 1882 and 1896.
Even the election of a single Gar
ner delegate would be a mishap
from their point Of view.
Garnerites Gleefully Watch Fight.
The two so-called Roosevelt states
of delegate candidates are hurling
invectives at each other-while the
Garner people look on with glee.
II the third-term vote can be split
evenly enough between these two
factions, the Garnerites may slip
in between This, however, is a
CLANCY thing.
The combined vote of the two
Roosevelt factions will easily out
number the votes cast for the Gar
ner delegates However, if any of
the Garner slate should be elected
by a plurality vote, they would be
pledged to the Vice President and
be compelled under the law to sup
port Garner when the roll is called
in the national convention.
The two Roosevelt states of dele
gates have been entered in the
primary in a desperate struggle
between two sets of Democratic lead
ers, to hold or to obtain control OF
the State Democratic organization
Broughton Heads One Group.
Charles E. Broughton, Sheboygar
publisher and Democratic national
committeeman. heads the so-called
"of11cially Endorsed Roosevelt Far
ley delegates" The conference
Endorsed Roosevelt delegates, on the
other hand, are headed by Edward
Curry and Gustave ]. Keller.
The Curry keller outfit politely
refers to the Broughton outfit as
the "reactionary minority" in the
Democratic party. Keller and Curry
point out that they started the
Roosevelt third-term boom in Wis.
consin, and that they filed the first
slate OF delegates entered in the
primary-pledged without reserva.
tion to Roosevelt.
They poke fun at the Roosevelt.
Farley" designation given to the
Broughton slate-particularly sine.
Postmaster General Farley issuet
his defy ir Massachusetts, saying
that his name would be presented
to the Democratic National Conven.
ton, no matter what. They charge
that the Rroughton slate Is a Farley
slate In reality, and that Mr.. Farley
who is close friend of Mr.. Broughton
is engaged in a movement to "delib.
erately assassinate" the movement
to draft the President for a thirc
term.
Embarrassed by Farley Move.
The Broughton people have beer
at some pains. on the other hand
to maintain they are 100 per cent
pure Roosevelt. They have obvi.
ously been embarrassed by the sud.
den move made by Mr.. Farley. Tit
ballots have been printed and they
cannot get Mr.. Farley's name OH
So their slate continues to be knowr
as the "ofiicially Endorsed Roosevelt.
Farley" delegates.
Not only do the Democratic voter!
60 to the polls next Tuesday II
elect q slate of delegates to thu
national convention, but they viii
vote in a preference primary fol
presidential and vice presidentia
candidates.
The names of President Roosevelt
and Vice President Garner appeal
on the ballot in this "preferenc'
vote" No one has been entered TO
Vice President by the Democrat
and the names of none Of tn
Republican presidential and VIC
presidential candidates have beer
entered in this preference contest
although complete states Of delegat'
candidates have, been filed in tn
Republican primary for Senate
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