The Wilmington Morning Star (August 20, 1944)
Hannegan, Roosevelt talk campaign plans
Washington (AP) – (Aug. 19)
Chairman Robert E. Hannegan of the Democratic National Committee discussed fourth-term campaign plans with President Roosevelt for an hour and a half at the White House late today and told newsmen afterward that prospects for a Democratic victory in November were “favorable.”
He would not go beyond that statement and said it was always a problem in every election “to guard against overconfidence and to see that the people register.” He added that a great number of people have moved away from their homes to work in war industries and it was going to take some extended effort to see that they qualify to vote.