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Roosevelt to Accept
Nomination, Willkie
Again Predicts
Says He Prefers to
Oppose President
Than Any Other
Mr the Associated Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July
17.—Wendell L. Willkie, predicting
that President Roosevelt would re
ceive and accept a third-term nom
ination, renewed today his decla
ration that he would rather run
•against the President than any other
Democrat.
Mr. Willkie said the Chief Execu
tive was the best representative of
the New Deal side of the coming
campaign and that he would like to
have a fight against him.
Sitting on a couch in his hotel
apartment, the Republican nom
inee listened by radio last night to
Senator Barkley’s talk accepting the
chairmanship of the Democratic
Convention. He yawned several
times, lay back occasionally on heavy
green-striped pillows and thumbed
through newspapers and a book.
When Senator Barkley ended his
talk with the statement that presi
dent Roosevelt “has never had and
has not today any desire or purpose
to continue in the office of Presi
dent,” Mr. Willkie dictated this
comment to reporters:
“I'll make the same prediction I
made the other night—that the
President will be renominated on
the first ballot and will accept the
nomination.”
Complimentary, He Says.
Again when Senator Barkley as
serted that the Republicans had
wanted “color” in their nominee
and added that they picked a man
who had been a Republican for
only a short time, Mr. Willkie de
clared the statement was “the most
complimentary thing I have received
since my nomination."
The statement of one convention
speaker that Mr. Willkie would be
sent a twist of tobacco to "keep
him from chewing the rag” drew
the remark from the Republican
nominee, "That's a remarkable bit
of humor.”
Mrs. Willkie, hearing her hus
band’s radio from a nearby room,
walked in once during Senator
Barkley's talk and asked:
“Is he talking about you,
Wendell?"
The Republican nominee respond
ed that the Senator had been talking
about him, but that he was dis
cussing something else at the
moment.
When Senator Barkley mentioned
the Republican candidate before
saying that it was not his purpose
to review the New Deal history, Mr.
Willkie grinned and remarked:
“He gets me before history.”
The address by the Democratic
leader, Mr. Willkie said, was “all
defensive, but a reasonably good
defensive talk."
Declares Worries Are Over.
During the convention demonstra
tion that followed Senator Barkley's
mention of Mr. Roosevelt, Mr.
Willkie turned to reporters in his
suite and said, “I think my worries
are over.” He added he always had
wanted to run against the President
and that it appeared the Chief
Executive would be the nominee.
“This is the answer." Mr. Willkie
said, indicating the radio. “Now I
can take it easy.” And he leaned
back comfortably on the couch.
The nominee smiled when a con
vention delegate shouted in the
microphone, “We want Roosevelt!”
“They are stealing my slogan,"
Mr. Willkie said, referring to the
campaign cry, “We want Willkie!”
The New Yorker listened atten
tively to a brief non-committal
statement by James A. Farley re
garding Senator Barkley's third
term declaration, but he had no
comment. Mr. Farley said the
Barkley statement spoke for itself,
that he (Farley) was still a candi
date for the Democratic nomina
tion and that his name would be
presented by Senator Glass of Vir
ginia.
At one point, as he listened to
Senator Barkley's speech, Mr. Will
kie said it appeared to be “pretty
thin.”
Praise for Bankhead.
Asked for comment on Speaker
Bankhead's keynote address at Chi
cago. Mr. Willkie issued this state
ment:
“I found myself in complete ac
cord with Speaker Bankhead in his
condemnation of the speculative or
gies of the 1920s. I agreed with
him in his strictures about the un
loading on the public during the
same period of common stocks be
yond their true value.
“I always have thought that such
speculation was to be condemned,
whether it was in the securities oi
utilities companies, vending machine
companies, or took the form of gam
bling in foreign exchange, such as
German marks.
‘‘I am very proud that I had abso
lutely nothing to do with that phase
of American economic life.
"I have devoted a substantial pari
of my time during the past 71/
years to protecting the investments
of the people against the assaults ol
their own Government.
‘‘I also was very happy to heal
Speaker Bankhead commend the
passage of the act creating the Fed
eral Deposit Insurance Corp., whicl
guaranteed bank deposits up te
$5,000. My very good friend Senatoi
Vandenberg of Michigan was chieflj
responsible for securing the passage
of that act.”
