Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
TWO-TFIIRDS RULE IS OPPOSED
BY DEMOCRATS IN u. S. POLL
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ter Glass of Virginia, who seems tc
have no great objections to a change
provided it is not to meet the exigency
of some particular candidate, took the
view the national committee is power,
less. Arthur Mullen of Nebraska
said the committee could at least act
to prevent the unit rule from being
| appiied until after it has been adopted
| by the majority of the delegates to
| the convention.
Replies to Query.
The replies also served to disclose
| a movement to displace Glenn L.
| Shaver of West Virginia as national
| chairman next January instead of
waiting until the national convention
as usually has been the practice
Joseph F. Guffey Of Pennsylvania an.
| nounced that when the committee
| meets to choose a place for the con.
vention he would move to elect a
chairman to begin immediate reor.
ganization and that he would also
try to amend the rules to provide for
chairman of the finance committee
mittee, both to be appointed by the
presidential nominee.
Some of the replies follow:
Joseph Wolf, Minnesota-My opin-
ion is that the Democratic party of
this State favors the abrogation of
the two-thirds rule. / favor the alb.
rogation of the two-thirds rule, also
the unit rule. Each delegate should
lie allowed his own conviction.
r. B. Murphy, North Dakota--My
personal and official opinion is that
the unit and two-thirds rules should
be abolished. I believe they are both
archaic and undemocratic, and to-
gether constitute the only serious
menace to complete Democratic sue
cess in 1928. North Dakota has not
ajority of Democrats here hope the
convention will abolish the two.thirds
rule.
j. Bruce Kremer, Montana be-
lieve the great majority of the Dem
ocratic party is in favor of abolish.
ing the two thirds rule and l favor
the abolition and believe that the
next convention, in adopting it's rules
Will declare that a majority shall
nominate. I further believe that the
national committee should, in it's re.
ports to the convention, recommend
this course.
w. L. Barnum, Arizona-My infor-
nation not sufficient to warrant
opinion as to attitude Democratic
party toward unit and two thirds
rule. shall favor such action as in
my judgment will contribute to
Democratic success. Actions of past
conventions have been such as to
make it improbable the next conven-
ton will make radical changes in
the rules.
James H. Moyle, Utah-Sentiment
here favors majority rule in Demo-
cratic national convention. I am un-
qualifiedly opposed to anything else.
Isadore B. Dockweiler, California
I am opposed to both unit and two
thirds rules. Believe next Democratic
national convention will change said
rules and provide for presidential and
vice presidential nominations by
majority vote. Believe large majority
of Democratic party now opposed to
both unit and two thirds rules.
VIII r. King, Oregon-I think atti-
tude of Democratic party favors
adjustment both two-thirds and unit
rules. My personal opinion, in which
believe national committee woman,
who Is out of city, concurs is that
both should and will be abolished.
George s. Christensen, Washington
The Democratic party of Washing
ton has gone on record against two
thirds rule. AS to the unit rule, we
think that Is for each State to decide
for itself. The convention should
change two-thirds rule next year, as
true Democratic principle. A
ma ority should always rule.
N. A. Julian, Ohio-Believe party
largely Indifferent about two-thirds
rule. 1t has always appeared to me
an unnecessary rule. Do not believe
it will be mentioned in next conven.
ton.
Charles A. Greenhouse, Indiana-The
attitude of the Democratic party, in
my opinion, is to leave to the several
State conventions or State delegations
the question of the unit rule. The
Democracy Of Indiana has made no
official decision in regard to the abro-
cation of the two-thirds rule. In the
event they do would be governed by
their wish. Personally, I doubt the
wisdom of changing the rule so it
would apply to the 1928 convention.
Doubts Policy of Opposition.
George E. Brennan. Illinois, am
in favor of abolishing both the unit
and two-thirds rules, but as sup
porter Of Gov. Smith for the nomina-
ton in 1928, do not think 1t good
policy to press the question at this
time.
william A. Comstock. Michigan
believe majority of party is in favor Of
majority rule and that next conven-
ton will abolish unit and two-thirds
III porcnnolIxy Hrot
changes. / believe Michigan dele
instructed to vote for change in con-
vention rules.
William T. Kemper, Missouri-In
our opinion, great majority of Demo.
cratic party favors two-thirds rule.
/, personally, do. We do not believe
convention will change rules.
Dudley Doolittle, Kansas-My own
opinion Is that the majority of the
Democrats, who have given the mat.
ter OF majority or two-third3 rule
serious thought, favor the majority
rule. I am by no means certain, low.
ever, on this point. At Statewide
Democratic meeting held in Wichita
about IS months ago there was sub
mitted a motion expressing a desire
that the two-thirds rule be abrogated
at the next convention. Without
| much debate this motion was lost by
the close vote of 1913 for and LOT Oh.
posed. The most potent argument in
favor of the two-thirds rule Is con-
tanned in the statement that If it mad
not been for this rule Woodrow Viii.
son would not have been President.
l am frank to confess that / have
not been able to reach a conclusion