Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1928, Page 4

. DELAYED FOR DAY THE EVENING STRUGGLING INFRAMING PLANKS Still Hope for Amicable Set- tlements to Keep Fights From Floor. JAMES L. WEST, STAR, WASHINGTON WITH TANGLED D. €. WEDNESDAY, UNITE TO DEMAND “JONEDRY” PLANK }Delegates Formally Organize to Carry Fight to Floor if Necessary. Dy the Aswociated Press. HOUSTON, June 27.—A rallying cry for drys went out today as the pro- hibitionists rounded up their troops to force a roll cdll vote in the Democratic convention on the adoption of a plank Texas was named floor captain, and his | lleutenants will be picked today. | 5 Gov. Dan Moody of Texas, who with | Senator Glass of Virginia and Josephus Danlels of North Carolina are leading the contest in the resolutions committes for the “bone dry” declaration, urged a fighting formation. Toaday the call was out for a general meeting of dry dele- igalt!. to be held in the First Baptist | Church upon the conclusion of the | General Convention session. | “Bone Dry” Declaration. | Speakers, including representatives of several States, were loud in their | dmands last night for the “bone dry" declaration. Senator Harris of Georgia warned that Smith would be repudiated by his State if he ran on a wet plat- | form, and said it would be hard enough to elect him in Georgia on a dry plai- form. Cone Johnson of Texas voiced & simi- lar view, believing Smith would lose | Texas it he ran on elther & “wet or ! equivocal platform.” Even on a dry plank, he said, Smith would carry calling for enforcement of the eight- centh amendment. | Scenting the nomination of Gov. Outlines Fight Plans. Smith, the drys are determined at least | Huston Thompson of Colorado, a to get a “bone dry’” plank in the plat- | former member of the Federal Trade ! form, and ways and means were dis- | Commission, outlined the working or- cussed at an opening rally last Aight |ganization for the convention floor attended by delegates: from about a|fight. dozen States, | hIr l;‘ the ll';elkl;r of the dry leaders that they wil able at least to get I o 7 | the delegations on record in the con- Daniel C. Roper of South Carolina, | vention on a roll call vote, regardless a leader of the anti-Smith forces, pre- ' of the outcome on the dry issue, sided over the meeting, which received 2 the outline of the battle program for a | ¥ | fight on the convention floor in the | The main railway line between Ber- event the resolutions committee fails to lin and Constantinople is to be elec- adopt the dry plank. Thomas Ball of trified. ‘T‘exn only by a greatly reduced mar- gin. com- 1 enforce- Upper, left to right: Senators Pittman, Caraway, Tydings, Glass, Harrison, Walsh and Wagner. Lower, left to right: Senators Bratton, Edwards am’ Blease, Newton D. Baker, Josephus Daniels, Breckinridge Long and ex-Senator Stanley. » 1 i | | CHAIRMEN. | Nevada--Samuel M. Pickett and Mrs. Colorado—Charles D. Vail P U ey P 3 o | | irgiz erber itzpatrick Georgia—William J. Harris. |and Mrs. Rc » Buchinal. J BAND MASCOT IS PR0OUD ' WALKER WEARS STRAW. OF FRONT SEAT 1N HALL ', e” Takes E “Jimmie"” Takes Hat Off Dur- Says It's Great to Be a Democrat HngErayer HOUSTON, June 27 (#).—“Jimmie" as He Passes Door- | Walker kept his straw hat on for a P | while after his arrival at the conven- . | tionyesterday, and some admirers fol- lowed suit, but the opening prayer took the hat off and uncovered heads were | in_order _thereafter 'ONE DAY ONLY For tomorrow—and for the one day only—we offer you a special that warrants the purchase of at least two—and perhaps more of the charming Dresses offered— WASH SILK d | | Iowa—M. F. Healey Wyoming—P. Quealy and Mrs. | Maryland—Albert C. Ritchie. Nellie Tayloe Ross. | Montana—H. B. Mitchel RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE. Arkansas—T. H. Caraway. Colorado—Thomas Duke. Delaware—Charles F. Curley. Towa—Wilbur Marsh. Maryland—Millard E. Tydings. Massachusetts—David I. Walsh. Montana—T. J. Walker. Nevada—Key Pittman. hey might consent | 10 a_plank as & t adopted by the Rep City. Farm Issue Less Difficult. By the Associated Press. HOUSTON, June 27.—Beaming with smiles, the South's happlest negro today | was contemplating another peek at the convention from the inside. As mascot lof the “Old Gray Mare” Band, the| | darky nonchalantly paraded with the | New Hampshire—Robért E. Gould, | red-shirted music organization right by to have had an Ac- New Mexico—Samuel G. Bratton. | the ticket-takers yesterday, but not . Virginia—Carter Glass. | without a challenge. | g:;m' at this Bank to West Virginia—John J. Coniff. | “Where you goin’, boy?” | r70W. Wisconsin lvin Stewart “Ah's wid de bnnd. suh.” 18 Seating | mer Senator, two one-time cabinet | Iowa—J. W. Reynolds. C. O'Mahoney. And he proudly passed in. ¥ | himself with the band, he said: an . Printed Crepe officers and seven newspaper publishers. | % 2 mself w % And this is one of the zeacons some of | McADOO'S MANAGER GEORGIANS SING SONG. | 'St sm sreat fo be un Democrat [ % Another Smith Vote Predicted. the delegates are