The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-01
VICTORY E F0RE(A5TIN
 NOV. BALLOT
Running Mate Question Is Submitted-Ms. Roose-
 veIt or Eisenhower
By ERNEST B. cTony) vAccARo

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 WASHINGTON, July l.--tR- President Truman predicted today his own first ballot nomination by the Democratic National Conven- tion.
 ] He foretold. too, victory ir November over the Dewey Warren i Republican ticket. l Mir Truman said it was up to the convention to pick his Vice Presidential running mate. He was asked specifically if Mrs. Frank lin D. Roosevelt and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower would be acceptable.
 To the Mrs Roosevelt question, the Presidnt smiled and replied: "Of course, of course. What would you expect me to say to that?" As for Eisenhower, whom some southern Democrats favor draft ing for the Presidential nomination. MT. Truman replied with the sug- gestion that the question be put to the General
 MT Truman described as foolish question number one a reporters inquiry as to whether he would withdraw from tlle race
 No Worry, Revolt Talk
 Mir. Truman told rapid-fire news conference that he was not worried by talk of southern re- volt against him.
 The political questioning began { when someone remarked that Sen- ator J. Howard McGrath. Demo- cratic National Committee Chair man, had asserted Mir Truman would be nominated on the first ballot
 The President said McGrath was correct.
 Selection of a Vice Presidential candidate, he said. is up to the national convention.
 A reporter observed that form CT Rep. Clare Boothe Luce tR- Conn had suggested that the Dem- ocrats' only hope was to nominate Mrs. Roosevelt as the Presidents running mate.
 Would Mrs. Roosevelt be accep- table to the President as Vice Presidential candidate? this report CT asked.
 MT. Truman replied: "Of course. Tony, of course"
 Then MT. Truman asked what the reporter would expect him tthe President) to stay to that
 (This exchange was with Ernest B. CTony) Vaccaro oi the Associat- ed PreSsD
 EisenhOwer's Position
 (At Columbia University in New York. a source close to General Eisenhower said his position against seeking public office was unchanged, and applies to both parties" Eisenhower himself was absent from his office of Presi- dent of the University, but his spokesman represented his position now as being the same as it was on January 23, when he disclaim- ed any political ambitions or in tentions in a letter to Manches- ter, N. H.. publisher
 MT Truman made it plain that he would make the record of the Republican, dominated 8Oth Con- gress an issue in the campaign. He said the Republicans left many jobs undone when they quit. June 20 for their Republican Na- tional Convention.
 Special Session Will you call a special session?" newsman asked.
 MT. Truman said he would not comment on that at this time. He did say that the would tell the people in the coming campaign what he told them on his recent cross-country trip-of what Con- gress did to them, not for them. The President was asked about his comment to a trainSide audi ence in California that he liked Gov Earl Warren. now the Repub- i, lican Vice Presidential candidate.
 tMr. Truman told the Califor- nians that Warren really was a Democratl
 AS matter of fact. the Chief Executive said, he didn't have any thing against Gov Dewey. except that he said he is going to beat them both in the coming campaign. Thomas E. Dewey heads the Re- ! publican ticket.