Evening star., 1932-06-07

If the leading candidate failed to gather
that wide margin now required 1or
nomination.
Wheeler Hits Shouse.
Meanwhile Shouse was accused In
statement by Senator Wheeler of Mon
tana Of using his national committee
Office to aid the stop Roosevelt" move
ment.
Wheeler as one of those meeting in
New York Sunday, when friends Of
Roosevelt decided to offer Senator
Walsh as permanent chairman in the
place of Shouse.
Every one in Washington who is at
all familiar with what has been going
on in the inside Wheeler said today,
knows that Mr. Shouse has actively
interested hin,elf in the movement to
stop Gov. Roosevelt.
He has the same right to have a
preference as any other, but he has no
right to use the power conferred upon
him b. the National Committee for or
against any candidate Mr.. Shouse
and Mr.. Raskob may protest loudly that
they have been impartial and not taken
those not familiar with the situation
All the friends of Gov. Roosevelt
ask is for a chairman who will be fair.
In the most controversial convention
which Ue have had in recent times,
Senator Walsh showed his ao:olute i'm
partiality and fairness as chairman at
New York City in 1924"
Borah Opens Fire.
The Republican prohibition outbreak
took double form. Senator Borah
launched a broadside against the party's
proposed plank asserting these gen.
eralities on this subject are more or less
an insult to the intelligence OF the peo-
pie. whether they are wet or dry" and
demanding that an alternative program
to existing prohibition be submitted with
anv declaration for resubmission.
simultaneously. in a conference with
Garfield held at the Capitol, the split
developed on whether the plank propose
that the issue be 1esubmitted to State
legislatures as desired by drys, or put
In the hands of conventions chosen
solely for that purpose, the system
favored by nti-prohibitionists. The
point had to be left open.
On TOP Of this came word that John
.. Rockefeller lr, iorg an advocate OF
national prohibition, declared himself
for repeal plank n the national plat
forms and for taking the issue out OF
politics through adoption OF the same
principle by both parties.
Declared impossible"
The suggestion of one plank for both
platforms has been discussed before.
visit Of John J. Raskob Democratic ma
tlcnal chairman, to the Capitol yester-
day vas attributed by some political OBJ
servers to this objective. though without
r?uch expectation of success. Senator
Robinson of Arkansas the partys Sen
ate leader, viewed it as good idea, but
impossible"
There was considerable comment on
the Rockefeller declaration, in and out
OF Congress.
The reversal vas not uaartlcipated.
I'm sorry. but I'm Mt sur
prised" said Dr. Edwin c. DlnUlddie,
executive secretary of the National Pro-
hitition Board Of Strategy.
The Rockefellers Join the great conf
pany Of thoughtful Americans who real
ize the safety of our country requires
that we correct this hideous mistake
without any more delay" said Henry
NJ Curran Of the Associa ton Against
the Prohibition Amendment.
Congressional drys declared themselves
Believed Significant.
No comment was forthcoming at the
White House concerning the Rockefeller
announcement However. James Fran |
els Burke of Pittsburgh. general coun- !
sci Of the Republican National Com
nlittee and one of Mr.. Hoovers close
political advisers. said he considered this
as being highly significant, in that it
would have wide influence on the
question of a change in the prohibition
Law.
Mr. Burke made this comment at the
White House. He did not see the Presl-
dent. as Mr.. Hoover at the time was
Engaged with cabinet session.
When asked II he thought Mr.. Rookie
3euer's action would have any influence
Sn the Resolutions Committee OF the
Republican National Convention, Mr..
Burke did not answer directly His re-
kponse was that he thought 1t would be
hat 1aoet re1ative rnptter'