Democrats saved nation, new chairman asserts
Birmingham, Alabama (UP) –
The Democratic administration, “which has piloted us through the perils of the past decade, saved the nation and then gave it the strength and determination to defeat its enemies,” Robert E. Hannegan, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said in a prepared address read here last night.
The speech, delivered at a Jackson Day dinner, was read by Edward W. Pauley, party treasurer, who earlier told newsmen that if President Roosevelt wants the nomination for a fourth term, “he’ll get it.”
Both Mr. Hannegan and Postmaster General Frank C. Walker, who was originally scheduled to make the address, were prevented from appearing, Mr. Hannegan because weather conditions grounded his plane in Washington and Mr. Walker because of a death in his family.