Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1936, Page 5

OIS TO URCE 0. VOTEPLAN Boston Tea Party in Hotels of Philadelphia to Depict Capital’s Plight. BY J. A. O'LEARY. The Boston tea party of 1938, to awaken the rest of the country to the fact that half a million Washingto- nians still have taxation without rep- Tesentation, will be one of the high lights of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this week. Before leaving for the City of Broth- erly Love, Commissioner Allen an- nounced yesterday that plans are com= plete for the re-enactment of that in- cident of Colonial days as a means of rallying citizens of the States to the support of the District’s plea for rep- resentation in the House and Senate and the right to vote for President and Vice President. The band of 25 Indians who will give a realistic touch to the allegorical argument for District suffrage will leave Washington tomorrow. They will pe armed with a supply of small bags | of tea, to which will be attached slo- gans, reminding the delegates from other parts of the country of the vote- less condition of residents of the National Capital. They also will carry pamphlets setting forth the reasons | why Washingtonians should be given a voice in the National Legislature and the right to participate in the elec- BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. tion of President and Vice President. To Re-enact Tea Party. ! ‘The tea party will be re-enacted in | hotel lobbies and near the convention hall, so that State delegations and other convention visitors will carry home with them a keener realization of the District's petition. Commissioner Allen has been desig- nated by the District delegation, of which he is a member, to make the argument before the Platform Com- mittee of the convention for a plank in support of the resolution pending in Congress for a constitutional amend- ment that would empower Congress to extend national representation to the residents of Washington. Emphasis will be placed on the fact that this degree of representation would not deprive the Federal Gov- | ernment of the control which Congress exercises over the seat of government. It would, however, give Washington a voice in the Legislature which enacts its local laws as well as the national | statutes which apply to the District, just as they do throughout the United States. Representative Norton Aids. In making this plea the District delegation will have the support of Representative Mary T. Norton of New Jersey, who will be one of her State's delegates to the convention. Mrs. Norton is chairman of the House Dis- trict Committee, and co-author of the Joint resolution on national represen- tation. Senator Capper, Republican, of Kansas is sponsor of the resolution | in the Senate John B. Colpoys, chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee | in the District, left for Philadelphia | Some of the local delegates ' terday and others are going today. The District group will hold a cau- cus in Philadelphia Monday evening to organize, assign members to the various committees of the convention | and decide what stand to take on | questions likely to come before the gathering, such as proposed abroga- tion of the long-standing two-thirds rule on the nomination of the national | ticket. In addition to Allen and Cel- poys, other members of the District delegation are: Delegates—Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper, District Attorney | Leslie C. Garnett, George P. Marshall, Joseph J. Cotter, Robert W. Woolley, Malcolm S. McConihe, Evelyn C. Con- don, Robert T. Scott, Watson B. Miller and John Walsh. List of Alternates. Alternates—James V. Beyer, Walter F. Bramhall, Assistant Corporation Counsel Mae Helm, Melvin D. Hil- dreth and Arthur Clarendon Smith. McConihe has been nominated to become the District’s new national committeeman, succeeding John F. | Costello, who is retiring after a long | period of service in that post. Mrs. J. Borden Harriman has been nomi- | nated for re-election as District na- | tional committeewoman. | —— \ Possesses Queen’s Piano. | Joseph B. Poindexter of Hawaii is the only American Governor who has in his official residence a grand piano formerly the property of a queen. The piano, made of koa wood throughout, and perhaps the only one of its kind in that particular, was formerly owned | by Liliuokalani, last queen of the is- | lands before they were annexed to the United States in 1898. The instru- ment was a coronation gift from her subjects. | GO P RESIDENT ROOSEVELT has selected the portrait of him- self to be used as his official 1936 campaign picture. Ordinarily a troublesome task, it was easy this time, for the President had only to make a selection from several etchings done by J. H. Perskie, | the venerable Atlantic City, N. J. | artist who made the President’s 1932 campaign picture. | About two weeks ago, Perskie, who is 71 years old, took about half an hour in the President’s office to make | preliminary drawings. These were | quickly put in complete form by the | artist in his Atlantic City studio, and | during the past week the President indicated his preference from among three finished etched portraits. It is now up to the lithographers and print shops to grind them out by the hundreds of thousands. Devoted to President. With Artist Perskie, the making of the picture was a matter of love. Besides being personally devoted to the Chief Executive, he enjoys apply- ing his skill and talent to reproducing Mr Roosevelt's likeness. “Mr. Roosevelt has such a wonder- ful face and head,” Perskie said the | other day as he was leaving the White House with the President’s of- ficial “O. K." on the picture. “I enjoy looking at him and studying his expressions. and it is a delight to hear him talk while I draw.” THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JUNE 21, 1936—PART ONE. < | | | | At left is portrait of Presi- dent Roosevelt completed re- cently by J. H. Perskie, shown below. It is to be the official portrait of the Democratic | campaign. At right is the one used in 1932. Although Perskie is modest and will not talk about it, it is known that President Roosevelt believes the pic- tures Perskie has made