The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-26
Observations
Byrnes Seen as
Vice Presidential
Selection
BY Charles p. stewart


WASHINGTON-Here in the ma.
tiozal capital the betting is at Ions
odds in favor Of James F Byrnes
Of South Carolina as President
Roosevelt's choice 10 run IN second
place after the latter on next year
national Democratic ticket
OF course. this is assuming thar
F.DR intends 10 seek a fourth
term in the White House. bur thai
generally is accepted as a foregone
conclusion. II is true that Jimmy
Byrnes (once a Palmetto State Rep
resentatiye in Congress. then a sen
ator. next an associate Supreme
Court justice and row chief OF the
Office o. War Mobilization. which
is frequently referred 10 as Uncle
Sam deputy presidency has sad
he is not a candidate for the Y. P. S
office However few. II any doubts
are expressed that he'll acqulesce,
II requested by the executive man
sions current tenant to do so.
Henry Wallace never has been
considered particularly close 10
Franklin y still. he always was an
enthusiastic New Dealer As the
.Country's regularly elected Vice
President. there was no way Of get
ting rid Of him. anyhow There
isn't yet, pending expiration Of the
period he was chosen for
Henry's row with Secretary OF
Commerce Jesse Jones has fur
nished the excuse. though.
Jesse, TO be sure. could have been
fired as a cabinet member bur
Henry could not be fired as Vice
President He lasts, in that capaci-
~ while his original four years
do. Yet the White House was fixed
10 spank both OF them
Henry, in a side Job, independ.
emily of his stunt as the Senate'5
presiding officer, vas charged with
the duty OF making wartime bar
gains with foreign countries Jesse
IL another side job independently
OF his JOB as. Secretary Of Com.
merce. was .espoFsible for footinc
the bills agreed 10 by Wallace.
Henry wouldn't modify his bills
Jesse wouldn't Aquidate all OF
them
Thx was the nub Of the coutro.
versy. The worst OF it was that the
language exchanged between the
d!sputants was something awful
Well. President Roosevelt. while
re could rot can Henry out OF
his vice presidency. could and did
can him out Of his bargain-makinE
function And he canned Jess
Jones out Of his bill-paying author
lty. Why ne likewise didn't can
him as Secretary OF Commegcetsn't
quite apparent Maybe he thought
one spanking was sufficient
What Roosevelt then did was 70
consolidate Henry Wallace's Board
OF Economic Warfare with Jesse
Jones Reconstruction Finance Cor.
po-atioa. compacting them into
new Office OF Economic Warfare
under direction Of Leo 7. Crowley,
borrowed from another bureau.
Leo's mission is to dig modicum
OF order out Of this chaos and then
20 turn i, over. after next election,
70 whatever vice president inherits
II.
The next vice president. natural.
~. Won have anything authorita.
tive.
Yet. IL Jimmy Byrnes graduates
into the vice presidential spot, It
promises 70 be the genuine article.
Vice President Wallace. We hear.
IS quitting Il is kinda too bad He
has been hard worker on the issue
OF Par-Americanism and did fine
work.
But novs the political end OF
wallace That's the dope I've heard
concerning him.
This isn't precisely political be-
ginning Tor Jimmy Byrnes. either
No man whose past includes seats
in both houses OF Congress. place
on the federal supreme bench and
deputy presidency in his ca.
pacity as war mobilizer can feel
that he's getting much OF a promo
ton 10 the vice presidents desk in
the United states Senate
Ye, II Byrnes makes good there.
who knows what will follow He
would be next in line If FD.R.
doesn't care for fifth term, hich
most .olk deem rather unlikely.
Meanwhile, he'll be great convent
ence TO certain individuals in high
ly prominent positions
As a Ca-oln!an. Byrnes would