Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1932, Page 5

SHORTER WORKDAY DUE FOR ADOPTION Plank Favoring Representa- tion for District Not Men- tioned So Far. BY WILL P. KENNEDY, Staff Correspondent of The Star. CHICAGO, June 2 Planks for the Democratic platform to improve the condition f Government employes, in- cluding a leclaration in favor of the mainter p:e of high, decent wage stand :d, in the Federal service, with and satisfactory classification, | are being considered this afternoon by the subcommittee of nine which is mak- ing the tentative draft of the platform. Liberalization of the retirement law 1s also being considered. The proposal for a five-day week and a shorter workday in the Government service, as proposed in legislation in- troduced two years ago by Representa. tive John McCormack of Massachusetts, | and favorably acted upon by the House Civil Service Committee, will probably be included in the platform.as direct relief to unemployment. The plank declaring “in favor of congressional representation for resi- dents of the District of Columbia” has not yet been mentioned in the secret sessions of the subcomittee, although A. Mitchell Palmer, representing the Dis- trict on the Resolutions Committee, is & member of the subcommittee, and has pledged that he will work for that| plank. A majority of the membership of the full Resolutions Committee have e Gover 15 paspie promised to support the District resolu- Nt let e NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. TEPPING off their special train with a galaxy of banners carrying good words for Speaker John N. Garner, the | California delegation to the Democratic National Convention arrived in Chicago Saturday on the Santa Fe. The | delegates raised their banners and marched to their hotel behind & band. William Gibbs McAdoo of Cal met his fellow men at the station. lifornia —A. P. Photo. ROOSEVELT FORCES RULE COMMITTEES Have Their Own Way on All Groups—Ovation Given Leading Figures. (Continued From First Page.) veltians mustered only & quarter of the votes. | A check of the best information | ! avaflable indicated today that the re- sult would be exceedingly close when | the question is put to a convention | | vote, probably tomorrow, with & sim- ple majority required to decide. This is all the more serious to Roosevelt, since a defeat would be, concededly, a blow to his prestige at a critical time. Close Division on Chairman. . Almost as close a division was indi- éated in the dispute over a permanent chairman of the convention, also to be decided tomorrow. Defections are cer- tain among the Roosevelt delegations, which have been asked by their leaders | to support Senator Tnomas J. Waish | | of Montana, against Jouett Shouse of | Kansas, head of the party’s Executive Committee. The argument over this convention post has reached a stage of extraordi- | nary sharpness. Through his manager, | | James A. Farley, Gov. Roosevelt gave the lie to an earlier statement of Alfred E. Smith by declaring he never gave his word that Shouse would have his sug: port. Shouse countered by making pul lic a stenographic report of a meeting at which it was stated to him that the convention Arrangements Committee, in “commending” him for the post, had Roosevelt's approval. In the face of the Roosevelt defec- BY J. A. O'LEARY, Staff Correspondent of The Star. CHICAGO. June 27.—A parliamentary battle on the floor of the Democratic | National Convention over the applica- by the primary. O'Brien sald they de- parted “in order to preserve the rights of citizens of the District to be heard on the floor of the convention.” Chairman Colpoys explained after the meeting that Mr. Carlin offered the motion, following which a request was made that the motion be divided and that, he said, was adopted. Mr. Colpoys said that the four dele- gates who later left the meeting object- ed at that point that they would not vote on it unless section 2, relating to the unit rule, was eliminated. Colpoys argued that under parliamentary law it could only be eliminated by putting it to a vote, but he said they declined to vote on it. Promises Challenge. In announcing that he would chal- lenge the first move to cast the six District votes as a unit, Col. O'Brien indicated he would rely on declarations in the convention manual. One which he cited reads, in part, as follows: “Likewise the convention declines to tions on these two issues, the opposition took heart after a period of sinking tion. The subcommittee is composed of | former