Convention
(Continued From First Page.)
Texas, were prominently mentioned
The supporters of Paul V. McNutt
of Indiana, Federal Security Admin
istrator, were increasing their drive
Draft Invitation Seen.
Despite the strong terms of th(
President’s message last night, it was
interpreted here as a draft invi
tation. Had the President deter
mined not to accept a nomination
at the hands of the convention anc
not to run, it would have been s
simple matter for him to have sent
that message to the convention. H<
did not do so. And the delegates
are confident he will accept.
Secretary of Commerce Hopkins
followed Senator Barkley’s an
nouncement quickly with a declara
tion that “I have known for months
that the President did not want t<
run again.”
Predicting that he will consen
to make the race, however, th<
cabinet officer added: ‘‘Mr. Roose
velt is wanted, not only by thesi
delegates but, what is far more im
CHICAGO.—DEMOCRATS DEMONSTRATE FOR ROOSEVELT—Scene on the
convention floor last night as Democratic delegates staged a noisy demonstration
at the first mention of President Roosevelt’s name in the speech delivered by
Senator Barkley. The demonstration lasted over 20 minutes. —A. P. Wirephoto.
portant, by the great masses of the
American people. I believe the
American people will re-elect him
overwhelmingly in November. These
are no times for petty political con
siderations. The American people
know this. They trust him and
they want him.”
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
also took the view that the "draft”
is inevitable. He said: “There is
only one thing for the delegates to
do. National security and national
defense come first. The President,
j and only the President, has the ex
perience to pilot this Nation safely
through the troubulous times ahead.
As an Iowa delegate I have no ques
tion as to how the Iowa delegates
and other delegates pledged to Mr.
Roosevelt will vote.”
Wheeler W7on’t Comment.
Senator Wheeler of Montana
would make no immediate comment.
Federal Security Administrator
McNutt, another presidential hope
ful, authorized word that he favors
renomination of Mr. Roosevelt. He
added a prediction that this will
take place.
Senator Maloney of Connecticut
announced that the Connecticut
delegation, instructed to vote for Mr.
Roosevelt, 'will carry out its orders.
Senator Minton of Indiana dis
missed speculation by the curt com
ment, "The convention will do what
; it came here to do—make him run.”
I The statement made by Senator
I Barkley on behalf of the President,
i came after the Kentucky Senator
i had completed his address as per
! manent chairman of the conven
] tion.
No Conditions Mentioned.
In some quarters it has been pre
dicted that the President would lay
down condition or conditions under
which he might accept a nomina
tion. The message as delivered by
Senator Barkley mentioned no con
ditions whatever. It was couched
in the following terms by Senator
Barkley:
“I and other close friends of the
President have long known that he
has no wish to be a candidate again.
We know, too, that in no way what
soever has he exerted any influ
ence in the selection of delegates,
or upon the opinions of, delegates
to this convention.
“Tonight at the specific request
and authorization of the President,
I am making this simple fact clear
to this convention.
“The President has never had,
and has not today, any desire or
purpose to continue in the office of
President, to be a candidate for that
office, or to be nominated by the
convention for that office.
“He wishes in all earnestness and
sincerity to make it clear that all of
the delegates to this convention are
free to vote for any candidate.
“That is the' message I bear to you
from the President of the United
States.”
Demonstration Follows.
No sooner had Senator Barkley
delivered the message, which was
listened to in tense silence by the
huge throng which packed the con
vention hall, probably nearly 19,000
all told, then the band began to
play and the third termers, seizing
the State standards, started a pa
rade around the hall. Gradually
some of the marchers began to
chant “We want Roosevelt,” “We
want Roosevelt” as they passed the
speakers’ stand and paraded around
the aisles. They made little sound,
however, and Maury Maverick of
Texas seized a floor microphone and
bellowed into it, “We want Roose
velt.”
That went better. Over the loud
speaker came thereafter for minute
after minute shouts that “The world
wants Roosevelt,” “California wants
Roosevelt,” “New York wants
Roosevelt” and so on through the
entire list of States, with variations.
