| Show Roosevelt-Willkie Campaign Promises to Be Hottest in History of U. S. Two Colorful Two Opposite Political Philosophies Will Vie With Other You can't expect much in the way pf surprises from a conven-tion in which some nine out of ten delegates are pledged to one man and in which that man's word is That was the case with the Democratic which ran absolutely true to anticipated It took up several days and a good many hundreds of thousands of words were but all the essential business at hand could have been concluded in half an From the word there was no question whatsoever but that most of the delegates would cast their votes for Other candidates were and received a scattering of favorite son but this was simply window Dull Convention In the opinion of cynical and experienced this was one of the dullest conventions on It was poorly and during some sessions delegates left the floor in droves or openly slept m mere was no enthusiasm shown at until Senator Barkley mentioned the president's name in his long keynote Then there was a minute and managers had a hard time restoring order so Barkley could go His announce following his of president's position on the third term was something of a There had been a leak the rumors of what would be said were printed and broadcast hours ahead of the actual The rumors proved per cent accurate the president said he did not seek another but intimated he was willing to a The way the stage was is poison in some there can be little question but what he would have been drafted whether he was willing or Democratic big shots consider the Wilkie-McNary ticket one of strongest in Republican and feel that only Roosevelt is a good enough candidate u send into the The Democratic like the is small Both are full of weasel and evade the issues whenever but Willkie and Roosevelt can be trusted to clarify their Third Term Violated This will be remembered in history for one thing for the first time the unwritten opposing the third term was And one of big questions of the moment is just how much faith in that tradition the American people hav Polls indicate that a fairly substantial minority of the voters bo as a general that two terms are sufficient for within the party have already These are partly due to anti-third term sentiment but more to the conservative wing's dislike for Roosevelt The nomination of Secretary Wallace for vice-president curiously indirectly by the Senator McNary's principle strength as a vote-puller is in the agricultural and the president thought it necessary to have a running mate who would appeal to the At the same though he is personally is in some where new deal farm policies are heartily So colorful Willkie is pitted against colorful This should be one of the most vivid campaigns in history no two men in decades have exerted so powerful a hold on the imaginations of the Willkie will probably make a long swing around the touching the little towns as well as the according to his own will conduct a that he will stay in the White House and make radio instead of canvassing the country in Wallace will probably do considerable Senator McNary has said he plans to do relatively Who will Watch the polls for an The experts now think it may be one of the closest campaigns in |
