Evening star., 1943-02-01
Flynn 5 Name
Is Withdrawn
By President
Letter to Nominee
Says Step Is Token
With Reluctance
BY GOULD LINCOLN.


President Roosevelt today
withdrew from the Senate the
controversial nomination Of Ed g
ward ]. Flynn to be Minister to
Australia. The withdrawal wasw
made at the request OF Mr.,
Flynn.
This action brings to an end the =
fight which has been made by Re.
publicans and a number of Demo.
cratic Senators against the appoint
ment of the former chairman of the
Democratic National Committee. :
The withdrawal of the nomination
will avoid a direct vote in the Sem
ate, which opponents of Mr.. Flynn
predicted would have defeated con-
firmation by wide margin.
Presidential Defeat.
1t will, however, be interpreted az
defeat for the President as we'll A
for Mr.. Flynn
The White House made public let.
ters exchanged between Mr.. Flynn
and the President, in which Mr..
Flynn asked to have his name with. q
drawn, and the President agreed to
do so.
The President said that he com. .
Piled with Mr.. Flynn's request re-
luctantly" and he invited Mr.. Flynn
TO personal conference with him
today or tomorrow.
Letters Made Public. 9
The text of Mr.. Flynn's letter to
the President follows:
MY dear Mr.. President: =
/ am requesting you to withdraw
my nomination as Minister to Aus.
tralia from the Senate. am in.
closing herewith a statement which
have issued which sets forth fully
my reasons for asking you to taka =
this action.
y can't let this opportunity pass
without telling you how thrilled !
am and the whole country Is al
your brave and successful trip to
Africa. 1t is source Of great com
tort to all lovers of freedom
throughout the whole world that
you have returned safely.
With cordial best wishes.
Very sincerely yours,
EDWARD J. FLYNN"
Mr.. Roosevelts reply said:
Dear Ed:
reluctantly. I am complyina
WIN your request and have with.
drawn your nomination from thu
Senate.
wish you would come to ses
me today or tomorrow.
AS ever yours.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT"
Bridges Halls Announcement.
Senator Bridges, Republican, O,
new Hampshire. who filed charge,
against Mr.. Flynn with the Forei1n
Relations Committee when ths
committee had the nomination be.
fore 1t, said today:
Mr.. Flynn's announcement that
ne has requested the President Ia
Withdraw his nomination unon
which action was expected in the
senate today is one announcement
OF Mr.. Flynn's I am glad to hear,
Inc reason for withdrawal is obvi.
Gus. The Senate would have re.
1used to confirm Mr.. Flynn's nomi.
nation by a decisive majority.
| The result is victory for in
tegrity in government and decency
IN American diplomacy"
BarkIey Lauds Flynn.
Majority Leader Barkley told re-
porters before the withdrawal notice
was recorded in the Senate that he
believed Mr.. Flynn's action STAMPED
the New Yorker as "a man NJ
patriotism who thinks more of tina
welfare OF his country than of per-
sonal appointment.
| Mr.. Flynn has been maenifcent
throughout this ordeal, including thu
Foreign Relations Committee in
Vestleatlon Of charges that have
oeen banded about for two or three
years. Senator Barkley declared.
Seeks to Record Statement.
When the brief withdrawal of Mr.
Flynn,s nomination was read to the
oenate-it accompanied a list of
other nominations which the Presi.
cent sent to the Senate TO-DAY
senator Barkley asked unanimous
consent to have inserted in the Com.
gresslonal Record the statement
issued by Mr.. Flynn last night saw
(See FLYNN, Page A-l4J