are the best he has had done. | Perskie is proud of the President's praise and of the distinction that has' | velt when he was Governor of New | the latter and his campaign lieu- |larly on either temple. | picture of today is just a trifie fatter President’s Campaign Picture Chosen Atlantic City Artist, 71, Again Provides Official Portrait as One of Several Etchings Is Selected. been his since producing the 1932 picture, but he continues on in the modest way in which he has worked as an artist for more than 50 years. Perskie had never attained great fame, and, like many great artists, his talent and skill have received a late recog- nition. Choice Result of Visit. It was only a mere chance that this prominence has come to Perskie. He happened to “drop-in” on Mr. Roose- York four years ago, just at the time tenants were puzzling over the probe lem of an acceptable campaign pic- ture. They picked him to do the work as soon as they saw some of his etchings. It is interesting to note in the por- trait etched by Perskie four years ago and the one he has just fin- ished, what four years being Presi- dent of the United States has done to Mr. Roosevelt's face. The fact that he is aged can readily be seen. There are a few more lines in his face, the | hair on top of his head is consider- ably thinner and many gray hairs have presented themselves, particu- But the pic- tures still show the same strong, de- termined mouth and bright, fearless | eyes. The President’'s neck in the than it was four years ago, although he actually weighs about the same as he did when he entered the White House. Democrats (Continued From First Page.) in the Eag. though not in New York, and the Republicans already have held their convention in Cleveland. And now a new third party ticket has been thrust into the field. What happened in the 1924 election is history. The La Follette ticket cut into the Demo- cratic strength more than it did into Republican, although La Follette car- ried only a single State, and Calvin Coolidge was elected President. The Democratic Natlonal Conven- tion, which is about to open here, will be vastly different from that of 1924, with its 103 ballots, finally to nominate John W. Davis for President and the late “Brother Charley” Bryan as his running mate. There will be only one name placed in nomination for Presi- dent, that of Franklin D. Roosevelt. And only sne ballot will be taken. Even that record. Every vote in the convention will be cast for Roosevelt, it is be- lieved. The renomination of Vice President Garner also is conceded. 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With the Republicans making a ACA MUTUAL LI INSURANCE play for the Progressives, and Landon, their presidential nominee, stepping out as a Progressive himself, and the new Union party ticket in the fleld, the New Deal Democrats have a real problem on their hands. It is too late for them to bid for the more conserva- tive element that is up in arms against Roosevelt and likely to stay. The Democrats are hoping that the “Pro- gressive conference,” which Senator Robert M. La Follette, jr., of Wiscon- sin has announced will be held after the Democratic National Canvention, will come to the aid of President Roosevelt. Brief Platform Promised. Take it by and large, there will be great interest in the platform adopted by the Democrats. Chairman Farley said today he believed the platform would be brief—not more than 2,000 words. Despite charges by Republic- ans to the contrary, the Democratic leader insisted the 1932 Democratic platform had been carried out more fully by the Roosevelt administration than any party platform in recent years. Senator Wagner of New York, who has been picked by the administration forces to be chairman of the Resolu- tions Committee of the national con- vention, is expected to reach here to- morrow with a draft of the platform in his pocket. The detalls of the plat- form have been closely guarded by President Roosevelt and Wagner, who appear to be the only two who know what it contains generally. The belief has been expressed that the platform will not contain a pro- posal for a constitutional amendment; that President Roosevelt will take the ground that all the reforms he has proposed can be put through under the existing Constitution, provided a new interpretation of that instrument can be obtained. In other words, the com- plexion of the Supreme Court, which construes the Constitution, may be changed through new appointments by President Roosevelt in the event that he is re-elected. Chairman Far- ley at his press conference said he should doubt that any proposed amend- ment would be contained in the party platform. He added, “I don’t know, definitely.” If that is the case, Landon will be left advocating a constitutional | change, if it be necessary, to give the States the right to pass laws dealing | with minimum wages, hours of labor and the like. Will Commend New Deal. The platform definitely will com- mend the Roosevelt New Deal and the administration. That seems entirely assured, although it is likely that some of the Democratic members of the | Resolutions Committee will be op: ponents of much of the New Deal leg- | islation; for example, Senator Walsh | of Massachusetts and Senator Glass of Virginia. The convention, the plat- | form and everything else seems to be entirely within the control of President Roosevelt and his New Deal supporters The currency plank of the Demo- | cratic platform will certainly not fol- | low the currency plank of the Repub- | licans. It will not declare against fur- | ther devaluation of the dollar, nor at- | tempt to take away the authority of | the President further to devalue the | dollar. Nor will it suggest the need of | a return to the gold standard even- | tually, as Landon did in his telegram | to the Republican National Conven- | | tion. The Democrats appear to be all set to repeal the century-old two-thirds rule for nominating candidates for | President and Vice President. There may be a fight against the proposal o | adopt in its place a majority rule, such | as maintains in the Republican na- | tional convention, but it is likely to be perfunctory. 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