Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 February 1940 — Page 5
FRIDAY, FEB. 2, 1940
¢ The Gallup Poll Shows—
© MOST MEMBERS * OF UNIONS BACK FDR THIRD TERM
59 Per Cent Would Vote for Him; 66 Per Cent Hopé Democrats Win in 40.
By DR. GEORGE GALLUP Director, American Institute of Publis Opinion /
PRINCETON, N. J., Feb. 2— John L. Lewis’ open breach with the Roosevelt Administration and his refusal to indorse the President for a third term raises the vital political question: Where do labor union members stand on President Roose- _ velt today? Throughout the course of its national surveys of public opinion the American Institute regularly samples the opinions of labor union members in all states. The results of these surveys show that among the labor union members included in the sample, sentiment is pro-Roose-velt and pro-Democratic, despite attacks on the New Deal by Lewis and other leaders. Nearly threefifths of those polled favor a Roosevelt third term, and an even greattr majority say they want to see the Democratic party win the Presidential election. However, the trend of sentiment among labor union members is less Democratic today than it was at the time of the 1936 election. The majorities which today favor a Roose- _ velt third term or a Democratic victory are not as large as the majority given President Roosevelt when he ran in 1936. The survey finds that 80 per cent of those labor union members reached in the study voted for Mr. Roosevelt in that year. Labor union sentiment today is reflected in surveys on the following specific issues: “If President Roosevelt runs for a third term, will you vote for him?”
Would voie for Roosevelt... 59% Would vote against ......... 41
Only 10 per cent expressed no opinion. “Which party would, you like to see win the Presidential election this year?” Favors Democrats ...:...... 66% Favors Republicans 34 The above is the vote of those holding opinions on the subject. Approximatelv two in ten—18 per cent —expressed no opinion. These results indicate that while there is a fair-sized opposition to a Roosevelt third term among labor union members, nevertheless the majority are still pro-Democratic in their leanings, though much less so than in 1936. Will Mr. Lewis, with his attack on the President, be able to swing labor sentiment away from the New Dealers? The course of events in the coming months will provide the answer. The full effect of Mr. Lewis’ recent statements is not reflected in today’s ‘study, although the results indicate that the C. 1. O. leader may face an uphill fight at the start.
DELAY ENTHRONING OF 14TH DALAI LAMA
CHUNGKING, Feb. 2 (U. P)— Enthronement of the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet has been postponed from Feb. 23 to 24 to take advantage of the shining of a lucky star as promised by the Tibetan lunar calendar, it was reported here today. The new temporal and spiritual ruler of Tibet, a Kokonor boy born six years ago at the exact hour and minute of the death of the 13th Dalai Lima, is being trained for his duties by Lamaistic Buddhists at Lhassa.
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The Scott County conservation clubs are applying the Golden Rule in conservation, with reported complete success. : They have done unto the school
the school children do unto birds. Worried about the fate of birds when snow covered the ground
usual food, the clubs bought and sacked some candied pop corn. They distributed these sacks to school children and others with instructions to eat it. And after they had eaten and enjoyed it, they were urged to find bread crumbs and other suitable food and scatter it on the snow for the birds. !
Upon the Snow |
children what they would have
and they were unable to find their
DOUBT GARNER T0 BE NOMINEE
But Washington Feels - He’s in Earnest.
By MARSHALL M’NEIL Times Special Writer
there is occasional talk that John N. Garner is only a “stalking horse” for some other presidential aspirant,
est. Yet letters received here from two well-informed Texas newspapermen both say, in effect, that “we don’t take the Garner candidacy seriously.” One of these writes:
to Jesse Jones. Jones would not have the opposition from labor, th
Big business would welcome Jones’
servative Democrats would, also.” Four Reasons For Seriousness
that Mr. Garner wanted to go back
kingmaker instead of a king. But men close to Mr. Garner,
he wants the No. 1 job himself.
reasons.
silence.
conservatives — men prominent in the oil, sulphur, cattle and other
tribute. Has Conservative Backing
spoken out for him are Alfred E. Smith, Senator Edward Burke (D.
Slemp of Virginia, 4. He generally is looked - upon,
standing anti-Roosevelt candidate.
garded by/ associates here as a
of a convention deadlock.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.— While |S
many persons here who have long |S known Mr. Garner are convinced |S that his campaign is in dead earn- |=
“None of us takes Garner's can- = didacy seriously, so far as his going |= through with it is concerned. It|E would be simple logic to suppose|= that he would throw his delegations |=
Negroes, and possibly certain liberal : elements that Garner would have. |g
candidacy with open arms, and a lot |= of undecided Republicans and con- |S
Some here felt about a year ago|=
to rest in Uvalde, but desired to be|S the power behind the throne—a |=
especially in the Texas Congres-|3 sional delegation, believe now that =
The Garner candidacy is taken |= seriously here for four major|=
1. He has the political legend— |= birth in a cabin, long service in|s Congress, the Speakership of the|S House, his role in the 1932 conven- |S tion. The legend has been bolstered |S by Mr. Garner's own political |S shrewdness, and, since 1932, by his |=
2. He could have, if he does not = already have, ample funds for a|= campaign. Texas has scores of rich |=
businesses—who willingly would con- |&
3. He has the backing of con- E servative Democrats and Republi- |S cans. Among the former who have =
Neb.) and ex-Congressman John J.|= O’Connor (D. N. Y.); among the|s Republicans he has been tacitly in-|= dorsed by R. B. Creager, Texas Na-|S tional Committeeman, and Bascom |=
whether rightly or not, as the out- = Although Mr. Garner is not re- : 8 Stalking horse,” there is a possi-|E
bility that his strength might be|S shifted to someone else in the event |S
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