Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-27
The Political MiII
Anti-New Deal Democrats Unimpressed
By Recent Initiotion of Fourth Term Drive

President would seek third term
nomination, the emphasis in their
campaigns for delegates was laid
principally on their availability
as presidential candidates, with
out going into the third-term
issue. 1t was known, of course,
that Mr.. Garner, Mr.. Farley and
others did not believe in break
ing down the third-term tradi-
ton. -
Next year, however, there will
be no question about the issue
of a fourth term, if and when
anti-New Deal and anti-fourth
term Democratic leaders go into
presidential preferential primaries
for delegates to the national con-
vention, or seek them through
State party organization. Attacks
on such a long continuance in
the presidential Office will be made
on the hastings. That these at
tacks will supply ammunition to
the Republicans is a foregone
conclusion-and it will be used
In the general election campaign.
Despite the general belief that
the President can bring about
his own denomination if he de-
termines to be a candidate, the
anti-fourth termers will tell you
they believe such a nomination
can be stopped" They see Mr..
Farley, for example, controlling
a large bloc of the New York
delegation to the national con-
vention. Certainly it looks as
though the New Dealers would
have difficulty in obtaining a
controlling vote in that delega-
ton. They look hopefully, also to
other States like Minnesota, Ne
braska, Wisconsin, Massachu-
sets. They hope that Senator
Wheeler may have a strong in
f1uence over the Montana dele
cation. They talk of anti-fourth-
term delegates from many of
the Southern States, particularly
Virginia, Texas, Alabama, Louis
lana, Mississippi and Oklahoma.
The authoritarian Demo-
Gratis are looking beyond the
Democratic National Convention,
in case the President is the nomi-
nee of that convention. There
are two schools Of thought on the
expedient of placing an indepen-
dent Democratic ticket in the
field under such circumstances.
One holds that it would be an
effective method of giving anti
fourth-term Democrats an oppor-
tunity of voting against a fourth
term, splitting the Democratic
strength. The other contends
that it would be better not to di-
vide the anti-fourth-term vote,
but let it all 60 to the Repub-
lican opponent of the President,
whoever he may be.
There is still another group who
hope that the Republicans might
be prevailed upon to place an
anti-New Deal Democrat on the
COP ticket as q vice presiden-
tial candidate. However, If the
Republicans believe they have q
good chance of winning the cleo
ton, it may be extremely difncult
to convince them that a Demo-
crat should be nominated.
The Republicans, it is expected,
will hold their national conven-
ton before the Democratic con-
vention, as they have In the past.
1t will be their job to name their
candidate, therefore, before the
Democrats act. It may be that
the Roosevelt Democrats will seek
to have the date of the Demo-
cratic National Convention fixed
late in the summer. Such q
course would be resisted by the
anti-fourth-termers, who do not
wish the convention to be rushed
off its feet.