Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-13
MOBILIZE
HOOvER'S
SUPPORT
Presidents Friends Pre-
pare For Fight To Con-
troll Convention.
STICK BY CURTIS
Vice-President's Ren0mi-
nation To Be Demanded
By Administration.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1882, BY United Press
CHICAGO, June l3.-Adminis-
tration forces mobilized at conven-
ton headquarters today to fight
off raids on the White House pro-
gram which is understood to call
for denomination of Vice-President
Curtis and adoption of resubmis-
sion prohibition plank.
One of the last of the cabinet
strategists to arrive, Secretary OF
Agriculture Hyde, without attempt
ing to speak for the administration,
declared it his own personal view
that Curtis should be renominated.
"It is my own personal opinion"
he said to the United Press, that
Vice-President Curtis has been CO.
operative and helpful and is en-
titled to denomination"
This statement was echoed pri-
vately by half a dozen of the men
most intimately associated with
President Hoover.
1t was expected 20 effect final
collapse of the attempt to draft
former Vice-President Dawes, Sec
, retary of War Hurley or another
mentioned in corridor gossip.
Mrs. Dolly Gam, sister Of Vice
President Curtis, arrived today to
! look out for her brothers interest.
John D. Rockefeller, jr., who re-
Gently created a sensation by re-
versing his lifelong prohibition
! views and declared for repeal of
the eighteenth amendment, arrived
today. 1t was uncertain whether
he would go before the platform
committee to argue for repeal in
accordance with his recent dec
laration.
! Row On Repeal
! Administration forces also were
turning on heavy pressure to break
up the eleventh-hour drive of the
prohibition repealers who threat
ened to upset the milder resubmis-
sion of referendum program Of the
White House.
The repeal forces gathered mo-
! mentum as the eve of the conven-
ton approached and plans were
afoot for a demonstration which
would bring the prohibition issue
to a crisis on the convention floor.
Members of the Pennsylvania
delegation, second largest in the
convention, assembled today with
expectations of declaring for out
right repeal
Delegates arriving for the open
! ing session of the convention to-
morrow were confronted with huge
black newspaper headlines an
nouncing that New York with the
| largest delegation in the conven-
ton, had voted for repeal.
/ At the same time the repealers
selected Sen. Hiram Bingham Of
Connecticut as their champion to
make a fight on the floor. This
| tall, spare son of an American
missionery, will present the minor
ity platform for repeal and debate
it on the convention floor.
Drys were in conference, dis
heartened by the failure Of the
White House to support their fight
against resubmission. They refused
! to discuss their plans, having
adopted a resolution pledging alb
solute secrecy.
Final details for the opening con-
vention session tomorrow were per-
fected. After opening flag day
ceremonies, the keynoter, Sen. L. j.
Dickinson of Iowa will give his
version of the record of President
Hoover. Following this the plat
form committee will meet and sit
probably throughout Tuesday night.
1t hopes to bring its draft in be-
fore the convention Wednesday
afternoon.
Convention hotels cleared out
the soft chairs and overstuffed dl-
vans and the delegates had to
stand. Even the potted palms were
dragged away to the storeroom.
The soft, cool weather Of the last
few days seemed to be growing
warmer and stickier, and there was
every prospect the convention would
| enjoy the usual mid-June weather.