Evening star., 1940-03-22
Presidential Field
Turns 10 Arranging
OF Itineraries
Stumping Is Begun
With Candidates on
Various Tours
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

BY JOHN Z. HENRY.
Headliners in the 1910 presiden-
tial competition prepared today to
launch series of fresh assaults on
the Nations voters as important
primary dates drew near.
Bursting with an urge for imme-
diate travel and oratorical effort
from the Republican side are Sena-
tors Taft of Ohio and Bridges of
New Hampshire and District Attor-
ney Thomas E. Dewey of New York.
All plan immediate personal appear
ance tours. DESTROYS of talking, but
not of travelling, Senator Vanden-
berg of Michigan will add to the
Republican fire by a Nationwide
radio speech from here on Monday
night.
Farley to Go South.
On the Democratic side, Postmas-
ter General Farley-now an open,
self-avowed and continuing candi-
date-Will carry the torch in a trip
southwark.
AS evidenced by the itineraries
planned for the Republican cam
paigners the April primary engage
ments are the remote control factors
influencing the candidates, with the
April test in Wisconsin being the
first and most closely scrutinized
fight coming up.
Mr.. Dewey, for instance, will
reach Wisconsin next Friday and
Saturday for some intensive speak
ing and handshaking after making
appearances in st. Louis on We'd
nesday and in Chicago on Thurs
day. Senator Vandenbsrg, although
on record against the transient
impulses" of campaign tours, Wis
tied Wisconsin few weeks ago,
spoke at nearby Minneapolis and
very probably will attune his Mon
day night radio speech to catch
some Wisconsin listeners. Mr.. Dew
ey and Senator Vandenberg are
being offered to the Wisconsin Re-
publican voters on April 2, with
P, sSident Roosevelt and Vice Pres
ident Garner heading up opposing
Democratic states.
And close by is the Illinois pri-
mary of April 9, with the two top
Democrats again in conflict and
Mr.. Dewey, unopposed, striving to
pile up an impressive total of Re-
publican votes.
Senator Taft's Program.
Not entered in either of these
major encounters but one of the
most widely Travelled of the cam
paigners thus far, Senator Taft
will speak tonight at Louisville, KY;
tomorrow at Danville, Monday at
Philadelphia and next Saturday at
Newport News. And close to the
mileage record, Senator Bridges
will appear in Cleveland tomor-
row, at Chapel HILL N. c., on Tues
day and at Hackensack, N. j., on
April 4.
AS for the Democratic speaking
plans, Mr.. Farley has billed his
Southern tour as round of post
office dedications, but his declaration
of Wednesday that he is in the presi-
dental race to stay will subject his
remarks to extra careful listening
and reading. Several of his appear
ances are to be in North Carolina
and Tennessee, Texas being the
farthest point.
Before heading southwark, how
ever, Mr.. Farley will make speaking
appearanceSneXtWe Wednesday in Ban
gor Me, and on Thursday at Cam
bridge, Mass. From there he plans
to travel toward Chicago, perhaps
stopping en- route. His swing to
the South will begin from Chicago
about the first of the following
week. Thus far he has about Is
engagements listed although he is
not expected to be away much more
than 10 or IL days.
With no announced plans to speak
for himself, Vice President Garner
will be represented in the oratory by
Senator Sheppard, a fellow Texas
Democrat, in radio address from
here tomorrow night. Senator Shep-
pard said the speech is being made
on Mr.. Garner's behalf.
Mr.. Garner took formal action
last night to be represented in the
California primary on May 7, send
the California Secretary of State.
President Roosevelt also is entered
in this Far Western test, with the
Roosevelt groups just getting
over one fight but threatening an
other.
Other Developments.
In the past "a hours other devel-
opments on the political front
follow:
From Springfield, Mass, the Asso-
ciated Press reported that Senator
Wheeler, Democrat of Montana and
a presidential candidate, had told
interviewers that the Democratic
nominee, whoever he may be, will
have a hard battle-not because the
Republicans are strong, but because
the unemployment and farm prob
lens are still unsolved by the Demo-
Gratis. He repeated a previously ex-
pressed opinion that President
Roosevelt will not be candidate.
Senator Wheeler told residents OF
his native State he was much more
apprehensive over the possibility OF
this country sending troops to Eu-
rope than over possible invasion
by Germany.
do not be misled by propa-
ganda," he counseled. although I
am in sympathy with England and
France, I don't want to see one
American boy sent across the water
to fight on foreign soil.
1--WE fought the last war to make
the world safe for democracy, but
we have less democracy than ever
before. If we get into the war it
is a question if We will have any
democracy left in America"
At Indianapolis, Federal Security
Administrator Paul V. McNutt was
quoted as giving assurances that he
will not attempt to control his
partys gubernatorial selection in
Indiana. His own presidential cam
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