Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1928, Page 7

- District’s Hot Fight Over WING IN HEARING Contest Commitiee Decides to Stand by Report in Favor of “Regulars.” By a Staff Correspon of The Star HOUSTON, June —After a hear- ing granted the protesting delegation from the District of Columbia, the con- test committee, making a preliminary study of protests filed for delegations from the District, the Canal Zone, Penn- sylvania and Louis decided last night to adhere to its recommendation to the national committee that the so- called Costello, or “regular.” delegation Dbe placed on the temporary roll of the convention, as reported exclusively in The Star, Saturdsay. This recommendation was to be ap- proved by the national committee at a ineeting today, which assures the Cos- tello-Colpoys delegation being seated when the convention opens. After the credentials committee has been ap- pointed the protesting delegation will have another chance to fight for recognition and threatens to carry its fight to the floor of the convention if the credentials committee does not act favorably. It is not at all probable that this will have any effect on the con- vention, and the District's six votes will be cast for Smith on the first and all other ballots until released by the Smith manager by the Costello-Colpoys delegation. Basis of Decision. The decision of the «contest commit- tee, headed by Bruce Kramer, national committeeman from Montana, is based on the finding of the primary in which the * lars® were successful. Breck- inridge Long. third Assistant Secretary of State, spokesman for the “regular” delegation, quoted the rule adopted by | the Democratic national convention in 1920 on_motion of National Committee- man Coughlin .of Massachusetts as| chairman of a committee which had heard a protesting delegation from the District of Columbia, which was unan- adopted. as follows; “That the primaries for the Demo- cratic party in the District of Colum- Dbia be, and they are hereby ordered o be held under the direction of the Democratic _central committee of the District of Columbia, of which commit- tee Robert E. Mattingly is chairman and John B. Colpoys is secretary, and that the election of said delegates be conducted under the rules and regula- tions heretofore formulated by the Democratic national committee for the | conduct of such primaries.” “regular” or Costello-Colpoys ! ‘The ted at the hear- | resigned when' the "Municipal | , Breckinridge Marie D. Marye, John F.| Rowland B. Mahaney and Dr. John T. Ready, all delegates elected a* the primary held on May 28. The opposition was represented by Col. 'W. Pratt, James J. Slattery. Lester : . A. Sugrue, Clifford R. | Allen, Roger L. Calvert, Roland F. Defere, James F. | ‘Democratic Delegation Is Decided at Houston. ROOSEVELT APPOINTED LEADER S5t S2imsr == OF SMITH FORCES ON FLOO |New Yorker Also Is Named to! ‘ Nominate Governor in Convention. Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross to Make One of Seconding Speeches as Dry. By the Associated Press HOUSTON, June 25.—Franklin D. Roosevelt, candidate for the vice presi- | dency eight years ago, today was named by George R. Van Namee, manager of Gov. Smith’s pre-convention activities, | to act as floor leader for the Smith forces in the convention. | lives at Hyde Park a function he performed four years ago. Mr. Van Namee also announced today | that United States Senator Robert F.| Wagner had been named an alternate delegate at large to replace Lieut. Gov. Edwin Corning, prevented by sickness from attending the convention. Questioned as to Gov. Smit strength on the first ballot, Van Namee said “more than 650, and more and more over.” He said h2 thought it safe to say the Democratic platform would be “much | shorter” than the Republican platform. | Mr. Van Namee repeated former state- | menis that New York has no candidate | for Vice President. “Those here from | New York with a semblance of authoritydry stly openminded on the subject ting lation, they recommended that— “The retirement law for employes in |the_classified service of the Govern: | ment should be liberalized to an extent | that will permit them after long years of service to live in reasonable com- fort.” | Those Maimed in Work. | To take care of those maimed in | work for the Government, the spokes- | man for organized labor said: “We recommend that compensation | legislation in the interest of injured | | Government workers should be made | more liberal, so that the victims and | | dependents of non-fatal and fatal acel- | | dents and occupational diseases may be | better cared for and more adequately | compensated as a result of accident and | death.