Evening star., 1940-02-17
Farley Chooses
July IS for
Convention
Democrats to Meet
Three Weeks After
Republicans
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI. Fla, Feb. 1.-THE 1910
Democratic National Convention will
meet in Chicago beginning Monday,
July Is, to choose nominees for
President and Vice President. -
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley, acting as chairman Of the DEM
ocratic National Committee, made
the announcement at a press confer
ence here today.
He had been empowered by the
committee to choose the date, and
promised decision satisfactory to
ALL"
He acted just one day after the
Republican Committee selected Phil
adelphia for its convention and set
the date for June "a.
1t had been generally assumed in
advance that the Democratic party
would hold its sessions after the
Republicans had made their nomi-
nations and written their platform.
There will be a lapse Of three
weeks between the start of the Re-
publican meeting and the Demo.
cratic convention.
Mr.. Farley said he would have set
the Chicago sessions to start week
earlier, on July 8, but this would
have required delegates from distant
States to be travelling on July 4.
Farley Reiterates Confidence.
Democratic party leaders were
represented as feeling they could
afford to have q shorter campaign
for the presidency because of the
advantages accruing during such
a race to the party in power.
Mr.. Farley reiterated that he was
confident the Democratic nominees
would be successful, regardless of
who they were.
He declined again, however, to
discuss the third term question.
Informed Senator Thomas, Demo-
crat, of Utah, had declared IF the
Democratic party is in such q sit.
uation that only one man can save
the country from the Republicans,
then Mr.. Roosevelt should run
again and probably will" Mr.. Far.
ley said he didn't care to comment.
Then he added:
Il don't know whether Senator
Thomas is for third term"
Recalls Primary Strategy.
About the prospective entry of
President Roosevelt's name in the
Pennsylvania primary, Mr.. Farley
said:
Under the Pennsylvania primary
setup, it is not necessary to enter
formally"
The national committee chairman
said the results Of the early primaries
and conventions were sometimes Inn
portant. He pointed out that the
Maine and Vermont conventions
were among the earliest and said
they were important regardless of
how those States voted in the elec-
toral college.
I'm 1882" he said, "the Maine and
Iowa conventions were held on the
same day. I was out in Iowa trying
to line up the Iowa convention for
Roosevelt. The Maine convention
went for Roosevelt and was able
to use that as q lever in swinging
Iowa.
Il have always felt that was the
turning point in favor of the Roose-
velt campaign for the nomination,
since 1t disclosed the sentiment OF
two entirely different sections of the
country"
Predicts Interesting" Session.
Pink-cheeked and affable, the
Postmaster General predicted an in.
teresting but harmonious Demo.
cratic session. He exposed assur.
ance that the people wanted q con.
tinuation of the New Deal policies.
He was impatient, however, of Re.
publican campaign statements, espe-
ciauy one in which John D. M.
Hamilton, G.. o. p. national chair
man, said he would welcome a third
term candidacy.
Mr.. Hamilton talked in 1886 of
Republican successes up until the
election night, then the voters took
care OF the situation" said Mr.. Far.
ley. II have enough confidence In
the American people to believe they
will do the same thing this No
vember."