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‘Unbossed’ Republican National Convention
Pins Hopes on Willkie and McNary Ticket
8y WRIGHT A. PATTERSON
WENDELL L. WILLKIE
For President
CHARLES L. McNARY
For Vice President
With that ticket the Republi
cans tell us they named the
best qualified men in America to
direct the destinies of the na
tion through the time of,stress
and trials they think lie ahead.
They were picked from a wide
field. A dozen or more itien each
with followers who believed
cheir favorite was the best; who
insisted they would stick to their
candidate forever if necessary;
who could see no possible vir
tue in any other candidate.
The delegates were divided be
tween Dewey, Vandenberg, Taft,
Willkie, James, Bridges, Bricker,
Martin, Hoover, MacNider, Gannett
and others.
Speeches were made about all of
them, resulting in long hours of fren
zied oratory. All were pictured as
the one, outstanding, great American
leader, eminently best fitted for the
great job, and especially so for these
times, but in the end they dropped
out one by one, and until on the
sixth roll call of the states Wendell
Willkie was named to head the
ticket.
After numerous consultations,
some arguments, and another flow
of oratory Charles L. McNary was
named for second place, and the big
>ieeting was over.
When at 10 o’clock on Monday
morning, June 24, John Hamilton,
as chairman of the Republican na
tional committee, pounded the table
and called the Republican national
convention to order, anyone could
get a bet for or against as he
wished on anyone of 10 to 12 can
didates.
It was not only the folks back
home who did not know who the
candidate would be. The delegates
at Philadelphia were equally igno
rant on that subject.
On Sunday evening Congressman
Joe Martin was asked how many
Massachusetts delegates would vote
for him on the first ballot, as the
favorite son of that' state.
He replied he did not know defi
nitely that any one delegate would
vote for him; that aside from the
delegations that were definitely in
structed it was impossible to tell
who would vote for whom.
Party in New Hands.
And the reason for it all is that
the party was in new hands, the
hands of a thousand delegates, each
one a law into himself. Gone from
the places of power were the older
statesmen of former years, the
party leaders who could crack the
whip and make the delegates dance.
It was a new element, younger in
political experience, each one of
whom believed he was there to do a
job as he thought it should be done,
or until someone had actually con
vinced him of a better way than his
own.
It all resulted in a confusion that
was unknown to former Republican
conventions, but out of that confu
sion, the Republicans say, has come
definite party unity both as to poli
cies and as to leaders. The dele
gates claim they did what they be
lieved best, and not what anyone
told them to do.
It was a picturesque gathering.
There was with it all ballyhoo of a
street carnival. Each group had its
own pet form of expressing approval
of either a candidate or a policy.
The Dewey, the Taft, and the Willkie
voters put on the best and noisiest
show. In so far as he could influ
ence his followers Senator Vanden
berg prevented the introduction of
. burlesque into his campaign.
Dark Horses.
Martin and Hoover were in the
dark horse class and were not much
talked about until after the opening
of the convention. Others were
among the “also ran** entries with
not a sufficiently large following to
produce much noise.
One noticeable difference between
this and the Republican conventions
of some years ago was the scarcity
of Negro delegates. There were
some from the southern states—not
so many because of the limited dele
gate representation from the South,
but practically none from the north
ern cities. New party leaders in
sisted the difference was due to a
transfer of political allegiance on the
part of the northern Negroes from
the Republican to the Democratic
party. Whatever the reason may
C. For the first time in the history
of the Republican party, a woman
was named as assistant sergeant at
arms at the Philadelphia conven
tion. She was Mary Berkmeier
Quinn, Chicago attorney, who has
been active in the party’s work in
Illinois.
C. The Taft headquarters had the
biggest telephone set-up at the con
vention with 120 trunk lines.
WENDELL L. WILLKIE
have been the Negroes were not in
evidence as they have been at pre
vious Republican gatherings.
Another difference was the discus
sion in committees of every plank
in the platform, and every incident
concerned with party policy. This
year each delegate who had an opin
ion on any subject insisted on the
right and privilege of expressing
and fighting for that opinion before
the committee. The whole show was
more like a big town meeting than
an old time Republican convention.
It had no bosses who made the rules
and defined the policies.
