Evening star., 1940-05-12
Iowa, North Carolina,
Oklahoma Democrats
Act for Third Term
Republicans Of Arkansas
And North Dukotu
Do Not Instruct Delegates
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, May ia
third term for President Roosevelt
won overwhelming Endorsement to-
day in Oklahoma county Democratic
conventions.
Reports from more than half the
States II counties indicated the
State delegations ~ votes at the
Chicago convention will be pledged
to the President until released by
him.
A few counties refrained from in
dorsing a third term but indorsed
Roosevelt policies and voted to send
uninstructed delegations to the State
convention June II.
Early returns indicated Robert S.
Kerr, Oklahoma City oil man, will
be elected national committeeman
at the State convention. He will sue
ceed Scott Ferris, who did not seek
reelection.
Though not decisive, returns indi-
Gated reelection Of Mrs. John G,
Catlett Of Tulsa as national commit
6ewoman.
l. Iowans Instruct for Roosevelt.
DES MONIES, Iowa, May II Dr.
Fhe Iowa Democratic convention
today instructed its delegation to
Qast the States % votes for President
Roosevelt July IS at Chicago and
Urged him Ito accept the nomina-
fion"
IF for any reason the President
unavailable" the approved reso-
{dtion said, "the delegation shall
cast its vote for Henry A. Wallace"
{ The third-term resolution touched
on q fight in the Resolutions Com
mittee. Former Representative Fred
Biermann, who opposes renomina-
tlon OF Mr.. Roosevelt, refused to
sign the final report. He wanted
more emphasis on the Wallace in
struction, committee members said.
Roosevelt Delegtion In Carolina.
RALEIGH, N. c., May II tP).-A
majority Of the county Democratic
conventions in North Carolina today
adopted resolutions instructing their
delegates to the State convention
here next Friday to vote for a
Roosevelt delegation to the national
convention.
That North Carolina would send
ats 26 delegates to the national con-
vention instructed for President
Roosevelt became virtually assured
TWO weeks ago, when North Caro-
lima for Roosevelt" forces and Gov
Clyde r. Hoey reached a compro-
mise. Gov. Hoey had issued a
statement supporting Secretary of
State Cordell Hull for the nomina-
ton and asserting that he did not
think the President would seek a
third term.
Under the compromise it was
agreed to support the President for
q third term If he should decide to
run, but the North Carolina for
Roosevelt" organization. made up of
. number Of prominent party lead
ers, promised not to campaign 4
. draft Roosevelt" movement.
Arkansas Republicans Uninstruxtad;
LITTLE ROCK. Ark, May 81
R.-Arkansas Republicans today
selected uniustrncted delegates "a
the national convention and romi-
mated 54-year-old Mayor Harley c.
Stump Of Stuttgart for Governor.
Arkansas will cast II votes In the
Philadelphia convention next month.
Representatives of Thomas E.
Dewey of New York and senator
Robert A. Taft of Ohio attended the
State convention and literature on
Frank E. Gannett of New York was
distributed in the hall. But there
was no discussion of presidential
possibilities from the floor.
The convention named four dele
gates at large and concurrent con-
gressional district caucuses named
six others. The third district en-
titled to two delegates because of its
Republican voting strength, deferred
naming them until May 70.
Dakotas Not Instructed.
BISMARCK, N. OAK, May II
R.-North Dakota Republicans in
State convention today selected
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