As these shouts came up to him
from the floor of the convention,
Chairman Barkley leaned forward
and bellowed: “It’s all right by
me."
Wag Brings a Laugh.
Then a wag gained the micro
phone and said:
“Willkie wants Roosevelt,” which
brought a burst of laughter from
1 the audience. This was followed by
a declaration, “Tammany wants
[ Roosevelt.”
[ Still another shouted “Virginia
wants Roosevelt,” and the piping
voice of a Georgia woman came
! through with the declaration that
' | “Georgia wants Roosevelt.”
■ Finally a Virginian shouted
■1 over the loud speaker, “Vir
ginia wants Byrd (Senator Harry
Flood Byrd),” which was a change.
Democratic leaders from various
States crowded to the speaker’s plat
form and shouted and grasped
Chairman Barkley by the hands,
and now and then they would do
some shouting into the microphone
themselves.
The galleries began to empty long
before the demonstration was over
and finally Chairman Barkley
rapped the convention to order.
Byrnes Is Recognized.
After a few routine announce
ments of committee meetings for
today by the secretary of the con
vention, Senator Byrnes of South
Carolina was recognized. He an
nounced that the Resolutions Com
mittee had finished its squabbles
over the platform and that the doc
ument could be adopted at the
Wednesday afternoon session.
‘ Tomorrow night we can meet to
finish the job for which you came
here—of drafting President Roose
velt,” he said, and the delegates
began whooping again.
An adjournment motion was
whipped through, and the delegates,
hoarse ahd sore from their exuber
ance, went trooping out into the
streets.
One purpose, and perhaps one
effect, of the demonstration last
night was to shake the determina
tion of the anti-third term Dem
ocratic candidates for the presiden
tial nomination and that of their
supporters. Obviously it would be
to the advantage of the third-term
drafters if no other name was pre
sented to the convention for con
sideration. Every effort is being
made to prevail upon Mr. Gamer,
Senator Wheeler and Mr. Farley not
to have their names placed in nomi
nation.
Farley Is Firm.
Mr. Farley, hoover, reiterated his
determination to have his name
presented. Senator Glass of Vir
ginia is expected to make the nomi
nating speech for him.
Mr. Germany, campaign manager
for Mr. Garner, also asserted that
the latter's name would be placed in
nomination, when the time comes,
by Wright Morrow, a delegate from
Houston, Tex.
Senator Wheeler has said all along
that his name would be proposed if
the President did not run. He mod
ified this recently, saying he would
have his name offered by Senator
Clark of Idaho whether the Presi
dent's was presented or not.
The Maryland delegation had
plans for putting Senator Tydings
in nomination. He was one of
those against whom President
Roosevelt campaigned in the 1938
primaries.
The Maryland Senator held one
of the State’s standards in its normal
position during the Roosevelt dem
onstration last night. But the usually
calm and dignified Sumner Wells,
Undersecretary of State, went leap
ing about the hall with the others,
joining in the shouts of "We want
Roosevelt.”
Earlier Demonstration a Riot.
The demonstration which came at
the conclusion of the “message” de
livered by Chairman Barkley was a
tame affair compared with an earlier
demonstration, during Chairman
Barkley’s address to. the delegates.
This first Roosevelt demonstration,
although it lasted only 24 minutes,
produced some strenuous fighting
on the floor. With fists flying, dele
gates struggled over State standards.
The chairman had interpolated a
eulogistic reference to the President,
calling him by name. Immediately
the shouting began and State stand
ards were seized and a parade
started.
A fight began in the Massachusetts
delegation, which is pledged to Mr.
Farley, although the majority of
the delegates insist they will vote
for President Roosevelt on the first
ballot. A struggling mass of men
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the Bay State standard, which
finally was carried triumphantly
aloft in the parade.
Texans Stand Firm.
The Texas delegation was made
of sterner stuff. The delegates have
been pledged to Mr. Gamer and a
majority of them take the pledge
seriously. So when a Texas stand
ard was seized and its holders started
in the parade, other Texans jumped
on the bearers and pulled the stand
ard down and tore the “Texas"
name away.