Aside from the balloting for candi
dates, the long roll call of the states,
and the reading of the plank in the
platform defining Republican policy
as regards America’s attitude to
ward the war in Europe, the two
outstanding events were the keynote
address of Gov. Harold E. Stassen
of Minnesota and the address of
Former President Herbert Hoover.
Governor Stassen was emphatic
and fiery in his denunciation of the
present national administration and
of all things connected with the New
Deal. He aroused tremendous en
thusiasm as a keynoter is expected
to do, and gave the delegates the
ammunitions they wanted for use
during the campaign. He was com
pensated for his efforts by thunder
ous applause and demonstrations.
Hoover Stirs Delegates.
Former President Hoover, with
his analysis of what he termed New
Deal falacies, carried the conven
tion by storm as he did at Cleve
land four years ago and received an
ovation that was unusual in any Re
publican gathering. He might have
been the choice of the convention as
its presidential candidate had he
not withdrawn his name. He could
By HAROLD E. KENTON
Three months ago he was virtual
ly unknown to the American public.
Today he is the presidential nomi
nee of the Republican party and
sage political prophets are predict
ing that on January 1, 1941, he will
be in the White House.
That is the saga of Wendell L.
Willkie. His feat of sweeping into
the Philadelphia convention without
political sponsors and taking the
prize away from seasoned political
rivals is unprecedented.
Who is this man Willkie? What is
he like? What has he done?
Briefly, his story is the tale of a
small town boy who made good—
who was never afraid to try his
wings on a new flight.
In the 48 y^ers of his life Willkie
has had a wide training in the Amer
ican way of life. He knows every
section of the country.
He did farm work as a lad in In
diana and later sold newspapers. A
few years later he harvested wheat
in Minnesota. He worked in the oil
fields of Texas. He ran a cement
block machine in Wyoming and op
erated a little hotel in Colorado. He
was a vegetable picker in Califor
nia. He taught school in Kansas and
is remembered there.
During all his experience in labor
ing at various jobs, he found time
to attend Indiana university and to
graduate with high honors.
Wendell Willkie was born in El-
wood, Ind., in 1892, the son of Her
man Francis Willkie, a lawyer. His
paternal grandfather was an emi
grant from Prussia who spelled his
name Willcke. He came to America
to escape the oppression of the Ho-
henzollerns. Wendell’s mother, like
his father, was a lawyer. Both par
ents believed in education for their
children. At home as well as in
C. Political convention feet differ
from World’s fair feet, an expert
reported. “At a World’s fair,” he
said, “your feet get tired. At a con
vention they just wear out up to the
garter line.”
C. Philadelphia’s ancient Mummer’s
parade, ordinarily held on New
Year’s day, was staged during the
convention. An all-male affair, it
was a colorful spectacle
CHARLES L. McNARY
have named the candidate by indi
cating a choice, but refused to do so.
Each one of the 1,000 delegates
took a hand in the platform build
ing, and especially the plank cov
ering war and preparedness. The
battle between the “Fight Hitler
Now” forces and the extreme Henry
Ford type of isolationist was fast,
furious, and seemingly never end
ing. In the end the fight did not
get to the floor of the convention.
Compromise was effected and the
plank as finally adopted can be in
terpreted to mean anything each
voter may want it to mean.
Compact Platform.
Other platform planks followed
very closely the findings of the
Glenn Frank committee, but ex
pressed in about 3,000 words instead
of the 37,000 Dr. Frank and his as
sociates needed.
On one subject there was no dis
agreement—“There shall be no third
term.”
All in all the Republican conven
tion of 1940 was a colorful and in
teresting show—and very, very, dif
ferent. The old leadership was gone,
the game was being played by a
new team and umpires had not been
named. The result, for a time,
was confusion with each delegate
his own boss, taking orders from no
one, and fully convinced that he had
the solution of all the nation’s prob
lems.
Out of it all in the end came har
mony, everybody satisfied, includ
ing the defeated candidates for the
nomination. All of the noisily con
tending forces climbed onto the Will
kie bandwagon and returned home
with the usual assurance of victory
in November. How well that assur
ance may be justified will not be
known until the votes are counted
in November.
the school room he absorbed learn
ing. By the time he was 15 years
old he had finished high school and
was able to matriculate at Indiana
university. While there he earned
most of the funds that kept him.
