The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-14
HuIl-Farley Ticket Topic
At Democratic Meet

HuIl-Farley Ticket Topic
At Democratic Meet
1t was quite natural that the chief
topic of private conversation among
those who attended the recent meet
ing of the Democratic National Com
mittee in Washington was whether
President Roosevelt will seek third
term Opinion seemed unanimous
that neither the Garner nor any other
force, or combination Of forces, could
prevent a Roosevelt endorsement if
F. d. R. wants it.
Many of the democrats, however,
were not so certain that Roosevelt
could hame the ticket once he steps
out of the running himself. Farley,
it was felt, will have not little to
say on that score.
A. possible HuIl-Farley ticket en-
tered prominently into these CONVEX
sations. Hull, it was argued, could
command support from conservative
elements in the party, while on the
other hand, it would be difficult for
inc piColQtlii W OppOoS MN pCSS'N'S
of his loyalty. The secretary of state
is known to have gone down the line
with the chief executive even when
he privately did not agree with. him.
This ticket, it was pointed out, would
bring into line the powerful Farley
forces. To defeat it, some felt, it
would be necessary for Roosevelt to
declare himself for third term.
When the Dies committee took over
Room 362 of the Old House Office
building, where the Smith NLRB in
vestigating committee had been hold
ing it's sessions, in order to accommo-
date the large number of spectators
who wanted to take in the Pelley ex-
animation, newspaperman suggested
to Arthur Reilly, Smith committee
publicity man, that he picket the room
with banners, Unfair to the Smith
Committee"
Pelley's kiss of Death"
Was it "kiss of death" that Will
lidHl DuulSy eiiSy save INC DiCo SoAii
mittee?
For 10, these many months, they
have been searching high and low
(maybe too high or too low for goa
teed Policy, but when they really
needed him he miraculously dropped
out of the overhung skies and pre-
scented himself to the Dies committee
IN PERSON.
Sans his customary boots and spurs,
but with Broadway gray spats cover
ing his ankles and otherwise CARRIED
in the height of fashion business
must be good, Policy between puffs
from big, black cigar, told the world
that he is probes, probes commit
tee, and pro-Hitler. In fact, he said
that the committee is doing such good
work that the activities of his own
Silver Shirt Legion have become sup
and he is seriously consider
ing folding up"
(This folding up" business you can
take with a grain of salt, since there
is no evidence that his army of nit
wits have ceased paying their dues.)
The strange angle was that the tex
of Policy was undertaken
1t committee sessions with Acting
Chairman Starnes presiding, despite
he fact that Voorhis headed sub
committee for the purpose of looking
INTO Pelley's activities. Starnes
seemed more interested in preventing
voorhis from going to town" with
he cocky Silver Shirt chieftain than
ne was in getting to the bottom and
exposing Pelley's subversive organi-
,ation.
It was revealed that Pelley had two
at accounts in Washington banks at
he same time his Galahad Press went
IN the rocks. The money for the
Press, said the cocky fascist, came
rom stockholders, and the creditors
we're never paid Off Answering a
question from Voorhis, he said that
lis two accounts might have totaled