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the District of Columbia organiza-
ton in keeping with the procedure
of having all these affairs sponsored
by local bodies"
The Jackson Day dinners are used
to help raise campaign funds for
the national campaign. The dinner
here is s100-plate affair.
Mr.. Walkers statement limited at
a late convention. but the course
of the war may have a bearing on
the time of the convention as well
as the nominations Should the war
be over in Europe by next summer,
a very different picture may be pre-
sented. Conceivably the President
might not be a candidate to succeed
himself.
President Silent on Plans,
If the war is still on. however
when the Democratic convention
meets, it is the opinion of party
leaders that the. President will run
again. They see nothing else for
him to do. Certainly most of the
Democrats who are seeking re-
election to other Offices will urge
strongly that he be renominated
They believe he is the strongest
candidate the party can put for
ward. They put no credence in the
suggestions, which have recently
increased, that the President will
not run.
The President himself has given
no mixing as to his future political
plans. In 1910 he remained silent
until the convention renominated
MIN, though privately he told some
OF hls supporters a week or two In
advance he would run if the con-
vene1on desired to nominate him. '~4
A good deal of ground work. look
ing to the Presidents denomination
already is being done. When the
time comes for election of delegates
the first such primary will be held
March IA in New Hampshire-it is
expected that delegates pledged to
or favorable to Mr.. Roosevelt's re-
nomination will be named, with or
without his open assent.
Possible Contest Seen.
The contest in the Democratic
convention over the selection of a
candidate may, how
ever, be more, spirited than in 1910.
Deal and anti-fourth term
Democrats in number of States
are becoming more and more active,
Senator Byrd of Virginia and Gen.
George c. Marshall, Chief of Staff
have both been put forward as
presidential possibilities. 1t is with
in the cards that several of the
States may send delegations pledged
to former Postmaster General James
A. Farley.
When it comes to the nomination
OF a vice-presidential candidate
there is already much speculation
Even If Mr.. Roosevelt is to be
nominated for a fourth term, it is
by no means sure that Vice Presi-
dent Wallace will again be picked
as his running mate.
Mr.. Wallace was nominated in
1910 over vigorous opposition and
only because of the insistance OF
the President. Many Democrats do
not believe he would strengthen the
ticket in 1914. On the contrary,
they hold that 1t would be more
advantageous to select Speaker
Rayburn or James F. Brynes, di-
rector of the Office of War Mobiliz-
alton.
Several others have been men,
toned for the nomination, including
Marvin Jones Of Texas, food ad-
ministrator; Senator Lucas, Demo-
crat, of Illinois, and Paul v. Nc
Mutt of Indiana, head of the Man.
power Commission. Mr.. McNutt
might have had the nomination in
1910 had he permitted his name
to go before the convention.
Mr.. Wallace's own State, Iowa.
has gone strongly Republican. 1t
did not follow him in the last ma
tional election. He is not strong
with the farmers, though he is high
ly regarded by organized labor. The
selection of Southern Democrat
for the vice presidential nomina-
ton, on the other hand, might not
only help with the farmers but also
lessen the hostility to the New Deal
administration which has developed
in Southern States.
The Republican National Commit
tee is to meet in Chicago January 10
and II to fix the time and place
of the COP convention. 1t is ex-
pected the convention will be held
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