Evening star., 1940-07-05
Third-Term Draft
Indications Rise as
Chiefs Map Plans
Talk of Roosevelt and
Hull Ticket Continues
To leod Speculation
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
With the presidential election ex.
actly four months of, Democratic
leaders were speeding preparations
today for their party's July Is con.
vention amid increasing indications
that President Roosevelt would
break tradition and accept a third
term draft"
Talk Of Democratic ticket head
ed by President Roosevelt and Sec
retary of State Hull continued to
overshadow speculation by a few
party members that the Chief Ex-
ecutive might turn down the NOM
ination at the last minute.
High officials based their predic-
ton of Roosevelt acceptance part
ly on the assumption that an elev-
enth-hour declination might turn
the convention into confusion from
which it might be difficult to recover
in the ensuing campaign.
Others Mentioned.
Others mentioned besides Mr.. Hull
as Roosevelt running mate include
Senator Byrnes of South Carolina.
Supreme Court Justice Douglas, Vice
President Garner, Senator Lucas of
Illinois, Federal Security Admin
istrator McNutt, Speaker Bankhead
ana House Majority Leader Ray.
burn.
Should the President decide not
to seek. a third term, leaders are
fairly well agreed he will indorse
Secretary Hull. This logically would
turn the vice presidential nomina-
ton toward far Western man to
offset the selection by the Republi-
cans OF Senator McNary, or to an
fastener to balance Wendell
Wilkes New York residence.
But Democratic chiefs say geo.
graphical considerations are of little
consequence these days, since the
orunt OF the campaign Is up to the
presidential candidate.
Congress Recess Thursday.
With the vanguard from Demo-
cratic Committee headquarters ready
to depart for Chicago Sunday to
complete arrangements, Congress
plans to recess Thursday for the
duration of the convention.
Senate Majority Leader Barkley
predicted the convention would last
five days no matter what hap
pened."
Party bigwigs look for a striking
contrast between the Republican
Convention and that of the Demo-
Gratis in so far as candidates head.
quarters are concerned. At Phila-
delphia, 10 candidates had hotel
suites with banners flying.
A much smaller number is ex-
pected at Chicago, with most of the
candidates ready to blare forth
only "if'' Mr. Roosevelt retires. Sup
porters of Senator Wheeler of Mon
tana, however, announced they we're
opening headquarters there.
Democratic leaders already are on
record to make the New Deal pro-
gram, both domestic and foreign,
the main issue of the campaign.
Leaders say Mr.. Roosevelt will edit,
If not write, the bulk of the party
platform.
Preliminaries to Start.
While Senator Wagner Of New
York confers with members-desig-
nate of the committee, which he
leads, other convention preliminaries
will get under way the middle of
next week.
On Thursday a subcommittee of
the National Committee headed by
Senator Green of Rhode Island will
consider plan for re-apportioning
delegates to future conventions. It
will take up proposal to give a
bonus of delegates to States going
heavily Democratic. This would
compensate the South, which had
the balance of power in choosing q
presidential candidate before the
1896 convention abolished the rule
requiring two-thirds vote to
nominate.
On Friday the full National Com
mittee will meet to make up the
conventions temporary roll of dele
gates and hear any seating contests.
Thus far no contests have been filed.