Evening star., 1940-05-23
Gonnett, in Capital, Wants
Roosevelt to Run AGAIN
Sees 6. O. P. Victory
Boring Some BIunder
Like q Coalition
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

~ DA<&AAAN OOAAECs
Frank z. Gannett. Rochester IN.
" newspaper publisher and can
didate for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination, came to Washing
ton today with counsel for the
Democrats, hope for the Republicans
and a message for America.
He appealed to the Democrats to
renominate President Roosevelt as
he quoted Thomas Jefferson on the
danger of third term.
He announced his certainty OF
Republican presidential victory In
November unless the Republicans
commit some "blunder" like partici-
pating ins coalition government.
He felt that the President lessened
his own election chances by disclos-
ing the woeful inadequacy" of our
defense.
He urged America to look home.
ward and resist the Presidents
shell game" Of diverting our at
tention to Europe.
Political Preparedness.
Mr.. Gannett not only compared
the Presidents wartime policies
with shell game" but referred to
Mr.. Roosevelt as a magician" who
calls the peoples notice to one
thing Ohe war abroaO while ''he
does his tricks" (prepares for the
continuance of the New DeaD.
What he's urging now is political
preparedness" Mr.. Gannett said of
the President in a conference with
newspapermen In his room at the
Willard Hotel you notice this war
talk comes on the eve of a political
campaign" The publisher-candidate
visited Washington to make a speech
at the National Press Club and to
confer with his closest political ad-
wiser, Representative Wadsworth,
Republican, Of New York.
Tomorrow Mr.. Gannett returns to
his home city and then he starts
trans-continental trip that will take
him as far west as Portland, Greg.
For himself, he feels that his
chances for the Republican nomi-
nation are as good as anybody's-he
knows, he said, that he has the dele
gates of Florida. Georgia, Utah and
Arizona, as well as at least 20 dele
gates from New York.
Sees Loans as War Move.
His observations he divided be-
tween the domestic and foreign
scenes. On the foreign scene, the
issue is to help the allies in every
way but to keep out Of war (and
Government loans, in his opinion,
would be equivalent to American
entrance into the war;. On the do
mestic scene, the issue is to keep Mr..
Roosevelt out of a third term.
Il am sure" Mr.. Gannett said.
this country is opposed to third
term. and in my opinion the ques-
ton must be fought to a finish. A
third term is a life term.
Il hope Mr.. Roosevelt runs. I,ifI|
were nominated, would be more glad
to run against Mr.. Roosevelt than
any one, because then the whole New
Deal Issue could be fought out. Any
other Democratic candidAts.~ could
say that the New Deaf was not his
invention and not his issue.
Our job Is at home. We can't
do much about the war in Europe.
I think Col Lindbergh In his speech
rendered great public service. 1
deplore the hysteria created by the
President. The President has spread
panic, and he has not helped to pre-
vent the big slump in securities
values on the exchange resulting
from the hysteria."
Would Pool Allied Securities,
American entrance into the war
In Europe, the candidate said, would
only divert from the allies vital sup
plies We now are sending them.
Rather than support a program of
governmental loans for the allies
when they run out of money for
making purchases in the United
States, Mr.. Gannett suggested that
group Of private financiers set up
pool to take over the American Sc
curities owned by British and French
people and use funds from the sales
OF those securities for financing al
lied buying in America.
Let what will happen at the Re-
publican convention, Mr.. Gannett
will not accept a vice presidential
nomination.
Il can think of nothing more un-
congenial to me-" he said. than Sit
ting IN the Vice Presidents chair in
the Senate day after day and listen
ing to people talk"