Evening star., 1940-09-17
WiiIkie
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theme of his argument, and brought
more frequent applause.
While Cof1eyville, Kans., where he
taught school in 1924, was scheduled
as the major event of the day, the
demonstration that awaited him at
Tulsa last night turned out to be
an unexpected climax In Coffey-
vile there were probably $4,000 per-
sons around the platform.
Making allowances for the Demo-
cratic sweep of 1886, Kansas is nor
mally Republican.
But in Oklahoma, where the Dem
ocrats have been far stronger, be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 people
jammed the Tulsa Fair Grounds to
hear the Republican nominee warn
them of the danger of making any
President indispensable.
Pays Tribute to Will Rogers.
There we're large crowds in Tulsa
who lined the downtown street to
see him ride by in an open automo-
bile, without going to the fair
grounds, miles out in the suburbs
AS his car approached the fair
grounds, however, the nominee saw
awaiting him an audience that filled
the grandstand, as well as a wide
oval of level space to the far side of
the field, where he stood beneath
strong floodlights.
Fireworks Illuminated the sky and
resounded with a noisy welcome.
The crowd responded generously to
his pointed references to the Demo-
cratic third-term draft move.
Both in Tulsa, and earlier in the
evening at Claremore, the home
town of the late Will Rogers, he paid
glowing tribute to Americas philo-
sophical humorist.
At Coffeyville he charged the New
Deal and its standard bearer with
having weakened instead OF strength
ened democracy throughout the
world. He made the preservation OF
democracy the paramount issue, and
denied that the election of Presi-
dent Roosevelt for a third term
would preserve it. He charged that
concentration of power in the Gov
eminent at Washington means that
President Roosevelt has lost faith
in the people He contended this
same GENERALIZATION of control in
the White House is reflected in the
Presidents failure to name a chair
man for his National Defense Ad-
visory Commission and makes ii
necessary for all defense questions tc
how across the crowded desk OF the
President. He asserted that if Presi-
dent Roosevelt should be reelected
you will be serving under an Amer
lean totalitarian government before
the long third term is finished"
Stresses Third Term Issue.
Departing frequently from hi.
prepared text, Mr.. Willkie dotted
his Co1eyville speech with catchy
phrases that brought instant re-
sponse from the crowd. Criticizine
progress of defense plans, he said
mo doughboy ever made the mis-.
take Of firing q rifle that was on
order"
At Tulsa he pursued the same
general theme, but he took direct
notice Of the Democratic strength
in Oklahoma and dwelt longer on
the third-term issue.
II am glad to come down to this
Democratic country" he began, be
cause I have been trying these
several months to find a reason why
they should vote against me, anc
have not been able to-"
After mentioning the tradition o.
$50 years against three terms h.
added:
Surely every Democrat shoule
applaud me for defending tina
tradition--not only should they vot,
for me but they should be ou
helping me In this battle"
He reminded them that he votet