Senator Gilbert N. Hitchcock, | Nebraska; Senators David 1. Walsh, | | Massachusetts; Carter Glass, Virginia; | | Burton K. Wheeler, Montana, and Cor- | | dell Hull, Tennessee; William A. Com- | stock, Michigan; William G. McAdoo, | California; Palmer and Joseph C. | O’Mahoney, Wyoming. | . | Liquor Plank Put Last. P It )}uhbeenhz}eddedbe;o wiite the | s vest of the platform before deciding | popes . on the wording of the liquor plank. in | Col. 0’Brien Leaves Meeting. order to avoid m‘t,lermimbhe ?:’gusslionx' but it is generally agree plal : i ot oo ms aripping wet s was| Representation Plank prom\.sbch It will notb 'Tfimm'?dzfi'i | | d d al, but agree to submission of thaf b Buestion to Gonventions elected for that s Indorse purpose in the States. The rumors from the subcommittee are that the proposa! by organized labor and other | organizations for immediate modifica- | tion of the Volstead law will be ignored. | A minority report is expected, bring- ing the matter onto the floor of th convention. Other especially important subjects left for consideration by the subcommittee today are unemployment, farm reliet and labor recommendations as ted by William Green, presi- dent of the American Federasion of Labor. It is the desire of those draft- ing the platform to keep it as close &s | between them probably will come to a | possible to 1,500 words. The platform will contain a declara- tion for competitive tariff. It is under- stood there is an agreement upon a plank to revise the anti-trust law to help small industries. The Roosevelt forces are in cont of the Platform Buildin and the down of proposal on the liquor question is due | to this. trol The extreme wets, it is said, repre- | clining to | District of Columbia delegation is loom- |ing, as a result of the split which de- veloped within the local group at a | caucus yesterday afternoon. The District delegation stood today divided into two factions, and the issue head when the first important question is voted on in the convention. This is likely to be the election of a permanent chairman of the convention, scheduled | for tomorrow. A majority of the delegation, headed | by John B. Colpoys, reaffirmed its ad- Committee | herence to the unit rule yesterday, but | the repeal | four members, led by Col. Arth O'Brien, walked out of the meeting, de- rticipate in the action taken, and declaring their intention of | tion of the unit rule of voting in the | sented on the committee by the mem- carrying their fight to the floor of the bers from Ne: chk, m}fif‘s‘mm' Jher- | convention. sey, Maryland and possibly Massachu- | setls, want an out-and-out party decla- | Representation Favored. | ration for repeal. The minority, it is| The resolutions adopted by a ma- | said, will also favor an immediate mod- | jority of the delegation yesterday also | ification of the Volstead act to permit | favored & plank in the party platform the manufacture of 2.75 beer as an em- | in support of representation for ployment and revenue raising measure. |the people of the District in both | branches of Congress. Although the Debt Cancellation Rejected. | dissenting members of the delegation | The subcommittee definitely favored | left the meeting before any of the reso- veal independence for the Philippines, | lutions were adopted, they were not rejected the proposition for cancella- |opposed to the indorsement of repre- | tion of foreign debts, leaving the way | sentation for the District. Col. O'Brien open, however, for adjustments, and op- | took part several days ago in presenting assume responsibility for instructions imposed in a primary, holding that such instructions may be disregarded at will | as a matter between the delegate and | his constituency.” | Mr. Colpoys, on the other hand, de- clared last night that if a challenge is made in the convention, the credentials | of the delegates will tell how they | should vote. They show, he said, that | the delegates were elected pledged to Roosevelt until a majority of the delega- tion decides otherwise, and under the | unit rule. Refuses to Be “Dummy.” Col. O'Brien, after asserting that | Roosevelt adherents had attempted to dictate to the delegation on the unit rule, stated: “I am for Jouett Shouse for permanent chairman of the con- vention and I refuse to sit as a dum- my in the convention merely for the purpose of wearing an ornate % A. Mitchell Palmer, one of the major- ity group in the District delegation, said today that no effort was made by any one to dominate. He said there