The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-15

tons that it Is almost painful 10
enumerate them. He was one
OF the original founders of the
American Legion. and wound up
as its most popular commander
since its organization. He is a
business man. As big -time law
yer in West Virginia, he knows
utilities, and he would be able To
cross swords with Wendell Will
kie on that issue. Moreover. al
though a logged hacker Of New
Deal reforms. he has kept on
good terms with the Farley-Gar-
ner faction.
Unlike Supreme Court Justice
William o. Douglas, who seems
to be the New Dealers favorite
for second place. Secretary john
son would actually win votes for
the ticket. II the president runs
again, this West Virginian expo
nent Of about national defense
might find himself in the place
where his magnificent cam
paigning abilities could be made
to count 100 per cent.
Our state department fully ex-
poets that Hitler will strike
against England within a week.
Their info indicates that he may
leap off against embattled Brit
ain on the very day the Demo-
Gratis assemble IN Chicago TO
name a presidential candidate.
Der fuehrer. according 10 our
general staff. must smash resist
ance in the tight little island IN
two or three months. or else
suffer a crushing setback. I'M
less he can reduce and conquer
England by November, the chan
mel and North sea weather viii
become so thick that II viii ham
dicap his operations by air and
sea. Should he fail in a blitz-
krieg victory. il will give the
war government In Great Brit
ain untold spiritual and material
assets. Through the winter they
viii receive thousands Of planes.
guns. ammunition and plenty OF
foodstuffs from the United
States, their dominions and COLI
onies. Meanwhile. the British
blockade will have pinehed Ger
man stomachs. far from fat now.
So. in our peoples opinion. the
outcome OF the war insofar as
Europe Is concerned win depend
upon the accuracy Of German
predictions. And the part which
the L. s. will play-either under
President Roosevelt or his sue
cessor will be determined by
these imminent events.
The New Dealers suggestion
that President Roosevelt will ac-
cept a denomination with tha
promise to resign when the
emergency has expired strikes
even his closest admirers as
fantastic. Such an unprecedent-
ed scheme would throw tho
Democratic convention into a
turmoil
Roosevelt 49, no doubt OF il -
has discussed this plan with close
friends, but they have argued
against it. They have pointed
out that the vice-presidential
candidates have always been in
nocuous persons or tail-enders
who were named to give politi-
cal or geographical balance to
TIE ticket. There is no reason
TO believe that a renominated
Roosevelt will be able TO force
the acceptance Of statesman
or political genius for second
place. Therefore. if he should
allow himself TO become the
nominee. and If he wins. the
White House might have as heir
apparent a pole horse such as
a Jimmy Byrnes from South
Carolina. a likable but inexpe-
rienced Governor Stark of Mis-
souri,, a man Friday like Barkley
from Tennessee. a youngster
like Scott Lucas of Illinois
unless Cordell Hull got the nod.
Should F. y. r. demand re-
nomination with intent to resign
in mid-term. 1t is extremely
doubtful whether the convention
would nominate him in the first
place. The leaders. though they
favor Roosevelt almost unani-
mously, are growing tired OF
what they call this high school
stuff namely. his withholding
Of his plans so long that it may
wreck his party's chances Of
victory.