Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Harry S. Truman

Dutcluss September 3, 1947 ab apaton Dear Mr. President: I have just heard from our National Committeeman, probability is, Mr. since Flynn, Mr. that Hannegan the is going to resign, that Mr. Anderson xi-misc. may be made National Chairman and that his position is going to be opposed to Mr. Anderson. I thought it only fair that I should tell you that I could never support Mr. Anderson. I consider him a conservative and I consider that the only chance the Democratic Party has for election in 1948,isto be the liberal party. We can not be more conservative than the Republic- ans so we can not succeed as conser- vatives. If the country is going conservative, it is not going to vote for any Democratic candidate. It is very important to the world as well as to the United States that the Democratic Party wins in 1948, but I would feel that the kind of party which was built up and guided by Mr. Anderson would be a conserva- tive party and I would withdraw completely from any activity in con- nection with it. Very sincerely yours, Flanana Porteralk