™ ‘ American Playgrounds. More than a billion dollars has been spent in the United States to acquire | and equip municipal parks and $100,- 1 000,000 is spent annually to maintain | them, says the Thrift Magazine. Neurly! | 250,000 acres of parks and forests are | reported by 1,681 municipalities. Prac- tically all cities in excess of 25,000 have | parks. | Ironing Board Folds. | — Designed especially for hotels and | he said. | apartment buildings in which disap- | pearing beds are installed, a folding | ironing board may be fastened to the | bed spring or to any convenient door | or wall. It is held up to place by | a spring catch, which is released by | pressure of the finger when the board | is wanted. says the Popular Mechanies | Magazin ___FRANKLIN D. ROOSE of vice presider Mrs. Nellie ernor of Wyoming, will m: secondin, eeches for Gov his name is placed before t cratic convention for the p nomination Mrs. Ross' seconding words will come from the “d side of the house. Her | friends have pointed out that her record has been consistenti *in spite of | the fact that some of the leaders of the | forces have insisted that she was | wet." | PLANKS PROPOSED FORU. S, WORKERS Five-Day Week and Better Pay Urged by Labor Fed- eration Chiefs. [ are h Br a Staft Correspondent of The Star. HOUSTON, June 25.—Four important | planks for improvement of working conditions for the great army of faith- ful employes in the Federal service. some 60,000 of whom are in Washing- ton, are proposed for the Democratic party platform by the officéts of the American Federation of Labor. These planks are: | ~Establishment of a five-day week for Government employes. “Increased pay for civilian employes of the Government and satisfactory | classification. “Liberalization of the retirement law 1o provide adequate income for old age. “More adequate accident compensa- ' tion for Government workers.” Green to Urge Planks. Organiized labor's planks have been submitted for inclusion by the resolu- Joseph A. Daly. | Sub and William C. Murphy—all of wi | impressi' { had asked four questions—that be_allo! ppoint judges at| polling place, that the fee charged | candidates be reduced to barely cover costs of the primaries and not provide | a fund for the conduct of the campaign ter the nomination by the national convention, and for a list of the mem- | bers of the State central committee. Irregularities Alleged. Col. Pratt stated that many irregu- larities were noted by himself and those | co-operating with him, such as there | being 72 precintts and only 17 names | on central committee. He protested | that the fight against the Costello dele- i fiumuwmanzmm, for President Club, but by a| Demoeratic campaign committee or-| as a result of & mass meeting | of Democrats which he had called. This | committee had conducted pri- | maries of its own on June 14, with 40 o1 this flmfl‘:\”;fit’ e pu o committee, he | -2":- to “establish in Washington a militant Democratic He told the contest committee, “If | you uphold the so-called ‘regular’ dele- gation and the method under which they were selscted, you will make Costelio and Colpoys national commit- teeman and party bosses in the Capital forever.” He protested that the votes cast in the Costello-Colpoys primary | were not counted at the polling places, | “carried off and counted else- | ‘where.” This was wrong heesald, because & | eandidate is entitled to sce the votes counted and know how he was beaten Col. Pratt said he had no personal in- terest to be seated in the convention #s a delegate because he had attended every convention since 1904 Question of Legality. James P. Blattery, as secretary of the Pemocratic campaign committee selec ed st the mass meeting, said that the issue to be decided was whether the call issued by the alleged central com- itte or by the Democratic campaign | committee was legal. He emphasized that while the central committee call| would be set up in | 15 only 18 lid because it did not give any address at| those who desired 1o register as candidates for delegates or for the nations! committee could do 3o and their fee, thus restricting the slate | 1o 8 bandpicked few. He declared that “the Democrats of the District of Co- jumbls want o have some one else than | . Costello for national committeeman | and o bring sbout & militant democracy | will be supported morally and; finenelally by the people of the Mrs, Pollock insisted that one of the objections "u; ')h" Costello- Colpoys primary was that the votes were pot_counted where cast Chatrman Kramer then emphasized that the five points the conteslants ar- sired to impress upon the contest com- mitiee seemed Lo be (1) That an excessive fee was cherg- ed candidater 12, That no address wss glven in the call where they could register and pay the fee 13) That out of 22 precinets only 18 tablished llipg _places were e wtul‘fiut & citigens’ mass meeling | warrant and permit.” trades department; Martin F. Matthew Woll, both vice presidents Other planks which the labor leaders urge are: Amendment of the Sherman anti- trust act so that labor, industry and | agriculture may develop along normal constructive lines. Enactment of legislation to define the jurisdiction of equity courts and prevent | the issuance of injunctions against jabor in industrial disputes. Recognition of the right of working men and women to organize in trade unions and to engage in the normal | Continuation of a restrictive im migation policy and its progressive ap: plication as further need develops. Plea for Coal Industry. Constructive legislation for rehabilita- tion of the coal industry. Ratification of the child labor amend- m Enactment of Federal legislation to enable States to prohibit within their