Evening star., 1940-03-31
Third-Term Question
To Get Wisconsin
Test tuesday
Vondenbere, and Dewey,
Roosevelt and Garner
Delegates in Field

Cnlrd-term question and q choice
between Thomas e. Dewey and
Senator Vandenberg Of Michigan
confront Wisconsin citizens in next
Tuesdays balloting on delegates to
the major party nominating con-
ventions.
For those voting in the Demo-
cratic primary, the third-term issue
Is clear-cut and may be met in two
ways-by recording preference for
President Roosevelt or Vice Presi-
dent Garner and by voting for dele
gate candidates pledged to one or
the other.
The presidential preference vote
is advisory, in no way binding on
the States "a delegates.
The Garner campaigners stress
the point that vote for their dele
gate ticket would be an anti-third
term declaration.
Literature expounding this theory
was distributed so widely that Re-
publican leaders recently took note
Of it by urging their followers to
avoid the Democratic fight and vote
in their own primary.
Rival Roosevelt States.
Factional strife. resulting in pre-
sentation Of rival states of Roose-
velt-pledged candidates, complicates
matters for the Presidents ad-
herents.
One group, the "Oficially In
dorsed Roosevelt-Farley Delegates"
is led by National Committeeman c.
E. Broughton. The other is known
as the Democratic Party Organiza-
ton Of Wisconsin" ticket.
The D. P. o. w. candidates are
pledged to support Mr.. Roosevelt's
choice OF a successor should he re-
refuse to run. They question their
opponents loyalty to the President,
but the latter maintain that men
ton of Postmaster General Farley
in their slogan merely is compli-
mentary.
Each side charges the other with
splitting the Presidents strength and
with secretly desiring nomination
Of Mr.. Farley or Paul v. McNutt.
Dewey Tours State.
In the Vandenberg and Dewey Re-
publican camps, the rivalry like
wise is keen. but not so bitter.
The Dewey workers strategy is
to raise the cry that activity of
their opponents is directed at stop
ping the New York District Attorney.
Climaxing his drive. Mr.. Dewey
toured the populous areas of the
State yesterday and today, deliv-
ering a major speech in Milwaukee.
Unsuccessful in inducing Vanden-
berg to make personal appearance,
the Michigan Senator's campaign
ers make much of his refusal to
leave Washington while Congress is
in session. Here, they declare, is a
man who won't permit the chance
of personal glory to swerve him
from duty. -
While the spotlight is on the
Democrats and Republicans, the
Progressives are playing an i'm
portant behind the scenes role.
They have no party candidate for
President, 50 their vote is a valuable
prize.
Progressive Deal Rumored.
Swept out of power in the State
election of 1888 by a Republican,
Democratic coalition. the Progress
sives now find themselves wooed by
all sides, but the party spokesman
said none would receive official in
dorsement.
Nevertheless. reports are current
that deal involving patronage has
been arranged whereby the Progress
sive vote would 20 10 Mr.. Bro'lgh-
tons Roosevelt-Farley ticket. Mr..
Broughton handles patronage IN
Wisconsin, and the Progressives
have Jared we'll under Mr.. Roose-
welt. They have about half of the
1910 census jobs.
The D. P. o. w. leaders ask Pro-
gressive help by suggesting a coali-
ton of liberal Democrats and Pro-
greSsives to re-elect Senate La Fol-
lette next fall