The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-23
DEMOCRATS CALL ON
F. R. TO RUN AGAIN
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a-plate Jackson Day Dinner, a
traditional money raising feast,
and to hear addresses from Vice
President Wallace and House
Speaker Rayburn of Texas, both
potential running mates for the
president, provided he agrees to
a fourth term nomination.
They praised the leadership of
President Roosevelt and said the
same kind Of leadership must be
maintained in the postwar period
if this country is to win the peace.
Neither called directly for a
fourth term for the president, but
the thread of this possibility ran
clearly through both addresses to
the $500 a plate banquet at the
Mayflower hotel to raise funds for
the democratic party's 1914 cam
paign. Both men have been men
toned as possible running mates
for Mr.. Roosevelt.
Roosevelt, God willing, will in
the future give the new deal a
firmer foundation than it has ever
had BEFORE" said Wallace.
Two Great Figures
Rayburn said there were two
herioc figures on the American
scene-Franlzlin D. Roosevelt and
Cordell Hull. I'VE have gone to
war under a caliber of leadership
that has proved, by actual results,
that it is worthy of the high trust
we placed in it,, he continued. That
leadership is still proving its
worth. May we never make the
fatal error of thinking we can
win the peace, under a leadership
of any similar caliber. or under
no leadership at ALL
The committee meeting moved
along in complete harmony until
all the scheduled business was con-
cluded. Then, former Governor
E. D. Rivers, national committee
man for Georgia, provoked heat
ed discussion by proposing that
the committee instruct group, yet
to be set up by Chairman Hanne-
gan, to recommend restoration OF
the tWo-thirds nominating rule for
future national conventions after
the 1914 convention, His move was
defeated but he promised to carry
the fight to the convention.
Great Mistake
Rivers said it was the greatest
mistake the party ever made when
it abolished the tWo-thirds rule at
the 1885 convention. He said there
is a great difference in enthusi-
astic cooperation and indifferent
acouiscence' in convention actions
and that if the rule requiring a two
thirds vote to nominate is restor-
ed the party will be sure of nomi-
mating men the people want.
He urged, too, that former Ma
tional Chairman James A. Farley,
who resigned in a break with the
president over the third term is
sue, be brought back into party
councils.
mo other democrat. except
the president" Rivers said, has
such place in the hearts of the
rank and file of party workers"
Predicts Endorsement
Rivers went on to say that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will receive the
unanimous endorsement of the next
convention if he is a candidate. But
he added that any two men nomi-
mated and supported by all men,
bers of the party, including Far
ley. can defeat any republican
ticket.
Senator Green. national COM
mitteeman for Rhode Island, who
headed the last conventions rules
committee, commended Rivers was
not consistent in that he praised
Farley and advocated the two
thirds rule because, Green said,
Farley had opposed the two-thirds
rule as undemocratic.
Rivers replied that he realized
Farley was chairman when the
tWo-thirds rule was abolished, but
versy was abruptly terminated
eral times, as late as this week in
the MayfloWer hotel here, that the
party made its greatest mistake"
in abolishing the rule and urged
that this mistake be corrected.
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