Evening star., 1945-01-20
President Appeals
For Unity at Banquet
|0f Electoral College


mand."
His message was read to members
of the electoral college at a May
flower Hotel banquet by Homer
Cummings, former Attorney Gen.
eral, and was greeted with cheers.
The assemblage, including the elec-
tors, high-ranking Government off,
cials, Governors, Army and Navy
officers, overf1cwed into the lobby.
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee told
the gathering that the President was
due to go across the seas to consult
with Prime Minister Churchill and
Premier Stain, not only on problems
|of war but also of peace. Senator
|Connally, addressing the President
who was not at the dinner, declared:
"As you go into foreign lands, God
be with you; God give you strength
and courage to speak with the vpice
OF prophet, so the voice of America
may be known in the councils of the
world
we have fought the war to-
gether, we ought to make the peace
together. 1t is my view that no
final settlements of unilateral or
bilateral character shall be made
until the final and definite treaty of
peace. The partition of territories,
the demarcation of boundaries should
be postponed until the peace council
representing all of the United Ma
tions can have an opportunity to
make known their views and atti-
tudeS."
Message to Electors.
In his message TO the electors, the
President said:
The gravity of the hour makes
Inauguration day. tomorrow, day
OF solemn import, First of all we
should, as Americans, be grateful
that the orderly processes of democ-
Iracy still dominate our national life
and that in the midst Of a global
war it has been possible to hour our
normal elections-national, State
and local.
I'm recording the will of the peo-
pie you have performed duty i'm
posed by the Constitution. 1t re-
mains now for all good citizens to
unite to wage the war with renewed
strength and with every resource at
our command. That is my message to
the electors.
I'VE shall win the war and we
shall win the peace, and thereby in
sure to our children and our chill
dren's children the right to deter
mine the kind of government under
which they will live"
Wallace Welcomes Truman.
Retiring Vice President Wallace
introduced his successor, Harry S.
Truman, expressing the hope that
"he has as much pleasure out of the
next four years as I've had over the
past four"
Mr. Truman. declaring he was "ouu
of a job until tomorrow. praised his
predecessor as a great friend and a
great presiding officer.
Robert E. Hannegan. Democratic
Committee chairman, called on
members Of the party to bach up
the President now, and pointed to
the Importance of elections in 1946.
He declared for mo weakening of
resolves and no compromise.
Our party has won," he said,
"our country is winning toward a
safer, saner, more decent way of lv-
Ing But the hour Of victory will be
dangerous one We must maintain
our party as the party of liberal
leadership in America and in the
world"
Speaker Rayburn drew applause
when he briefly expressed pleasure
at being there, then exercised his
prerogative to declare: Il yield back
the remainder of my time and sat
down.
Electoral Roll Called.
In ceremony, participated in by
former Senator Samuel Jackson of
Indiana, who was chairman of the
Democratic National Convention.
Senator Lucas of Illinois and Sen
ator Myers Of Colorado, the roll OF
the States electoral votes was called.
and it was formally announced that
the final electoral colleges vote
was, for Roosevelt, 43c, and for
Dewey, go"
Comedian Bob Hope said this was
odd" adding he was so happv TO
come here and find out President
Roosevelt had been elected" He had
been worried about that, he added.
During his program with Jerry Co.
lonna and Tony Romano. Hope dedi-
Gated a song entitled Don't Fence
Me In" to Mrs. Roosevelt. ether
entertainers included Marjorie Law
renee, Metropolitan Opera star and
an infantile paralysis victim, who
sang from wheel chair. and
Lansing Hatfield, baritone. The Ma
rlne Band played.
The dinner, in honor of President
Roosevelt and Vice President-elect
Truman, was attended by an esti-
mated l,50O persons, including both
Democratic and Republican electors.
The banquet hall was decorated with
flags OF the various States.
The program opened With a pro-
cession of servicemen carrying flags.
Guests of honor headed by Mrs.
Roosevelt entered the hall from a
nearby reception room.
Introduces Honor Guests.
Michael Francis Doyle of Phila-
delphia, president of the electoral
college and member of the Inter-
national Court at The Hague, intro
duced several guests of honor. These
included Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Jo-
sephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy under President Wilson: Sec
retary of State Stettini"s, Fleet Ad-
mirals William D. Lea I'd Ernest
j. King; Generals ie Army
George G. Marshall and Henry H.
Arnold, 1t. Gen. Alexander A..
Vandegrift, commandant of the Ma
rine Corps, and Vice Admiral Russell
r. Waesche.