Show trunian truman top 44 slate of democrats platform stresses international postwar post war organization for peace by GEORGE A BARCLAY amid historic demonstrations tion s acclaiming his 12 year record it in the white house and the promise of his future service idl e President Roosevelt was for a fourth term by the democratic national convention in chicago only one ballot was necessary to give the president 1088 1086 votes senator harry F byrd of virginia received 89 votes his support corning chiefly from southern delegations tio ns who registered a protest aga against dinst the fourth term and the new deal james A parley farley former national committee chairman and manager of mr Roosevel ts first two wo campaigns received one vote his name had not been placed in nomination nail n in one of the most hotly contested battles tor for the vice presidential nomination in the history of 0 the party sen harry S truman of missouri whose chairmanship of the senate committee investigating the war program had won him national recognition captured the position the missourian won on the second ballot when he overcame a long lead piled up by vice president henry A wallace on the first poll A crowd which jammed every seat and flowed over into the aisles and galleries of the chicago stadium cheered the presidents acceptance speech which he delivered by radio from an undisclosed pacific coast naval base whither he had arrived from a cross country trip the president described this journey as in the performance perlor mance of my duties under the constitution senator samuel D jackson of indiana permanent chairman of the convention introduced the president nations choice in outlining the future as he saw it and stressing the necessity of planning for forthcoming eventualities mr roosevelt declared the war waits for no elections the people of the united states he added will decide this fall whether to turn urn this 1911 1944 lob job this worldwide jo job to inexperienced and immature hands to those who opposed lend lease arid and international cooperation against forces of aggression 9 gres sion and tyranny until they could read the polls of popular sentiment or whether they wish to leave it to those who saw the danger from abroad IN who ho met it headon head on and who now have seized the offensive and carried the he war to its present stages of success no item in the presidents analysis of the job before us in 1944 Is fast and overpowering victory over the axis next is the formation of an international organization which would make future wars impossible and third is the building of a firm economy tor for returning veterans of the war concise platform president Roosevel ts desire tor for a concise platform was fulfilled when the convention ratified by acclamation the 1500 1 word document presented by the resolutions committee it was one of the shortest in I 1 modern times with most of its planks single sentences chief interest centered in the platforms declaration tor for a postwar international ter organization based on sovereign equality and with power to use armed forces it if necessary to preserve peace i on the race question the plat f torm arm declared we believe that racial and rell bious 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 power to protect those rights the platform urged steps pro noting mating the encouragement of risk capital anil and new enterprise and promised special attention to the natural resources ot of the west it urged reduction or repeal of wartime taxes as soon as possible relaxation ot of wartime controls at the earliest possible moment was promised along with a pledge of special aid to small business and a declaration against monopolies cartels or any arbitrary private or public authority for agriculture the platform pledged price guarantees and crop |