Robert E. Cunningham, a delegate
from El Paso, was particularly effec
tive. Three times, as Texans favor
able to the Roosevelt nomination
passed the "bloody corner” where he
was standing, he jumped into the air
and dragged the standard down. In
the final instance the fighting was
fierce, and it took four policemen to
stop it, most of them attempting
to take Mr. Cunningham out of the
conflict. Not a Texas standard,
however, escaped him.
The Missouri banner, guarded by
Senator Clark, remained unmovable
as the parade proceeded. Nor did
the Montana delegation join in the
parade. It is instructed to vote for
Senator Wheeler,
Melvyn Douglas on Hand.
Melvyn Douglas, movie actor,
passed by carrying a California
banner.
Finally Senator Barkley announced
from the platform that a woman
had been seriously injured and
called for a doctor. That brought
an end to the demonstration. In
quiry developed, however, that the
injured woman did not go to the
first aid room and apparently had
vanished.
There were reports that Mayor
Kelly of Chicago had something
to do with staging these demonstra
tions. But whether he did or not,
it was perfectly clear that the great
mass of delegates are here to vote
for the renomination of President
Roosevelt.
Platform
_(Continued From First Page.)
they were informed that the final
answer was "no.” Led by Repre
sentative Ryan of Minnesota, they
had been button-holing members
before the committee met. Re
buffed, they, too, indicate a fight
on the floor.
The deepest feeling yet observed
at this relatively lethargic conven
tion was being displayed by the
rebel group outside the committee
room. Serving as spokesman, at
first was Representative Ryan, a
former law partner of Minnesota’s
Republican Governor, Harold E.
Stassen.
A delegate from his State, Mr.
Ryan assailed last night’s state
ment by President Roosevelt as a
confession of error in strategy and
went on:
“Delegates who came here in
structed to support a third term
cannot now be expected to reverse
the whole course of events of the
last year as directed by the Ickes
Corcoran-Cohen-Hopkins clique.
“Democratic principles have been
denied the Democratic party.
“This convention has been taken
out of the hands of Jim Farley and
railroaded from the start. The dele
gates have had no part in the de
terminations of the convention. The
Kelly-Nash machine engineered a
bogus demonstration to further in
timidate the delegates last night.
“Let no one be deceived, the real
sentiment here is anti-third term if
the delegates were allowed to speak
the thoughts in their hearts.”
Kirby Vidrine, Arizona alternate,
declared a third term would be “the
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kie would be elected."
R. H. Anderson, Florida delegate,
warned that a third term nomina
tion “will cost many votes in Flor
ida.”
Mrs. Arthur D. Condon of the Dis
trict of Columbia delegation took
her place on the Platform Commit
tee today as women from all the
States and territories assumed their
new convention privilege.
Although no official advance an
nouncement has been made of the
content of the platform, it is under
stood that the important foreign
affairs plank contains a pledge that
no American armed forces of any
classification shall be sent across the
seas, declares for aiding the demo
cratic victims of totalitarian aggres
sion. but strictly within our neu
trality statutes, and pledges defense
of the Monroe Doctrine. The latter
pledge, incidentally, would qualify
the first one to the extent of per
mitting the use of United States
forces outside the country's own lim
its, but within the Western Hemi
sphere
Wallace Rebuffed on Britain.
A much more extreme plank In
the direction of national defense
through aid to Britain “short of
war” was twice submitted to the
drafting group by Secretary of Ag
riculture Wallace, it was learned,
but on each occasion was rejected
convincingly.
The second attempt was made
after the cabinet officer had been in
touch with Washington by the con
venient telephone switchboard in
the Blackstone Hotel suite of Sec
retary of Commerce Hopkins, two
floors above quarters used by the
committee.
A somewhat lesser victory for the
non-intervention group headed by
Senators McCarran, Wheeler and
Walsh was the omission of a plank
indorsing peacetime military con
scription.
In the light of President Roose
velt's deep personal convictions of
this entire issue of foreign policy
and national defense, his renom
ination for a third term might be
followed by a qualified rejection of
this whole section of the platform.
That the controversial problem
was treated in a fashion eminently
pleasing to the Wheeler-McCarran
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their comments on concluding the
subcommittee's work shortly before
last midnight.
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