Evening star., 1944-06-12
Texans Are Pressed
To Send Fourth-Term
Slate 10 Convention
BY the Associated Press,

SuNtS ~
BY the Associated Press.
With Southern dissatisfaction as
suming the proportions of an organ
ized revolt, administration force
unanswered today to get set o
fourth-term supporting electors ol
the Texas Democratic primary bal
lot.
The Democratic State Executive
Committee met In Dallas to canvas
filings of Office aspirants, with {
demand expected from supporter
of President Roosevelt that the q
electors named by their separat'
convention be listed on the July q
ballot, along with those chosen b.
the regular party meeting, for thu
people to choose between them.
Antiadministration regulars, whit
picked a group and instructed then
not to support the party presiden.
tial nominee unless the two-third:
nominating rule is restored ano
other conditions are met, contendec
that their action constituted tht
final choice of electors. Actor
either way by the Executive Com
mittee may plunge the issue into
the courts.
Roots of Trouble in Texas.
Party leaders here are more wor-
ried about the Texas situation than
that In Mississippi and South Caro-
lima, where somewhat similar ac-
tions have been taken by Demo-
cratic conventions, because they
suspect the root of the trouble lies
In the Lone Star State.
Their suspicious were confirmed
to an extent when a group Of anti
administration Democrats, meeting
at Shreveport, La. last week, named
e. B. Germany, who managed the
unsuccessful presidential campaign
of former Vice President John M.
Garner In 1910, as chairman on a
several-State organization.
j. E. Mcdonald, Texas agricul-
ture commissioner, in a telegram
addressed to Gov. John w. Bricker
Ohio Republican, and Senator Byrd
Democrat, of Virginia, said that be-
cause of dissatisfaction in Texas
and other Southern States with the
administration, a coalition ticket ol
Bricker and Byrd, or Byrd ano
Bricker would unite the Nation ano
sweep the country in the November
elections"
Willkie Attitude Watched.
Meanwhile politicians quickly in
terpreted the appearance of the first
of a series of eight articles Wendell
L. Willkie has written on his ideas
for the Republican platform as in.
dicating that the 1910 presidentia,
nominee intends to support the
ticket this year If he can see his
way clear to do so.
Since his withdrawal after hi.
defeat in the Wisconsin primary
Willkie has been silent about hi.
plans. His friends say that Willkie
wants to 60 along with the nominee
but desires assurances that the plat
form declarations-especially with
reference to foreign policy-are not
q mere formality which might be
ignored by the COP nominee.
Keynoter to Be Chosen.
Two other main scenes of the
week will be a meeting in Chicago
Thursday of the Arrangement Com
mittee to select a keynoter and
recommend a permanent chairman
Tor the Democratic National Con-
vention and District OF Columbia
conference Friday of officers and
regional directors of the CIO Po-
1itical Action Committee to maj
future campaign plans.
Idaho holds senatorial and State
ticket nominating primaries tomor-
row while Virginia conducts a gen.
eral election for city and town
offices. Indiana will name sena-
torial and gubernatorial candidates
in Democratic State Convention
Thursday, which also will pick a
26-vote delegation to the national
convention.
Senator Clark, Democrat, is op-
posed for denomination by James
H. Hawley, Boise attorney, and
Glen Taylor, Pocatello singing
cowboy" candidate of 1910 and
1912, who has been working recently
In a California shipyard. Con-
testing for the Republican sena-
torial nomination are Gov. c. A.
Bottolfsen and Ben johnson, Pres
ton attorney.
In Indiana, Senator Jackson, serv-
Ing by appointment to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of
Democratic Senator Frederick Van
Nuys, Is unopposed for the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination.
Democratic Gov. Henry F. Schricker
has no opposition for the senatorial
nomination. Republican candidates
were named June 2.