Evening star., 1940-02-10
Garner Illinois Race
Seen Move 10 Force
Presidents S Hand.
Surprise Move Puts
La Guurdio in Test
With Dewey, Fish
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~ the Associated Press.
Associates Of Vice President Gar
ner said today that he entered the
Illinois Democratic primary in an
effort to force President ROOSEVELT 8
hand on the third-term question.
Petitions to put Mr.. Gamers
name In the April . State primary
were filed at Springfield. ILL.,, late
yesterday. accompanied by Mr.. Gar
ner's sworn statement that he was
Q candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination.
Mr.. Roosevelt's name had been
entered previously in petitions cir
culated by the Kelly Nash organiza-
tion of Chicago. There was no ac-
companying certificate of candidacy,
however, and Mr.. Roosevelt has
given no indication Of whether he
approved or disapproved the filing
Mr.. Garner's friends declared he
had conformed with illinois law
and custom" by filing sworn GER
tificate Of candidacy. But they add
ed they would not contest the entry
Of Mr.. Roosevelt's name in the pri-
mary on the ground that he had
A1ad m nertifcate
Earlier Test in Wisconsin.
Those in touch with Mr.. Garner
said that If the President neither
Withdrew his name nor stated that
he was a candidate, but remained
silent, then the Garner forces would
consider him actively in the race.
Edward ]. Hughes, Illinois State
secretary, said yesterday Mr.. Roose-
velt's name probably would appear
on the ballot unless the petitions
filed in his behalf were withdrawn
before February "a.
Mr.. Roosevelt's name also has been
entered against Mr.. Garner in Wis
consin. where the primary will be
April 2-seven days ahead Of the one
In Illinois.
On the Republican side. Illinois
primary voters will have choice be-
tween Thomas E. Dewey, the New
York prosecutor, Mayor Florello H.
La Guardia of New York, and Repre-
sentative Fish, Republican, of New
York. Mr.. Dewey has challenged
other candidates to enter the race
against him. Petitions entering
Mayor La Guardia's name were filed
last night, and. like those in behalf
of Mr.. Roosevelt, they were not ac-
companied by certificate of candi-
dacy.
La Guardia Surprised.
Mayor La Guardia apparently
was as much surprised by develop
ments as were Illinois Republicans.
His petitions were submitted by
Hamilton Wilde of Chicago, acting,
he said, for Dennsmore Ross, official
of New York advertising research
firm.
Somebody is kidding me-" was
the mayors first reaction on learn
ing in New York that his name had
been filed. He said he did not
know Mr.. Ross nor the require
ments of the Illinois primary law
and that until he learned more
about the matter he would be doing
"all the chores that are expected
Of well-behaved mayor"
Other political developments in
cluded:
A statement by friends that Sena-
tor McNary, Republican, of Oregan,
was seeking to discourage efforts of
Western friends to make him the
Republican presidential nominee.
Word came from Salem, Oreg., how
ever, that his name would appear
on the primary ballot May II.
Landon Raps President.
An assertion by ALI M. Landon,
1886 Republican nominee, that the
President was taking an "irrespon-
sible, adolescent attitude" In re-
fusing to answer ''the third-term
riddle"
A call by Senator Lee, Democrat,
Of Oklahoma before the North
Carolina Democratic Club Of WASH
ington that President Roosevelt be
drafted" for a third term.
Apparent development in the
House of a planned campaign to
build up Gov. Arthur James of
Pennsylvania as Republican presi-
Dental candidate by attacking
w. P. A. operations in that State
and attempting to gloss over the