Show Truman Top Top 44 Slate Of Democrats Platform Stresses International International War Post nr Organization Organ Organ- for Cor Peace Dy By y GEORGE A A. BARCLAY Amid historic demonstrations acclaiming his year 12 record in inthe inthe inthe the White House and the promise promise prom prom- ise of his future service President President President dent Roosevelt was for a fourth term by the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic national convention in Chicago Only one ballot was necessary to give the President 1086 votes Senator Harry F F. F Byrd of Virginia received 89 votes his support cOming coming coming com cOm- ing chiefly from Southern d delegations delegations legations lega- lega who registered a protest against the fourth term tenn and the New Deal James A. A Farley former national national national na na- committee chairman and manager of Mr Roosevelt's first two campaigns received one vote His name had not been placed in nomi nomi- nation In one of the most hotly contested contest contest- ed battles for the vice presidential nomination in the history of the party Sen Harry S. S Truman of Missouri whose chairmanship of the senate committee investigating the war program had won him national national na na- recognition capt captured red the po po- The Missourian won on the second ballot when he overcame a along along long iong lead piled up by Vice President Henry A A. A Wallace on the first poll A crowd which jammed every seat sea and flowed over into the aisles and galleries of the Chicago Stadium cheered the Presidents President's acceptance speech which he delivered by radio from an undisclosed Pacific coast naval base whither he had arrived from a cross-country cross trip The President described this journey as asin asin asin in the performance of my duties under the Constitution Senator Samuel D. D Jackson of Indiana permanent permanent permanent per per- manent chairman of the convention introduced the President Nations Nation's Choice In outlining the future as he saw it and stressing the necessity of planning for forthcoming eventualities ties Mr Roosevelt declared The war waits for no elections The people of the United States he added will decide this fall whether to turn this 1944 1914 Job this worldwide job to inexperienced and Immature hands to those who opposed lend lease and International cooperation cooperation co co- cooperation operation against forces of aggression aggression aggression ag ag- and tyranny until they could read the polls of popular popular lar sentiment or whether they wish to leave it to those who saw the danger from abroad who met it on head-on and who now have seized the offensive and carried the war to its present present pres pres- ent stages of success No 1 item in the Presidents Presidents President's Presidents President's dents dent's analysis of the job before us in 1944 is fast and overpowering victory over the Axis Next is the formation of an international organization organization or or- which would make future wars impossible and third is the building of a firm economy for returning returning re reo turning veterans of the war Concise Platform President Roosevelt's desire for a I concise platform was fulfilled when the convention ratified by acclamation acclamation tion the word 1500 document presented presented pre pre- by the resolutions committee It was one of the shortest in modern times with most of its planks single sentences Chief interest centered in the platforms platforms platform's platforms platform's plat plat- forms form's declaration for a postwar international international international in in- organization based on sovereign equality and with power to use armed forces if necessary to preserve peace On the race question the platform platform platform plat plat- form declared We believe that racial and religious religious reli rell minorities have the right to live develop and vote equally with all citizens and share the rights that are guaranteed by our constitution Congress should exert its full constitutional constitutional con con- power to protect those rights ts The platform urged steps promoting promoting pro pro- the encouragement of risk capital and new enterprise and promised special attention to the natural resources of the west It urged reduction or repeal repeal re reo peal of wartime taxes as soon as possible Relaxation of wartime controls at atthe atthe atthe the earliest possible moment was promised along with a pledge of special aid to small business and a declaration against monopolies cartels cartels car car- or any arbitrary private or public authority For agriculture the platform pledged price guarantees and crop I L Campaigns for Fourth Term II Z x l r e FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT I insurance farm parity with labor and industry steps to foster the success of the small independent farmer aid for the ownership of family sized farms broader markets markets mar mar- extension of rural tion Continuation of the administrations administration's administrations administration's administrations administration's tion's policy of full benefits for ex ex- service men and women with special special special cial consideration for the disabled was promised We make It ft our first duty to assure employment and economic economic eco eco- security to all who have served in the defense of our country the platform added The labor plank pledged the enactment enactment en en- of additional legislation as experience may require including amendments or repeal of any law which has failed in its purpose Barkley's arkley's Tribute Dramatic scenes accompanied the nominating speech by Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky President Roosevelt's service he said is a record of achievement in national i I t x I SEN HARRY BARRY S. S