Evening star., 1940-07-17
Convention Speeds Roosevelt
Draft, but Foreign Policy Fight
In Committee Delays Platform
Nomination Tonight
Declared Scarcely
Likely Now
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Stan CORRESPONDENT.

Star Stan Correspondent.
CHICAGO, July 17.-Declining
flatly to accept President Roose-
velt's message that he did not wish
to be a third-term candidate, the
Democratic National Convention
today planned to go right ahead
with draft" of the Chief Execu-
tive.
The Presidents message to the
delegates, delivered at a tensely
dramatic session by Chairman Bark
ley of Kentucky last night, and say
ing that the Chief Executive had no
desire to be renominated, served
only to increase their determination
to name him as the party standard
bearer.
Because of the failure of the
Platform Committee to get an agree
ment on the foreign relations plank
In time to submit the document
to the convention at its afternoon
session, chances of a nomination
tonight were dimmed, however.
With the platform to consider to-
night. there was grave doubt that
the convention could reach nomi-
mating speeches for the presidential
nomination before tomorrow. Sen
ator Barkley said, however, that if
there was unanimous report on
the platform it might be possible to
adopt it quickly and turn to the
presidential nomination before ad-
journment tonight.
Anti Third -Termers Groggy.
Anti-third-term Democrats, bit
groggy from the draft Roosevelt"
demonstrations after the delivery of
the message, today sought to form
their lines to make showing when
the balloting for the presidential
nomination begins.
James A. Farley, national party
chairman and candidate himself,
told reporters that any attempt to
stampede the convention into
choosing a nominee without a roll
call would "jeopardize the party's
chances in the November election"
For himself, the Postmaster Cen
eral said, his name would be pre-
sented. Any effort to prevent the
name Of any candidate from re-
ceiving consideration, he said, will
be badly received by the Nation"
It was Mr.. Farley's opposition in
this boisterous convention hall last
night which blocked plan by Sena-
tor Pepper, Democrat. of Florida to
move an immediate Roosevelt NOM
ination by reclamation.
President Called at $3.50.
Mr.. Farley said the President had
called him on the long-distance
telephone about $3.50 O'Clock last
night and told him Of his message
to the convention-which he had
announced yesterday afternoon
would be sent through Senator
Barkley.
did he discuss with you the
question of remaining as chairman
OF the national committee?"
'He did not" replied Mr.. Farley.
Indications were that at least
three, perhaps four, names in addi-
ton to that of the President would
be put before the convention: those
of Mr.. Farley, Vice President Gar
ner, Senator Wheeler of Montana,
and perhaps Senator Tydings of
Maryland.
Supporters of various vice pres
idential candidates drove forward
today as the names of Secretary of
State Hull and Mr.. Garner were
eliminated by the third-term leaders.
Mr.. Hull, it was said, had fatty and
finally declined to be considered at
a luncheon with the President Mon
day. Mr.. Garner they did not want,
they said, and E. B. Germany, Mr.
Garner's campaign manager, issued
statement here saying that the
Vice President would not take a
third-term nomination ION prin-
ciple"
A major move was made for
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace,
with the big Pennsylvania delega-
ton, under the leadership of Senator
Guffy, in the van. Mr.. Wallace
halls from Iowa. He is dubbed the
farmers friend by the New Dealers.
His nomination would be direct
offset, it was pointed out, to the
nomination of Senator McNary OF
Oregon, another farmers friend,
the vice presidential nominee of the
Republican party.
Stark a Candidate.
Gov. Stark of Missouri today au-
thorized a statement of his candi-
dacy for the vice presidential NOM
ination. He, too, is friend Of the
farmer, hailing from central Mid
west State, where he operates the
Stark nurseries. A dozen or Is
other candidates are in the field
Senator Clyde Herring of Iowa has
become very active-a challenge to
Secretary Wallace.
The Roosevelt leaders insisted
that the vice presidential nomina-
ton was wide open. The names OF
Senator Barkley, Representative
Rayburn of Texas, majority lead
er of the House, and Jesse Jones
Federal Loan Administrator, also OF
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