Show as h A on erry Round Go GO Roun d J Jackson D Day y Speech Wont Won't Take Up Third Thiril l Term Chicago Chicano Due To Get G. G 0 O. P P. P Convention in July y p By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN WASHINGTON Wiseacres in both parties are due for a big disappointment in Roosevelt's Jackson Jack- Jack son Bon day dinner speech January 8 Contrary to their predictions he intends to say nothing about his third term intentions Instead he plans a speech devoted chiefly to foreign affairs The date for his third term statement is still undecided undecided unde unde- cl d and far in the future perhaps future perhaps mid Chicago for G. G 0 O. P. P As As' Asfar far as the Republican executive 1 tive committee is concerned you youcan youcan youcan can put down these dates and place for the party's 1940 convention convention convention conven conven- tion Chicago July 15 or 22 Final decision is up to the national nation nation- al committee which will meet in Was Washington ington in late January or early February But in the secret deliberations deliberations deliberations of the executive committee sentiment was practically unanimous unanimous unanimous for the thel above set The leaders favored Chicago because because because be be- cause of its ce central location plus pIu the fact that it is neutral territory since Illinois has no favorite son Also it is in the heart of the farm belt which the Republicans are convinced convinced con con- vinced will win be the major battlefield of the campaign The July dates were a compro compro- mise inise The G. G O. O P P. P chiefs abandoned abandoned abandoned aban aban- hope of holding their convention convention convention con con- after the Democrats They saw in Roosevelt's suggestion that both parties delay selecting their tickets until late August or September Septem Septem- ber bel an ultimatum that the Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- intended to stall until fall Go Merry Secretary Henry Wallace Vallace may be urging the President to run again but Mrs Wallace doesn't think he will During a recent visit to DesMoines DesMoines Des DesMoines Moines her home town she told friends that while she likes Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington she will be glad to go back to Iowa in 1941 John Hamilton has told intimates he does not intend to return I to Kansas when he I yi i. i ar Cr steps down from the f G. G O. O P P. P n national nationals a t ion a 1 s chairmanship next summer Inside word wordis h is Hamilton has 24 been promised a job ob jobby jobby obby by Joe Pew multimillionaire multimillionaire multimillionaire multi- multi millionaire oil man and Republican bossHa boss J John hn of Philadelphia Ha Hamilton ilton PresIdent Ex-PresIdent Hoover is IB taking no chances with the publicity publicity publicity pub pub- of his Finnish relief drive Two powered high-powered New York press agents have been employed 4 Whitney Case Again Richard Whitney is still in Sing Sing but it looks as if if his case is going to flare up again agam on the New York Stock exchange Robert Wood kindly head of Sears Roebuck Co who is the publics representative on the governing board of of the St Stock c exchange exchange exchange ex ex- ex- ex change is demanding disciplinary lma y action against friends of Whitneys Whitney's s who knew knew- about his shortages Already one member of the board Robert President ors of gover governors H Hutchins of Chicago U. U has reH re re- signed for the same reason Among those who sided against t Hutchins last year was General Wood Since then a widow named Mary Stevens Baird is is threatening to sue the Stock exchange to recover er l life e savings of which she claims were pilfered from her by byShe Whitney She is making the claim claimon that exchange officials officials the ground on were cognizant of Whitneys Whitney's financial condition and did nothing he heW heWs herd Wood is up in arms because Ws rd s persuaded to oppose Hutchins W W the assurance that no outside cw Whitey's Whit- Whit through i investors lost money j eys ey's The thefts Baird claim refutes this and she be recompensed rec- rec that y J is is demanding disciplinary action and a d he will well resign t taken or Ten Boats U-Boats Weekly Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- Confidential Confide reports that the manufacturing 10 submarines submarines sub- sub mans were marines a week at first were received received re- re here as pure German propaganda the experts are inclined in- in But now ganda ganda be Sned that this may dined to believe a close to the truth pre pretty They y experts base this figure on The the German submarines fact that the small only rives rines are r very some French seagoing sea sea- tons as submarines against of 2000 tons The going German subs carry crews of only German 12 W Sen men and two officers S In Aid of Finns the U. U S S. S army is leaning HoW bach backward ward to help supply the over materials was military Finns sw wi with h the other day when a aV illustrated V at Edgewood arsenal Md colonel C telephoned chemical warfare post a Tire Rubber Co General to the he said if if you Its HItS all right masks t turn over those gas want Gant to Finnish Fin Fin- making aking for us to the m are you ishm ment We Vve can wait m nish ish govern government will pay for the masks The Finns will get masks originally but ut they b ordered for the U. U S S. S army |