Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-12
DEMS TO SET
NOTIFICATION
MEETS NEXT
Raskob, New National
Committee Head Is
With Smith on Dry
Law Change Plan

NEW iOhhB July l2.-R)-Deter-
minaticn Of the notification dates for
its two standard bearers is awaited
as the spark that formally will launch
the democratic party into the presi-
Dental campaign.
With organization completed. the
democratic camp today found itself
fully prepared for battle, having
worked out in perfect harmony the
difficult problem Of selecting those
70 guide its destiny IN the coming
fray.
At q forty-five minute meeting and
without a dissenting voice, John J..
Raskob Of Delaware, a leader in the
business and industrial world, was
chosen by the democratic national
committee as its new chairman and
he was entrusted with broad powers
IN mapping out plans.
Head On Job
Hardly had this decision been an
nounced late yesterday before Raskob
took over with a positive hand the
duties OF his post. la q few minutes
he had appointed five vice chairmen,
including two women; Mrs. Nellie
Iayloe Ross, former governor of
wyoming, and Mrs. Florence Farley,
national eommitteewoman from Kan
sas, and designated a chairman for
al o. the subcommittee which will
function in the campaign.
further, in his speech Of accent
ance ne brought to the forefront the
questions Of prohibition and farm
rellef as two of the issues that must
no mot on cha r~ree-- H. = a. -
pending fight. In regard 10 the
former he stressed the right of Gov
ernor Smith to work for a lawful
change in the dry statutes which in
the opinion Of the party's p~residen-
tlal nominee would be conducive u 4
change for the better in the prohibi-
ton situation.
Favors Dry Law Change
II, as a result Of careful study"
the new chairman said, "he can
evolve a plan for the regulation and
control of the question in a way
that will absolutely prevent the re-
turn OF the saloon, eliminate boot
Logging, with its accompanying evils
graft, corruption and nurder-and
restore temperate life in our country.
then all faIr-minded men must admit
MS right, If not his duty as president,
TO promot esuch plan, and TO advocate
such changes in our laws and consti-
tuition as may be necessary for its
adoption"
ms statement was greeted with a
burst Of applause. "A few minutes be-
fore, Raskob had declared opposition
70 a mudslinging campaign and forci-
bly, urged that party speakers devote
their efforts 70 discussion Of soon
structive policies" He contended
that 20 insure success in November
the party had but to convey to the
country the knowledge that the peo-
pie of New York had Of Smith and
the people Of Arkansas Of his hun
ming mate-Senator Joseph RI. Robin
son.
Explains G. o. T.. Listing
Raskob, chairman Of the finance
committee Of the General Motors cor
poration, said that up to the present
he had not been a partisan. He Of
fered as an explanation of his being
listed IN Who's Who as a republican.
his connection with the +. /. Dupont
de Nemours company. adding that he
twice had voted for Woodrow Wilson.
and then supported the republican
ticket.
He emphasized in addressing the
committee that Governor Smith had
announced publicly his approval Of
the farm plank in the platform draft
ed By the Houston convention and
said hat the New York executive is
experienced in this important prob
lem"
Besides selecting Mrs. Ross and
Mrs. Farley as vice chairmen To work
with him in the campaign, Raskob
also picked Frank Hague Of New Jer-
sey; Governor Harry r. Byrd Of Vir-
GINA. and Scott Ferris of Oklahoma,
as his other ~lieutenants.
Jones Replaced
He appointed Senator Gerry of
Rhcde Island, to head an advisory
subcommittee created BY the ma
tional body TO assist in working out
details Of the campaign and among
other things confer with the two
nominees as "a the determination Of
notification dates. This committee
is expected to conven shortly TO take
up the latter question.
Raskob also picked Herbert II.
Lehman. New York financier, TO take
the Craftsmanship OF the finance COM
mittee which mp 70 the present has
been held BY Jesse Jones Of Houston.
After choosing Raskob as its new
head. the national committee also
unanimously reelected James w.
Gerard. OF New York, rs committee
treasurer, and Charles A. Greathouse
Of Indiana, rs secretary.