The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-05
u. S. DECIDES ON
F. R. OR WILLKIE
AT POLLS TODAY
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vindicate "the principles and poll
cies on which we have fought the
campaign"
For President Roosevelt, the day
before election saw him making a
series of informal addresses in the
course of a motor tour along the
Hudson river New York. In ad-
vance of it's delivery, his election
eve speech from Hyde Park was
expected to be an appeal that all
eligible voters cast their ballots.
At Beacon, N. Y, Mr.. Roosevelt
told a crowd that this was the last
time he would be visiting them as
"a candidate for office" This, he
said, was mot a campaign speech,
but a visit of sentiment"
Statement Given
In New York city Willkie, hav-
ing pledged himself to propose an
antl-third term amendment to the
constitution if he is elected, issued
a statement urging that all who
have the privilege cast their votes.
despite last minute rumors
which counsels Of desperation
spread about me to mislead
voters, I repeat now what 1 said
to the convention at PHILADELPHIA
Immediately following my nom
ination," he said.
Il stand before you without a Sim
gle pledge, promise or understanding
except for the advancement of your
cause and the preservation of Ameri
can democracy"
The election V brought, in addi-
ton, several Developments:
In Washington, R. J. Thomas,
president Of the United Automobile
Workers of America (CIO), repre-.
senting himself as coming from Will
kie' had intimated he (Thomas)
might be appointed secretary of labor
if he would throw his support to the
republican nominee. Thomas urged
an investigation by the senate cam
paign funds committee.
Washington postal authorities or.
dered the release at Boston of 40
sacks Of mail containing some so. 900
unsigned circulars attacking Presi.
dent Roosevelt. Chief Postal In.
spector John J. Breslin said the ma
terial had been withheld pending an
investigation to determine whether
it was of a Scurrilous and inflamma-
tory nature such as would bar it
from the mails. He said the circu.
lars raised the question whether re-
Hgion was a factor in the ending of
the close relationship between Presi.
dent Roosevelt and former Postmas-
ter General Farley.
In Joplin, Mo, two men and a 49,
year-old boy were arrested while dis.
tributing pro-Willkie literature near
relief headquarters. They were Jailed
for an hour under an ordinance regu-
lating the distribution of handbills,
and ordered released after a hur-
riedly-called meeting of the city
council had held the ordinance void.
On the question of an a~nti-third
term amendment, Willkie said in a
statement that if what he called
the common law against a third
term be repealed" there would be
nothing to restrain President Roose.
welt cor any of his successors, elect.
ed, hereditary o appointed. from any
indefinite number of terms"
when elected" he continued. Gin
order to prevent any subsequent
demonstrations Of such ambitious
views, in my first message to CON
gress I shall recommend that they
submit a constitutional amendment
limiting the time any n President
may serve to eight years or less
In a mid-afternoon radio broadcast,
addressed to the women of America.
Willkie promised mot to send your
husbands and sons and brothers to
death on a European or Asiatic
battlefield"
II know about wal at first hand,
and I hate war" he said.
In addition, the nominee promised
not only to maintain but to extend
recent social gains"
I'm a prosperous country" he
said. 1--WE cannot only maintain these
gains. We can, and will, extend
them"