Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Independents Plan
Third-Term Drive
Down 10 Precincts
La Guordiu and Norris
To Head Orators for
Newly Formed Group
Hy the Associated Press.


Eastward.
The newly organized National
Committee of Independent Voters
for Roosevelt and Wallace an
nounced speaking campaign to
be waged down to the last precinct"
Melvin D. Hildreth. former North
Dakotan who will have charge of
the independents Washington head
quarters, said tentative plans call
for a speaking campaign to start
early next month which will take
Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia of
New York, committee chairman, and
Senator Norris, Independent, of
Nebraska, honorary chairman, into
the principal campaign battle
grounds.
He said other stump orators would
be sent to campaign in Mr.. WILKES
footsteps. research group created
to correct any misstatementS by
Mr.. Willkie Immediately" and hun
dreds' of subcommittee formed
throughout the country
Organized in Norris Once.
Mr. Hildreth is one of the 80
executive committeeman who Or
gained the independent campaign
group here yesterday in Senator
Norris Office The members then
called on President Roosevelt, who
told them he was very happy to
accept the support Of every liberal
and progressive in the United States
because think we agree now that
We are living in an era. an age where
the principles Of democracy itself
are at stake
Calling their effort to elect Mr..
Roosevelt for third term a
crusade" Mr.. Hildreth said the
committee recognized there is
Job to be done"
There is not bit Of over-con-
fidence and that is a good sign" he
said. I'VE all realize there /. a
terrific battle to be waged down 10
the last precinct"
La Guardia to Cover East.
Mr.. Hildreth said Senator Norris
would campaign over the West, par
ticularly in the Mid-Northern States
of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota,
Minnesota and Wisconsin in an
effort to line up the voters Of
Scandinavian descent, while Mayor
La Guardia would cover the East.
Corcoran to Handle Details.
Thomas G.. Corcoran, young New
Deal legal and political aide. who
resigned his eight-year-old r. F. c..
Job to accept one of the IA vice
shairmanships Of the independent
committee. will take over manage
ment details in the Washington
office. Mr.. Hildreth said.
In an unusual acceptance" speech
of the so-called independent support
witnessed by White House reporters
In his executive office. Mr.. Roosevelt
reminded the liberal group that st
is going to help democracy to survive
II democracy will remain progressive
and liberal through the many
strange things that are happening
- you are working not Just for
progressive measures and ideals In
the country-you are working very
distinctly for the preservation OF
democracy"
Speaking for the Executive Com
mittee of the organization. Senator
Norris declared that in the avail
able presidential choices of Mr..
Willkie or Mr.. Roosevelt the first
choice is the answer to the PRAYER
of the utilities monopoly. The sec
ond is the hope of the American
people"
Glass to Vote for Roosevelt.
Another interesting political de-
velopment yesterday was a state
ment from the veteran Senator
Glass, Democrat, Of Virginia that
he would vote for President Roose-
welt despite his opposition to third
terms"
Senator Glass made his statement
In response, he said. to an inquiry
whether his anti-third term letter
Monday to Senator Burke, Demo-
crat. of Nebraska meant that he was
"bolting the Roosevelt nomination. ="
"Of course, I am not boiling he
said. II am voting for President
Roosevelt. I announced promptly
at the end of the Chicago conven-
ton that although opposed to third
term, I nevertheless felt bound to
support the nominee Of the conVen-
ton, and that I intended to do.
MY intention in that respect is
unalterable and I have no more
idea of changing my mind on the
subject that I have Of abating my
outspoken opposition to things l
consider wrong in my own party.
Mcclellan Assails Willkie.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, OF
Tennessee touched of campaign
debate in the Senate late yesterday
when he asserted that Mr.. Willkie
charged power patrons of Tennes-
see a 5000 per cent profit" before
he became the Republican nominee.
Commenting on Mr.. Wilkes
speech at Portland, Greg, in which
he said power generated at Govern
ment-built dams should be sold at
fair and reasonably price Senator
Mcclellan said the Nashville tTenno
power plant. formerly operated by
a company headed by Mr.. Willkle,
bought Muscle Shoals power for
"about 2 mills kilowatt-hour and
sold it to Nashville consumers at 10
cents
Senator Wiley Republican, OF
Wisconsin, in reply, said that SEN
ator McKellar's T. v. A. stand was
Inconsistent" and that he once
stood against the public interest
by favoring lease of the Govern
ment's Muscle Shoals power plant
to the Alabama Power Co. Later,
Senator Mcclellan denied this.
Ickes Launches Attack.
In a counter-attack on Mr.. Will
kie's protestations of friendliness for
public power, Secretary of Interior
Ickes last night accused the Re-
publican candidate OF covering up
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