Evening star., 1940-07-19
Wallace Nomination
Makes Democratic
Ticket 1907 New Deal
Bottle Is Hot, However;
Acceptance Speech
Awaits Notification
BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.

By Staff CORRESPONDENT of The Star.
CHICAGO, July ia 100 per
cent New Deal ticket today opposes
the Republican Willkie -McNary
combination in the national cam
paign.
President Roosevelt, running for
third term, has with him as vice
presidential candidate Secretary OF
Agriculture Wallace of Iowa. nomi-
mated by the Democratic National
Convention at its closing and most
tempestuous session last night.
The Chief Executive has insisted
especially that the Democratic party
select as its standard bearers this
year candidates who bear the lib
eral New Deal stamp. He has his
wish in that respect, although in a
radio address to the national con-
vention delivered early this morn
ing he made it clear that he had
not desired the presidential romi-
nation for himself-but had been
ssimpelled by 4 conscientious sense
OF duty to the country to take it"
After the Presidents address, the
convention adjourned sine die at
LOS am, E. S. T.
White House Session Thursday.
Mr.. Wallace said today he would
sit down with the President at the
White House next Thursday to map
campaign plans. A decision whether
ne will make an active drive will be
made at that time, he told a press
conference.
Meanwhile, he has arranged to go
to Des Moines, Iowa, his home. for
a brief vacation. He probably will
make his acceptance speech at Des
Moines late this month.
Asked what he thought about the
opposition against him before his
nomination last night, Mr.. Wallace
smiled and said: 1T was a Demo-
cratic convention"
In reply to other questions the
1owan said he looked forward to
the campaign with great interest"
because this was the first political
Office he, or any member of his fam
lily, ever ran for, and then gave
this as his reply to arguments
against a third term for his run
ming mate, the President:
THE troubled state of world af-
fairs means that only the man with
the unique combination of qualities
Of the President could safely steer
us through the troubled days ahead.
Those qualifications include an ex-
traordinary knowledge of geography,
naval strategy, international state
craft. combined with a golden heart
for the common man of this co,ul-
try-the farmer, worker and aver
age business man."
Wallace Victor in Struggle.
Secretary Wallace's nomination
after the President had told hts
leaders in the national convention
that the Iowan was his choice-was
not accomplished without a
struggle. ..
While the Secretary of Agriculture
sat in a box in the convention hall,
he heard himself ''booed" by dele
gates and the galleries and scheered
by others. The driving force of the
administration was required to put
him across. With the exception OF
Speaker Bankhead of Alabama, all
of the principal contenders for the
vice presidential nomination either
had withdrawn, or withdrew last
night as the nominations were be-
ing made. They acted like a squad
of soldiers at the order of their
commanding officer.
Sam Rayburn of Texas, majority
leader of the House, Federal Sc
curity Administrator Paul v. Nc
Mutt of Indiana, Senator Lucas OF
Illinois, Senator Brown of Michi-
gan, Federal Loan Administrato,
Jesse Jones of Texas took the plat
(see CONVENTION, Page A-3)