Evening star., 1940-07-16

hangs like David Lawrence.
crushing overweight on this conven-
ton, something never present before
In a Democratic convention, some
thing humanity tragic and disap-
pointing 1t is the innate selfishness
of the boss controlled and machine
ridden delegations like that of the
Kelly-Nash organization in Illinois
and the Mayor Hague dictatorship
in New Jersey which spreads its
pail over the whole picture.
Strange as it may seem, the first
speech of the convention was by
Mayor Kelly, who, in effect, nomi-
mated President Roosevelt for a
third term. Sad management this,
which permitted a Kelly of Chi
cago's bossdom to make the first
speech in behalf of third. term for
Roosevelt. And sad management,
too, which permits the morale OF
the delegates to learn the story of
how Postmaster General Farley
had been put into the discard this
last couple of years by none other
than the President himself.
Tragedy of Jim Farley.
Every neWSpaperman in Chicago
knows the tragedy of Jim Farley's
unselfish efforts in behalf of his
party and its chieftain. Every one
knows that the New Dealers have
shunted him to one side and that
the President did no small part OF
the shunting himself. Thus it has
been realized for some time that
Mr.. Roosevelt wouldn't countenance
Jim Farley for Vice President. The
reason, given in a published inter-
view last winter which was not
denied for a fortnight, was that no
Catholic could be elected. But this
was never regarded as the true
reason for the White House COOL
ness to the Farley boom for the vice
presidency. The reason becomes
crystal clear noW-Farley halls from
New York and, strictly speaking,
the Constitution says there cannot
be two candidates from the same
State on the ticket. Thus Mr.. Far
ley couldn't have second place as
long as Mr.. Roosevelt wanted first
place.
Today the secret is out. The
President isn't theoretically can
didate, but his henchmen here are
working overtime to perfect what
they hope will appear like a draft" "
Yet it doesn't look like draft"
There's no spontaneity about it-no
contest, no freedom of choice to the
delegates. Most of them have be-
come pledged to the third nomina-
ton for the President. Had there
been a two-thirds rule fight might
have been organized, but with only
majority needed to nominate, the
New Deal machine has had an easy
time lining up the delegates, in fact,
has had an easy time supervising
the selecting of them in the first
instance The biggest political mo-
nopoly of all times.
Contest on Vice Presidency.
The contest. if any. is to come on
the vice presidency. The New Deal
ers want Hull because the President
believes he would be great man on
the ticket. In fact, Mr.. Roosevelt
has often spoken of his Secretary of
State as eligible for first place.
Mr.. Roosevelt still is expected to
spring surprise and decline the
nomination and then the convention
would be free to nominate over his
protest, so to speak. This means
that the convention would be theo-
retically Embossed and could then
draft him. The plan, if put into
effect, would merely emphasize the
artifciality of the whole procedure.
For this convention came here to
give Mr.. Roosevelt third term and
only the small item of procedure so
as to Civ the impression of draft
has been troubling the White House
representatives in Chicago.
The only other problem has been
Jim Farley. He insists on staying
in character. He is against the
third term. He wants his name pre-
sented to the convention, and if