are eight in the delegation for Roose- velt and that they intend “to go down the line for him.” Complaints were made at the caucus that the District'’s quota of tickets to the convention sessions had been re- duced and Chairman Colpoys said the delegation was endeavoring to obtain posed any declaration on the World |the plea for national representation to Ocurt. | the Resolutions Committee. Their pur- pose in walking out of she meeting be- |fore action was taken was to leave )lhcmsel\‘es free to question the unit | rule in the convention. | ._The majority group contend that the | Democratic primary held in Washing- ton in May resulted in the delegation | being bound to the unit rule on all questions coming before the convention, and pledged to Gov. Franklin D. Roose- velt “for the presidential nomination |until a majority of the delegation should decide otherwise. They contend | that even if a majority of the delega- tion should decide otherwise on that question, the decision would still carry the unit rule. Declared Not Binding. Col. O'Brien contends that there was not a binding unit rule pledge on the delegation, and he announced night his intention of challenging the first effort in the convention to cast the The subcommittee expects to conclude its labors today and to report the ten- tative platform to the full committee $OmOrTow. ‘What shall be done to relieve unem- ployment, to what extent the Pederal Government shall contribute in the matter of appropriations for permanent public improvements and to what ex- tent the Federal Government may make Joans to States and municipalities for public works 1s being threshed out To many members of the committee the policy to be enunciated in regard to economic questions and the depression overshadows in importance any other subject, not excluding prohibition. Father Coughlin, the radio priest, and the mayor of Detroit are to have a hear- ing late today when the officials Reso- Jutions Committee is appointed on the question of unemployment. The tariff plank, it is understood, will voice an attack on the Hawley-Smoot tariff bill and declare for a competitive tariff with efforts to remove obstructive trade relations between this and other countries. This plank is fathered par- ticularly by Senator Cordell Hull, for- mer ranking member cf the House Ways and Means Committee, who is internationally known as a tariff spe- clalist. Senator Hull is a Roosevelt leader in the Resolutions Committee. WARDEN LAWES HITS EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Sing Sing Head Declares It Leaves No Room for Character Building. By the Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June 27.— Warden Lewis E. Lawes of Sing Sing Prison today told the National Educa- tion Association that the American educational system, through its “in- sistence on scholasticism, has left no room for character building.” “The scope of our system of educa- tion has been too narorw.” he said. “It has concerned itself almost exclusively with language as the basis for the melting-pot theory of American de- velopment. We have sacrificed the in- dividual to the mass. The school must mature from mere scholasticism to socialization. Any public institution District's six as a unit. The { other t he meeting and who are g with Col. O'Brien in the c are Mrs, Henry J. Leonard. George Garrett and George | P. Marshall. The District has 12 dele- gates, each representing half a vote. These four, therefore, would have two of the District’s six votes if their con- | tention against the unit rule is sus- tained on the floor. 1f they are over- ruled, the six votes w be cast under the unit rul | “'Col. O'Brien and his supporters did | not indicate who they would support [for the presidential nomination, but they all said th uppport Jouett Shouse for p t chairman of the cons The gates met in executive ses- sion 30 o'clock yester after- noon, and, after an_hour of spirited | discussion between the opposing fac- | tions, Col. O'Brien and his group walk- | ed out Col. O'Brien claimed that efforts were being made to dictate to the District deleggtion by | Colpoys Elected Chairman. John B. Colpoys was elected chair- Roosevelt supporters. man of the delegation and Norman Landreau secretary ‘The resolution which was presented at the meeting was in three s ‘The first clause was “That we favor a plank in the plat- form giving the residents of the Dis- trict of Columbia the right to be rep- resented in b s of Congress by elected representatives The second section declared “that we shall conform to s given us by the Democratic the primary election held on Wednes- day, May 18, 1932, to cast our six votes as a unit on all questions coming be- that fails to meet the social necessities | s, the convention.” the original quota. —— DEMOCRATS FACE - DRAMATIC AT Two-thirds Rule Vote May Be | Beginning of End for Roose- velt Chances. last | BY DAVID LAWRENCE. CHICAGO, June 27—Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York has the lead in the Democratic race but today nomination is in peril. His opponents have succeeded in lining up enough States to force the Roosevelt followers either to surrender on their effort to abrogate the two-thirds rule or to ac- cept open defeat ‘The Roosevelt group will win the first skirmish on the permanent chairman- ship. This convention is being run by Senators and they will stick to their colleague, Senator Thomas Walsh of Montana, but the showing that Jouett Shouse makes will indicate the lines of factional strife and possible openings for anti-Roosevelt missionary work. f the two-thirds rule sta: seems likely, then Mr. Roosevelt may well be apprehensive. A one-third bloc is being formed to prevent his victory. Missouri, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland and a large proportion of New York and |either will not support the ticket or will | | sulk 1n his tent, which will be sufficient | Tilinois are lined up to stick to their favorite sons. Two other delegations have promised to contribute a few votes each to Garner or some other candidate on the second ballot. Farley Gives Opening. If Mr. Roosevelt does not win on the first or second ballot he will lose the nomination. The calls for a bandwagon, failing which the inroads that will be made into the New York Governor's strength will quickly reveal that he cannot gain, but must get diminished strength on suc- ceeding ballots The anti-Roosevelt leaders have taken advantage of the opening given them by James A. Farley, Roosevelt manager, in raising the question of abrogating | the two-thirds' rule, In many dele- his | Roosevelt strategy | POINTED EXCHANGE ENLIVENS BATTLE Shouse Supporters Charge Roosevelt With Going Back on Promise. | By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 27.—A brisk ex- change of flery pointed statements last night dealing with two of the bitter | controversies the Democrats must settle | vention eve for delegates to the big con- clave beginning today. Foremost was the issue of whether to seat Jouett Shouse or Senator Walsh as | permanent chairman of the convention. Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City, flcor leader for Alfred E. Smith, and ter for the post and then had broken faith by seeking to seat Senator Walsh. Speaking through James A. Farley, his chief representative here, Gov. Roosevelt denied that this was the case and said flatly that no authorized per- son had ever bound him to support Shouse. Shouse Quotes Agreement. Then Shouse replied by quoting an agreement which, he contended, Gov. Roosevelt entered into by telephone when the Committee on Arrangements | was meeting here early in April. Others were steadily issuing state- ments for and against the two-thirds rule, which the Roosevelt forces are prominent New York attorney, called for edmination of the rule. Samuel Seabury, prosecutor of the | New York City government investiga- tion, took the opposite view. DeWitt C. De Wolf, secretary to Gov. Ely of Massachusetts, who will nom- inate Alfred E. Smith. Hague asserted in his statement that the effort of the Roosevelt camp to make Senator Walsh permanent chair- man was a violation of a “moral prin- clplr: principle of keeping one's word.” So did Farley Denies Agreement. Farley replied Gov. RSosevelt had authorized him to say that “neither-he (Roosevelt) nor any authorized repre- sentative of his at any time or in any way bound him or his friends morally or otherwise to vote for Mr. Shouse.” After setting forth the purported agreement, Shouse said: “I declined to agree to the arrange- ment less it was underwritten by Gov. Roosevelt. was called on the telephone and spoke to several of the committee in turn. Finally the statement, of his accord was dictated by himself, was transcribed by Robert Jackson of New Hampshire and was delivered to me by Mr. Jackson.” | It 18 not by listening to the claims of the Roosevelt leaders, but by watching the moods and behavior of the anti- Roosevelt men. For if the latter can muster their forces and are determined to make an open