Evening star., 1928-06-12
PROPOSALS SWAMP
PLATFORM MAKERS
Farm Relief and Prohibition
Continue to Be Knotty
Problems.
BY JAMES L. WEST.

Associated Press Staff Writer.
KANSAS CITY, June l2.-Literally
buried under an avalanche Of Sugges-
tions and proposals, Republican plat
form makers go 10 work today putting
together the declaration upon which
the party will ask new grant OF power
from the American people in the No
yember election.
Second in Importance TO the selec-
tion of the standard bearer, the plat
form this time presents an unusual
number of perplexities for the Leaders
from over the country who viii work
ont the draft form for the consldera-
ton of the convention, probably next
Thursday.
Solution in Doubt.
Whether all of the problems can be
solved within the closely guarded COM
r7,ittee room in Eagles Hall, hard by
the convention auditorium, remains a
matter of conjecture, with the poSSl-
hjlities that the two most controverted
s,lhiects-farm relief and prohibition
enforcement-wil find their way 10
the convention floor.
should these two subjects be thrown
onen for a finish fight by the delegates
Themselves, the grand old party may
furnish the most spectacular conVen-
ton it has held in more than oecaoe.
Rut the leaders viii bend every enort
n prevent a floor fight by setting all
controversies within the resolutions
committee, composed OF one HieilOe1
from each of the States.
Apart on Farm Relief.
Administration forces and farm ieao-
ers still are far apart on the agfI-
cultural relief plank and 1t may require
. couple of DAYS TO iron out those oli-
ferences if they can be settled without
a vote Of the convention ltSeH.
An Endorsement OF PresldenI Cooi-
1dge's veto of the McNary-Haugeh plli
with It's equalization Zee Is HlSlsteu esI
upon by the administration group WIN
. rev declaration for a reasonable re-
lief nlsn and for a raising OF the tariH
acheduIes so as to place agriculture on
O parity with industry.
some of the farm leaders want
declaration for the equalization lee
but the more conservative, nciuolng
those directing the affairs OF NUMBER
nf farm organizations. would be safls-
fed with a plank outlining plan sucn
as that in the McNary Haugen Dill. cut
orniting mention Of the equalization
fee BIZ name.
RurnbIings Of battle Of sizaole
proportions were heard as the delegates
prepared to take their places Tor the
opening session OF the convention.
f1ht on the plank contained in the
fsnfa+fye administration draft COM
pIeted yesterday By Senators Snloot OF
Utah and Moses of New Hampshire and
others vas forecast yesterday with the
action Of the New York delegation IN
declining 10 place Ogden Mills, Under
secretary of the Treasury, on the TeSo-
buttons committee.
Before the delegation went into
caucus Mills indorsed the administra-
tion plank. which Is reported To name
the eighteenth amendment. This is op-
posed by number Of the New YORK
State leaders as well as leaders from
some Of the other vet States.
BOrah Inxistent on Plank.
Senator Borah Of Idaho. who drew a
dry plank, is insistent that this plank
name the eighteenth amendment and
he has threatened TO take his fight TO
the floor Of the convention If the reso-
,IutiOng committee fails 10 meet his
views. This controversy promises to be
one To tax the diplomatic capacity of
the party conciIa1org, as most Of the
leaders want 70 avoid any display Of
bitterness which would attend q con-
yentlon floor fight on the wet and dry
questions
After the resolutions committee Is
6taiy commissioned by the convention
II will meet under the leadership of
Enoot and appoint several subconnit-
tees To give hearings to the many
groups here seeking declarations upon
"a vide variety Of subjects. Then a
Rsibcon1mittee will take all Of these and
the Tentative draft YsrogrSng sgrHer F(Yt-
E1dera.son, preparing a new draft for
AbP entire rearrsgya4sfce