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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1939. PAGE NINE NO SIGNS TEXAN WILL STEP DOWN PORT (continued uom p&ga one) run, he, Wheeler, would be available for any responsibili ties that the Democratic con vention wished to place on him, Sen. Holt Laudi Most capital comment on the .Garner announcement was re strained. Friends were, quick, however, to praise the vice president's record of 38 years of service in the national gov ernment. "The vice president has a large following," said Senator Holt (D W. Va.), a frequent administration critic. "He will be a formidable candidate for anyone in the party and when I say anyone, I mean anyone." Declaring that Garner "has a great many friends in North Carolina," Senator Bailey (D., N. C), added: "His record, any way you look at it, is good." Most of those who have been critical of Garner in the past withheld comment. It appeared certain, however, that. Just as McNutt'i declaration subjected him to attack by elements in his party which did not favor his candidacy. Garner's action would sharpen the political fire which already has been directed at him. The vice-president was sharply denounced last July by John L. Lewis, C. I. O. chieftain. Lewis Talk Recalled Testifying before the house labor committee, Lewis accused Garner of responsibility for attempts to modify labor legislation. He remarked that the origin of the attacks on the legislation was not hard to find, adding that the opposition "came from a labor-baiting, poker-playing, whiskey-drinking, evil old man whose name is John N. Garner." Lewis said he was against Garner "personally, concretely and in the abstract, asserting: "And I'll be against him when he seeks the presidency in 1940." Garner made no reply to the Lewis attack, but his friends took up Lewis' words with levity and soon "evil old man" clubs were being organized. When asked for comment tonight on Garner's statement, Lewis gave out word 'that he had nothing to say because his "views on the subject of Mr. Garner are well known." President Silent Hyde Park. N. Y., Dec. 16. OF) President Roosevelt was silent tonight on Vice-President Garner's statement that he would accept the Democratic nomination for the presidency. In response to reporters' sug gestions, White House officials telephoned the statement to the chief executive. Mr. Roosevelt had no comment. Milwaukee, Dec. 16. (JP) William D. Carroll, chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic state central committee, pre dicted today that if Vice-President Garner entered the Wis pnnsin 1940 nrimarv. a slate of Garner-pledged delegates would 'be elected to tne Democratic national convention. Wisconsin Garner - for - Presi dent headquarters announced it had received more than 3,000 pledges of support thus far, representing every county in Wisconsin. 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'They succeeded in taking two prisoners who were able to escape by profiting by our fire and rejoined our lines. JURY FREES PAIR Aberdeen, Wash., Dec. 16. (IP) A Justice court Jury to night exonerated Ward Penning and Joe LeLande of charges In connection with a mob attack upon the Finnish Workers Fed eration hall here Dec. 2. Penning, former inspector for the state department of labor and industries, was freed of charges of malicious destruction of property and attempting to provoke an assault. LeLande, executive board member of the Oregon - Washington Council Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union (AFL), had been charged only with the latter offense. The six jurors five men and one woman returned their ver dict after only 22 minutes de liberation. NEW PEACE PLAN IN DOCK TIE-UP 0 San Francisco. Dec. 16. (IP) Governor Culbert L. Olson presented a new four-point peace proposal to employers and striking ship clerks in the wa terfront tie-up at a Joint meet ing today and asked for action on it by Monday morning. Gregory Harrison, attorney spokesman for the employers, and Harry Bridges, California CIO director . talking for the clerks, each agreed orally to consider the plan and accept or reject It by Monday. Here are the four points: 1 Immediate resumption of work and full operation of the port. 2 Negotiation, mediation, or. if necessary, arbitration of all issues except that of preferen-j tial hiring of monthly clerks (crux of the dispute which has tied up most of the port since Nov. 10). 3 Appointment of a three man committee, with one mem ber representing each side and the other to be chosen by the governor, to study and report on the preferential hiring issue. 4 Recommendation of this committee not to ba binding en either side. 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