Sometimes jobs around the univer
sity were scarce and young Willkie
had tough sledding. His parents
were never able to give him much
financial backing and there were
times when he had to leave college
and work elsewhere.
Back again in college, Willkie was
able to attend long enough to get
his degree. .
College days over, he returned to
Elwood and entered into law prac
tice with his father. Then America
entered the World war. Within a
week Willkie enlisted in the army.
He spent 22 months in service, 11
of which were in France. Before he
sailed on January 14, 1918, he mar
ried his Hoosier sweetheart. Miss
Edith Wilk. They have one son.
Back in America in 1919, Willkie
resumed his law practice. He moved
to Akron, Ohio, and practiced there
for nearly a decade. His unusual
legal talents gained steady recog
nition. In 1929 he became legal ad
viser of the Commonwealth & South-
.ern Utility company and by 1933. its
president.
Willkie’s debates with government
spokesmen established him as an
articulate and able spokesman for
business. He began to be in demand
as a speaker. Some of his intimates
began to say he might be presi
dential timber. Several newspaper
columnists took up the idea. Then
a few weeks ago a small group in
New York began sending out litera
ture about him. He received thou
sands of requests to speak. Willkie
clubs sprang up from coast to coast.
The boom caught on.
Physically Willkie is impressive.
He is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs
over 200 pounds. He is a friendly
man who has the ability to make
people in all stations of life like him.
Blue eyed, with dark hair he has a
commanding presence. He likes a
fight when a principle is involved.
But this does not mean he is pugna
cious. Some of those who know him
compare him to the late Will Rogers
who “never met a man he didn’t
like.” And he has the quality of
making the people like him, regard
less of what station in life they oc
cupy.
Jottings From a Crowded Convention Notebook
‘Small Town Boy Makes Good’
Tells Story of Willkie’s Life
WHEN YOU MAKE JAM OR JELLY
(See Recipes Below)
“Sugar ’nd spice ’nd everything
nice” goes into the preserving ket
tle, and out of it comes a tantaliz
ing array of jellies, jams, pickles
and relishes, and rich fruit butters
and marmalades.
This year, why not add to your
stock of preserves (and to your rep
utation as a good
cook!) by doing
some of your own
canning and pre
serving? It’s as
easy as A,B,C, if
you’ll follow a
few simple sug
gestions and use
tested recipes.
Most of the equipment you need
for canning and preserving you will
have on hand; large kettles or
saucepans, a colander, coarse
strainer, wooden masher, wooden
spoons, a skimmer, wide-mouth fun
nel, glass jars, jelly glasses, jar
covers and new rubbers. It may be
necessary to buy a few new jars
each year, for nicked jars are'likely
to cause spoilage.
Wash jars, glasses and covers
thoroughly in soapy water, and rinse
in boiling water. Sterilize them just
before using and let them remain
in the hot water until you are ready
to fill them. Use new rubbers ev
ery year, and dip them in boiling
water just before you put them on
the jars. When jars or jelly glasses
are to be filled with hot foods,
place the hot glasses on a clean
towel which has been wrung out of
hot water.
If you have an old-fashioned gravy
boat with a spout and handle, use it
in filling glasses
with jellies, jams
and preserves.
Allow the jam to
cool in the glasses
before sealing
with paraffin.
When the paraffin
has set, wipe the
glasses with a damp cloth, cover,
and label them. To prevent the
formation of mold, store jams, jel
lies, and preserves in a cool, dry
place.
Homemade Tomato Soup.
(Makes 6 pints)
1 peck tomatoes (14 pounds)
1 bunch celery
1 quart onions (sliced)
% cup butter
% cup flour
% cup sugar
4 to 5 teaspoons salt
% teaspoon pepper
Scrub the tomatoes and celery,
and cut into pieces. Add the sliced
onion, and cook over a low flame
until the vegetables are thoroughly
soft (about 1 hour). Strain. Blend
together the butter, flour, sugar, and
soasoning, and add to the strained
tomato mixture. Bring to a boil,
and boil gently for 20 minutes, stir
ring frequently. Seal in sterilized
jars. To serve, combine the tomato
soup with soup stock or milk.
Sweet Pantry Slices.
