Evening star., 1944-07-10
Report Says Roosevelt
will LET Convention
Pick Running Mate
By the Associated Press.

~ VAC AssOClAteu FTesb.
The word spread in Demo-
cratic circles today that Presi-
dent Roosevelt apparently has
decided to let Henry.A. wallace
stand or fall on his own record
and to leave entirely to the Dem
ocratic National Convention the
choice Of a 1914 vice presidential
nominee.
That report, on which most party
leaders are proceeding. came as Mr..
Wallace arrived to report to MIR.
Roosevelt this afternoon and to re-
appraise the political scene after
several weeks in China and Russia.
Doubts as to fourth-term NOM
ination for the President are no
longer expressed.
Word seeping from inner party
councils indicated that If the con-
vention consults the Chief Execu-
tive as to his wishes he will express
preference for Mr.. Wallace. He
may let the preference be known
anyway.
But he is represented as not pre-
pared to dictate choice to the
convention. which starts July 10 in
Chicago. And If the convention dis
cards Mr.. Wallace it would be the
party taking the action rather than
the President, who is noted for 10y
atty to the men he places around
him.
Wallace Opposed in South.
Mr.. Wallace has his supporters.
but there lis a strong element of
opposition to him in party ranks,
much Of 1t from the South. Vir-
ginia emphasized that Saturday by
voting to instruct its "a delegates
to the convention to ballot against
Mr.. Wallace for renominaion.
Freight Rates Discussed.
In his speech Mr.. Wallace re-
marked that unfair freight rates"
had long held back the Northwest.
In the same connection Senator
Stewart. Democrat of Tennessee,
said here that he intends to sponsor
platform plank advocating rail-
rate parity for the South and West
with the East.
Meanwhile. two Senators who will
help draft the Democratic platform
called in unison for strong plainly
worded foreign policy plank to let
the world know America will take
hand in international affairs after
the war.
Both Senators Truman, Democrat,
of Missouri and Tunnel, Democrat,
of Delaware agreed the platform
should emphasize foreign affairs
rather than domestic issues. They
will join 81 other Democrats in Chi
cago two days before the convention
opens to begin sorting out material
for platform.
Senator Funnell told a reporter
Yesterday that the Democratic rec
ord is pretty well established on do
mestic issues.
I'VE stand for the so-called New
Deal legislation which the Repub-
licans dare not promise to repeal"
he declared
That's why Thomas E. Dewey
was such strong man for the Re
publican nomination. Any Repub-
lican who tells what he stands for
allenates some dissatisfied ele-
ment''
Truman Favors Short Platform.
To which Senator Truman added:
For II years the Democratic
party's domestic program has been
clear and generally accepted 1t
doesn't need elaboration. And if
we can't write better platform
than the Republicans. without an
ambiguous foreign plank. we ought
not to hold convention"
Senator Tunnel said he was mot
bound to the idea of short plat
form" but Senator Truman said he
thought it should be as short as
possible. with a mere one-paee
pronouncement on foreign policy
specifying that the United States
will take part in world affairs this
time and maintain the peace by
using the Army and Navy, if neces-
SdrV "