The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16

ment, the nomination becar
 But simultaneously there plunk- ed into the fore another mystery that has had both New Deal and regular chieftains going around in circles ever since. This is the question, WHAT is Jim Farley go- ing to do?
 Can he be persuaded to remain as National Chairman, and man. age a campaign which even the most enthusiastic Administration. ties admit is going to be very tough? Or will he step out and leave a big gaping hole that will be extremely difficult to fill?
 Only one man knows the an- swer-Farley. Like Roosevelt, si- lent for two and 8 half years on the trird term question, big, gen. ial Jim has taken no one into his confidence.
 You can get both a yes and no answer from his most inti- mate associates. Some are sure he has made up his mind to quit; others that he can yet be talked into managing the cam- paign.
 One widespread story is that he told the president at their Hyde Park conference that Roose- welt would have to find himself another National Chairman if he ran again. Yet, Harry Hopkins, the personal White House enis- sary here, privately has expressed the steadfast belief that Farley twill be with us"
 TWO CERTAINTIES
 Two things are certain: One, that all hands are extremely anxious to have Jim direct the campaign; two, that strongly as he disapproves of the President running again, Farley will not take a walk"
 He may wash his hands of Roosevelt politics, but he won't bolt the party. Jim is an organiza- tion Democrat and regularity is a cardinal principal of his poli- tical faith.
 Also 1t is certian that if Jim is brought around it will be only with the greatest reluctance and after the hardest kind of pulling. He feels his grievances very deep ly, and arrangements he already has made for e-entering business would have to be revised. Jim has agreed to take over the New York Yankees September 1.
 Obviously enjoying the mystery over what he will do, Jim laugh ingly meets all questions with a counter-query: What do you think? FRANK WALKER
 If Farley does retire, his most likely successor is Frank Walker, lawyer, head of a chain of movie theaters, head of the Roosevelt Library Foundation in Hyde Park, and an old personal friend of both the President and Farley.
 Friendly, quiet-mannered and retiring, Walker doesn't want the job, either. It scares him. He has been one of the most active peo- pie here in exerting pressure on Farley to remain. But if Roose- welt insists, Walker will respond. He is devoted to the President and will do anything he asks.
 If Walker becomes National
 Chairman, as lieutenants he is
 pretty certain to draft Mayor Ed
 Kelly of Chicago and Edward J.
 Flynn, Bronx leader and New
 York Secretary of State. Next to
 Farley, these two are the most
 experienced executives In the
 Democratic organization. Either
 would be a sure choice for the
 craftsmanship but for their locaI
 machine backgrounds.
 CHICAGO CHAFF
 The Utal and Florida delega- tons are divided 60-50 between men and .wolnen-the only such at any major convention .... pr. Francis Townsend, oid-age czar, attempted to put the bee on Dem- ocratic piatforn-inakers and caa- didases as he did at Philadelphia. but witi, no better luck. The only one to give him . tumble was Nc. Mutt, whom Townsendi is now boosting for vice president ,.., Chief plugeers for the little bus- iness" plank in the platform. promlsins loans and protection