The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
EDWARD J. FLYNN
 JOKES AT WlLLKIE
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divisional directors will be announc- ed within a fe wdays.
 Flynn implied that MT. Roosevelt might reject Wendell Willkie's il- vitation to participate in a series of campaign debates, remarking:
 T think that suggestion was a cheap publicity stunt"
 Charles Nicholson, publicity dir ector of the Democratic national committee, recalled the Presidents recent statement that he would have no time for purely political &C., tivities.
 Flynn later attended 8 meeting of the state Democratic Committee which voted to hold the state con- vention in New York City on Sept. 30. The parties candidates for United States Senator and two con- gressmen at large will be nominated at the state convention, which prob- ably will be one-day affair.
 Farley Presided
 James A. Farley, who resigned as national chairman after the Chicago convention, presided over the com mittee meeting and introduced a re- solution, calling for "active ano militant" support of the President and his running mate, Henry A Wallace. The 150 odd committeeman from all parts of the state unani. mously adopted the resolution.
 The committee also adopted reso- lutions praising Farley for his past work and for his decision to con- tinue as the chairman of the state committee. Farley later announced his own plans for the next few weeks which included a trip to New Hampshire next week and then q long vacation. He said he would gc to South Boston, Va., on Sept. al the invitation of Sen. Carter Glass who placced Farley's name in nom- ination for the presidency at the Chicago convention. Glass invited Farley to crown the 1940 tobacco queen at South Boston.
 After the state committee meeting Flynn held an organizational meet ing with Democratic leaders from the six New England States. Will liam J. Burke, of Massachusetts predicted that MT. Roosevelt would carry that state by 8 larger vote than in 1886.
 Willkie Will Not Reply
 Nashville, Ind, Aug. 20-(UP)- Wendell L. Willkie today cancelled arrangements for a radio rebuttal te Secretary of the Interior Harold L Ickes and renewed his challenge tc President Roosevelt that they debate the issues of the campaign from the same platforms.
 He said Sen. H. Styles Bridges o1 New Hampshire probably would is- sue statement at Washington to. day in reply to Ickes' radio speech last night which was reply te Willkie,S acceptance speech Satur. day. Bridges statement will not bs broadcast.
 T am going to keep on asking fol the debate, boys," Willkie said after hearing Ickes' speech. Lincoln die not think it was unworthy or un. dignified to debate and neither die Daniel Webster"
 Willkie ordered Bridges scheduled address cancelled soon after Ickes had charged on the radio that Will. kie had once expressed admiration for the late Samuel Insull of Chi. many Hall. In a telegram to Rep Joseph w. Martin, Republican Ma. tional chairman, he said the speech was not worthy" of answer, tha Martin should not waste money answering it.
 He said he was "astonished tha the President of the United Statel would authorize" such a speech. Calls Them Falseh0odS
 "The statement of MT. Ickes tha am or ever was a member of Tam many Hall and his implication tha ever approved of the activities O Samuel Insull or that I have an, business connections of any kind to- day are plain and simple false hoods" Willkie said. "As a matter . fact, I specifically opposed Insul and voted for Mayor La Guardia."
 "The only truthful reference to m in the whole speech is that I rent [ small apartment at i0i0 Fiftl avenue, about e mile away from Mr Roosevelts town house, just off Parl avenue"
 This ended another busy day o1 rest" for the Republican president ial candidate. He had made an in. spection tour of his five farms ant delivered Q i0-minute extemporane' ous speech before Q Rush count, crowd which formally welcomed hin and his wife, who was born anc raised in Rushville.
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