The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

of . vice president. The platform has been in tentative final form for some time and Mir. Roosevelt's own renomination is merely a matter of calling the roll and recording the 100 or so anti-fourth term votes which will be case for other men.
 Mississippi is leading the anti- fourth term parade. The states del. egation announced a caucus vote oi l6-to-2 for Sen. Harry P. Byrd, Vir- ginia anti-New Dealer, for the pres- idential nomination. Former Gov. Mike Conner forced the Mississippi caucus issue by challenging the del. egates to show their ''guts and spine"
 Byrd is due to arrive today and may persuade the Mississiplans to withhold their support rather than front for a cause which already IS badly beaten. If Byrd refuses to permit the scattering of antt-fourth term delegates to rally around him. former National Committee Chair man James 4. Farley may under take that chore. Farley feels that convention should not go to MT. Roosevelt unanimously. by default. when it is known that there are antl-fourth term delegates present
 Byrd Movement
 The Byrd for-PTesident movement was accompanied by a more stgniti" cant Mississippi proposal that War Mobilization Director James Y. Bynes of South Carolina be nom- mated for vice president. Byrnes, @ years old and one of the ablest men in government service. con" sistentiy was figured among likely successors to Wallace. as has Sena- tor Alben ". Barkley Of Kentucky who is CT. The ages of both men are against them. But what the antl-Wallaee bTigades want Is party regular, and BaTkiey and Byrnes qualify there.
 Wailace's cause apparently mas been engulfed in the smooth ead- enee Of Mir, Rooseyelt's literary style. In three easily worded para graphs Of a letter to Senator Samuel D. Jackson Of Indiana, who will be permanent convention chairman, the President paid the vice president the tribute 0f his personal regard and friendship. but invited the dele" gates to sink him on sight # they choose. They need scarcely more than that invitation if sentiments expressed by early arrivals are typical Of those of the delegates nov rapidly assembling here.
 Mr. Roosevelt wrote Jackson that he was giving him his "ogp per sonal thought" on the vice pTeslden' tial nominatlon.
 'The easiest way of putting t." he said, ''is this; have been asso' eiated with Henry Wallace during his past four years as vice president, for eight years earlier while he was secretary of agriculture, and well before that. ! like him and ] re-. speet him, and he is my personal friend. For these reasons. ! pers s0nally would vote for his fenomis nation if ! were . delegate to fhe convention,
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 At the same time, ! do not wish to appear in any way as dletatlng to the convention, Obviously the convention must do the deciding And t should " and ] am sure lt will - give great consideration 70 the pros and cons Of its choice"
 That was ell, It probably will not be enough, Wallace, who lS nov expected 10 come here during the convention even though he Is ehalTs man of the lows delegation, has been waiting for the President 70 drop the other shoe since Q year ago when the vice president tangled with Secretary 0f commeFee Jesse v, Jones oyer the conduct ot the Boar Of Economic Warfare, MT Roosevelt inleFyened then l0 pres vent further name calling between members Of his official family, When he flnally passed judgment Wallace was deprived Of all admin lsigaliVe responsibility ln the war effort while Jones lost little tf any real power,
 MF, Roosevelt was charged LheT With sacrificing Wallace to the apl pNasement Of conservative lemoeTall who alfeady were going through ma neuyeTs in preparation tor a bil antlsf0nFlh term campaign, Ills let ter 10 Jackson may be deneunGeg aS further appeasemeni. It ls Q bar Der pole contrast 70 what happened here four years aeo when the Prasl dent held ID acceptance Of his 0WF third term denomination unlll Wal lace was put 0n the ticket wItl hlIn. There was DO mere expression 0g personal regard and preference then-h1t a command,
 Hulien l040 delegates dld th presldent'a bidding but they yer SO VoelfeFous with boos and aTlge for Wallace that the eognpulsoF nominee Was not permitted even q attempt the delivery Of his accept anee aneaeh nlthQuRh he sat read