Evening star., 1940-08-14
WiIIkie and Landon
Forecast Campaign
On City Machines
6. O. P. Nominee Urges
Advertisers in Democratic
Book to Demand Refunds
BY J. A. OLEARY,
Star Stan Correspondent.

Star Stan Correspondent.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo,
Aug. 14.-The joint attack launched
here yesterday by Wendell l.. Willkie
and All M Landon against Demo-
cratic city machines in Missouri, Illi-
nois New York and New Jersey con-
vinced political observers here today
that Republican leaders are going
to make this one of their chief
weapons to stop Roosevelt third
term.
At one point, Mr.. Landon charged
that the election itself depends on
how many fraudulent votes are
cast" by machine organizations in
cities.
Calling each other All" and
"Wendell." the former and present
G. o. P. standard bearers presented
picture of perfect harmony as first
one, and then the other, let 60 a
verbal broadside against the Kelly
Nash forces in Chicago, the Pender-
gast organization in Missouri, the
Hague machine in New Jersey and
the appointment of Edward J. Flynn,
Bronx Tammany leader, as chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee.
Asks Campaign Book Refunds.
AS prelude to their duet against
machine politics Mr.. Willkie carried
his drive on the Democratic cam
paign book a step further by calling
on that party to refund all money
1t has collected from corporations
for advertising in the book.
Going on the assumption that the
book will not be distributed in the
face of the latest comments of At
torney General Jackson and Senator
Hatch of New Mexico. on the appli-
cation of the Hatch Act, Mr.. Willkie
contended any payments made by
corporations for advertisements
would become merely campaign con-
tributions. Then he pointed out
that corporations are forbidden by
the corrupt practices act to make
political contributions.
Consequently. he said, they should
make immediate demands for re-
funds. and sue, if necessary, to get
their money back.
The press conference between Mr..
Willkie and Mr.. Landon was a more
vigorous affair than the preceding
one with former President Hoover
two days ago, which was over
shadowed to some extent by the
unexpected arrival on the scene of
President RooSevelt's son, Elliott.
When Mr.. Willkie announced he
was going to ask the man who car
ried the Republican banner in 1886
to make speeches and otherwise be
active this year, reporters asked Mr..
Landon If he was ready to answer
the invitation.
Cites Convention Vote.
Il think I gave him my answer at
Philadelphia, when I cast my vote
for him at crucial moment in the
roll calls" Mr.. Landon promptly
responded
Although Mr.. Willkie previously
has criticised the selection of the
Bronx leader, whom he calls Boss
Flynn" to be Democratic chairman,
he applied the criticism more point
edly to President Roosevelt yester-
day by drawing comparison be-
tween Mr.. Flynn and the new Re-
publican chairman, Representative
Martin of Massachusetts,.
Let's look at the picture" Mr..
Willkie began, "on the question of
machine politics. President Roose-
velt and each had choice, namely
to name a national chairman I
named one of the outstanding
public servants in America-who
was voted by the newspaper CORE
spondents in Washington as the
ablest Representative in the Ameri-
can House of Representatives. And
may say that since his appointment
I have heard nothing but praise for
both his character, capacity and for
the cleanliness that he stands for in
American public life. Franklin D,
Roosevelt had the same kind of
choice to make and he named Ed
Flynn, boss of the Bronx.
DuI lllc Coul sc VI tIllo Sdh-
paign l want the two candidates
for President to be judged by what
we respectively say-by what we
each do and with whom we aSso-
ciate and consult and who We ask
to perform for us. And I call the
comparison on the first association
Joe Martin against Boss Flynn.
Think what they each are and what
each represents. I doubt whether
there is a man in this room who
does not know Joe Martin. In pub
lie life for many years he has rep
resented all that is finest in Ameri-
can public life"
Mr.. Willkie invited Mr. Landon to
Join in the discussion of Democratic
might have something to say about
the recent primary in Missouri.
Accepting the opening, Mr.. Lam
don said that primary was marked
by "the amazing spectacle of the ma
jority leader of the Senate coming
out to campaign for the Pendergast
candidate for the Senate against
two men like Gov. Stark and former
District Attorney Maurice M. Mil
lirgan.
Mr.. Landon was referring to
speech Senator Barkley of Kentucky
made for the denomination of Sena-
tor Truman in Missouri. 1t was
Mr. Mulligan who, while district
attorney, handled the income tax
case against Tom PendergaSt.
Continuing his reference to Mis-
souri,, Mr.. Landon asserted that the
nominating of Pendergast candi-
date for Senator and saloon COM
missioner Lawrence Mcdaniel of
st. Louis for Governor has made
Missouri Republican State.
(Mr. Mcdaniel, excise commits
sioner in ST. Louis, defeated AL
len McReynolds, who fought the
Pendergast faction)
Apparently that Pendergast ma
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