Evening star., 1940-03-27

in this preference contest and
probably in big way. But the
preference vote is not binding, and
II any Garner delegates are elected,
they will be pledged to vote for the
Vice President irrespective of the
preference vote result. All Of which
does not seem to make any sense,
but that is the way things political
are in this State Of Wisconsin right
now.
Garner Leaders Not Partial.
The Garner leaders are not partial
to either Of the pro-Roosevelt
groups. They are basing their whole
on the third-term issue
plus the fact that they have a
liberal" candidate in Vice President
Garner, a candidate of great expe-
rience in public affairs.
Here is another angle of the
Democratic tangle that is enough
to make a man with q toothache
laugh. The Democratic State chair
man, William D. Carroll, is support
ing the Garner slate of delegates.
The Garner managers here are
John J. Slocum and William r. CAL
lahan. The latter is a son of John
NJ. Callahan, Democratic nominee
for the Senate against Senator
Bob La Toilette, Progressive. in
1894. At the time President Roose-
welt elbowed Mr.. Callahan out of
the picture by giving his personal
blessing to Bob La Toilette. That is
not the kind Of thing Callahan is
likely to forget. So the senior Mr..
Callahan is active in the fight for
Mr. Garner, as we'll as his son, and
a grandson. John A. Callahan. a
student in the Marquette Law
School. one Of the Garner candi-
dates for delegate at large.
John M. Callahan was a strong Al
Smith supporter in days gone by.
Many of his associates in the Gar
ner-for- President race today also
were Smithites in 1928 and 1882.
Also they include oldline Demo-
Gratis who still believe that George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson and
other prominent Presidents of the
United States rightly did not permit
themselves to be nominated for a
third term in the White House
Cry for "New Blood" Raised.
One reason advanced py the Cur
ry-Keller group in their fight to
get the upper hand over the
Broughton- Crowley group is that
the latter have done nothing for the
Democratic party in Wisconsin for
several wears, and have been con-
tent merely to hand out Federal
Offices. They point out that under
Mr.. Broughton's leadership the
Democratic vote in the senatorial
race in 1898 dropped down to about
| $4,000, and the Democratic candi.
date, then Senator F. Ryan Duffy
ran a poor third. They insist new
blood is needed, and more progres'
sive blood, to put the party back or
it's feet.
As a matter of fact, the Demo
cratic party has been very much 1
minority party in this State fo
many years and only has won il
State elections when it was joined
by the La Toilette Progressives tt
defeat the Republican opposition. 1
! would not be surprising if the vot'
polled in the Democratic primar.
next week. therefore, was small
Unless the Progressives, as they hav'
the right to do under the Wisconsin
law, vote in large numbers in tn
Democratic contest.
Garnerites are hoping that g
number of Republicans will go int
the Democratic primary-for thei
candidate in order to slap at Presi
dent Roosevelt and the New Deal
There is nothing very substantial
however, to base that hope upon
unless the supporters of Senate
Taft, not wishing either to aid Sen
ator Vandenberg or Mr.. Dewey, d.
20 to the polls and cast ballots 10
Garner. Already some of the Re
publican State leaders, however
are pleading with all Republican
voters to stick by the Republican
primary and make as large a show
ing as possible, to have Its effect OF
the voting next November.
Progressives Hold Key.
The La Toilette Progressives, VIII
polled something more than 1000
votes in 1898 for their candidate
former Gov. Philip La Toilette, hol,
the key to the primaries. They hav'
no presidential candidate of thei
own to vote for and are in position
to raid either the Democratic or Re
publican primary. Their attitud
will be dealt with in dispatch to-
morrow.
The Curry-Keller Roosevelt groul
was much encouraged today becaus'
of q statement issued for the Wis
consin Joint Board of the Amslga
mated Clothing Workers Union
which has, they say, some 1000
members in the State, urging sup
port of the Curry-Keller third-tern
drafters.
The Joint board adopted a resolu
ton yesterday urging Presiden
Roosevelt to run again. A. 6. Piep
enhagen. business manager of tn
board, and Louis Schultz, nationa
representative of the union, declare'
that the campaign against Roose
velt in Wisconsin was the mos
vicious and misleading campaign
ever conducted" They accused MI
Farley Of capitalizing Roosevelt
popularity to promote his owl
ayowed campaign for the presiden
tial nomination.
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