jurisdictions the sale of goods manufac- | tured by convist labor in other States. Advance planning of public works to | provide authorization and finances, so that work may be initiated promptly as unemployment increases and thus not compete with demands for workers n private employment. Rehabilitation of injured service men, | the preservation of the rights of free | speech, press and assembiage and the exercise of these rights. Opposition to conscription for com- | ulsory service and labor under any | form or guisé except for military serv- | ice in a defensive way. | Views on High Wages. The principle of high wages and | against reduction of dally and annual | jncome of the working people of the| United States. | Amendment to the Volstead act to permit manufacture and sale of beer had been called as & result of which | rival primaries were conducted | (5) That the contestants were pro- | testing that the ballots should be count- | ed where they were cast. | Long Defends Regulars ! Mr. Long, speaking for the Costello- | Colpoys, or the “regular” delegation of which he is a_member, then read the resolution adopted by the national con-. vention in 1920 with special reference to the method of election in the District of Columbia He declared that it was necessary for the central committee to set up only one polling place whereas they had set | up 18 sand not 16, as claimed by the| contestants. He said that more thi 7,000 votes had been cast in this prim- ary and that the ballots are still intact if the national committee desires o in- | spect them. He emphasized that the | contestants held & conference and by | letters urged all members of their or-| ganization to avold participation In| this primary conducted according to | the direction of the national conven- | ton. Mr. Long was questioned by Mr. Slattery for the contestants Chairman Kramer closed the hearing by stating that his contest committee was called upon 1 pass on the legality of the primary, and commented that| such cases have been heard regularly during the entire 20 years that he has seen service with the national commit- tee, and it was to avold such quadren- nial wrangling that the national con- vention, on motion of Dr. John W Coughlin of Pall River, eight years ago {had adopted the resolution quum:.gy Mr. Long. |YE S ~We call and deliver. service cov eity. PINDLER Exauisite Dry Clean w01 11th N.W. Main containing not more than 275 per cent alcohol. Payment of the prevailing rate of wages on work done under Government contract and that citizens of the State | in which the work is done be employed. Graduate income, estate and inheri- tance taxes and against sales tax or| other methods placing the burden on those least able to bear it | In offering the plank for a five-day week for Government employes, the | labor leaders urged that the Govern- ment should set an example as a humane employer, saying . Short Week Advocated. | “The American Federation of Laber has declared the five-day work week: as one of its high aims and chief ob. jectives. It is committed to the inau- guration of this social and economic change just as rapidly as economic aad industrial conditions will permit. Al ready many thousands of workers enjoy the five-day work week. The produc- tivity of the workers, the development | of mechanical processes and the ex- tended use of power is making this change possible. We realize that the inauguration of the five-day work week must come gradually, progressively and in such a v as to prevent any seri- | ous interference with the economic production of manufactured goods and | commodities | “In line with the progress which is taking place in the substitution of lhai five-day work week and because w? | believe that the Government should | lead in the inauguration of social and | economic reforms and because it should be an example as a humane employer, we request that your platform declare in favor of the principle of the five- day work week and of its application to Government employes and as rapid- ly and constructively as conditions wm{ In urging increased pay for Govern- ment workers the labor officials said: ‘The salary and wages which the i employes of the Government are entirely inadequate for them | to maintain 2 standard of living pro-| viding for the comforts and necessities | of life. The earnings of many thou- sands of civillan Government em- | ployes are very low. It is common | knowledge that they are far below the | wage standards which we regard as| necessary for the maintenance of a de- | cent American standard of living | “We urge you to declare in favor of | an increase of the salaries and wages of the civilian Government emploves, and, furthermore, that said civilian | | 1 | Graduate MeCormick Medical ~ Glasses Fitted College Eyes Examined Dr. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist 00110 Metachien Bide. a NW. When You Want Better Peas Try MENU PEAS You w delighted with their flaver. Ask your grocer. JAMES M. DENTY Wholesale Distributor HAVENNER'’S Vienna ‘Bread HALL IS DEDICATED BY MRS, WILSON Houston Cheers Mention of Late President—Jones Accepts Gavel. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. HOUSTON, June, 25.