TRUMAN IAN I and international affairs so amazing I and successful that his friends proclaim proclaim proclaim pro pro- claim it and his enemies dare not threaten it with destruction Senator Barkley's address precipitated precipitated precipitated a demonstration which lasted more wore than half an hour This was followed by four seconding speeches Truman became a bandwagon candidate after southern states which had scattered their votes between between be be- tween Senator Bankhead of Alabama Alabama Ala Ala- bama Senator Barkley of Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Ken Ken- tucky and a long list of favorite sons began to switch their votes to Truman Interest had centered on this contest for the vice presidency and excitement mounted as the three-day three meetIng meeting meet meet- Ing progressed While the delegates delegates dele dele- gates had before them President Roosevelt's statement that he would vote personally for Mr Wallace If he were a convention delegate they also were Informed in informed informed In- In formed that he likewise thought Senator Truman Truman Truman-or or Supreme Court Justice William O. O Douglas Doug Doug- las would las would add strength to the ticket that will oppose the Republicans Republicans' Republicans Republicans' Republicans Republicans' Re Re- publicans' publicans Thomas E. E Dewey and John Jolin W. W Bricker The official tabulation of die nie Ie second second sec sec- ond ballot for the vice presidency taken on the evening of the conventions convention's conventions convention's conven convene tion's third day after more than four hours of oratory was Truman 1078 Wallace 66 Justice William O. O Douglas 4 and Gov Prentice Cooper of Tennessee 22 Vice President President President Pres Pres- ident Wallace had hod received votes on the first ballot compared to fo Truman's A. A Mr Wallace was quick to congratulate congratulate congratulate con con- the winner and urge his support My own defeat is not a loss to the cause of liberalism he said That is obvious in what happened happened happened hap hap- here at the convention Following his nomination Mr i Truman was escorted to the platform platform plat plat- form amid the cheers of the overflow crowd In a speech lastIng lasting last last- Ing hardly a minute he ho said he would continue his efforts to help shorten the war and win the peace under the great leadership of President Roosevelt and then stating that he did so with humility he accepted the nomination Those suggested for the nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion in addition to Truman and Wallace were were Sen Scott S. S Lucas of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy Gov J. J M. M Broughton Brough- Brough ton of North Carolina Gov Robert S. S Kerr S.-Kerr Kerr of Oklahoma Paul V. V McNutt McNutt McNutt Mc- Mc Nutt of Indiana War Manpower commissioner Sen John H. H Bankhead Bankhead Bankhead Bank- Bank head of Alabama Sen Alben Barkley Barkley Barkley Bark- Bark ley of Kentucky Gov Prentice Cooper of Tennessee Sen Joseph C. C of Wyoming and Sen Elbert Thomas of Utah Added starters were Gov Herbert OConnor O'Connor OCon nor of Maryland and Sen Claude Pepper of Florida who were put in the race by first ballot votes Political observers were definite in their belief that Truman would strengthen the Democratic national ticket They pointed out that in choosing the Missourian the party had a candidate whose voting record record rec rec- ord in the senate has been consistently consistently consistently consist consist- Roosevelt pro-Roosevelt and friendly to labor The fact that Truman is a veteran of World War I with a distinguished distinguished distinguished dis dis- record is likewise regarded regarded regarded re re- as a strong asset That he heis heis heis is acceptable to labor was indicated by the action of Sidney Hillman chairman of the CIO Political Action Action Action Ac Ac- tion committee one of Wallaces Wallace's chief supporters who declared that Truman was satisfactory to his group In the South Truman likewise likewise likewise like like- wise should attract support It was southern delegations which started the Truman stampede that culminated ed in his nomination Gov Kerrs Kerr's Keynote Unusual interest had on the keynote speech delivered by Gov Robert S. S Kerr of Oklahoma for it was the first time the Westerner Westerner West West- erner had faced a national party meeting Veteran convention attendants were agreed that the Oklahomans Oklahoman's Oklahomans Oklahoman's Oklahomans Oklahoman's mans man's performance ranked high among such performances in their memory Caustic in his bis denunciations denunciations de de- of the opposing party and fervent in his praise of the Roosevelt administration Governor Kerr brought cheers from the delegates time after time Enunciating traditional party doctrine doctrine doc doc- trine he declared that the election of a Republican administration this year would bring about the certain return of 1932 and would invite disaster Robert E. E national chairman told the delegates and guests that the fortunes of war have been too hard to win to be gambled away in the inexperienced hands of a new in commander The increasingly important role of women in national politics was emphasized at the convention Three women in particular were i ithe Inthe in inthe n the spotlight Dorothy Vredenburgh secretary of the tho national committee commit commit- tee Mrs Charles W. W Tillett of North Carolina assistant chairman of th the e convention and Mrs Helen Gahagan Gahagan Ga Ga- hagan hogan Douglas of California From the same spot where Congressman Congressman Con Can gressman gressman Clare Boothe Luce had d spoken three weeks before to the Republican convention Mrs Douglas Douglas Doug las delivered one of the major adof ad ad- of the r |