Evening star., 1948-07-07
Democrats
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the choice of a vice presidential
candidate. The name of w. Averell
Hartman, with background OF in
dustrial prominence and long serv-
ice in the Roosevelt-Truman ad-
ministrations, figured prominently In
this discussion. Mr.. Hartman now
is the rowing ambassador" under
the European Recovery Program.
Leftists Discounted.
President Truman and those
around him know the sort of re-
ception the Hartman selection like
ly would get from the "leftist' ele-
ment of the Democratic Party, but
that wing has done everything pos
sible to beat Mr.. Truman anyway,
so its likes and dislikes are expected
to carry little weight.
Senator OMahoney of Wyoming
and Representative Mccormack OF
Massachusetts, are others whose
names have been mentioned.
Mr.. Ross turned aside questions
concerning Mr. Truman's preference
for vice presidential running mate
if he receives the nomination. Mr.
Truman's statement last week that
the matter is up to the convention
is still true Mr.. Ross said.
On the disintegrating draft
Eisenhower front. James RoOse-
welt. son of the late President, re-
newed his call for a preconvention
caucus in Philadelphia Saturday to
get a candidate to oppose Mr.. Tru-
man, and Frank Hague of Jersey
City and Jacob NJ. Arvey of Chi
cagO. a couple of other boilers, also
continued to beat the Eisenhower
drums
Hears From Own People.
Mr.. Roosevelt, who is Democratic
State chairman and national COM
mitteeman from California, began,
however. to hear from some of his
own people. Patrick w. McDonough
of Oakland, a member of the State
committee and delegate to the con-
vention. wired Mr.. Roosevelt tell
ing him to get off of the delegate
ticket so that confidence may be
restored to the integrity of the
California delegation
The California delegation is
pledged to Mr.. Truman on the first
ballot. and Mr.. McDonough, man.
ufacturer, told Mr.. Roosevelt you
have dishonored the delegation by
proposing the runout to Gen. Eisen-
hover
Arriving in New York today to
confer with party leaders, Mr.. Arvey
declared that Gen. Eisenhower
ought to let us nominate him.
The people want him." Mr.. Arvey
continued. It's peoples draft,
not a partisan draft
He said that Gen. Eisenhower
could unite the country and the
world But he took occasion to add
that he had never been anti
Truman. I've been pro-EisenhoWer, y
, he explained. because the people
want him and he's a natural"
Mr.. Arvey praised President Tru-
man as ''Steadfast" and courageous
in the face of an antagonistic coun.
try" adding that Mr.. Truman hao
submerged party politics for the
public welfare
J Also Mentions Douglas.
The Chicago Democratic leader
said Mr.. Truman was next closest
to Gen. Eisenhower as the one te
unite the country. He also men
toned Supreme Court Justice Doug.
las and Senator Barkley of Ken
lucky as possible Democratic leaders
Meanwhile, the head of The
Douglas for President Clubs said il
Chicago that Gen. Eisenhower
latest thumbs-down on the presi.
Dental nomination is making gain!
for the Douglas campaign.
/ Hugh Will, Chicago attorney, sale
that the number of Midwestern dele
gates backing Mr. Douglas is sub.
stantial," the Associated Press re-
ported. Mr.. Hill gave no specific
estimate.
Mr.. Hague, New Jersey Demo
cratic leader. called on Mr.. Truman
to take the convention platform and
nominate the general--a circum-
stance that those supporting Mr.