The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-17
Eyes OF Democrats
Turn Towards South
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VI Iue IOur SOuLQeTn SedDOdIo
states only Georgia, whose dele
cation is headed by Gov. Ellis An
ma, was reported to lean toward
the denomination of Vice President
Wallace.
North Cardinals Gov. J. Mel
vile Broughton was the first to
open vice presidential convention
headquarters, located at the Stew
ems Hotel-also party headquarters
and manned by Tar Heel State
Treasurer Charles Johnson and
State Democratic Chairman Mon
roe Redding of Hendersonville.
Virginia's delegation, dominated
by Sen. Harry Byrd-boomed for
the presidency by many of his
friends-adopted resolution upon
the national convention to replace
Wallace. The resolutions set forth
that the vice president had appar-
emily become a convert to doc
trines and ideologies foreign to
the faiths and traditions of Vir-
ginia.''
Sen. Claude Pepper, himself sup
porting Wallace, said the Florida
delegation was divided"
South Cardinals delegates have
already formally voted to support
War Mobilization Director James F.
Byrnes. Plans are being formu-
lated to take him out of the "na-
tive son" category by securing
someone from another section to
nominate him.
Fourth term advocates, headed
by National Chairman Robert E..
Hannegan, are obviously alarmed
at the strength already demon
strated by the southern "insur-
gents" and have their heads to-
gether in efforts to devise some
plan to smooth out the situation.
To wager that the convention
will restore the two-thirds rule
would be like placing money on
Hitler and TOTO to rule the world.
The current situation is such that
it just won't be done this year.
1t is no secret, however, that
Roosevelt supporters are holding
out the olive branch in an effort
to bring the revGters back into
the fold, and herein lies the posi-
bility that IAN acceptable vice
presidential nominee" may be sell
ected.
IL administration1sts find the
Texans in a TRADING mood" the
result may be the nomination of
House Speaker Sam Rayburn.
Otherwise the man considered the
best bet to replace Wallace is Sen
ate Majority Leader Alben w.
Rarkley of Kentuckky who will de-
liver the speech placing the presi-
dent in fourth term nomination.
Another line of thought follow
ed by the Roosevelt supporters
would cause a call to be made upon
Secretary of Commerce Jesse
Jones to appeal to his fellow-Tex-
ans to get together 'for the bene-
fit of their state. country and par
ty." Jones has already published
an editorial in his Houston Chron-
icle calling upon Lone Star cleo
tors to play the game" in the
American tradition.
Failing in all other efforts to
mooth out the situation, it is like
ly convention leaders will propose
resolutions that would bind all cleo
tors to vote for the party nominee
Under this plan, electors would be
canvassed before the November
election. Those answering negative
ly or failing to answer would face
a court attempt to add to the ballot
electors pledged to support the
nominees.
Threats have also been made in
Congress whereby the 18th amend
ment would be invoked to reappor-
ton the states by reducing house
memberships, in proportion to
number of citizens disqualified
from voting. This threat is aimed
at southern states, where negroes
are not permitted to vote or where
the poll tax is a voting qualltlca-
ton.