The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-01

organlzauOn. II might partially
have recovered from that initial
at OF the filters if supposedly faith
full folk had continued their fnan-
cial contributions to the party's
bank account. fhey haven't done
so. however Democratic head
quarters is virtually strapped at
present. It's had to disband most
OF its staff. due to inability to pay
salaries. Charley Michelscn. re-
signing as the committees pub
iicity director. explained that he
was doing so because. getting ell
derby and weary, he sought re-
tirement. Yet he doesn't seem so
enfeebled, but keeps right on writ
ing for various publications that
usually are good for first-rste
space rates. There some guessing
that the old boy wouldn't have
been so Democratically exhausted
if he's been confident of the Demo-
cratic s25, 900 annual pay check.
Those Democratic Offices Shrink
ing in area due to rental moneys
scarcity are the glummest suite
IN Washington.
You don't have to call at c. o. P
headquarters for prediction that
President Roosevelt, though fourth
" nominated. couldn't be elected
It's an opinion expressed by Demo
cratic prognosticators likewise.
Wallace Fades
Up until the November election
Vice President Henry 4. Wallace
was widely regarded as the likeli-
est next tenant, provided + d r
decided rot TO run again. Since
then he's scarcely been spoken OF,
for most analysts, on both sides of
the fence. assessed that election
result as smashing popular New
Deal setback. and Henry Wallace
has been a particularly outstand-
ing New Dealer.
Now, ! don't contend that abso-
lutely no New Dealers are left
There's quite a bloc of EN-. IN
doubtedly, too. the 100 per cent
idealist among 'em favor the 1914
nomination of one Of their own
number. even he's doomed to be
beaten at the polls later.
The practical politicians, though.
want to win. They want a candl-
date they believe will stand some
chance of leading EN- TO victory.
Cordell Hull and Harry BYRD are
the pair they prefer TO have their
convention choose between. Who'll
have the edge unquestionabiy will
be largely demonstrated as the new
congress wags along with its de-
liberations. TN be an all-out pro-
war congress, but not New Deal
congress, counting Republicans
and anti-New Deal Democrats as
allies on all such issues.
Dixie. from all indications, Is 60
ing 10 have a tremendously impor-
tant voice in naming the next ma
tional administration. and Secre-
tary Hull. from Tennessee. and
Senator Byrd, from Virginia, both
are southcrnefs. To that extent
they break even.
Accounts agree. Furthermore,
that the southerly states are so
anti-New Deal that the Democrats
will be apt to lose several Of EN-
in 1914. lacking concessions that
they're demanding.
Byrd a Conservative
Senator Byrd fills the bill on this
ground as well as he does geo
graphically ;obodys PANIED New
Dealerism more ardently and con-
sIstently than he has The difficulty
with him is that he rates almost as
a fanaticaI conservative The dan
ger is that he'd consolidate all Id.
eralism a2ains' him not only New
Dealerism. but liberalism genef-
ally.
Secretary Hull. partially on the
opposite hand m ght pass as a
. c0mnron1ise He isn't violen,