skeptical about the [ D R I I' S S I I' S READY TO AID SMITH| sousToN, June 27 . —The Georgia HOUSTON, June 27 (#) —Overheard | promised short party declaration. Senators on Committee. e delegation was the first to command at- Sinatusy an e snsiiiieg eoniti-} tention of the opening session, the dele- | at breakfast on the Rice Hotel Roof: | Deposit Rockwell Saw Governor Counted | .t 74y iing to sing a State song while | “His daughter wants & job in Washing- | For1a Made to ton. He'll come around to vote for| Sell for tee are Pittman of Nevada, chairman; the | Caraway of Arkansas, Tydings of Mary- Out On 103d Ballot. the other delegates were getting to their % seat Smith, all righ Now for Him. Thursday land, Glass of Virginia, Harrison of Mississippl, Walsh of Massachusetts, ‘agner o 'ew York, Bratton of ew Y e . f | By the Assoctated Press. Mexico, Edwards of New Jersey. and | ™o ™ ™ o7 _pour years| ago David Ladd Rockwell of Ravenna, | | Ohto, manager of Willlam G. McAdoo's | Sleeveless models—in pastel shades and white—guaran- teed washable—Printed Crepe de Chines in floral and con- ventional designs. Sizes 14 to 38. EVERY DRESS HAS A 4-INCH HEM AND FINISHED SEAM. Nevada—Willlam Woodburn. } New Mexico—George Cook. |Ten Senators and Seven Newspaper Publishers Among Builders. Virginia—Claude_Swanson West Virginia—C. E. Smith Wisconsin—George Dwinnell. Wyoming—Fred W. Johnson. Alaska—Simon Hellenthal NATIONAL COMMITTEE. June 27 — Piattorm | , Atkansas_Vincent M. Miles and Miss butlders of the Democratic party count | DelawareAndréw C. Gray and Mrs. | their number 10 Senators, a John Eskridge. It is not necessary among Y will mx*e‘ for a declaration for ighteenth amendment, e drys will ask for a strong en- | en’ plank, mentioning amendment and the enabling laws. Boulder Dam Problem. The Boulder Canyon Dam fight will | be transferred temporarily from the | Soor of the Senate to the resolutions | $4 $1,200 $100.00 $6,000 $500.00 THE MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. S. Treasury 1408 H STREET, N. W. Blease of South Carolina. campaign at the New York convention, commitiee, with the California delega- | o . Boner, St or War v battied Gov. Alfred Smith of New York | through the longest Democratic conven- | tion urging adoption of a plank favoring | yoc, -y Col e fond conbeo) legisiation | Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy R - |in the Wilson administration, and in s laid down in the Swing- | aqdition there is Breckenridge % Jotmson bill, exoept that they o) focmes. Assistant Secretary of e P - on of the | representing the District of Columbi | tion session in history and saw Smith | finally counted out on the 103d ballot. | + Now Judge el ady CASt | his vote as a mi Ohio Hele- gation to nominate Gov. ith for the | presidency on the first ballot. | “Sure I'll vote for Smith,” Rockwell | waters of the Colorado River Basin among the several States of that basin Newspaper Publishers. “in. proportion to legal and natu- | The seven publishers include. Dap- rafrights.” i : fel and Glass. The other five' e anized labor, gh officials of | Robert Ewing of the New Orleans the American Federation of Labor, will | States, Paul A. Jones, Kansas, Lyons ask for an anti-strike injunction plank, | Daily News; S. E. Walker, Pennsyl for modifieation of the Volstead act 0| vania, Warren Evening Times; Lewis |said as he entered the convention hall | permit 2.75 per cent beer; for rehabili-|G. Eilingham, Indiana, Fort Wayne | yesterda You know I am playing tation of the coal industry, for ratifica- | Journal-Gazette, and John W. Troy, |the game, and I am going to give him tion of the child labor amendment and | Alpska, Juneau Empire. ' | 7 best support.” The former Senator among the 55 = . = Nebraska Committeewoman Is Dry, Washington Delezate for Wet Plank. By the Associated Press. HOUSTON. June 27.—Two Wom- “Seeing Things” “Seeing things,” that’s what old-fashioned glasses are. That's all the good they were— just for “seeing things.” = Nine times out of ten they made you look owlish or detracted in many other ways from your general good appearance. Art and science has changed all of this! Go into Etz today and see his com- plete display of optical wear for all occasions. E et N N ——~ BRESLAU’S—The Friendly Shop—1307-13 G St. N.W. for legislation dealing with many other members of the committtee is A. O. Stanley of Kentucky. economic questions. Former service men who are delegates or alternates to the convention will present planks in the interest of the veterans similar to those approved by lican convention and there See Etz and See Better" €&TZ 1217 G Street+ S kO ARKANSAS BACKS SMITH. Most of Votes Will Go to Gov- ernor, Chairman Declares. HOUSTON, June 27 (#).—The Ar- kansas delegation caucused late yester- WET, BUT WANTED BADGE.! We can equip any car with Texan Approves Attractive Orna- ments of Dry Leagues. day and Chairman Thomas B. Pryor afterward announced that at least 90 per cent of the State's 18 votes would be cast for Gov. 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