attack on Roosevelt in the convention they will make his | nomination worthless | This counts much with politicians | who always prefer harmony and a com- | promise candidate, to a selection that means indifference and apathy on the . as now:| Part of the leaders of State organiza- | tions in the main campaign. In other words, they prefer “peace without vic- tory” at conventions. There are wild | rumors, for instance, that Al Smith | notice to the millions w {in 1928 that he doesn't care about the outcome in November. It is openly charged by Roosevelt men hereabouts |gates are so bitter about defeating | Roosevelt that they would rather vote for Hoover than Roosevelt Gov. Smith single-handed could put on a rough-and-tumble fight in the de- bate, which would hurt the Roosevelt candidacy, but he could not by himsel | bring about Roosevelt's defeat. He | needs allies. Will he get them? Efforts { are being made to give Senator Carter | Glass the principal role in fighting the | two-thirds rule. Other warriors are be- ing lined up. Dramatic Fight Seen. The whole situation can be summed | in the next few days, enlivened the con- | Shouse himself asserted Gov. Roosevelt | of New York had agreed upon the lat- | seeking ‘o discard. Samuel Untermyer, | Accordingly, the Governor | o followed him | that some of the anti-Roosevelt dele- | hope. James A. Reed secured a pledge from his wavering Missourians that they would stand by him. Anti-Roose- | velt leaders sought to rally the Ilinols delegation, released vesterday by James | | Hamilton Lewis, behind Melvin Traylor, the Chicago banker, who almost became an active candidate by making a sur- prise speech at a delegation meeting, declaring he would rather see the party defeated than victorious through “demagogic” appeal to class interest. ‘White Asked to Step Aside. Byrd of Virginia, Ritchie of Mary- land, White ot Ohio, Murray of Okla- homa and the Garner leaders in the Texas delegation, although not actively joining in the dispute, all were consoli- dating their lines against the pounding of the Roosevelt men. A telegram was sent to White by W. W. Durbin, an Ohio delegate, asking him to step aside, but there was no immediate reply. In the midst of these fast-stepping | events, today's convention session was | like an oasis of quiet, The delegates were called to convene ‘B! noon, Central daylight time, in the same bunting-dressed stadium where the Republicans renominated Hoover | and Curtis 10 days ago. It fell to John J. Raskob, as party chairman, to rap (the gavel and announce the conven- |tion under way. The opening prayer, | by Evangeline Booth of the Salvotion | Army, some patriotic music, the key- note address by Senator Alben W. Bark- ley of Kentucky and committee ap- | pointments made up the balance of the day’s parliamentary budget. Committees to Begin Work. ‘The committees are to go to work at once late today. One of them, framing a platform, really has been at its task unofficially since Thursday, trying to draft the shortest party declaration of recent years, proposing submission of a prohibition repealer, lower tariffs, | stricter anti-trust laws. It hopes to be ready to report by tomorrow afternoon. But the real central theme of the whole drama is the battle over the two- thirds rule. The depth of resentment of the anti-Roosevelt men at the pro- posal to depart from tradition was re- flected in a statement by Frank Hague of New Jersey, Smith's floor leader, pronouncing the project “traitorous.” ‘With the arrival yesterday of James M. Cox all of the living former nomi- | nees of the party are here, prepared to |take up the fight for the two-thirds | rule. It was reported today Cox would take the floor in its defense. So may Smith, although John W. Davis, who also has objected to a change, probably will not. As the convention proceedings began Roosevelt men swarmed the platform, | taking over tempcrary organization, | claiming a wide majority on every com- | mittee. | Leaders Gather in Stadium. | Outwardly the convention took no | note of its promised troubles. The high | spot was the keynote speech by Senator | Alben Barkley. A cheering convention, | thoroughly agreed in support of his jibes at the Republicans, welcomed him in what looked for the moment like a | love feast. | But out across the spreading floor of the Stadium there were plenty of signs of the approaching storm. | Almost solemn despite the lilting ef- | forts of the stadium pipe organist and la bevy of bands, leaders gathered in knots to put their