Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1930, Page 24

ROPER PROPOSES CONVENTION END Democratic Expression by States on Presidency Asked as Substitute. Daniel C. Roper, at one time collector of internal revenue and First Assistant Postmaster General, yesterday suggested the abolition of Democratic national conventions and the substitution of greater political powers for the party in the individual States. Mr. Roper, an influential Democrat for many years, halling originally from South Carolina, made his proposal in an address before the executive committee of the Women's National Democratic Law Enforcement League at a luncheon meeting at the Mayflower Hotel. If Mr. Roper's suggestion were car- ried out, the electoral college would be- come all important in the final selec- tion of the President and Vice Presi- dent of the United States, instead of suggest that the national convention of the Democratic party be discontinued and that each State be tted to vote without being prejudiced against the choice of any other State as to can- didates or platforms. Thus, if the senti- ment in the State of Georgia is dry the people of that State would vote for and elect dry electors in Georgia, and if Massachusetts is wet, it would vote and elect wet electors. Thus each State could adopt its own platform and nomi- nate its own electors for candidates in its own State or for candidates in any other State of its choice. This would naturally stimulate State pride, en- courage the exercise of States’ rights and incidentally make unnecessary the transfer, as now, of large sums of money from one State to influence results in another State. Caucus Meetings First. ““Of course, there are 48 States and only one President to be elévted. Under this suggested plan the Democratic electors would meet in caucus weeks in advance of the date for the con- vening of the electoral college. As an example, if the candidate from New York or Georgia could not be elected there might be a compromise on some candidate brought forward by some other State and possibly from a small State that has no chance under the present machinery. This compromise man_might be from the East or from the West or from the South. Should no one be agreed upon in this caucus or conference in advance of the meeting of the electoral college, the election vould be transferred to the Hou: Representatives, where all the States would be on the same basis, as each would have only one vote. This is in the direction of the restoration of sov- ereign State rights. “It may be contended that without a national platform the country would be in a state of chaos. In reply to that it can be said that legislation in which States have eonflicting interests would be brought about then, as now, by compromise. Democratic electors, under this suggested plan, would be very much less in number thsa the present membership of our national conventions and therefore the body would be less unwieldy and should be more effective. Furthermore, it would naturally encourage the election in each State of eiectors of high standing as to ability, integrity and general qualifications. It would be a real honor to be chosen an elector in contrast with the perfunctory duties of electors under the present plan. Chance for Party Success. “In this plan I see a chance for the success of Democratic principles. I can understand how a dry can continue to vote the Democratic ticket in South Carolina and how a wet can continue to vote the Democratic ticket in Massa- chusetts, but I fail to see how we can be satisfied with a national ticket car- rying, for illustration, the repeal or the nullification of the eighteenth amend- } ment in a national campaign.” Raskob's resignation was demanded by the resolution adopted Friday night, “in view of the recent shocking disclosures before the Caraway committee of the Senate.” It was further set forth that the naming of a new Democratic chair- man was imperative to “bring harmony and unite the Democratic party which is at present in a chaotic condition.” “Amazed and Humiliated.” Mrs. Nicholson in her speech said: “The dry women of the Democratic party will demand Raskob’s resignation or they will join a Constitutional Demo- cratic party, which i about to be launched in the near future. We are amazed and humiliated at the testi- mony of Raskob, who brazenly told the Caraway committee that he contributed $64,500 to a wet association, while the debt he incurred during the 1928 elec- tion in helping to rid the country of the ‘damnable affliction of orohibition’ remains unpaid. “I for one have never believed we owed this debt and I do not believe it now. It does not take much to see what this wet leader is doing—he is trying to hold that big debt over the heads of the Democratic leaders in order to keep his position as chairman and this to defeat dry Democrats and use our national committee for that purpose. “He does not care about electing Democrats to office. All he wants, and he said so before the judiciary commit- tee, is to elect wets and he uses the machinery of the national democratic committee to put over this program. “We demand that this man pay off the debt he incurred and resign at once. If he does not, there is but one thing Kansas Townsfolk Cut Capers in Rain Ending Dry Spell By the Associated Press. HITEWATER, Kans, April 26—8aturday night may be a little more than just that in arid ‘Whitewater. Showers yesterday broke a drought since the January snows and Whitewater, using imported drinking water and going out of town for baths, set out its tubs to catch the precious fluid. Citizens, parched and dusty, shouted to each other as they cut capers in the rain. ‘Whitewater has smarted under cruel jests. City Clerk Paul Ross received several well saturated