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The Great Game of Politics
Only Appearances of a Fight Expected
In Convention Choices for Vice President
By trank R. Kent.
Barring decision (which few ex
pect), by the President not to seek
a fourth term, the only real fights
In the two national conventions
this summer
will be over the
vice presidential
nominees. That
is the general
idea, but it is
not altogether
sound.
For, in all
probability, the
fights will not
be real ones at
all. Actually in
each convention
the choice will
be made by the
president ial
Candidate, not Frank R. Kent,
by the convention. Unless he
chooses not to exercise his prefer
ence, which is unlikely, his running
mate will be the man the presi
dential candidate selects. The con
vention will ratify.
Except in the rare instances where
the presidential candidate has been
bass-picked and is boss-controlled
this practice has invariably been
followed in filling the second place
on the ticket, which is always the
last business of the convention.
Certainly, no one will regard
either Mr, Roosevelt or Mr. Dewey
as boss picked or controlled. There
fore, it is likely their preference
in this matter, as in the matter of
the platform, will prevail. It is en
tiiely normal procedure for them
tc dictate both.
So far as the vice presidential
candidate is concerned, the primary
consideration is that he should be
politically and personally in accord
with the presidential candidate.
That is basic. Other considerations
such as what State he comes from,
are minor.
Of course, it is considered desir
able, though it is not vital, that the
running mate should come from a
different section of the country
than the presidential candidate.
Balanced Ticket.
It is true that what Is known as a
"balanced ticket” is highly esteemed
by the politicians and a strong argu
ment for sectional representation
can be made. Unquestionably, each
presidential candidate will want the
second place to go to some one not
from his part of the country. Such
has been the unbroken custom and
there will be no departure this time.
Nevertheless, geographical reasons
are not overwhelming and the rec
ord of our political history fails to
show a single instance in which the
vice presidential candidate either
elected or defeated the ticket—or
even carried a State that otherwise
would have been lost.
In brief, the voters do not vote
for the Vice President—they vote for
the President. The running mate,
so far as the campaign is concerned,
is incidental, not important. Votes
might be lost if he were an unpop
ular man with a bad record, but no
presidential candidate has yet been
stupid enough to pick one like that.
And no presidential candidate ever
owed either his election or rejection
to his vice presidential candidate.
All this sounds as though the vice
presidential candidate is unimpor
tant. But that, of course, can never
be so. when, should the President
die. the Vice President succeeds
him. Five of them have done ex
actly that—Tyler. Arthur. Johnson,
Theodore Roosevelt and
Appearances of Fight.
The point here made is not that
the vice presidential candidate is
unimportant to the Nation but that,
so long as a stupid selection is not
made, he is not important to the
ticket. Both Mr. Roosevelt and Mr.
Dewey can be depended upon not to
make a stupid selection. On the
Republican side it appears reason
ably sure that the Dewey choice will
be either Gov. Warren, Gov. Stassen
or Gov. Bricker. It will not affect
his chance of election which he
chooses.
In the convention, to be sure, there
will be a good deal of jockeying
upon the part of the aspirants and
all the outward appearance of a
fight. But, few doubt that, once
named for the presidency, the
Dewey wishes will be decisive.
Similarly on the Democratic side
the selection will be in the Presi
dent’s hands. Mr. Wallace is the
natural and logical choice, but the
names of Speaker Rayburn, Sen
ator Truman and others have been
mentioned.
Those who favor a change point
out that there is real party oppo
sition to Mr. Wallace—and was four
years ago. This is true, but it is
also true that if Mr. Roosevelt
really wants him he can put him
over this time just as he did in
1940. The really big blocks of votes
in the Democratic convention will
be controlled this time, as they
were four years ago, by the big city
bosses—Nague of New Jersey, the
O'Connells of Albany, Laughlin, the
new Tammany leader; Eddie Flynn
of the Bronx, Mayor Eddie Kelly of
Chicago and others.
None of these professionals cares
three straws about the vice presi
dency. but they all are keenly con
cerned in standing well with the
President. Under the circumstances
talk of the convention disregarding
the President's wish, once he has
been nominated, does not seem well
founded. Mr. Wallace’s fate hinges
upon whether the President wants
him enough to Insist upon him.
Haskin
Answers to
Questions
A reader can set the answer to an?
question of fact by writing The Bre
nine Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J Haskin. director. Washington.
D. c. Please inclose 3-eent stamp for
return postage.
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
Q. Are there any shock troops in
the United States Army?—M. R. Y.
A. The War Department says
this term is not used in the Army.
Q. What portion of the popula
tion of the Soviet Union belongs to
the Communist Party?—E. N. L.
A. According to recent reports it
is only about 2 y2 per cent. All the
men and women who hold the
higher offices are members.
Q. What President delivered his
inaugural address without referring
to. notes?—E. F. J.
A. In his second inaugural Pres
ident Cleveland spoke without using
notes or manuscript.
Q. Is the speed with which moves
are made regulated in a chess
tournament?—W. B. N.
A. In ordinary tournaments each
player is timed with a special clock.
He is required to make 40 moves in
the first two hours of play and 30
moves an hour thereafter.
Q. How long has the British sov
ereign been Emperor of India?—
S. E. N.
A. Since January 1, 1877, the
sovereign has been Emperor or Em
press of India.
Q. How did Gen. Giraud reach
North Africa from France after his
escape from imprisonment?—W. H.
A. He went by submarine.
Q. What statue is remarkable
for the modeling of the human
mouth?—E. L. H.
A. The mouth of Michelangelo’s
David is regarded by many as the
most superbly modeled in all sculp
ture. The same is true of the eyes
in this statue.
Q. Why did Iceland separate
from Denmark?—C. E. R.
A. On May 6, 1941, the Icelandic
Parliament passed a resolution stat
ing that since under existing condi
tions the Danish King was unable
to function as head of the govern
ment, the union with Denmark was
dissolved.
Q Did John Paul Jones admit
that he was the first person to hoist
the Stars and Stripes at sea? —
M. S. H.
A. In a letter to Robert Morris
he wrote: “It was my fortune as
the senior of the lieutenant to hoist
myself the Flag of America the first
time it was displayed.” _
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