A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE 1940 CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Benedict, Bertram
A Bird's Eye View of The 1940 Candidates For President of The United States -[By BERTRAM BENEDICT FOR EDITU RIAL RESEARCH REPORTS I DEMOCRATS Age Political Experience Other Experience Political...
...in Congress 7 yrs...
...2. Speaker) 7 yrs...
...Legislature 24 yrs...
...Public Utilities Commission Republican Doubtful 4 (Small) 26 (Large) REPUBLICANS Arc Political Other Political Elerloral Experience Experience Sanding Vote of of State Stale GANNETT, FRANK E., 63 89 yrs...
...Attorney General Doubtful 47 (Largest) WALLACE, HENRY A„ of Iowa 51 7 yrs...
...Editor Doubtful 47 of New York and Publisher (Largest) ROBERTS, OWEN J., 64 Special V. S. Attorney 30 yrs...
...Secretary of Agriculture 23 yrs...
...Professor (Columbia, Yale) Conn., Prob- 8—Conn, ably Republican (Small) Minnesota, 11—Minn...
...General Ohio 4 yrs...
...Doubtful (Medium) DEWEY...
...Agricultural editor, Farmer, Writer Doubtful 11 (Medium) DOUGLAS, WILLIAM 0, of Connecticut (Born in Minnesota) REPUBLICANS 41 5 yrs...
...State Governor 21/2 yrs...
...Commis...
...7 yrs...
...House of Representatives (2 yrs...
...District Attorney Probably Democratic 4 (Small) JACKSON, ROBERT H., of New York 48 2 yrs...
...of Pa...
...Vice President Safely Democratic 23 (Large) FARLEY...
...State Governor 3 yrs...
...A Bird's Eye View of The 1940 Candidates For President of The United States -[By BERTRAM BENEDICT FOR EDITU RIAL RESEARCH REPORTS I DEMOCRATS Age Political Experience Other Experience Political Standing of state Electoral Vote of State HULL...
...Minority leader...
...Counsel Bur...
...Asistant Atty...
...Senate 5 yrs...
...largest) 10 yrs...
...Law Probably 36 of Pennsylvania Prosecutor, Oil Professor Republican (Second Lease Cases (U...
...Attorney General Ohio 1 yr...
...Chairman State Boxing Commission 7 yrs...
...Chairman Dem...
...Assistant Atty...
...TAFT FOR From Important, Doubtful State Persistence Grasp of Detail Prestige of Name Unphotogenlc Briefness of Senatorshlp Never in high office before 1938 VANDENBERG AGAINST Long Record in Senate Experience With National Problems From Large State Political Contacts Consistency On Economy Unglamorous Position on Neutrality Bill (?) Votes Against Many Pressure Groups Advocacy of Farm Debenture Plan MARTIN AGAINST Success as House Minority Leader Many Political Contacts From Important State Lack of National Reputation BRIDGES FOR Vote For Neutrality Bill (?) From Small State Briefness of Senatorshlp BRICKER ? Aloofness From Most New Deal Controversies Balanced Budget in Ohio From Large, Doubtful State Bitter Controvershy on Relief Inexperience With National Problems GANNETT From Most Important State Politically Never in Public Office ROBERTS ? Prestige of Office Success in Prosecuting Oil Lease Cases Aloofness From New Deal Controversies From Large State Never Elected to Public Offico Possible Lack of Wide Public Knowledge About...
...U. S. House of Representatives (1 Minority Leader) Newspaper Publisher Doubtful 17 (Large) BRIDGES, STYLES, of New Hampshire BRICKER, JOHN W., of Ohio 41 46 2 yrs...
...Serv...
...Governor 5 yrs...
...Legislature 7 yrs...
...and Exchange Com...
...State Pub...
...JOHN N„ of Texas 71 30 yrs...
...Safely Democratic 11 (Medium) GARNER...
...General 1 yr...
...Supreme Court 14 yrs...
...U. S. Senate 4 yrs...
...Head Fed...
...Support of John L. Lewis POLITICAL LIABILITIES Past Reputation aa Radical From Small State Votes for Inflation, Free Silver, etc...