(Makes 6 to 7 pints)
1 gallon cucumbers (3 to 5
inches long)
quarts white onions (sliced)
^ cup salt
5 cups sugar
1 tablespoon ground ginger
^ teaspoon turmeric
2 tablespoons mustard seed
1 tablespoon celery seed
5 cups vinegar
Scrub cucumbers and slice thin
(without paring). Add sliced onions
and salt, and if crushed ice is avail
able, stir in 1 pint which aids in
crisping. Cover with a weighted lid
and let stand for 3 hours. Drain,
and add remaining ingredients.
Place over low heat, bring to the
simmering point, and simmer for 5
minutes. Pack in sterilized jars and
seal.
Strawberry-Rhubarb Conserve.
2 pounds strawberries
2 pounds rhubarb
3 pounds sugar
Wash fruit; hull strawberries and
cut rhubarb in small pieces (you’ll
find the scissors a great finger-saver
in cutting the rhubarb). Place fruit
in deep pan like a dish-pan and
place in cold oven. Set temperature
control to 400 degrees and start the
oven. Cook about IVz hours, then
add sugar. Cook, stirring occasion
ally, for % to 1 hour, or until con
serve becomes thick. (The time va
ries according to the “juiciness” of
the fruit). Pour into sterilized jars
or glasses and seal immediately or
cool and cover with melted paraffin*
Quick Strawberry Jam.
(Makes 6 glasses)
1 quart strawberries
Boiling water
4 cups sugar
Remove caps from strawberries
and wash thoroughly. Then pour
boiling water over berries until wa
ter is lightly tinted with pink. Drain
and place berries in saucepan, add
2 cups of sugar, and shake over
low flame until sugar is dissolved
and mixture begins to boil. Then
increase heat and boil hard for 4
minutes. Reduce heat, add remain
ing sugar and boil hard again for 4
minutes longer. Pour into jelly
glasses, allow to thicken, and seal
when'cold.
Sunless Sun Preserves.
Take 4 cups o# strawberries which
have been washed and hulled and 5
cups sugar, place 1 cup berries in
a heavy saucepan and cover with 1
cup sugar and continue until all of
the berries and sugaj have been
placed in the saucepan layer, by
layer. Bring slowly to a boil and
boil gently for 9 minutes. Remove
from fire and add 3 tablespoons lem
on juice. Let stand over night. Next
day bring to a boil and boil gently
an additional 9 minutes. Remove
from fire, skim, and let stand in
saucepan until thoroughly cold, then
seal in hot sterilized jars. The ber
ries remain whole and retain their
natural flavor and color.
Rhubarb Butter.
(Makes 6 to 7 glasses)
2% pounds rhubarb
2 pounds sugar
Va cup vinegar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
% teaspoon ground cloves
Cut rhubarb in small pieces (do
not peel). Combine with remaining
ingredients and cook for about 2
hours—or until the mixture is the
consistency of fruit butter. Pour
into sterilized jelly glasses. Cover
with melted paraffin.
Chili Sauce.
4 quarts ritfe tomatoes
6 apples
2 onions
1% cups brown sugar
2 cups vinegar
1 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoons pickle spice
2 teaspoons paprika
Peel an^ chop fine the tomatoes,
apples and onions. Add the brown
^ sugar, vinegar
_/ 1 and salt and the
spices tied in a
^ spice bag. Cook
slowly until thick,
/T7WT stirring frequent-
/ (gj jty* R em °ve spice
bag. Seal in hot
sterilized jars.
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will taste twice as delicious when
you serve them with homemade bis
cuits and rolls. You’ll find tempting
and unusual recipes for bread and
rolls in Eleanor Howe’s cook book,
“Better Baking.”
Mountain Muffins, Cheese Roll
Biscuits, Peanut Butter Bread, and
Hot Cinnamon Rolls; you’ll find test
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Kitchen Polisher
To freshen kitchen cabinets that
have become dulled by frequent
washings, rub them occasionally
with furniture polish. This renews
the gloss and makes cleaning the
next time easier.
Welsh Rarebit
To prevent cheese from becoming
stringy when making Welsh rare
bit melt it in the sauce after remov
ing the pan from the flame.
For Sandwiches
Put fresh bread that is to be used
in making sandwiches into the re
frigerator for an hour and it will
cut more easily.
Appliqucd Bedspread
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for making quilt; diagram ofi
quilt; yardages; color schemes. 1
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Enclose 15 cents in coins for Pat
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