—Honor guest at ceremonies here yesterday afternoon dedicating Sam Houston Hall, meeting place of the Democratic national con- | vention, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson received the applause of the thousands who packed the big auditorium for the first time, and who rose to their feet cheer- ing at the mentfon of the name of her lllte husband. If the demonstration was e |short, it was because of the long wait for Mrs. Wilson’s appearance, during which there had been more than an hour and a half of patriotic oratory, which had tired the audience and left it hot and restless. But tkat it was sin- cere was attested by the fact that im- mediately after Mrs. Wilson go. too, despite the fact that the pro- gram was only little more half over. While the ceremonies yesterday were to dedicate the hall, it was also used to demonstrate the arrangements made for | caring for the convention crowds, to test the acoustics and to give the citizens of 0 cannot enter during the left the | speakers' platform the audience rose to| convention, an opportunity to see the place. There were probably only a few of the delegates in the crowd of hundreds who have come here to at- tend the convention, the audience, which fillled the hall to its estimated capacity of about 16,000, was made up of citizens of Houston and the surrounding country. There were hundreds of children, and their wails and their cries as the ora- tory progressed and the heat became oppressive could be heard on all sides. Bishop Sam R. Hay of the Methodist Church presided, and the rather reli- glous atmosphere of the gathering was lost for a moment in the enthusiasm of partisan politics when the bishop ex- pressed the hope that the hall would witness this week the nomination of “the President and Vice President of the United States.” There were prayers, singing by the | Glee Club of the Houston Kiwanis, a Scripture reading and addresses on “Our_Country,” by Mgr. George T.| ‘Walsh of Ascension Church of Houston; | “Religious Citizenship,” by Rev. E. P.| West of. the Second Baptist Churc! “Democracy,” by Rev. William 8.| Jacobs, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, and finally the appearance of Mrs. Wilson, which was what the audi- ence was walting for. Mrs. Wilson came out on the speak- er's platform and said a few words, barely distinct because of the applause, after Jesse Jones, treasurer of the Dem- ocratic national committee, had pre- sented her as the woman who stood at the “right arm” of President Wilson during the years of 1917 and 1918. Mrs. Wilscn wore & gown of black and white chiffon, a blue felt hat, a| necklace of blue crystals and a corsage | of purple orchids. Previously, after the acceptance by | Mr. Jones of a gavel made from a cedar tree planted by Gen. Sam Houston and which will be used during the conven- | tion, there was a demonstration for Andrew Jackson Houston, the general's 4 .“-ol..‘.' =, < TOOK . S. FUNDS, INDIGTMENT HOLDS Former Disbursing Clerk of Justice Department Charged With Embezziement. Don Clare Fees, former disbursing clerk of the Department of Justice, was indicted today on a charge of embez- zling funds of the department. He was arrested May 28 on complaint of Special Agent John M. Keith and was held in $5,000 bond awaiting examination be- fore United States Commissioner Need- ham C. Turnage. Assistant Unitec States Attorney Walter M. Shea pre- sented the case to the grand jury. A total of $3,618.47 is alleged to have been. embezzled. The indictment is in 10 counts, 5 charging larceny and 5 embezzlement. The 5 embezzlement counts allege the taking of $500 on Sep~ tember 17 last, $100 on October 11 $2,418.47 on April 24 and two amounts | of $500 and $100 on May. 18. ‘The lar- ceny charges duplicate the dates and amounts. The grand jurors declined to indict Daisy L. Covington, 832 D street south- cast, a former nurse at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, who was charged with taking articles from the hospital. Ida B. John- | son, a nurse at the hospital, roomed at the Covington home February to May last and noticed blankets, towels, spreads and other articles bearing the mark of the hospital. Clerks in charge of the storeroom r d the arti- cles by the mark, but were unable to tell when they had been taken and the case had to be di L Charges of forgery against John J. Quinn, of perjury against Jack D Smith and joy-riding against James Mc- Crae also were ignored by the grand Jury. A total of 34 indictments was report- ed. Those accused and the charges against them include: Lewis Matthews, Francis H. Marshall, Freddie Smith and Edward J. Wolf, grand larceny; Frederick Howell (two charges), Frederick Howell and Edgar M. Bellfield, Francis H. Slaughter, Dan- iel S. Weston, Bernard Simms, William Bridges, Maymadier B. Fox, Bernard Hail and Lavenia Smith, housbreaking: Emily A. Rollins, alias Elizabeth Brad- shaw, alias H. L. Bradshaw and Emily Rollins, alias Elizabeth Keck, false pre~ tenses. ' Augustus W. Burress, Howard Reed, Buster Benton, Malachi Corbett, Joseph Towles, James Robinson and Surray Hammett (3 cases), assault with dan- gerous weapon; Edgar M. 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