Evening star., 1940-10-20

eye on the younger voters, partlcu-
larly those who have come Of age
since the last election. The natu-
rallied citizens division operates
from headquarters in New York. This
unit devotes its attention to winning
for Wfllkie and McNary the votes
of foreign-born citizens. The Re-
publicans have special divisions to
direct campaign work among Ne
groes and other special groups.
In its main outlines, the Demo-
cratic campaign organization follows
a pattern which does not differ
greatly from that Of the Repub-
licans. The objective of the Demo-
cratic strategy is to hold for Mr..
Roosevelt as large percentage as
possible of his 1896 following and
win the support of majority of the
new voters. AS the party in power,
the Democrats have one big ad-
vantage over their Republican RI
walls. Those who hold appointive,
or patronage, jobs under the pres
ent administration, and these are
an influential group, have natural
interest in maintaining the status
quo.
In renominating President Roose-
welt for a third term, the Democrats
threw overheard a time-honored
American tradition. The Repub-
licans are trying to make the most
of the third-term issue, and have
set up an organization to corral
the votes of anti-third term Demo-
Gratis. In their campaign literature
the Democrats are not ignoring the
third-term issue. The national COM
mittee is distributing a booklet
written by Secretary of the Interior
1ckes. which bears the caption, THE
Third Term Bugaboo-a Cheerful
Anthology" 1t also has available a
speech on the third term by Senator
Guffey of Pennsylvania.
Though ready to meet criticism
of the denomination of Mr.. Roose-
welt for a third term, the main
effort of the Democratic National
Committee is concentrated on pre-
senting the benefits conferred by the
New Deal on the country, and giving
the reasons why Mr.. Roosevelt is
needed at the helm of the Ship of
State for four more years.
Other Leaders.
James A. Farley, who headed the
Democratic National Committee for
nearly eight years. rarely visited
it's headquarters in the National
Press Building. Through his travels
and by conferences with political
leaders in his Office at the Post
Office Department he kept in close
touch with party affairs. Edward
j. Flynn, the new chairman of the
national committee, has his cam
paign headquarters in New York.
Since he took over his new duties
he has had several conferences with
the President, and the White House
is no farther away than the nearest
telephone.
Charles Nicholson is director Of
publicity in the Roosevelt campaign
for third term. A veteran news
paperman, one-t time Washington
correspondent for the New York
World, Mr.. Nicholson joined the
staff of the national committee in
1929. The fortunes of the Demo-
cratic party were then at low ebb
and Herbert C. Hoover and the
G. o. P were riding the crest of the
wave. Then came the depression.
In preparing themselves for come
back in 1882 the Democrats, under
the direction of Mr.. Nicholson,
launched a powerful and effective
offensive against Mr.. Hoover and the
party in power. In 1882 Franklin
D. Roosevelt was elected President,
and with his election the Democrats
once again controlled the national
administration.
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