...Radical For Against In 1940 JACKSON Liberal For Spending ? Presumably For WALLACE Liberal For Spending For Taxes to Meet For DOUGLAS Liberal For ? ? ? REPUBLICANS DEWEY Liberal (?) Against Economy ? Against TAFT Conservative Against Economy Against Against VANDENBERG Conservative to Liberal Against Economy Against Against MARTIN Conservative Against Economy Against Against BRIDGES Conservative Against Economy Against Against BRICKER Conservative Against Economy ? GANNETT Conservative Against Economy ? Against ROBERTS Conservative to Liberal (?) ? ? ? DEMOCRATS POLITICAL POLITICAL ROOSEVELT ASSETS LIABILITIES NEUTRALITY BILL HULL FOR Knowledge of Foreign Problems Age Experience in Congress From South Aloofness from many New Deal From Sure State controversies Poor Speaker Ranking Cabinet Member Ranking Cabinet Member Victory on Reciprocal Tariff Reciprocal Tariff Program Extension GARNER FOB Opposition to New Deal Opposition to New Deal Political Experience and Contacts Age Prestige of Office From South From Sure State FARLEY FOR Long, Strong Political Alliances Preoccupation With Politics Obligations of President Never Elected to Public Office Roosevelt to (?) With certain Voters and in From Large, Doubtful State Certain Sections, Religion MeNUTT FOR From Doubtful State Hostility of Certain Labor Leaders Personality Alleged "Shake-Down" by Political Eloquence Machines in Indiana Aloofness from Most New Deal Hostility of Farley Controversies American Legion Ties DEMOCRATS ROOSEVELT NEUTRALITY BILL WHEELER AGAINST POLITICAL ASSETS Past Reputation as Liberal Fight on President's Supreme Court Plan Votes for Farmers, Labor, Etc...
...Legislature 5 yrs...
...V. S. Senate 22 yrs...
...Support of John L. Lewta JACKSON FOR Personal Popularity With President And Other New Dealers From Large, Doubtful State Briefness of Political Experience Lack of General Public Knowledge About WALLACE FOR Organizer of New Deal Farm-Aid Programs Personality From Doubtful Slate Intimacy With Farm Leaders Weaknes* of Now Deal Frnm-AM Programs Never Elected to Publle Offleo Pre-occupatfon with Farm Problems DOUGLAS ? Personality Record as Chairman of Security and Exchange Commission Aloofness From Most New Deal Controversies Prestige of Office Never Elected to Public Offles Lack of General Public Knowledis About Youth REPUBLICANS DEWEY ? Glamor Radio Eloquence Success in Jailing Racketeers Large Vote for Governor in 1938 From Most Important State Politically Born in Middle West Youth Inexperience In High Public Offfes Inexperience With National Problems Defeat for Governor In 1931 Paucity of Political Contact...
...Administration 8 yrs...
...District Attorney, N. Y. County 2 yrs...
...Law Professor 8 yrs...
...Postmaster General 8 yrs...
...THOMAS E., of New York 38 21/2 yrs...
...Law School Dean Head State and National American Legion Doubtful 14 (Medium) WHEELER, BURTON K., of Montana 58 2 yrs...
...JAMES A, of New York 51 2 yrs...
...Solicitor General 3 mos...
...1U Chairman) 1 yr...
...V. S. Senate Doubtful 26 (Large) VANDENBERG, A. H, of Michigan 56 11 yrs...
...Secretary of State 4 yrs...
...Newspaper Editor and Publisher Doubtful 19 (Large) MARTIN, JOSEPH W, of Massachusetts 55 5 yrs...
...Chairman Dem...
...Internal Revenue 2 yrs...
...Legislature 17 yrs...
...Cordell, of Tennessee 68 4 yrs...
...Supreme Court + + + Approach For $212,000,000 Reciprocal and On New Economy for Farm Parity Trade DEMOCRATS Philosophy Deal or Spending Payments Agreements HULL Conservative to Liberal Mildly For (?) ? For GARNER Conservative Generally Against At Times For Each ? Against FARLEY Conservative Generally Spending ? For to Liberal For MeNUTT Liberal (?) For Spending (?) ? For WHEELER Liberal to Generally Spending For For In 1937...
...Philippine High Commissioner 6 mos...
...Assistant U. S. Attorney Special Prosecutor Doubtful 47 (Largest) TAFT, ROBERT A, of Ohio 50 7 yrs...
...State Judge 3 yrs...
...Mead Building supply Firm Doubtful 47 (Largest) JfeNTJTT, PAUL V„ •f Indiana 48 4 yrs...
...Legislature (1 as Speaker) 1 yr...
Vol. 10 • May 1940 • No. 20
