Evening star., 1940-07-28
Democratic Chairman
May Be Selected
By End Of Week
Walker, Flynn, McNutt
And Kennedy Among
Those Mentioned
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

ization set-up for the Democratic
campaign may be reached this week.
President Roosevelt is expected to
confer Thursday, with subcom-
mittee of the Democratic National
Committee appointed in Chicago
Immediately after the close of the
national convention.
Edward j. Flynn, Democratic ma
tional committeeman for New York
heads the subcommittee. The other
members are David Fitzgerald of
Connecticut, w. w. Howes of South
Dakota, Mrs. Mildred Jasper of Ohio
and Miss Beatrice Cobb of North
Carolina.
All efforts to persuade James A.
Farley, the present national chair
man, to continue on the job after
August II, have failed, it was re-
ported yesterday. Mr.. Farley made
a definite announcement at the
Chicago committee meeting. that he
intended to retire. He was re-
elected to serve until mid August.
Replacing Mr.. Farley is no light
task. The new chairman, if Sc
lected this week. will have the bene-
f1t of Mr.. Farley's advice for cou-
pie of weeks.
Walker Mentioned.
Usually it has been the practice
Tor presidential candidate to pick
his campaign manager and national
chairman from his home State
though this rule has not been fol-
lowed always. If President Roose-
welt picks a New Yorker he may
select Frank c. Walker, New York
attorney who was formerly treas
urer of the committee, or Mr.. Flynn,
the national committeeman and
Bronx leader, or he may select
Joseph Kennedy. Ambassador to
Great Britain. or Secretary of Com
merce Hopkins. who was the Roose-
welt manager at the Chicago con-
vention.
If the President goes outside his
own State, he may take Federal
Security Administrator Paul V. Nc
Mutt. former Governor of Indiana
or Senator Byrnes of South Caro-
lima. Several others have been men
toned. including Mayor Kelly of
Chicago
Mr.. McNutts name has come more
prominently into 1.-The discussion in
recent days. Senator Minton of
Indiana said yesterday that he be-
lieved Mr. McNutt would make an
excellent national chairman. if his
services could be obtained. The In
diana Senator also said Senator
Byrnes would be good selection.
Senator Lucas of Illinois said Mr.
McNutt has the force, ability and
dynamic qualities" which a success
full leader should have He said he
thought the selection of Mr.. McNutt
would be wise move.
Legion Appeasement.
AS former national commander
of the American Legion, Mr.
McNutt's selection would give rec
ognition to World War veterans
The recent departure of Louis John
son from the administration. under
circumstances that seem at least
to have been strained, has not
pleased Mr.. Johnsons friends in the
Legion. Mr.. johnson, former Assist
ant Secretary of War, was, like Mr.
McNutt, at one time national com
mander of the Legion. Mr.: johnson
it was learned, has gone to Cali
fornia for rest, feeling hurt at his
treatment. if nothing more. The
President in his letter accepting Mr.
Johnson's resignation held out to
him the offer of appointment as one
of his assistants" Mr.. Johnson S
friends here say. however, it is
doubtful he will accept.
The need for prompt selection of
new national chairman is being
brought home to the Democrats
The Republican organization, under
the direction of the G.. o. P. nomi
nee, Wendell L. Willkie. and the
new national chairman, House Mi
nority Leader Martin, is going rap
idly forward
Mr.. Farley was in Washington
Friday for the cabinet meeting and
talk with the President. He is
expected to return this week, and
to be here when the subcommittee
meets with the President. When
Mr.. Farley is to step out of the
ONCE of Postmaster General is still
to be announced. That announce
ment, it is understood, will come
from the President.
Two Posts Linked.
There is always the possibility
that with the postmaster general
ship will 60 the appointment as
chairman of the national COM
mittee, though there is no positive
assurance that this will be the case
The Democrats have to fight not
only for the election of the national
ticket next November but for con-
tinued control of the House OF
Representatives. If they lose the
House, they are likely also to lose
the presidential race - and vice
versa. The President has spoken in
the past of the advisability of a
short campaign-and it probably
will be brief, starting strenuously
after Labor Day. There are. how
ever, great many preliminaries
to the campaign-one the raising OF
campaign funds-which must be at
tended to before the campaign
actually gets under way.
Overhanging the campaign is the
war situation abroad. Unless Great
Britain can hold out against the
Germans and Italians, it is within
the bounds of probability that the
British government may be moved
to Canada. In that event, the in
volvement of the United States in
thu nonAict mint follou Cho,,ld