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Show GAMIER SEEKS TIE WITH FARLEY . TO BAR ROOSEVELT, FRIENDS SAY WASHINGTON, March 18 (AP) Clone associate of Vice President Garner said Monday that he wai seeking- a political alliance with James A. Farley In an effort to prevent third-term third-term nomination for President Roosevelt. Such a coalition, they said, probably prob-ably would offer Farley for second place on the ticket No Information Informa-tion was disclosed, however, as to the postmaster general's attitude. Garner was represented by friends as believing that his own convention strength, combined with Farley's, would be sufficient to stop a flrst-4allot nomination for Mr. Roosevelt Exchange Views It was reported reliably that Intimates In-timates of Garner and Farley have been exheanglng views for the last two weeks and that the two men probably would confer pe non-ally non-ally soon. Farley has given no public Indication In-dication so far that he would not support the third term movement A slste of Democratic delegates has been put forward In his name In Massachusetts with the understanding under-standing that they will support the President if he runs. One southern Democratic sena- tor. usually irieadly wit Cam, told reporters that the Illinois primary. pri-mary. April t, would determine whether the vies president would be a major factor In the national convention. This senator, asking anonymity, asserted that a big majority for Mr..RooseYelt In that race seriously serious-ly would damage Garner's chances for the presidential nomination. Garner himself was described as believing that the primaries in Illinois, Illi-nois, Wisconsin, California and Oregon would snake or break his chances. Nam Entered The president's nam was entered en-tered In Illinois by suooortera af Chicago's Kelly-Nash organization. The president did not approve that action, but neither did he repudiate it The third term question still was uppermost in eaiptol political conversation as the selection of delegate alowly was getting under un-der way. Louisiana ' Republicans and those In three Ksnsaa districts dis-tricts will pick their delegates in conventions this week. Friends of Attorney Central Robert Jackson were reported to be working for his nomination as Democratic vice presidential candidate can-didate n the assumption that Mr. Roosevelt would not run. i |