Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-11
H0OvER'S
SUPPORT
REF USED
Dry Leaders Told That
President Will Not Aid
Their Cause.
OUTLOOK CHANGES
G. o. p. Chiefs Expect
Move At Chicago To
Repeal Amendment.
By RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1882, BY United Press)
CHICAGO, June 11.-Organized
dry leaders were given to under
stand today that they probably will
obtain no support from President
Hoover in any fight to resist the
rising tide sweeping the Republican
party toward adopting a resubmis-
sion platform at its national con-
vention next week
Two of the most prominent pro-
fessional dry leaders, D. r. G. Din
widdle, head of the allied dry
forces, and DR.. E. H. Cherrington,
head of the World League against
Alcoholism, alarmed by reports
that the Republican convention was
in danger of being stampeded for
direct repeal, anxiously sought
counsel from their chief ally withx
in the Republican organization,
Chairman Simeon D. Fess, of the
Republican national committee.
They received news discourp' ng to
their project.
Fess told them he personally was
as loyal to prohibition as ever but
as chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee he would take no
part in attempting to influence the
convention.
Then the two leaders asked If
Senator Borah was coming to the
convention.
Senator Fess explained he did not
think SO, because Senator Borah
had attempted recently to obtain
President Hoover's backing for
dry fight on the convention floor
but was unsuccessful.
Borah had intended to under
take to turn the entire tide of the
convention with the backing of the
President whose election he cham
pioned as a dry in 1923.
When the two dry leaders left
Senator Fess they were still uncom-
promisingly opposed to resubmission
but were frankly uncertain as to
where they could turn for cham
ion in the Republican convention.
20 course we are still against re-
submission said Cherrington.
To Keep Hands Off
mo dry should aid in bringing
about resubmission. Why should
we? Let the enemies of prohibition
do that. Let them be the ones to
try to put prohibition on the skids
and then if there is a referendum
we will be in the fight to the last
ditch"
The two dry leaders left to con-
fer further with their associates in
the hope of finding some political
mouthpiece to carry their battle to
the floor. However, practically
every administration leader of con-
sequence has committed himself TO
a reSubmission.
1.-THE exact form is still uncer-
tain" Chairman Fess said today
president Hoover has not told me
what he wants and there is no Of
ficial draft ready to be dropped
upon the convention Mr.. Garfield,
who probably will be chairman of
the committee, has about 100 pro-
posed planks. These will be gone
over by the resolutions committee
in the convention"
Senator Fess said also that the
economic relief plank in the plaS-
form probably would be confined
to endorsement of a proposal to
loan money to states for strictly
self -liquidating projects.
such loans," he continued.
"would bear interest which could
be either paid directly by the states
or be deducted from federal aid
contributions which are made an
nually for good roads and other
purposes.
II do not believe the administra-
ton would care to go further than
this in any relief plank"