Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-11
RASKOD CALL OPENS
DOOR TO DISPUTES
Democrats, Meeting to Talk
Finances, May Raise Pro-
hibition Issue.
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of views regarding the availability Of
presidential possibilities.
Candidates Friends Due.
The committee will include men and
women who favor the nomination OF
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New
York, Gov. Richie Of Maryland, Sena-
tor Robinson of Arkansas, Senator
Buckley or Gov. White Of Ohio, and
probably former Secretary of Wal
those who favor returning to AL Smith
the 1928 standard bearer, or picking
Owen D. Young, head of the General
Electric Board.
In connection with all of these pos
sible nominees the prohibition question
looms large, and also the So-called water
power issue. There is persistent rumol
going the rounds that the plans Of some
Of the prominent leaders of the party
look to a deadlock of the convention
and then stampede to AL Smith. Per-
maps the meeting of the National Com
mittee may be able to squelch that
Democrats who regard any such pro-
gram as fatal to their chances next
year.
The Democratic party, although 1t
nominated q wet for President in 1928
has never hitherto declared for repeal
or modification of the national prohibi-
ton laws in its national platform. Its
platforms have been acceptable to the
drys. But now there is strong ele-
ment In the party which believes the
time has come to make modification or
repeal q party issue.
H0uSe Speech Cited.
In a recent radio address delivered
from Florida, Jouett Shouse, chairman
of the Executive Committee Of the DEM
ocratic National Committee, demanded
that the party take stand on the sub
ject of prohibition and that 1t shall
not dodge the issue.
Mr.. Shouse also said In his address
that the States having more than ma
iority Of the delegates in the National
Convention have already declared for
some change in national prohibition
conditions. "If that means going wet, "
said Mr.. Shouse, then say to you the
Democratic party has gone wet"
The Southern dryS have recently been
seeking to stir up sentiment against
the nomination Of a wet Democratic
presidential nominee and against any
plank which might be considered wet.
Senator Morrison Of North Carolina
and Senator McGil Of Kansas have
done a bit Of talking about the matter.
But there are other Southern Demo-
cratic leaders who say it Is folly to
nominate a dry who cannot carry many
of the big industrial States.
The call for the National Committee
meeting, signed by Chairman RaSkob,
follows:
"a meeting Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee is hereby called to be
held at the Mayhower Hotel, Washing
ton, D. c., March 5, 1881, at 10 o'clock
am.
Purpose Of Meeting.
1.-THE purpose of the meeting is to
receive reports Of the splendid accom-
plishments secured during the past 1a
months by the fine organization in
washington built UP under the able di-
rection and leadership of Jouett Shouse,
chairman of our Executive Committee
and to discuss plans and policies to
govern our activities during the next is
months. These discussions and de-
cisions will be most important and the
presence of every member is, therefore
earnestly requested.
In addition there viii be presented
to the meeting the result of a two
month survey, not yet completed, by the
John Price Jones Corporation Of New
York covering comprehensive plan for
soliciting funds to meet our deficit and
carry on our work both during and be-
tween national campaigns"
would not meet until early next year
to pick a convention city and make
plans for the national convention.