The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-18
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Sen. Alben w. Barley of Ken.
lucky, permanent convention chair
man. scotched an incipient vice.
presidential boom for himself which
had been started by the Kentucky
delegation.
IT did not come here as candi-
date for anything" he said. Il am
not now a candidate for anything.
Whether the president will indicate
any preference on his part I have
no idea. My guess is that he will.
Just let nature take its course in
this"
Repercussions of the conventions
unprecedented action early today in
voting third presidential candi-
dacy to Mr.. Roosevelt already were
being felt. Sen. Edward r. Burke
of Nebraska, an anti-New Dealer
who was defeated for denomination
this year, announced he would bolt
the party and support Wendell L.
'Willkie, Republican nominee.
Here and there among the dele
gates were indications OF bitterness
over the ron-fiSted control OF the
convention by the Roosevelt men.
But there were no indications that
any substantial bolts from the
ticket would develop.
The party leaders streamed into
Hopkins Office in lake front hotel
today to get the word on the vice.
presidential situation
First to emerge with news that
Wallace had been picked was Sen.
Claude Pepper of Florida, southern
New Dealer who led an unsuccessful
platform fight for all aid short of
war; to aggresSors' victims.
He was followed by Sens. Carl A.
Hatch of New Mexico, who had re-
ceived some vice presidential men,
ton, Pat Harrison of Mississippi and
Gov. E. D. Rivers, Georgia leader Of
the third-term forces.
Hatch praised selection of Wal
lace and Harrison predicted he
would be nominated. ITO me-" Har-
rison predicted he would be nom
mated. ITO me-" Harrison said,
wallace Is fine"
Norris Hits Burke
Washington, July 10. (UP)-Sen-
ator Burke of Nebraska, who quit
his party because of third term, is
sharply rebuked.
Burke's colleage, Sen. George w.
Norris, Nebraska Independent, chal-
legened the third term argument
and asserted thaht it falls flat" in
the face of modern world and DOM
este conditions. Shown Burke's
telegram, Norris declared:
"It Is illogical and unwise to
change leader in midst of a
battle. I do not think people will
pay much attention to this third
term issue.
I'm fact, most of the people who
opposed Roosevelt on the third term
issue would oppose him anyway In
fact, they belong in the Willkie
camp"
Norris, long a Roosevelt sup
porter, conceded that the third
term argument would be justified
under normal conditions. How
ever, he added, "the country and
the world are not faced with nor
NAL conditions now and everyone
admits It,"
Mrs. Roosevelt to Speak
| Chicago, July l8-(UP)-Mrs
Franklin D. Roosevelt will appear
before the Democratic convention
tonight, Postmaster General James
A. Farley revealed today.
He said that Mrs. Roosevelt hac
telephoned him and said that sew
eral friends had indicated to her il
would be quite beneficial" if she ap-
peared before the convention after
the President addressed tn gathr-
ing from Washington.
Farley added that he told her to
come. 1t was considered possible
that she might make brief address
An airline reported it had reser-
vations for Mre. Roosevelt and lone
of her sons" on plane arriving
this afternoon.