The Pittsburgh Press (October 24, 1944)
Roosevelt adds Chicago to tour
President may speak there next Saturday
Washington (UP) –
President Roosevelt will make a campaign speech in Chicago, the White House announced today, and although there was no official word on its time, previous scheduling of a Democratic rally at Soldiers’ Field there next Saturday led to belief he would speak then.
White House Secretary Stephen T. Early said the President was starting work today on both the Chicago speech and the address he is to deliver Friday night in Philadelphia.
Only one caller – W. Averell Harriman, U.S. Ambassador to Russia, who flew back with reports on the Churchill-Stalin conferences in Moscow – was scheduled for the Chief Executive today.
Mr. Early would not discuss plans for any other campaign talks. Mr. Roosevelt will speak at Boston Nov. 4 and there have been repeated reports from Democratic sources that he will speak in Cleveland and Detroit.