Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-18
NEWS
BEHIND
The News
BY Paul
Mallon

WASHINGTON, Nov IS
w Democratic National Chair
man Frank Walker may be re-
placed soon by Leo Crowley,
the Presidents receiver in bank
ruptcy for declining bureaus,
Mr.. Crowley has a public
reputation only as a banker,
but he has handled as much
politics for Mr.. Roosevelt as
any other line, being regarded
in the administration, since the
Inauguration of the New Deal,
as the Democratic maestro of
Wisconsin and Minnesota, If not
some adjoining states
If YOU see Mr. Crowley come
into the Democratic manager
ship. you will know Mr.. RooSe-
welt going TO make race
for 1t next year again, despite
all current political portents
End the subrosa information
passed through the Democratic
side OF the Senate that he with
not make up his mind until
May
nFFHAND, you would figure
~ that Mr.. Roosevelt would
run only if he thought he could
win without a nationally dis
unifying struggle. and if a ma
jority were certain.
Most Democratic politicians
figure it another way. They
say there is no other Demo-
cratic leader acceptable 10 the
New Deal element, and also no
one acceptable 70 Mr.. Roose-
velt
Mr.. Wallace was groomed and
has kept the administration
hearth for left-wingerS burning.
but not brightly. He would be
a weak candidate. EX-justice
Jimmy Byrnes would not suit
the leftists No one else has
been allowed to grow up TO
mention.
Some southern newspapers, in
editorials not nationally noticed,
nave been asking;
What about Byrd?
There is this about him:
4 HALF spontaneous, half or
n gained Clocally) movement
is rising in his behalf. He is
the natural candidate OF the
South, may well become sort
Of favorite son of several south
ern states and furthermore, he
would be acceptable 10 many a
national Republican leader as a
vice presidential candidate.
The isolated public mention
of Chief Of Staff Gen. Marshall
has no political backing This
popular backing is not Yet
meaSured) But Marshall would
not be acceptable TO the New
Deal element.
All this adds up 10 the New
Deal loyalstS pressing Mr..
Roosevelt into fourth, term
nomination, even If prospects of
his election are not good.
The only alternative would be
Mr.. Roosevelt'S choice by Brit
ain and Russia 70 head the
promised international organi-
zation" to direct world affairs.
But with Dewey, or any one not
Of Roosevelt choosing IN the
Wh'e House, the job would not
be powerful. From his stand
point, therefore, il may be
preferable 10 seek reelection,
first anyway.
Mr.. WILLKIE SAID in Wis
WI conSin that Gov Dewey
could not run because he prom
Used Yet practically all the
ranking men of politics in both
parties i'm the east currently
consider Dewey as almost a GER
tain nominee.
Their reasoning is not hard
TO follow. Ohio'S Gov. Broker is
now officially out seeking dele
gates. The lions share of the
south cold TAFT followinG) is
generally attributed to Bricker.
II YOU count all the rest for
Willkie, il will be only enough
10 tie up the convention tenn
porarily by preventing Bricker
or a favorite son from getting a
majority To the eastern lead
ers, that means Dewey GER
taif1ly will be il.
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