Evening star., 1944-07-20
Order Reported
Given Hanneqan
In Phone Talk
President Will Be
Nominated Today in
Convention Speedup
BY GOULD LINCOLN.
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.

N11ANAIO, July ZU.-NOmlnds
tion Of Senator Truman of Mis-
souri, for vice president on the
second ballot was being planned
by administration leaders to-
day-on direct orders from
President Roosevelt himself-as
the Democratic National Con-
vention went into action for it's
second and, probable final, day.
Speeding up the pace of the con.
vention, Democratic National Chair.
man Robert E. Hannegan announced
that Mr.. Roosevelt would be nomi.
mated for a fourth term this after.
noon, possibly about o'clock.
Then the delegates are expected
to select Senator Truman as his
running mate. The Missouri Sena-
tor, who previously had said he was
not a candidate, was quoted this
afternoon as telling friends:
I will win. I wouldn't be in the
race If President Roosevelt didn't
approve"
The order to put Senator Truman
across as Mr.. Roosevelt's running
mate was reported to have come late
yesterday in a long distance tele-
phone conversation between the
Chief Executive and Democratic Ma
Chief Executive and Chairman Han.
negan.
Immediately, the plans for a
second-ballot nomination of the
chairman of the Senate War In
vestigating Committee were laid at
a meeting Of Mr.. Hannegan. Mayor
Frank Hague of Jersey City, Mayor
Ed Kelly OF Chicago and National
Committeeman Ed Flynn Of New
York.
Complimentary Votes Assured.
The plan for a second ballot nomi.
nation of Senator Truman was made
to give Vice President Wallace a
chance to show his strength on
the first ballot and also give compii-
mentary ballots to favorite son
candidates of a number of States.
The Wallace supporters. despite
the reported orders from Mr. Roose-
welt, were working hard to bring
about Mr.. Wallace's denomination.
The National Citizens Political Ac-
tlon Committee, headed BY Sidney
Hillman. was insistent on Mr.. WAL
lace. Nevertheless, Mr.. Hillman
earlier had said that Senator Tru-
man would be acceptable If Mr.,
wallace could not get the nominal
ton.
Among the State delegations,
which are expected to 20 for Sena-
tor Truman Immediately are New
YORK, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
land. Illinois, Missouri and South
Carolina. There are chances that
few votes may be cast for other
candidates in these delegations un-
less the State is acting under the
unit rule.
Barkley Withdrawal Sought.
Final efforts were being made to
persuade Senator Barkley of Ken
lucky not to have his name placed
before the convention in the vice
presidential race-with the idea
that this would make it easier to
get the Truman nomination across,
Senator Barkley, angered over the
indifference of the White House
toward his second-place candidacy
had threatened last night to aban-
don his speech placing President
Roosevelt in nomination. He finally
agreed to 60 ahead with the nomi-
mating speech, but was still holding
out on the proposal that he quit
the vice presidential race.
Further complicating the situa.
tion, some of the anti-fourth term
Democrats from the South and
North were urging Senator Barkley
to stay in the vice presidential race.
hoping to bring about the nominal
ton of Mr. Wallace on the
theory that in the end 1t would
react against President Roosevelts
chances for reelection.
Vice President Wallace. it was re-
ported was anxious to make a sec
onding speech for President Roose-
welt. If he does he will have q
chance to take the floor in a dra-
matte gesture, which might make or
break him.
Hannegan Has Problem.
Chairman Hannegan's future as
Democratic national chairman may
be tied up with the manner in which
he handles a difficult situation in
the convention which some say
transcends anything since the DEM
ocratic struggle in Madison Garden
in 1924. when for two weeks the
Democratic party tore itself apart.
Senator Barkley became angry
yesterday when he heard that the
President, in addition to the letter
he wrote saying that If he were a
delegate he would vote for renomi-
nation of Mr.. Wallace, had written
to Chairman Hannegan saying that
Senator Truman and Associate JUS
tice Douglas of the Supreme Court
would add strength to the ticket II
nominated for Vice President.
1t was reported that Senator Bark.
ley resented this treatment at the
hands Of the President. after Mr..
Roosevelt In his letter about Vice
President wallace had said the con-
vention itself should make the
choice-apparently without pressure
from the Chief Executive. Senator
Barley saw no reason for omitting
his name from . list Of eNgibles.
Release Of Speech Held Up.
50 angry was the Kentuckian that