The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
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Sen. Carter Glass. D., Va.
blistered the third term idea
There was reference by the anti
draft brigade to their men anc
the way they kept their word
But this convention would have
none Of that.
II wanted Mr.. Roosevelt and II
got him at 12:55 a. m. when New
York's fat delegation of "a votes
delivered 64ls votes for the draft
with a consolation prize of rs fol-
Farley and a hopeless one for
Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
The convention met early last
evening-shortly after s o'clock
and adopted its platform. 1t was
long one In contrast to the brief
document on which Mr.. Roosevelt
sought his first two White House
terms.
The platform said that foreign
wars shall not come to America
and that I'VE will not send our
army, naval or air forces to fight
in foreign lands outside the
Americas, except in case Of
attack"
Roosevelts spokesman here said
he would not designate any single
candidate for vice-presidential
nomination but would be content
with any one from list of
eligibles which included:
Secretary of Agriculture Henry
A. Wallace. Assistant Secretary
of War Louis w. Johnson. Federal
Administrator Paul V. McNutt,
House Majority Leader Sam Ray
burn, Federal Loan Administrator
Jesse Jones, Secretary of State
Cordell Hull, Speaker William B.
Bankhead, Sen. Scott Lucas, of
Illinois.
There was much noise, con-
siderable confusion and more
than . little discomfort In this
big hall last night and carly
today. Vice President John
n. Gamers campaign for the
presidential nomination ended
on the clear notes of a cowboy
soloist.
Singer Joe Allen and his musical
pals were there in chaps and vel
low shirts to whoop it up for
Garner but the demonstration
never came-only Texas delegate.
marched with them.
Farley Almost Through
Farley is coming in from tn,
coaching box. too. His days a.
cabinet member and national com
mittee chairman are almost over
He uttered what probably wer,
his last words in those capacitie,
before a great political convention
early today. He stepped up 4
beaten man. unable even to hole
all the 81 votes which had beer
pledged to him by the Massa,
chusetts presidential primary.
Draft-Roosevelt raiders tool
1914 of the states "a and tn,
necessity for polling the delega
ton. name by name. because OF
a challenge from the floor indi
Gated the hot anger which lie.
under the surface in some part,
of the party organization.
Farley's motion for unan-
unity was not . friendly one:
II was the deed of . party
man. He will support but
probably not campaign at all
for the Roosevelt ticket
| Gamers plans are not known.
Tydings, an unexpected startel
In the presidential contest. prob
ably will go along. Sen. Burton X
Wheeler. Mont. who withdrew
from the race yesterday with /,
ststement which PRACTICAL,
charged that Roosevelts man
ayers here had staged the third
term draft did not. however, indi
cate that he would bolt.
denomination Foretold
Roosevelt's denomination wa.
foretold in the roll call for tn,
states to name their choices. Tn.
platform had been adopted at s;3s
p. m. Alabama's Sen Lister Hill
was first up at s:43 p. m. he hi
his high political c at SIS p. m.
and named his man-"Frsnklir
Delano Roosevelt"
They were off.
Literally. it was all over ther
but the shouting and the formal
ity Of casting votes. In alphabet
ical order, the states seconded tn
Roosevelt nomination with sons
exceptions. Arkansas yielded 4
Virginia and Sen. Carter Glass
the s2-year-old venerable Demo