Evening star., 1948-07-10
|hcGratF, Plans
Harmony Talks
|AsFoesGiiveUp
Anti-Trumon Caucus
Is Off, Roosevelt
Says on Arrival
BY Gould Lincoln
Sfar sfeff Correspondent

f1lLADcslIn lila, July w
With President Truman's nomi-
nation to succeed himself virtu-
ally assured, Democratic National
Chairman McGrath set to work
today to heal as far as possible
the wounds which have been in
fiicted on the party by the anti
Truman leaders.
The suave national chairman plans
to meet with all the recent recall
citrant, including James Roosevelt.
chairman OF the California State
Democratic Committee; Jacob M.
Arvey, Chicago Democratic leader,
and Mayor O'Dwyer Of New York.
All three of these men threw in
the sponge yesterday after Gen.
Eisenhower made it absolutely clear
in messages to MI. Roosevelt and
Senator Pepper OF Florida that he
would not accept nomination by the
Democratic Convention next week.
Anti-Truman Caucus on.
! The anti-Truman caucus, called
last week by MIR. Roosevelt, Mr.. Ar
vey and others for tonight, appears
now to be definitely off.
MI. Roosevelt, arriving here this
morning with the California delegs-
tion, said:
''The caucus, as far RS I know.
is Off"
He explained that since it was to
have been held in the headquarters
Of Mr. Arvey, who has now come
out for President Truman, there
seemed no purpose in going ahead
with it.
/ The California delegation had
been badly split, with SO out OF the
81 delegates always for Mr.. Truman.
There has been sharp criticism OF
James Roosevelt because of his at
tempt to head an anti-Truman
movement. Mr.. Roosevelt has been
elected Democratic National CON-
mitteeman for California, but there
is now threat to revoke that
election.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he himself ex-
pected to vote for Mr.. Truman on
the first ballot. Under the CAL
ifornia primary. the delegation was
INSTRUCTED for Mr.. Truman, as the
chairman of the delegation, John
Shelley, pointed out.
VIII See McGratb.
Mrs. E. H. Heller, the Democratic
National committeewoman, said
flatly: 81 am pledged to Truman.
When I give pledge, I mean it,"
Mr.. Roosevelt said he expected to
talk with Chairman McGrath lats
today.
A delegation OF the Americans for
Democratic Action met Mr.. Roose-
welt and the California delegation
on their arrival by train. Some OF
its members carried banners for
Supreme Court Justice Douglas for
President and a few had banners
saying "Give us Jimmy"
Mr.. Roosevelt refused photog-
raphers' requests to hold sign urg-
ing the nomination Of Justice Doug
las. He commented laughingly, "It
seems to me somebody has done an
awful lot OF work"
He was referring to the ADA
slogan and placards which stated
''The west Wants Douglas" and
Turn Gloom to Boom with Doug
las"
No Pledge for Douglas.
! In Chicago, Mr. Arvey denied
''emphatically" that he and other
pro- Eisenhower leaders planned to
back Justice Douglas If an Eisen-
hover nomination became impos-
sible.
There definitely never was and
there isn't any cover-up now on
behalf Of Douglas or on behalf Of
Southern opposition to Truman, or
on behalf of the civil rights bloc"
he told reporters.
The move to demand the with
drawal of Mr.. Roosevelt as national
committeeman designate from CAL
ifornia was led by John P. Nc
Emery, vice chairman Of the States
Democratic Central Committee. He
:. said he would ask the State dele
CATION caucus, scheduled for later
today to seek the custer Of Mr..
Roosevelt.
An aide to Mr.. Roosevelt said he
would have no comment on Mr.. Nc
Enery's move until after the caucus.
Mr.. Roosevelt had been desig-
mated by the State committee to
succeed Edwin Pauley as the ma
tional committeeman. The States
designation usually is accepted by
the National Committee which form
ally makes the appointments.
With the ODwyer-Arvey-RooSe-
velt opposition to Mr.. Truman
crumpled, the answer to what will
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