heads together and | whisper of war and rumors of war. Nearly every delegation was be-badged for its candidate, and the total of near- |1y & dozen aspirants to the nomination | recalled with force the scene eight years |ago in the opening sessions of the big \break—up at Madison Bquare Garden. The Marylander, more than a hun- dred strong, although they had but sixteen votes among them, displayed placards urging the democracy to “Win With Ritchie.”” Several of the candi- dates themselves were on the floor. “Alfalfa” Bill Murray, who has his home State of Oklahoma and one dele- gate from North Dakota, got to the hall exactly an hour before the con- vening hour. “The way to do is to be on hand early,” Murray said, as he sat down with black sombrero pulled down over his nose and a well worn black cigar | clutched in his teeth. Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippl | came in to look for his fellow Mis- | sissippians and found only & row of | empty benches. Senator Huey Long, the Louisiana Kingfish, took up his place on the flank of the State dele- gation Most of the celebrities and the rank and file of delegates and on-lookers as well were slow in arriving. As the bands and the organ alternated, the floor and galleries filled by trickles. Noon came and passed, and there was not a sign that a call to order was even near. The high celling was entirely hidden Lt plauded as Josephus Daniels of North Carolina, Wilson's wartime Navy Sec- retary, found his place. Jouett Shouse, the party's executive chairman, ap- on the platform and was much- | photographed almost at the same moment that Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana came to his place in the Montana delegation unrecognized by the crowd. | The first parade of the convention was started around the hall by a Garner band. Behind marched the Texans, with a huge picture of their candidate, and the Californians. The convention officials got into action and the band filed out of the hall as a bevy of assistant sergeants at arms urged delegates and spectators to their seats. At 20 minutes past noon John J. Raskob, the national chairman, asked | for order, but didn't get anything re- | sembling it. He and Col. Ed Halsey of Virginia, the chief sergeant at arms, took turns banging the gavel. The delegate section was nearly filled, but the galleries were more than half empty. It took nearly a half hour to get the crowd under any sort of control, and it was a quarter to 1 when Raskob presented Evangeline Booth of the Sal- | vation Army to pronounce the open- ing prayer. She prayed for moral strength “to combat the evils of selfishness, greed, indulgence and all unworthiness.” Then, with the crowd standing again, Mme. Rose Zulaliam of Massachusetts | sang two stanzas of “The Star Spangled | Banner.” A great cheer went up as she con-| cluded. | Cermak Welcomes Visitors. Edward Hurley, chairman of the local | Arrangements Committee, presented in a few words Mayor Anton Cermak, who welcomed the visiting Democrats on be- half of “Chicago and all its citizens.” Just as he finished Al Smith came on the floor. At first he was recognized by few, but one of those he bumped into was James A. Farley, the Roosevelt manager. They shook hands, smiling. As the Happy Warrior threaded his way through the crowded center aisle to the New York delegation half way down the center, & noisy welcome slowly developed around him. By way of a keynote of his own, Chairman Raskob then launched into a report on the state of the party. e chairman was cheered when he paid tribute to Jouett Shouse, who has | been in charge of Democratic head- | quarters in Washington, and to Charles Michelson, publicity director. VIRGINIANS LAUNCH STRONG BYRD DRIVE - Many Join Campaign Boost- ing Former Governor for Nomination. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 27. — Virginians launched a vigorous “Byrd for Presi- dent” drive today as the Democratic National Convention opened. ‘Whether delegates, alternates or just l\'isl!orx, residents of the Old Domin- | ion were asked to mingle with the dele- gates from other States and urge the former Virginia Governor for the presi- dential nomination. The assignment of individuals to talk with certain dele- gations was the purpose of a meeting held during the morning. Favored as “Second Choice.” Peter Saunders, secretary to the Gov- ernor, and State Senator John J. ‘Wicker, jr., were extremely active in Governor. He stirred the delegation to prolonged cheering with a ringing sd- dress_at last night's caucus. It also was Breckenridge who, guaranteed the ex of the Richmond Light In- fantry Blues Band brought to Maj. Neal. With contagious enthusiasm Col. Breckgnridge told the delegation that no man in America represented the youth of the Nation better than Byrd. He praised Senator Glass as the greatest statesman in the Democratic party since the Civil War, with the ex- ception only of Cleveland and Wilson. MOVE TO BAR SMITH IS BEING WITHHELD | Sponsor From Tennessee Declares | Former Governor No Longer | Is Menace. