The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
RALLY BEHIND
HOOVER CAUSE,
PLEADS FESS
Urges G. 0. P. Committee
to Shout Achievements
of President.
IGNORES WET-DRY ISSUE
Party Urged to Support
Prohibition Referendum
by vermonter.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press staff Correspondent

United Press STAFF Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Chair-
man Simeon D. Tess of the Repub-
lican national committee appealed
to his party lieutenants today to
join in a campaign to win greater
public recognition for the achieve
mentS of President Hoover.
Addressing the Republican national
committee, assembled here to select
the convention city for 1882, Fess
thrust indirectly at the defeatism
which has spread among many Re-
publicans as a result of Mr.. Hoo
ver'S difficulties.
1T is the purpose of this commit
tee" F'esS said, ito assist in con-
vincing the disaffected that the
President is not responsible for spots
on the sun, storms at sea, droughtS
on land, nor the numerous epidemicS
that frequently sweep sections of
the country.
Referendum Is Urged
"Our business is to place Mr..
Hoover in the minds of the public
where his Stupendous efforts and
brilliant leadership justify"
Increasing sentiment among some
committee members for the party
to support a prohibition referendum
measure developed after Earle S.
KinSley of Vermont urged that the
Republicans take a definite stand on
the dry issue.
Kinsley in closed meeting Mon
day night reported that young peo-
pie were demanding a change in
the prohibition laws and that no
mere law enforcement plank would
satisfy them. Maurice MaSchke
(Ohio) and Clarence G. Hamlin
(Colorado) supported this view, but
no action was sought. FesS today
refused to discuss the incident, hold
ing that the question more properly
was one for the convention plat
form committee to consider.
Thinks Sentiment Changing
IT think sentiment is changing,
and we will have to meet it." Kins-
ley said today. THAT is what told
the executive committee meeting. I
was just expressing my own view.
THE congressional elections in
dicated some folks want it a. little
different. L know I do and I have
always been dry.
Prohibition Director Amos w. w.
Woodcock was delegate to the
i roeafipU foIou IYo hoIJ - ,o,.oxy,, g..
William P. Jackson, Maryland COM
mitteeman of Salisbury, which also
/ is Woodcock'S home.
! The Fess speech was received en-
Enthusiastically. The delegates APP
plauded every mention of President
Hoover'S relief measures.
FeSs was followed by Mrs. Ruth
Pratt, congresswoman from New
York, who likewise paid tribute to
the President.
Order Committee Named
1--WE would not be here today il
We did not have faith in the Re-
publican party" she said. The time
is with us now to reaffirm that
faith. I am proud of the faith and
1 am proud of the party"
The committee authorized Fess to
appoint a subcommittee of nine to
present a formula for readjusting
the convention apportionment, in
view of the revised representations
of the states in congress.
FeSS later will appoint three MEM
! hOrc from cfofnC ryhnca n
ton in congress is unchanged, three
from states having an Increase, and
three from states which were re-
duced
The committee then recessed until
2 p. m, when bills from cities desir-
ing the national convention were to
be heard. The committee is pre-
pared to ballot among probably
five icties to determine where the
1882 national convention will be
held. Chicago was the favorite.
Cleveland Drops Bid
Cleveland, once regarded as the
probable choice, has been unable to
raise the $4,000 needed as a guar
dnCee OF expenses ana mas decided
to extend no invitation.
Bids were to be made, according
to FeSs, by Chicago, Detroit, At
lantic City, Philadelphia and st.
Louis. The convention probably will
be set for the second week in June.
Mrs. Wilma Sinclair Levan of
Steubenville, o., was seated today
as national committeewoman from
Ohio over the protests of Maschke,
who moved to appoint a commit
tee composed of Fess, Treasurer
Mutt and himself to investigate the
credentials of Mrs. Levan.
Objection to this procedure was
made by Charles D. Hillard of New
York and Fess indicated he could
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