Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-10
POLITICAL
PARADE
BY George
RothweII Brown

WASHINGTON, Aug, 10
w Conservative De m q cratic
leaders are getting together IN
Washington this week 10 talk
over plans for meeting the men
ace of the boring from within
tactics of the Go and its Com
nunist allies.
There has been great deal
of speculation as 10 what sort
Of campaign against the left
wing. that captured his party IN
the recent primaries IN MS
state, will he made by Senator
Bennett Champ Clark OF Mis-
souri,.
Senator Clark. who was
knocked off by what he termed
IN ST. Louis the Communist
led Go" is comforting with
Senator Harry Byrd OF Virginia.
and Senator Josiah Bailey oil
North Carolina.
Byrd was the Spearhead OF
the anti-Roosevelt forces at the
Chicago national convention.
polling the SO votes that were
cast against the fourth-term
nomination of the President.
Senator Bailey announced IN
the Senate some time ago that
when the Communists moved
into his party he proposed to
move out.
WELL. the Communists have
w moved in, and in Mis-
souri, the left-wing movement
showed plainly that II Is not
merely the political arm of the
New Deal. but that II is out 10
supercede the Democratic party
as such.
II spent plenty Of money. II
caught the Democratic party
without an organization. 1t was
itself highly organized, and II
conducted a doorbell-p u ling
campaign that carried the fight
right into the front yards OF
every house in ST. Louis and 81.
Louis County where Clark's bat
tie was lost for denomination 10
the Senate.
The left-wine is moving in
now on the Texas democracy
II has become known here that
tremendous pressure is being
put on the anti-RooseVelt fac
ton in that state, which thus
far has proved to be the most
determined group within the
Democratic party that is OPP
posed 10 further extension OF
the Go power within the party.
What form this pressure can
take Is only too apparent from
1.-The past record of the New
Deal.
MEANWHILE efforts of
'A the LETT wing 10 override
the action of the Texas state
convention OF May %. which
instructed IT'S slate of presiden-
tial electors under certain con-
ditions. 10 vote against PreSi-
dent Roosevelt in the electoral
college. threaten 10 deprive the
men and women OF the armed
forces. from Texas, of their bal
lois in November,
There is a bitter interpartf
fight now in progress IN Texas
for control Of the second Demo-
cratic state convention which
will be held at Dallas on Sept.
u
Reports reaching Washington
as 10 the probable outcome Of
this struggle for control of the
September convention are As
yet fragmentary and arc also
conflicting. Both sides appear
10 he claiming that they can
control the convention.
An effort will be made 10
supersede the anti-RooseVelt
electors chosen in May. and oh
tain the appointment of new
slate of pro-Roosevelt electors.
Failing IN this the fourth
term faction threatens 10 carry
IFS fight again 10 the state
supreme court.
This would so delay the
! preparation Of the ballots that
even If the Roosevelt faction
should win in the courts there
would not be time 10 print The
ballots and get them to the
fighting men AT the war fronts.
For the first time since he
FIRST becams- presidential
candidate OF the Democratic
party. President Roosevelt goes
into a campaign--the most i'm
portant of his entire career
the nominee of party that is
being literally rent asunder
from within.
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