The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-12
REPUBLICANS ARE
AFTER ROOSEVELT
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second, to turn up with conserva-
tive candidate he will support.
Without the presidents active
campaign support the Democratic
ticket would be at tremendous dis
advantage, a fact which generally is
accepted here and which arouses
ceaseless interest in the question
whether either Garner or Wheeler
would be acceptable to the New Deal
wing of the party.
On the Republican front, some
party leaders predicted today that
their national convention might meet
July A and that choice of conven-
ton city lay between Chicago and
Philadelphia. The Republican ma
tional committee will select the place
and the date when 1t meets here
Feb. 16.
Vandenberg In open"
Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, r.,
Mich, made his formal bid for the
Republican nomination over the
week end in q st. Paul, MINI, ad-
dress. In general terms he proposed
revision of New Deal monetary, tar
if, business control, labor, subsidy
and deficit policies.
| Former President Herbert Hoover
delivers his first political speech Of
1910 tonight at Omaha, Neb., under
the auspices Of the Nebraska state
Republican organization.
Chairman John D. M. Hamilton
of the Republican national commit
tee, Mrs. Robert A. Taft, wife of the
Ohio senator who is 1910 presiden-
tial candidate, and Aaron H. Payne,
negro attorney Of Chicago, will speak
under the G. o. p. main top in New
York tonight at a dinner sponsored
by the National Republican Club.
Senators, governors and members Of
the House will perform at other
leading Lincoln Day meetings, Sen.
H. Styles Bridges, R., N. H., carrying
his campaign for presidential nom
nation into Oklahoma City on this
occasion.
Third Term Test
First partial test of third term SEN
timent is scheduled now for March
IL when New Hampshire Democrats
vote on an "ofiicial" slate of conven-
ton delegates pledged to Mr.. Roose-
welt. The late was filed by State
Chairman Robert G. Murchie and SO
far no opposition delegates have come
forward.
Garner and MIR. Roosevelt will hit
head on April 2 in the Illinois and
Wisconsin primaries although the
presidents name was entered with
out his sanction and, in Illinois,
minus the signed declaration of can
didacy which may be necessary to
make the filing legal. Dewey and
Rep. Hamilton Fish, r., N. Y, will
contest the Illinois Republican pri-
mary and Dewey and Vandenberg
will be opponents In Wisconsin.
A faction Of the Nebraska state
committee also has filed Mr.. Roose-
velt's name there and so far without
opposition. Garner supporters are
attempting to force the New Deal Or
ganization in Georgia to order a
presidential preference primary and
Garner will file If vote can be had.
In Oregon, Sen. Charles L. McNary's
name has been filed. McNary is Sep
ate Republican leader and it is re-
ported that some of the northwestern
states plan to make him sort Of
holding company for their conven-
ton delegates until he and they can
determine where the bandwagon
riding will be hest.
Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia. Of
New York, whose name was entered
in the Illinois Republican presiden-
tial primary announced emphatical-
ly and unequivocally that he was not
a candidate-and he evidently meant
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