Evening star., 1940-07-13
Farley Is Silent
On Plans After
Hopkins Talk
New Dealers Urging
National Chairman
To Stoy on Job
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.

Star Staff Correspondent.
CHICAGO, July 13.-Harry Hop
kins, President Roosevelt's persona
representative in the Democratic
National Convention city, conferred
today with Democratic Nationa
Chairman James A. Farley at the
national committee headquarters.
Mr.. Hopkins is believed to have
sought Mr.. Farley's acquiescence in
a plan to have him continue as ma
tional chairman to run the coming
presidential campaign.
Mr. Farley, coming Immediately
from his conference with Mr.. Hop
kins to a press conference, declined
to reveal the content of their con-
versation.
Il had very pleasant talk with
Harry Hopkins" was his comment
when he was asked if his fellow
cabinet member had seen him. He
added that Mr.. Hopkins had tele-
phoned him to make the appoint
ment.
'ae asked you to stay as national
chairman, didn't hep" Mr.. Farley
was asked.
II won't discuss our conversation, !"
replied Mr.. Farley quickly. a
"Will you stay as national chair
man?" was the next question.
Against Third Term.
Il am not prepared to answer that
question" was the answer. Mr.. Far
ley did not deny that the matter had
been put up to him. Indeed, it is
understood that the New Deal third
termers have come to the conclu-
sion it would be entirely unwise to
lose the services of such valuable
organizer as Mr.. Farley, with a tough
campaign against Wendell L. Will
kie, the Republican nominee for
President, in the offing.
Mr.. Farley has been definitely
disinclined to continue as national
chairman. He does not believe in a
third term for Mr.. Roosevelt or any
other President.
Old New York associates were re-
ported bringing pressure to keep Mr..
Farley on the job. If he consents to
stay. it will be out of sense of 10y
atty to the Democratic party.
What did Mr. Hopkins tell you?"
was another question fired at Mr..
Farley.
He didn't tell me anything new"
said Mr.. Farley with a wide grin.
He received from President Roose-
welt himself on Sunday a statement
Of the Presidents plans and wishes.
Against Stampede Effort.
Mr.. Farley again indicated his
own name would be put in nomina-
ton at the coming convention. He
said he had talked with Senators
Byrnes of South Carolina and
Wheeler of Montana, Frank C.
Walker and other Democratic
leaders.
The Democratic national chair
man insisted that the national con-
vention should follow the pattern
OF other similar gatherings; he
stated, by inference at least, that it
would be unwise to make an at
tempt to stampede the convention
for Roosevelt at an early mor'ent.
Other candidates, he felt, should
have their opportunity to be pre-
sented to the delegates for consider
alton.
Mr.. Farley was asked how many
delegates he himself would nave
voting for him when the roll is
called.
Il can't answer that he replied.
McNutt Predicts Third Term.
Federal Security Administrator
Paul V. McNutt. former Governor
of Indiana, at his headquarters here
today, answering questions as to
whether President Roosevelt will
run, said:
''It seems to be in the stars"
He added he had no doubt the
President would accept the presi-
DENTAL nomination. and predicted
he would be reelected.
The McNutt headquarters are
palatial. He is regarded as a can
didate for the vice presidential
nomination, although he declined to
commit himself on that subject.
Should the President not run, Mr..
McNutt will jump into the race for
the presidential nomination with
both feet.
Indiana's delegates, he said, have
been instructed to vote for the
President. Mr.. McNutt's own name
will not be presented to the con-
VentiOn If the Presidents is.
Willkie Democrats on Hand.
Meanwhile, headquarters of the
'Nominate Willkie Democrats" an
organization originating in Texas
was opened today at the Palmer
House, with Guy Warren in charge
Mr.. Warren said that a score of
other Texas Democrats, favoring the
nomination of Mr.. Willkie by the
Democratic National Convention
would arrive here tomorrow. He
issued statement, saying:
"The Willkie contagion through
out the Nation cannot be laughed
off and It cannot logically be ex-
planned out of existence, because 1t
is vitally potent force with which
our party must contend. Willkie
has fired the imagination of the
people, who are crying for strong
coalition leadership that will create
national unity in this period OF
world crisis.
THE nomination of Willkie by
(See DEMOCRATS, Page A-4.)