Heinl radio business letter (July-Dec 1944)

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July 5, 1944 WHEELER BOBS UP AGAIN AS VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Just when It looked as if Senator Burton K, Wheeler, co¬ author of the WheelerWhite Radio Bill and head Administration man in radio in the Senate, had packed up his doll rags and gone home to Montana to play in his own backyard, the report was again revived that he might be chosen for second place on the Roosevelt ticket. It was said that the apparent rising storm against VicePresident Wallace had once more brought the name of Senator Wheeler to the forefront, notwithstanding the fact that the latter had evidently reverted to criticism of President Roosevelt and the New Deal when friends believed their differences had been patched up. As a matter of fact, though the President and he were once bosom friends. Senator Wheeler remained away from the White House for six years during which time Mr. Wheeler bitterly fought F, D. R. notably on the Supreme Court, in which Senator Wheeler won. Then out of a clear sky on May 10th of this year, ta±lo should turn up at the White House for an hour’s chat with the Chief Executive, but Burton K, Wheeler, This gave the impression that everything was again all right with them and quickly revived the rumor that Senator Wheeler, who ran as the Progressive Party candi¬ date for Vice-President with Senator Robert LaFollette, the Elder, in 1924, and had been mentioned in 1936, was again being considered as President Roosevelt’s running mate in the forthcoming election. Nobody believed, as given out by the White House, that the real reason of Senator Wheeler's visit after an absence of six years, had been to invite the President to the Joint celebration by Congress of the 100th Anniversary of telegraphy of which Senator Wheeler was in charge. Furthermore, Mr. Roosevelt didn’t attend the celebration. It had been noticed just previous to the White House visit that Senator Wheeler had been less critical of the New Deal and apparently was becoming a better behaved boy. It also seemed more than a coincidence that Mr, Roosevelt and Senator Wheeler should confer the day after the President had given the radio commentators and the press representatives such a blistering for not covering the Montgomery Ward case the way the President thought it should have been covered. This was just at the time Senator Wheeler had himself expressed his displeasure with the radio commentators "for their lies” and at that very moment he was drawing up the provision which would prohibit sponsored news broadcasts and also permit anyone who thought he had been attacked to have the right to defend himself on the air. It looked as if the President and Senator Wheeler were get¬ ting together on the mutually agreeable proposition of giving obnoxious commentators a kick in the pants, and maybe getting 1