Show wallace ticket cho choice ice i of democrats third term tradition Is broken by dele delegates ates at convention i by GEORGE A BARCLAY A TRADITION of years A 1 l standing was shatter shattered e d when president franklin delano roosevelt was nominated for a third term by the democratic convention in chicago it was the first time in hi history that such an event has occurred from start to finish at the convention it was evident he would be nominated even when speakers proposed propose 4 the names of other candidates it was apparent that when the vote was finally taken president roosevelt Koo sevelt would be drafted A surprise to many convention attendants was the fact that when the nominations started alabama did not yield to new york but gave its junior senator lister hill the honor of nominating the president greatest speculation centered around the nomination of a vice vice president it became known on the final day that president Roosevel ts choice was henry A wallace secretary of agriculture As in the case of the of the president the delegates knew for whom they were to vote before entering the hall but it was only after a neck and neck race with speaker william B bankhead and a noisy demonstration by groups of delegates and spectators who shouted objections when paul V mcnutt federal security administrator asked withdrawal of his own name that mr wallace was nominated his selection is expected to appeal to agriculture and to act as an offset to the same appeal of sen charles mcnary republican vice presidential nominee acceptance speech in accepting the nomination for a third term mr roosevelt showed himself once more a tradition in a radio address broadcast from fr om the white house to the delegates he said that he accepted the nomination only after deep conflict between his personal desire to retire and the urgings of his conscience but now he said the european war had created a public danger in the united states in the face of that danger he told the delegates all those who can be of service to the republic have no other choice but to offer themselves for service in those capacities pa cities for which they are best fitted it was an apparently united party that made the ballot unanimous for roosevelt after the vote of the state delegations had given the president 1330 of the 1100 votes in the convention and the other candidates a combined total of these candidates included postmaster general parley farley vice president garner and senator millard tydings secretary of state hull although not a candidate had received 5 votes one after another the names were withdrawn and finally mr parley farley 1940 STANDARD BEARE 14 1 g V N 1 p franklin D roosevelt henry A wallace spearhead of the opposition to the third term moved the nomination of the president by acclamation aside from the balloting and the reading of the planks in the platform three things stood out in sharp relief in an otherwise unemotional aland and unexciting convention one was the candidacy of james A farley and the speculation over his future role in the party the other was the reading by permanent chairman alben W barkley of kentucky of a statement summarizing president Roosevel ts views on the nomination the night before the balloting in which he said he had bad no desire or purpose to continue in office and released all delegates pledged to him the third was the dramatic appearance of 82 year old senator carter glass of virginia from a sick bed to inveigh against again st breaking the third term tradition as he nominated mr parley farley roosevelt vs farley the approaching dissolution of the partnership between mr farley and president roosevelt was evident as the chairman of the democratic national committee raised his gavel on monday noon calling the convention to order those who rem remembered embere the situation in 1932 and 1936 when farley was the organizing genius felt the contrast no longer was jim parley farley the general in chief directing the strategy that would his chief he was in in another role that of a candidate for the presidency himself and an avowed opponent of the third term idea for months it had been apparent to political observers that the president and mr farley no longer saw eye to eye the presidents silence on the third term question and far leys known opposition to it increased the difficulties their historic conference at hyde park N Y a week before the convention at which mr roosevelt made known his views and pledged farley to secrecy pushed the question of their future relationship further into the limelight to many it seemed virtual confirmation of the longstanding long standing rumor that mr farley would resign his national committee and cabinet posts after the convention to take over the majority stock of the new york yankees hall ball club complimentary references to jim farley by president roosevelt in his radioed acceptance speech and by mrs roosevelt who appeared seasonally nally to speak on the closing night were interpreted as a gesture of friendship to mr farley with evidence mounting that roosevelt would be drafted when it came time to ballot later in the week there was little opportunity for suspense or excitement the opening day the keynote speech of temporary chairman william B bankhead on opening night warned both political parties that the american people are in no mood for petty politics in the forthcoming race that the major objectives of both parties must be unity and solidarity of purpose in preserving the structure of our government and the perpetuation petua tion of the peoples freedom fire at republicans heavy guns were turned on the republican party in the speech of permanent chairman barkley the following night senator barkley held their platform up to scorn denounced wendell L willkie attacked statements of herbert hoover at the republican conven convention tio n and pointed to the record of republican congressional voting on various preparedness pa redness bills one mention of president Roosevel ts name brought a demonstration lasting 22 minutes the statement from president roosevelt which mr barkley read at the conclusion of his speech had no effect in halting the draft roose velt movement although mr barkley had said the president has never had and has not today any desire or purpose to continue the office of president or to be nominated by the convention for that office he wishes in all earnest earnestness nes s and sincerity to make it clear that all of the delegates to this convent convention ion are free to vote for any candidate A demonstration lasting an hour followed the statement and it was a foregone conclusion that nothing could stop the delegates demand for roosevelt when balloting took place this was abundantly clear on wednesday night as state after state seconded the nomination speech glass gets ovation dramatic was the appearance of senator glass on behalf of postmaster general farley rising from a sickbed and attending what may well be his last convention the virginia statesman was eloquent in his praise of farley and won for himself a personal ovation parley farley he said is a man who never broke a pledge once given who believes in the unwritten law as advocated by democrats ever since the days of thomas jefferson who less than three years before his death appealed to his party never to nominate a man for a third term but while the delegates cheered senator glass it was a personal tribute only their minds were made up tradition or no tradition they wanted president roosevelt for a third term with the nominations out of the way the democrats faced their campaign opponents from a platform built on a strong defense of the new deal against the republicans and of the western hemisphere against all aggressors in its planks on foreign wars defense and aid to the allies the platform was a close approximation of similar planks adopted by the republican convention at philadelphia recently concerning foreign wars the platform stated we will not participate in foreign wars and will not send our army naval or air forces to fight in foreign lands outside of the americas except in case of attack concerning defense the platform pledged to enforce and defend the th monroe doctrine s provide arr america aeri ieri with an in invincible air force a navy strong enough to protect a all our seacoasts and a fully equipped and mechanized army the platform is pledged to safeguard the farmers foreign markets expand his domestic markets for all ail domestic crops to promote farmer owned co operatives marketing agreements extend crop insurance and safeguard the family size farm |