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 27.—Judge J. M. Gardenhire of Tennessee announced last night that in the interest of party harmony he would withhold a resolu- tion asking that the Democratic con- vention declare Alfred E. Smith in- eligible to receive votes for the presi- dential nomination or address the dele- gates unless he promises to support | whomever is chosen for the presidency. pushing ~the drive. Senator Wicker said a number of delegates from out- side States had asserted a preference for Byrd as “second choice.” Practically all of the delegates are pledged or prevented from voting in- dividually because of the unit rule. The Virginia delegation after lining up solidly last night for Jouett Shouse as permanent convention chairman and | against the abrogation of the two- thirds rule was using its influence against changing the rule at the same time the nomination of Byrd was being urged. ‘The headquarters of the delegation The Tennesseean said, “Smith is no longer a menace and Gov. 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It has taken us a century to discover the fault. Let the schools step in where police and courts and law have failed. “The failure of our schools and gen- eral educational methods are filling our Juvenile homes, reformatories i gations pledged to Roosevelt are groups, The third section provided for the | which under the unit rule must vote following assignments to the commit- | for him, but which are really an- tees of the couvention: For honorary | tagonistic to his candidacy. They have vice president of the convention, Mrs. | used the two-thirds’ rule argument as up in a nutshell. If the anti-Roosevelt that | looked down on the Republicans, with leaders want to make a fight on the | never a picture anywhere of | Arthur O'Brien; | tary, John F. Costello; assistant vice president, George P. Marshall; assist- ant vice secretary, James V. Beyer: Committee to Notify the Presidential |Nominee, Mrs. Henry J. Leonard; Com- | mittee to Notify the Vice Presidential | Nominee, George Garrett; Resolutions | Committee, former Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer; Credentials Com- mittee, Norman B. Landreau; Perma- | nent Organization Committee, C. C. | Carlin, former Representative in Con- gress from Virginia, and Committee on Rules, Daniel C. Roper. the three others left Col. O'Brien and after the was made that the the unit rule honorary vice secre- | a means of getting their pro-Roosevelt | colleagues to grow lukewarm about the | Roosevelt candidacy. | It required only a majority to amend the rules, but the chances of Roosevelt getting a majority to abandon the two- thirds rule is growing smaller each min- | ute. Delegation after delegation is lining up against any change in the | rules for this convention, though there |is considerable sentiment in favor of | recomemnding to the next convention | that a majority vote shall be sufficient for nomination. Watch Roosevelt Foes. ‘There is only one way this eonvention is going his delegates if he loses on the two- thirds rule, but the defeat of Roosevelt depends on how determined the opposi- tion becomes. There are signs often that it is rud- | derless and hopeless; that it is waving | its hands in the air desperately, but not | accomplishing anything. The Roosevelt | leaders like to describe it that way. Tomorrow we shall know definitely, |for by that time the lines of battle will have been clearly drawn. And it looks as if a dramatic fight, comparable to the 1912 convention in Baltimore, i coming. (Copyright, 18334 & i .- = :lgeor on vn]l;lous issues to be presented ' hero. y can split this convention wide open and make Roosevelt's nomination politi- St Gote: Subiing cally worthless. They can win some of | As organ and band really warmed up | to their work and songs with the repertoire of | melodies, the convention began first time to respond with cheers and handclapping. 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