The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-15
By STAFF WRITER)

WASdlNNI1ON.- - Lie pACoA
dental campaign machinery Of
both the major parties has nov
been set up and the actual cam
paign is about to begin. The Sc
lection by the President of Ed
ward j. Flynn, of New York, az
Chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee to succeed Post
master-General Farley, while MOI
expected, is considered by Demo
cratic politicians generally as q
good choice.
Mr.. Roosevelt wanted Senator
Bvrnes of South Carolina to take
the post. Mr.. Byrnes is regarded
as the smartest political strategist
in his party. He declined the Pre-
sidential invitation on the plea
that he is a victim of hay fever
which always lays him low 1or
month or more at the very time
of year when the campaign VIII
be at its height. 49,.
Chairman Flynn inherits from
Chairman Farley a thoroughly or
ganized party machine. He mas
not the intimate knowledge OF
nartv leaders and workers
throughout the nation that MT:
Farley has. He also lacks much OF
Mr., Farley's personal magnetism
which has made the retiring
Chairman one of the most popu-
lar politicians in the country
Mr.. Flynn has long and excel
lent record of public service. he
has been Secretary of State OF
New York, Sheriff of Bronx
County and is now the acknow-
lodged political leader of that
most popular borough OF New
York City.
Larger Bank-rOll
The Democrats start their cam
naion with a larger potential
bank-roll than the Republicans
have. Under the Hatch law, no
national party organization may
snend more than 100000 in any
presidential campaign year. Inc
Republicans have already spent
since January /, 1910, about ST.
soo nm while the Democratic
National Committee has still
about 100000 margin left Tor
use in this campaign.
But the Hatch law permits
State Committees and other poll
tical groups to spend as mucn as
thew can raise. That, at least mas
been the general Interpretation,
~ this new purity in Politics
Measure as understood in WASH
inqton, and it has been confirmed
IN . formal legal opinion given to
the Republican National Com
mittee by its General Counsei
and former Chairman man. non
Henry P. Fletcher.
Mr., Willkie, the Republican
nominee, has set his foot down
firmly against extravagant eH-
nend;tures on his behalf. Nobody
IS to be paid for making speeches
for him. The radio chains are
worrying for fear they Will no'
oct their usual large revenue tor
broadcasting political speeches,
But nothing is to stop. State and
County Committees, "Willkle-1or-
President" clubs and the rapidly
organizing Democratic Wlllkle
PARTY from spending whatever
they like for local newspaper ao-
vertising.
Martin Tied Up
Representative Joe Martin OF
Massachusetts, the new Chairman
of the Republican National Com
mittee, is not likely to be able te
give the close attention to the
campaign that he did in 1887 anc
1886, when he was in charge o:
the Eastern headquarters OF tn
party. Mr.. Martin has his hands
full as leader of the Republican
minority in the House OF Repre-
sentatives. So John Hamilton, tn
former Chairman and now Assist
ant Chairman, will run the cam
paign from national headquarters
in Chicago and Samuel F. Pryo
will be in charge of the New
York offices.
The heavy work in the East
however, is expected to be don
by the Willkie Clubs, under tn
direction of Oren P. Root, tn
Young man who actually starte'
the Willkie movement, and ma
associated with him Russell W
Davenport, formerly managing
editor of Fortune Magazine
and Raymond W. Buell., forme
President of the Foreign Polio!
Association. Beides those polltlca
amateurs there is large bloc o
experienced politians, formerl!
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