The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19

end Of q bitter roll call Tor vice.
presidential nominations, and had
said her, husband was too busy 70 be
there and had told Of the feeponsi-
bilities of men In office and OF these
who vote to keep him there.
ITO be a candidate Of either greai
political party Is a very serious ane
very solemn thing" she said. "Yol
cannot treat 1t as you would treat
an ordinary nomination In an ordin.
airy time"
All of that came from the calm
surroundings of the White House
where Mr.. Roosevelt stayed through
the four days Of the futile fight tt
stop his denomination. The circufn.
stances were as unusual, perhaps, as
eight years ago when he stepped
down here from an airplane - thu
first presidential nominee To Fly
Now he is the first to accept q nom
nation by radio q rev hours aftel
It was extended, and that broker
precedent sent him into the battlt
to break the third precedent - ont
which says no man shall serve n1ort
than twice as chief executive,
Farley Retired
Farley - the one-time counselor
and party advance man - Is jus,
another Democrat now. The pro.
gram seems to be to let him 60 Il
| the New York Yankee baseball team
today and put either Frank G. Wal.
ker, of New York, or Senator james
F. Byrnes, D., 8. c., in his place
One usually well informed senator
said Walker would be committed
chairman, largely concerned witt
raising funds and that Byrnes wouie
manage the third term campaign
Farley would stay on as Postmaste,
General until September or Sep.
TENDER is. He may keep his com.
mittee craftsmanship a few weeks
and even resign both the chairman
ship and the cabinet post together
month or six weeks hence. But BIZ
Jim is through.
He goes out smiling, more Or less
and he is glad to 60. But his hug
hands, and then a paper fan, shades
his face and eyes last night as MT
Roosevelt spoke and there nigh
have been a wetrleSs in his eye
when it all was over and he re-
moved his shield. Perhaps it wa
caused by the lights. They wert
bright and hard upon him.
Message To Farley
There was q message for him Il
that acceptance, let the regulations
say what they will OF the prophet!
of personal communications by radio
broadcast. From the man IN thl
White House to the man who sat
hands cupped over his face on tn
convention platform, came thes
words:
"And to the chairman OF the part
las have often called him, my oil
friend, Jim Farley - send you, o
/ have often done before, my faos
sincere appreciation for the het
that he has given and for the hel
which I know he win continue .
give.
Like most men of my age" tn
President said, II had made plan
for myself, plans for private III
of my own choice and for my ow
satisfaction to begin In Jaauar.
l941.
1T would not undo, If I coult
the efforts I made to prevent war
do not now soften the ccndernns
ton expressed by Secretary Hull 81,
myself for the acts Of aggressic
that have wiped out ancient liberty
loving peace pursuing countrtt
which had scrupulously maintatne
neutrality. do not recant -"
And ther 1t was, the 1910 foreig
relations plank OF the New Dea
Democratic Patry and nothing
the formally adopted platforl
would have any effect on 1t VIVA
eyer. And in that part Of Mr.. Rooss
velt's address lay the challenge
Willkie and in that language the 10
4 presidential campaign was Joir1e
The campaign was on.