Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-14
TEXAS CONVENTION
COMMITTEE NAMED
Shaver Appoints Group to Fix
Details-Jones Will
Be Head.

Plans for the Democratic national
convention June 26, in Houston. Ten,
are going forward rapidly, under SUI
per>ision of a committee on arrange
ments. named by Chairman Glenn
Shaver of the party's national com
mlttee in accordance with the ACTON
of that committee.
The committee on arrangements -
to have as its active head Jesse u.
Jones OF Houston. chairman OF the
finance committee of the national COM
mittee, who did much to win the con-
yention for the Texas city. Mr..
Shaver will he chairman, but eX offcio,
it is said.
The committee today launched plans
for construction OF 100000 tempo
,arv building. in which the next Dem
ocratic nominee for the presidency
will be named. In announcing that
he had wired the committee decision
TO Mayor Oscar liolcombe or Houston
chairman Jones said that the tempo
rary building will accommodate amour
!, 600 peonls. instead of the 6.oon
which the precs Mt Houston auditorium
can hold.
Discussion continued today as {"
whether the selection of Houston for
the convention was an anti-Smlth
move or would be harmful TO Gov.
Smiths candidacy for the presidential,
nomination. Generally. Democratic
leaders asserted that they believed
the holding az the convention In Texas
would not hurt the chances or the
New Yorker.
Opposition Continues.
But While the gathering OF the
Democrats here Thursday AT the Jack
son day dinner is regarded as having
been helpful, opposition to the nomina-
ton OF Smith has not vanished. There
are indications, for example. that
many of the Southern states VIII
swing their support to Senator George
of Georgia. whose candidacy for the
nomination has been Endorsed by Dehi'
ocrats of that State.
The committee on arrangements. II
in number. includes several strong
Smith supporters, among them Nor
man r.. Mack Of New York. George r..
Brennan of Illinois, Frank Hague of
New Jersey, Thomas j. Spellacy al
Connecticut and Arthur Mullen OF Ne
braska. Others members Of the com
mittee are:
w. A. Julian. Ohio: Charles A.
Grea thouse. Indiana: Mrs. Emily
Newell Blair Missouri: Trey Woonson,
Kentucky; Cordell Hull. Tennessee;
Isador Dockweiler. California: Mrs.
Genevieve Clark Thompson. Louisiana:
Bruce kremer, Montana: John =.
Cohen. Georgia: John Barnett. Colo.
RADIO; Mrs. Florence Farley. Kansas:
Scott Ferris. oklahoma; Mrs. Leroy
Springs. South Carolina: Mrs. Dorothy
jackson. New Hampshire. and MIss
Alice Cordell. Arkansas.
Proposal Studied.
The suggestion made by Gov Smith, |
i'm a letter read at the Jackson day
dinner, that a platform be whipped
into shape prior 10 the meeting of the
national convention. 10 be submitted
for the approval OF the national gath
ering. IS being considered by Demo
cratic leaders. A subcommittee may
he appointed 10 deal with the matter.
hut ii is realized that only the con
yention can adopt a platform.
II "A platform draft IL determined
upon. will Gov. Smith and his sup,
porters insist upon wet plank. at
lacking the eighteenth amendment
and the Foistead act: That Is both
ering some Democrats. especially in
view OF the governor assertion ia
his letter that the Democrats must
face issues squareiy and not carry
water on both shoulders.
Senator Glass. national committee.
man from Virginia. thinks IL Is AN alb.
surd proposition. since the framing Of
a platform In the Function Of dele.
gates TO the convention. Senator
I L. Ma L
Carolina, In outspoken In his opposi.
ton 10 such action.
"Of course. the national committee
| often outlines pianks and resolutions
| for a platform ahead Of time" said
Senator Simmons, hut the delegates
alone can say what they shall b@.
think the committee should make Ger.
tain suggestions but should 20 no
further"
Hits Specific Pianks.
John ". la Wis would have the rom.
| mittse draw up platform outlines
early. but he does not favor specific
anks. because they might become
embarrassing.
| Chairman Shaver said today he
would sound out the members 81 IN.
committee on the reconmen ds ions of
Coy. Smith. lie wants 10 get their
views.
One influential member Of the
| lionat committee who In very
| hostile To The Smith movement reached
| lhs conclusion that tbs governor does
| not want the Democratic nomination
| unless he can piacots The South This
| committeeman argued that, by voting
| for Houston. Smith supporters indi.
Gated they would test out the senti.
ment in the South. and II II cannot be
| turned 10 their candidate he viii not
seek the nomination.
Representative Cordeli Hull com.
| mitieeinsn from Tennessee ND former
chairman Ut this committee. pointed
| out today that four years ago he
| He'd on members Of Congress aud
| others for platform sussastiuns aud
Ssnb or Glass Representative Garrett
II Tsnnessee, senator Pullman 1f
! Nevada and others here had helped
IA frame snEsestiohs,
Meetings IN Advance.
This snsgestion 0f Coy. Smith,
~ III he, gould lie worked uut by hay.
ing The various States select their
members Of the committee on plat
form and resolutions month or so
before the convention ana let them
meet and draw ny ia platform. This
would give time tor IA careful coDsid'
GRAFTON Ut the various pia AXIS"
George =. Mara 0f New York has
| been appointed as executive assistant
| Ia Chairman shaver. he arranged
f1r boih The 1890 aad 1874 eonveh'
| lions and viii piocsed Immediately Ia
Illusion Ia survey she ground ana
| begin the task NJ transforming the
| small city auditorium there into
political convention hal,
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