sponges, carefully packed, from Memphis, Tenn. to do, either go bag and into the Republican party or form at once a Constitutional Democratic party, and leave these wets to themselves and see how far they get.” o For the first time in its history of 500 years, the Guildhall, in London, has just been opened for the performance of marriages. Y.M.C.A.TO ELECT OFFICERS TOMORROW Annual Dinner for Members Will Start at 6:15 P.M. in As- sembly Hall. Election of officers and directors of the Washington Y. M. C. A. to serve during the ensuing year will be held at the annual dinner meeting for mem- bers of the association, tomorrow eve- ning at 6:15 o'clock, In the assembly hall of the central branch of the in- stitution at 1736 G street. The session will be conducted by Dr. A. C. Christie, vice president of the board of managers. Elections will be held following consideration of a report by the nominating committee which consists of H. L. Rust, jr.; W. H. Hill, A. H. Lawson, Capt. C. O. Howard and George E. Keneipp. Incumbent officers are Huston Thomp- son, president; Coleman Jennings, first vice president; Dr. Christie, second vice president; W. H. Kerr, recording secre- tary; John Poole, treasurer, and George W. Offutt, assistant treasurer. A feature of the meeting will be an address by Francis S. Harmon, presi- dent of the National Council of the Y. M. C. A, who is a lawyer and editor of Hattiesburg, Miss. Music will be provided by the orches- tra_of the Woodward School for Boys and during the dinner there will be smfln( by the assembly under the lead- ership of W. R. Schmucker. Willlam E. Bowie will give readings. There will be a demonstration by the Magicians’ Club, by Richard Dorman, John Sum- ner, John Amante, Carl Berry and Charles Skippon. George A. Lewis, W. R. Rutherford, Dr. E. M. Ellison, Dr. Homer J. Coun~ cilor, B. R. Tolson, W. C. Hanson and Dr. Christie will present reports cover- ing ):lréw: phases of the work of the The Y. M. C. A. Glee Club will give & program under the direction of Ervine J. Stenson, accompanied by Mrs, Grace Stanley Stevens. Reservations have béen made for 150 members. puiliceiinds s £ FORD BUYS OLD BELL HINGHAM, Mass, April 26 (#).—A bell more than 100 years old has been purchased by Henry Ford for his col- lection of historical relics, it was learned yesterday. The bell formerly hung in the First Universalist Church here and was cast by a member of the Revere family more than a century ago. ~ B-8\ THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, -APRIL 27, 1930—PART ONE. COLLECTION OF BOOKS GIFT TO GIRL SCOUTS Public Library Makes Donation to “Little House”” Exhibit Featur- ing Better Homes Week. A collection of books designed to form the nucleus of a home library is the Public Library’s contribution to the ex- hibit arranged by Better Homes in America at the Girl Scouts’ little house at Eighteenth street and New York avenue in celebration of Better Homes Week, starting tomorrow. ‘The Library's exhibit consists of two collections, one for children, the other for older people. The children’s_collection was chosen by Miss Louise P. Latimer, director of children's work in the Public Library, Many finely illustrated works are shown, demonstrating that some of the world's greatest artists have employed their tal- ent in the illustration of books for children. Attractive editions of the old favorites of many generations of chil- dren are in the collection. ‘The list of books for adults also in- cludes many older works in editions spe- cially chosen for their attractiveness in binding and illustration. One feature of the exhibit is the type of book, from classic to best sellers, now available for purchase at a price seldem exceeding $1. Delivers i Sale to Open 10,000 New Accounts This Week Tomorrow we place on sale three wonderful room outfits at a sensational one-day saving. Choice at $95. You don’t need cash! A small deposit delivers the outfit you choose at Maxwell’s reduced price—and you can pay for it later as convenient. Open an account at Maxwell’s ¢ tomorrow. being a mere shadow as it is today. The executive committee, comprising about 100 representatives of the league from various parts of the country went into session here today to formulate the League's policy with regard to the gen- eral elections in 1932. Raskob Is Attacked. In addition to hearing Mr. Roper, the committee also was addressed by Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson of Chevy Chase, national president of the League, who attacked John J. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic national committee for his anti-prohibition stand. She de- manded Raskob's resignation, on issue that also was to be laid before the com- mittee today in the form of a resolu- tion adopted by the board of directors of the League last night. Mrs. Nichol- son also forecast the formation of a Constitutional Democratic party. Pointing out that conflicting inter- ests in the States of the Union do not make for the solidarity of party as in the past, Mr. Roper said: “What_may now be termed Democ- racy in Illinois may be Republicanism in Alabama. What might be a reformed tariff contention in North Carolina might be considered Republicanism in Mississippl. Under present-day dis- turbances in our economic and social life it is natural that neither of the major political parties as now lined up is at ease or in harmony with the un- digested segments in its organization. Activities of Groups. “We now have the farm group, the labor group, the wet group, the dry group and more recently the Negro in opposing confirmation of Judge ker. “It is not surprising that under such conditions in America national political eonventions in recent years have proved unsatisfactory. 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