Evening Star Newspaper, May 19, 1940, Page 5

District's Delegates - ToG. 0. P. Session Uninstructed Glover, Wilson and Mrs. Snow Elected to Go to Philadelphia By J. A. O'LEARY. ‘Washington Republicans, in con- vention at the Willard Hotel last night, elected an uninstructed dele- gation to cast the District's three votes in the party's national con- vention at Philadelphia next month. They adopted a set of platform recommendations, however, that in- cluded suffrage for the District by constitutional amendment, a more equitable basis of Federal payment toward expenses of the National Capital and opposing any increase in the national debt except for na- tional defense. The three delegates elected to go to the national convention are C. C. Glover, jr., who will be chairman of the delegation; Mrs. Louise Hunter Snow and J. Franklin Wilson. The three chosen to serve as alternates are Clyde D. Garrett, Mrs. Bishop E. Hill and Dr. John R. Francis. Committee Members Renamed. ‘The convention also renominated without opposition- Edward F. Col- laday and Mrs. Virginia White Speel to continue in the posts of national committeeman and national com- mitteewoman for the District. Mr. Colladay is now dean of the Re- publican National Committee, hav- ing served since 1916. Addressing the convention, Mr. Colladay said that at this time it seems no candidate will go into the Republican convention with such a lead as to insure his nomination, and he stressed the fact that the District delegation is not committed to any of the contenders. He estimated that Thomas E. Dewey and Senator Taft have about 300 convention votes each and that * Senator Vandenberg has approxi- mately 150. There are 100, he said, who will take the advice of former President Herbert Hoover and about 150 others in the Landon-Martin group. Since the convention left the +hands of its delegates untied, they will determine as the national con- | vention proceeds where the Dis-| trict's votes should go. Urges Vigorous Campaign. In urging Republicans to wage & vigorous campaign to win the presi- dential election, Mr. Colladay de- clared the doctrine of “don’t change horses in midstream has no appli- cation at this time.” “It did not prevail in London even in the midst of war,” the na- tional committeeman pointed out, referring to the recent re-organiza- tion of the British war cabinet. Mr. Colladay indorsed the new national defense program in Con- gress, but questioned the past record | of the present administration in strengthening the Nation's defenses. He said he had information more than a year ago that British war- ships had been topped with armor plate for protection against air at- tacks. That step only now is be- +ing recommended by the Govern- ment, he asserted. Long-Standing Custom. In selecting the national conven- tion delegates the organization fol- | lowed the long-standing custom o choosing one man, one woman and one representative of the colored | wace. The same rule was adhered to in naming the alternates, The colored representatives are Dele- gate Wilson and Alternate Francis. In addition to recommending Dis- trict suffrage the convention adopted | resolutions on the following other local subjects: “We opposed the practice of using appointments to positions in the local government of the District of Columbia as a reward for political | activities rendered in the States by non-residents of the District of Columbia. “We condemn the illegal appoint- | ment of persons to the office of Com- | missioner of the District of Columbia who have not been bona fide resi- dents of the District for three years as required by law. More D. C. Funds Urged. “We favor a larger and more #quitable appropriation by United States Government to the operating expenses of the govern- ment of the District of Columbia, placed upon a definite proportionate basis in reference to the total ex- penses or in reference to the total taxable values. “We favor an increase in the Metropolitan Police adequate to meet the present day needs. “We favor a more adequate ap- | propriation to cover the needs of jl the Board of Public Welfare of the jl District of Columbia.” On national issues the conventwn adopted the following platform re- commendations: “We favor the adoption and im- mediate execution of a program which will give to the United States an Army, Navy and Air Force ade- quate to protect this Nation against attack by any power or any probable combination of powers. “We condemn the farm program which permits food products to rot in the field or in the warehouses and | which restricts acreage of food products while a considerable portion of our population is underfed. We favor the adoption and execution of & program which will insure distri- bution of the so-called surplus in [€ood products to those of our people ‘who are underfed. Farm Parity Favored. “We favor parity of prices for the products of the farm. “We_ favor a protective tariff with proper provisions for reciprocity ac- [companying the same. “We favor the creation by the United States Government of ade- quate research staffs and labora- tories devoted to the task of de- riving from waste farm products HEAR BETTER with. ONOTON; Come in for a free Audiometer test of your hearing Sonotone Washington Co. 901 Washington Bidg. New York A 158 8 e Discric o031 the | Department | AS DISTRICT DELEGATES TO 24 last night. Left to right THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 19, 1940—PART ONE. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CON- VENTION WERE CHOSEN—Members of the District of Columbia Republican State Convention and the three delegates to the Philadelphia convention as they discussed plans for June are C. C. Glover, jr., delegate; substitutes for essential war and industrial supplies not presently produced in this country or not produced in this country in sufficient quantities to meet current and prob- able needs. “We affirm our unqualified belief in the right of labor to freely organize and to bargain collectively. We favor the adoption of such necessary new laws, as, when fairly and impartially administered, to- gether with existing laws, will in- sure fair and equal treatment to both employe and employers, with- out regard for race, creed or color.” The convention was presided over by James C. Wilkes, chairman .of the Republican State Central Com- mittee. The various officials of the Central Committee will accompany the delegates to Philadelphia to serve as an advisory group. Berlin (Continued From First Page.) effected, DNB, official news agency, said, after the outer ring of the city’s heavy forts had been broken in two places. On the left wing, in France, the high command asserted German armored forces penetrated French frontier fortifications, dispersed two allied divisions beyond the upper Sambre River and pursued “the re- treating enemy” southward to the upper Oise, more than 20 miles south. This is on the western end of the deep and wide pocket which the Germans have gouged into Northern France. Infantry divisions now are follow- ing up these troops in “tremendous marches,” and many French prison- ers and large supplies have been taken, the Germans said. South of Sedan, too, the Germans | | claimed southward gains to widen the east end of their French pocket where the Meuse forts approach the western anchorage of the main Maginot line. Attention Turns to Italy. From the glowing reports of oper- ations in the west German writers are turning to Italy's position in the Mediterranean. \ One of the most influential of | them, Karl Megerle of the Boersen | Zeitung, wrote: “The government and_ people of Italy are at an end of the patience with which they have endured eight months of measures and effects of the British-French blockade war. To establish freedom of the seas for all is the task, accomplishment | of which would bring good to all na- tions.” Possibility of Italy’s entrance into | campaign in Southern Europe might, for strategic reasons alone, | rope’s bonfire. There have been occasional hints in the German press that Switzer- land is not as neutral as she might b e. DNB today told the story of the German entry into Brussels, relat- ing that the German troops entered the Belgian capital yesterday with- out a fight, enemy (British) troops | withdrawing beyond the city. 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Brussels, is in German hands, au- thorized Nazi sources expect the allies to make a stand from below that city to Lille in Northwestern France to shield such ports as Bel- gian Ostend, where the Belgian gov- ernment has moved, and French Dunkerque, Calais and Boulogne. The possibilities of bombing at- tacks on England from such ports as these were underlined today by a DNB report that 29 civilians had been killed and 51 injured in an allied air raid on Hamburg last night, coupled with high command assertions that raids on “non-mili- tary objectives” in Hamburg and Bremen has especial significance “in view of subsequent consequences.” DNB reported that of 71 allied air attacks on Germany since May 10, 51 were on non-military objects. Air Success Claimed Anew. The authoritative Dienst aus Deutschland said the raids on Ham- burg and Bremen must be regarded “as a very serious state of affairs” and “one would not go wrong in the assumption that Germany will note the character of these attacks very carefully and make this the basis for its own decisions and actions.” Tremendous success was claimed anew for Germany's own air force, | and it was reported to be almost! completely dominating the air over the battlegrounds of Belgium and France, as well as continuing to ha- rass British and French ships along the Belgian coast and sinking one enemy destroyer. On Friday, the high command said, 108 allied planes were shot down while Germany lost but 26. German “naval units” (presum- | ably submarines) struck afar to bot- tle up Britain and her empire. 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German air attacks on refugee- lined road systems behind the lines | have increased the difficulty of the allied tanks, jamming "the main French communications with terror- stricken tens of thousands who have to be supplied with valuable gaso- line and food so they can keep' moving. At the same time the Germans methodically have jombed railway | lines, with large attendant loss of | life, to hamper the movement of | supplies. Advertising Club To Elect Wednesday The Advertising Club of Washing- ton will elect officers at its annual | meeting Wednesday at 12:30 oclock in the Raleigh Hotel. Three direc- | tors will be selected from a list of | seven nominees. Other nominees are George B. Burrus, for president; F. Reid Wal- | lace and A. D. Willard, jr., for flrst vice president; Louis D. Krakow, | for second vice president; Charles J. Columbus, for secretary; Allan V.| Deford and Ernest S. 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