Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Campaign in South,
State-by-5tate, Is
Mapped by Wilkie
No Decision Reached on
Putting Up New Ticket;
2-Week Western Tour Sci
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-A State
by-State campaign for Wendell l..
Willkie in the Democratic solid
South" was being blocked out today
after the Republican presidential
nominee approved two weeks
speaking tour of the western half
of the country.
Behind the Southern drive are
leaders of an independent Demo-
cratic organization who conferred
with Mr.. Willkie last night.
They reached no decision as to
whether a new ticket should be put
up in States where Democrats
might not want to vote the Re-
publican slate. but agreed that legal
and practical political questions
would settle the situation in each
case.
Southern Victories Seen.
This is a very aggressive move
ment," Mr.. Willkie told reporters
following a dinner meeting with
John w. Hanes, former Roosevelt
Undersecretary of the Treasury;
Lewis Douglas. first budget director
under the New Deal, and DR.. Alan
Valentine, president of the Uni
versity of Rochester.
The Republican nominee said he
might make a major speech under
the auspices of the independent
Democrats, whose leaders voiced be-
lief they had a good chance of
carrying Texas, Florida, Virginia,
North Carolina and Tennessee.
He made this disclosure three
hours after he told a press con-
ference about general plans for his
first long stumping trip-beginning
at Coffeyville, Kans.. September Is
and ending in Detroit September 80.
Flynn Is ScOrnful.
Democratic National Chairman
Edward j. Flynn said today he
thought the Willkie forces had "as
much chance of taking any of those
Southern States as he has of cap
turing the Bronx"
Mr.. Flynn, also Bronx County
leader, added: II am afraid Mr..
Willkie will be claiming the Bronx
next"
He said he would withhold COM
ment on the Republican campaign
plans in the Southern States until
they actually enter slate IN some
State"
Mr.. Willkie pointed to a red
penciled map, over which he and
G.. O. P. Chairman Martin had been
porting, and explained that the West
ern tour would include seven prin-
cipal speeches and about Is informal
talks.
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Port
land, Seattle, Detroit and an Iowa
community will be the sites for the
formal addresses. The Detroit
speech will be to the National Fed
Grafton of Republican Women's
Clubs.
~ SUNVI f,VVV mAiVS.
The campaign swing is expected
to cover we'll over 1000 miles, al
though aides at Willkie head
quarters first gave the figure as $500
miles.
Leaving Rushville. Ind, Septem-
Der IA, Mr.. Willkie will visit Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, New
Mexico, California. oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, Montana, North Da-
kota. South Dakota, Wisconsin and
Michigan. A short journey into
Minnesota also may be arranged,
but no dates and places for the en-
tire trip have yet been set officially.
In October Mr. Willkie probably
will campaign through the East.
He said that the Western tour
would make it impossible for him
to visit the national convention Of
the American Legion at Boston
September "a and the New York
Republican convention the next
day.
Besides his swing into Oklahoma
and Texas, the nominee may 60 into
! other Southern States-perhaps
Virginia and North Carolina.
In determining action to be taken
in the South by the independent
Democratic organization, officials
are considering whether State elec-
ton laws would make it possible
to count votes for Mr.. Willkie under
both the Republican column and
some such ticket as National
Unity"
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