Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-03-21 | Page 3 | Garner in 'Driver's Seat,' Elliott Roosevelt Says

Garner in 'Driver's Seat,' Elliott Roosevelt Say 3 president became m incensed over the administration's handling han-dling of the sit-down strike situation situ-ation that he quit Washington ana returned to Uvalde lor a ttx months' vacation, sine his return re-turn hla opinions have been at 1 variance with tba president's as ' to tha path bainc takes by tha Democratic party. "As to tha results thus far and tha future attainments of the conservative element as opposed to the new deal, I do not feel qualified to voice an opinion. - . FORT WORTH, Texas, March 11 (UP) Elliott Roosevelt, second sec-ond son of President Roosevelt, said today that Vies President John Nance Garner, as leader of the conservative wing of the Demooratio party, was presently tha most likely candidate to bead his party ticket In 140. Roosevelt who only yesterday had described himself as ths president's "severest friendly critic, said In a broadcast over bis Texas state network that "John Garner Is In the driver's seat right now, well In the lead as a likely Demooratio candidate for the presidency In tha 1M0 elections. Garner, ha said, was "by all signs and portents" ths leader of the conservative branch of tha party. "There Is little room for doubt that Mr. Gamer and the president presi-dent of the United States have traveled separate roads sine tha winter of 1WT," he said. "Reports have It that the vie