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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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In California's presidential primary on May 5, voters decide Democratic support for Roosevelt versus Upton Sinclair's production-for-use plan, with Sinclair and McGroarty planning to release delegates to Roosevelt after a complimentary ballot; Republicans choose between Landon and an uninstructed delegation.
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SAN FRANCISCO. May 4. (U.P.)- A last minute drive for votes was made today as campaign managers tried to stir up lagging interest in California's presidential primary.
The electorate will decide tomorrow whether President Roosevelt will have the whole-hearted support of this state's delegation at the Democratic National convention, or whether Upton Sinclair should be given an opportunity to carry his production-for-use plan to the national assembly.
Republicans will end the long and bitterly contested fight between supporters of Alf M. Landon and those favoring an uninstructed delegation.
Sinclair's original plan was merely to head a delegation pledged to the President on the condition that the convention approve production-for-use as a plank in the party's platform. Because of the technicalities involved, however, he made himself the nominal choice of his own delegation with the understanding he would release all 44 votes to Roosevelt after one complimentary ballot for himself.
Congressman John Steven McGroarty was in the Democratic race under a somewhat similar plan, but observers believed he would run a poor third. He entered a ticket in an effort to further the interests of the Townsend Pension Plan, and said he would release the delegates to support the president after one complimentary vote for himself should he win the primary.
Actually, therefore, a vote for any one of the three tickets on the Democratic ballot would mean a vote for President Roosevelt, either with or without reservation.
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A last minute drive for votes was made today as campaign managers tried to stir up lagging interest in California's presidential primary. The electorate will decide tomorrow whether President Roosevelt will have the whole-hearted support of this state's delegation at the Democratic National convention, or whether Upton Sinclair should be given an opportunity to carry his production-for-use plan to the national assembly. Republicans will end the long and bitterly contested fight between supporters of Alf M. Landon and those favoring an uninstructed delegation. Sinclair's original plan was merely to head a delegation pledged to the President on the condition that the convention approve production-for-use as a plank in the party's platform. Because of the technicalities involved, however, he made himself the nominal choice of his own delegation with the understanding he would release all 44 votes to Roosevelt after one complimentary ballot for himself. Congressman John Steven McGroarty was in the Democratic race under a somewhat similar plan, but observers believed he would run a poor third. He entered a ticket in an effort to further the interests of the Townsend Pension Plan, and said he would release the delegates to support the president after one complimentary vote for himself should he win the primary. Actually, therefore, a vote for any one of the three tickets on the Democratic ballot would mean a vote for President Roosevelt, either with or without reservation.