Evening star., 1940-07-11
Talk Of Third Term
Grows as Chicago
Awaits Democrats
Move for Plank Against
Sending Army Abroad
Also Gains Momentum
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 11.-Democrats
turned toward their convention city
today talking about a third term
for President Roosevelt and a plat
form declaration against sending
Americans to fight in European
wars.
Whether the President would take
q third-term nomination and lead
the battle for the Democrats against
the Republican standard bearer,
Wendell L. Willkie, was the first
question asked by incoming National
Committee members.
The platform maneuvers will start
Friday, with Senator Wagner of
New York arriving today with a
preliminary draft. But coincidental
with the presidential declaration of
yesterday that America would not
use its men ito take part in Euro
pean wars" the early arriving party
officials began to speak of a plat
form which would nail that idea
into the campaign machinery.
Senator Wagner, on his arrival
from Washington, denied reports
that he had brought draft of
foreign affairs plank.
Platform Session Tomorrow.
He reported that plans for plat
form hearings would have to be
worked out by the Resolutions Com
mittee tomorrow at its first session.
Chairman Farley said that for
the first time in history the Ma
tional Committee would be able to
report all bills paid and money in
the bank when the convention
ended. He received a $4,000 check
today from Chicago as the last
payment on the $l50,0O0 guarantee
the city had promised to get the
convention.
Much still needed to be done to
set the stage for the big nominat-
ing drama. So far, headquarters
had been set up for only Vice Pres
ident Garner, Federal Security Ad-
ministrator McNutt and Senator
Wheeler of Montana.
The most elaborate convention
headquarters set up so far were
those opened by E. B. Germany of
Dallas. Tex, in Loop hotel for
Vice President Garner. An orna-
mented saddle held the center of
the room. Decorative girls greeted
callers in Texas drawl. And Mr..
Germany said Texas would support
and elect the Democratic candidates
: as always"
Like J. Bert Clements of Helena,
Mont, the Wheeler Manager, Mr..
Germany said the Garner campaign
had been started on the theory that
Mr.. Roosevelt would not break the
third-term tradition and take the
nomination.
Farley's Position "Unchanged."
Amid the growing talk that Mr..
Roosevelt would take the nomina-
ton, Postmaster General Farley
speaking in his second and third
roles as chairman of the National
Committee and as a candidate in his
own right-said that he had not
changed his own mind. He previ-
ously had said his name would be
put before the convention.
Friends of Vice President Garner
have insisted that his name would
be dropped into the nominating pot,
but Mr.. Clements said Senator
Wheelers name would not If Presi-
dent Roosevelt were proposed for
denomination.
Mr.. Farley, his circlet of hair
little grayer than it was when he
led the fight for the first nomina-
ton for Mr.. Roosevelt on the same
ground in 1882, parried questions
Jovially in press conference.
He said there would be public
hearings by the Resolutions Com
mittee; that he knew of no i'm
pending contests among delegates
for seats; that he planned to visit
the headquarters of all the candi-
dates; and that my situation is un-
changed"
Not band had shown up in town
yet-and very few delegates.