The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-05
STATE DEMOCRATS
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vice president"
Josephus Daniels, former navy
secretary and ex-ambassador &c
Mexico, described Mr.. Roosevelt
as "the greatest humanitarian the
world has ever known" He prajsee
the Administrations conduct of the
war and said that "a fourth tern
means safe conduct of the war ane
a durable peace after the con
flict is over" Robert D. Williams
of Asheville presented the resollI.
ton.
Happy To Take Place
Governor Broughton, replying
to the resolution, said: although,
I am not purchasing myself a tick
ct to Washington, l will be happy
to take my place at the right hano
Of the greatest president this coun-
try has ever had if the Democrats
at Chicago so desire"
His only reference to the Repub.
ican party concerned Thomas E.
Dewey, New York's governor and
outstanding COP presidential tim
Der.
The Republicans have been un-
able to present thus far anything
more than a deW-and we can get
along very well without a Dewey"
The entire convention was har-
monious, including Congression-
al district meeting. where dele
gates to the National Convention
in July were chosen and various
committees named. Most of the dis
tricts endorsed Mr.. Roosevelt and
Governor Broughton before the
convention proper, Of which Lieut..
Gov. r. L. Harris was permanent
chairman.
The platform committee made
its presentation after a keynote
address in which Speaker John H.
Kerr, Jr., of Warrenton said that
North Carolina wants no socialis-
tic government; it does not propose
to become test tube for the try
ing out of communistic schemes.
either in the educational, economic
or political life of the state"
The congressional district meet
ings, held prior to the convention,
generally functioned smoothly,
elected delegates to the national
convention in Chicago in July and
named various other committee
men. The Second district advocat-
ed reinstatement of the two-thirds
rule, whereby such a vote would
be required to nominate the presi-
dental candidate. That rule was
abolished in 1910.
Named Alternate
DR.. Ralph Mcdonald, candidate
for governor, was named an al
ternate delegate to the national
convention.
The platform touched upon the
national and state administrations
the states financial structure,
North Carolinians in the armed
services, education, highways
health. social welfare, state EN-.
ployes' salaries, agriculture. labor
industries. minerals, conservation
and development, state aid to Ii
braries, and an amendment to the
federal constitution to make "the
ratification of treaties more demo.
cratic"
AT this moment OF national
peril and testing" the platform
said, I'VE pledge to our country
the answering and unstinted 10y
atty of the people of North Caro-
lima" Every sacrifice. it said, sis
cheerfully accepted, and the state
will cooperate in every manner lr
continuing the war to the end anc
preserving the peace.
1--WE endorse" it said, "tAe
magnificent record of the nationa.
administration in meeting and
mastering the unprecedented prob
lens that war has brought to this
republic. We commend the ma
tional administration for the fore
sighted and effective policies il
adopted and executed in the crit.
cal months before Pearl Harbor."
The platform commended the
President for strengthening the
country, for extending lend-lease
to the countries which now are
Americas allies.
Praises Congress
The platform praised congress
and the North Carolina delegation
and, turning to the state admins
tration, said it had expanded its
services to the people and CAPT.
talized upon its resources until
the state has become one of the
most progressive in the union.
The states general fund, it said
never was in a sounder condition,
thanks to wa--borne prosperity,
and the provident management o.
the Broughton administration. Al
the end of the current biennium
the platform said, the condition
of the general fund will allow the
state to offset its general fune
debt. including interest and prin
cipal, and provide reserve ade
| quate for any reasonable contin
gency in the immediate future. /,
1t pledged the states efforts =
help returning servicemen and cali