Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-21
Wallace Tops
List Of Heirs
To Roosevelt
Vice President Popular
With New Dealers
BY PAUL MALLON
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WASHINGTON, July 21.-
w one New Deal figure is pre-
empting the ring Of eligible sue
cessorS TO Mr.. Roosevelt in 1914.
His prominence is not yet evil
dent TO the public at large, but
all the New Dealers can see him.
For while Vice President
Henry Wallace has not kissed
any babies Except for one or
two beauty queens who were
lightly oSculated for the cam
eraS) he is becoming vice pres
ident in fact as well as name,
the first holder of that office
ever 10 do so in my memory.
Wherever the guiding think
erS of the administration are
gathered in conference. there
you will find Mr.. Wallace.
He sits in with the economists
and the Senate politicians.
He attends the important de-
Tense conferences.
He even had price fixing
plan, which was known inside
as the Wallace Plan" al
though swiftly developing cir
cumstances kept it from becom-
ing the formula that the New
Dealers finally decided to en-
dorSe.
SIGNIFICANTLY also, Mr..
~ Wallace is devoting himself
TO studying the postwar eco
nomic problems and ways TO
meet them. 1t is a good subject
for any man who expects to
participate in the 1914 debate.
The war may be over then.
Mr.. Wallace also has estab-
lished friendly contacts with the
politicians of the party in the
Senate and is thus accumulate
ing both economically and POI
litically the background he
lacked when his activity was
restricted TO leadership of the
agricultural department.
RUT perhaps the most con-
- vincing evidence OF Mr.. Wal
lace's heir apparency is the
fact that the New Dealers are
rallying round him as the man
to take over single-handed di-
rection of the defense Setup.
Mr.. Roosevelt has SHE'D away
from granting so much power 10
one man who might run away
with the ball. The White House
retinue has no such fears con-
corning Wallace, whom they
would expect TO continue as
vice president while handling
the job.
At one time in the last cleo
ton campaign the adminiStra-
ton politicoS doubted Mr.. Wal
lace's political aptitude. Evil
dences were that Mr.. Roose-
welt was displeased with him
in some personal respect.
Mr.. Wallace apparently has
worked himself out of that
hole.
TlIE only other Democrat
Il whose lightning rod is WISH
BILE is the social securitist, Paul
hfeNptt1s
Last thine Mr.. McNutt had
trouble with labor. His speeches
since then have had the labor
slant.
Many Of his associates have
been worked into important
positions in the defense setup
most prominent being Wayne
Coy, now Mr.. Roosevelts' own
representative in the defense
organization.
There is and always has been
minor talk among the New
Dealers about Supreme Court
Justice Douglas. If he resigns
10 take over the defense setur
He is the only one aside from
Wallace whose name is being
authoritatively mentioned). he
might then be able to distin-
guiSh himself in the manner
considered necessary TO his can
dldacy.
Until that invitation comes
from the White House, however
his opportunities will remain in
the conversation category.
NO TALEr of a fourth tern
~ has been heard in any quar-.
ter. New Dealers consider the
suggestion facetious.
a very live prospect is alread,
diScernlble that the Democratic
iSolationist Senator Wheeler
working closely TO the Repub
lican Go director ex-officio
John Lewis) will be up from
among 1914 candidates.
But his unorthodox course /.
likely 10 lead him toward third
independent party. rather thar
10 the top of the Democratic
New Deal alliance.