Evening star., 1944-08-30
Roosevelt Plans
Speech Sept. 23
To Teamsters
Lists Political Talk
While Dewey Is
Winding Up Tour

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BY THREE Governors
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DEWEY ANNOUNCES plans for
Nationwide speaking tour. Story
on page ALA.
President Roosevelt will pitch
his campaign for reelection to
a fourth term on a labor note
at about the same time his Re-
publican opponent, Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey, is winding up a coun-
try-wide speaking tour.
Announcing what he character
lied as his first political speech of
the 1914 drive, the President told
his news conference late yesterday
that he would address a meeting
here on September % of the Inter-
national Brotherhood of Teamsters,
American Federation of Labor
group.
His principal labor speech of the
1910 campaign also was made here
before the teamsters, headed by
Daniel j. Tobin, who directed the
labor division of the Democratic
National Committee in 1910. Mr..
Roosevelt said yesterday he hopes
Mr.. Tobin will I'LL the same role
this year.
No Further Speaking Plans.
The 1910 talk, however, was made
before President Roosevelt en-
barked on what he frankly said was
political speech-making tour.
Mr.. Roosevelt told his news con.
ference he would not have time for
a countrywide tour during this
campaign. nor has he made further
speaking plans beyond the Septem-
Der date.
His running mate, Senator Tru-
man Of Missouri. also will talk to
labor next month, being scheduled
for Labor Day speech in Detroit.
In announcing the teamsters'
speech, Mr.. Roosevelt made q mock
ing reference to recent opposition
assertions that the Bremerton
speech which concluded his Pacific
tour was of political nature.
He said facetiously that he had
been considering a dissertation on
the planting, raising and selling Of
Christmas trees-a product of his
Hyde Park farmland that while
| this would be nonpoitical, it would
furnish food for those who desired
to raise the cry of politics, and that
they could demand equal radio time.
and that the incident also could be
investigated
Party to Buy Radio Time.
The President said the Teamsters'
speech would not besyeryr political.
In fact, he thoughttfhe newspaper
men would be disappointed with 1t.
However, he added, it would have q
tinge of politics, and the Democratic
National Committee will pay for the
radio time.
He said he had a darn good idea
what the speech would contain.
Paul Porter. publicity director for
the Democratic National Committee,
said in New York that so far no
arrangements had been made for
the speech to be broadcast overseas.
He added. however, such arrange
ments might be made later
In explaining that there were no
further speaking plans. the Presi-
dent recalled that this is only
August.
In his acceptance speech, Mr..
Roosevelt said he would not hesitate
to correct misstatements by the op-
position.
At Teamsters' headquarters at
the Statler Hotel yesterday, it was
said that the dinner at which the
President will speak will follow an
afternoon meeting of about TOO
members Of locals-principally from
the section east of Chicago-which
has just been called here to discuss
transportation problems growing
out of the tire shortage.
Vice President Wallace, who saw
the President yesterday for the first
time since he was shelved for Sen.
ator Truman in the Chicago con-
vention, also will make some
speeches for the ticket, he told
neWsmen.
Luncheon 4 Family Affair.
The meeting took place at 4,
White House luncheon and the
question of time and place for the
talks was not gone into, Mr.. Wallace
said, explaining that the luncheon
was family affair, with Mrs.
Roosevelt, their daughter. Mrs.
John Boettiger; a cousin, Miss Mar
garet Buckley, and the Boettigsr
children present.
Mr.. Wallace has just returned
from a tour Of New England and
the South, but his only comment
on the political outlook was q smil-
ing the Democrats in Maine are
remarkably hopeful"
Indicating he intended to continue
to be politically active, Mr.. Wallace
had nothing to say about q future
job for himself. until after Novem-
Der 7, and that will depend on what
happens November ~
In another development, Demo.
cratic National Chairman Robert L.
Hannegan concentrated on the vote
getting mechanics of the campaign.
Announcing a three-day series Of
conferences with party leaders OF
Is New England and Middle Atlantic
States starting today, Mr.. Hannegan
said he would place emphasis ION
organization work in every precinct
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