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Campaign
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or they preferred to leave nomina.
tions to the national convention. -
Macarthur Dark Horse.
A few Republican chairmen re.
gard Mr.. WILKES nomination a!
probable but not too welcome be.
cause they think he is bit indie.
pendent and not an old-ine Or
ganization man.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur ranks
first among those regarded as dark
horses and long shots-six chair
men include him among Repubh-
can presidential possibilities. The
others and the times they are men,
toned:
Senator Robert A. Taft, S; Gov
Leverett Saltonstall of Massachu-
setts, 4; 1t. Comdr. Harold Stassen,
former Governor of Minnesota, 4;
Gov. Earl Warren of California, 8;
and six others mentioned once each,
James A. Farley, Rubber Director
William M. Jeffers, OPA Admins
traitor Prentiss M. Brown, Gov.
Dwight H. Green of Illinois. Sena-
tor Arthur H. Vandenberg Of Michi-
gan and Charles L. McNary of Ore
gon. Senate minority leader.
AS for President Roosevelt's can
didacy, a majority of Democratic
chairmen say there can be no other
choice and that continued military
success will carry him into Office
again on the theory that leaders
shouldn't be changed. Even if the
war should end before the 1914 elec-
ton, which few suggest as probable
they propose that Mr.. Roosevelt be
retained until peace is re-estab-
lished.
Issues Are Listed.
On the campaign issues, the
Democratic chairmen agree with
the Republicans often enough to
show they realize there will be much
discussion of centralized govern
ment, farm conditions, food distri-
button and private enterprise.
Here is how State chairmen list
the principal issues:
War-Democratic chairmen in 2l
States and Republicans in eight re-
gard it as leading campaign topic.
BY war" they mean its conduct,
cost, obligations and consequences.
Foreign Relations-Democratic
chairmen In II States and Republi-
cans in % expect peace, reconstruc-
tion abroad, American participation
in world affairs, such as some Or
ganization to prevent wars, to be
well debated. Few, offer definite
ideas on how to prevent war and
there is little suggestion that the
United States should stay at home
and let the world shift for itself
Capitalization Is Issue.
Decentralization Republican
chairmen in 81 States and Demo-
Gratis in six expect national cam
paign debate on whether the Fed
eral Government, especially the
executive branch, is growing too
powerful. Some of both parties
speak of return to the constitu-
tional form of government" The
word most used is bureaucracy,
some raising the issue of size, others
quality and all raising the question
of whether bureaus and commits
sions are running the country. Es-
pecially from Republican chairmen
but sometimes from Democrats
come phrases such as dangerous
bureaucracy" bureaucratic delays"
government by fat" ''regimenta-
tion," revolt against bureaucracy"
bureaucratic bungling" and so
forth.
Home Front-Democratic chair
men in Is States and Republicans
in 10 give various domestic prob
lens as main campaign subjects.
These include the operations of ra-
tioning, price control, limitation of
farm machinery, the effects of
drafting farmers, labor's influence
on government. food shortages and
Government expenditures.
Labor Not Main Issue.
Labor's activities are named as a
main issue by only five Democratic
and six Republican chairmen. None
are in the big manufacturing States
Scattering mention is made of re-
employment of soldiers, social Sc
curity, taxes. imitation and State
problems such as voting laws, irri-
cation and power development.
The fourth term is seen as a di-
rect campaign issue by only six
chairmen, three Democrats and
three Republicans.
Only IL chairmen-four Demo
Gratis, eight Republicans-expect
that letters from fighting men will
WELD any potent influence in the
election. Sixteen, equally divided
between the two parties, are con-
vinced that the effect of soldier
opinion will be slight.
Postwar World Considered.
There is distinct thought that
whatever influence the war-zone
letters may exert it will be cen.
tered on labor issues. Five Demo.
Gratis, IL Republicans expect thu
fighting men to speak up on thi.
line, although some of these do no-
look for any very significant effect
State chairman have little to say
on probable convention platforms
beyond Democratic and Republican
recognition that every one favor
early victory in the war, full pro
lection for soldiers returning to civi
life and maintenance OF worlt
peace.
If forecasts of campaign issue
are accurate. platforms may hav,
q lot to say about civil life after th'
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