Evening star., 1932-08-11
v. CT. j. AWAITING
PRESIDENTS STAND
Attitude on G. 0. p. Plank to
Be Vital, Declares Pub
hcity Chief.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, August 11.-Earl Goodwin
national publicity director for the
women's Christian Temperance Union,
said yesterday the attitude Of the or
ganization toward the Republican party
In the coming elections would depend
in large measure upon President Hoo
ver's Interpretation Of the party's re-
submission plank
The President Is expected to touch
upon the plank in his speech tonight
accepting denomination. The w. c. T.
U. National Convention opens here to-
day :,
"The women Of the w. c. T. u"
Goodwin said. feel they were part Of the
dry drive that elected Hoover in 1928.
They have consistently supported Hoo
ver'S enforcement policies. particularly
through the South. where dry women
suffered oetracism because they voted
the Republican ticket to support Hoo
yer. The w. C. T. U. is interested in,
and apprehensive Of, what Hoover mas
to say"
Hits Rockefeller stand.
Commenting on the declaration Of
John d. Rockefeller. jr, against prohi-
bition after previously aiding the dry
cause, Goodwin said:
Rockefeller expressed every item OF
wet propaganda. every wrong notion,
in the opinion of the women Of the w.
C. T. U. The convention will use his
statement as a basis of argument at
the convention, probably taking 1t
apart, item by item, and paralleling his
statements with their answers"
Goodwin asserted Senator William E.
Borah of Idaho had predicted to him
that both the Republican and Demo-
cratic platforms would be scrapped by
October Is and the campaign fought
to q finish along other lines.
Goodwin said the Senator's statement
was made in the train while the two
were enroute West from Minnesota.
Senator Borah left the train at Spo-
kane Tuesday night to make q trip
through Northern Idaho.
Goodwin said he formed conclusions
from the conversation the Senator had
little use for the Republican prohibi-
ton and economic planks and no use
at all for the Democratic pronounce
ments; that he will not support the
President as things now stand but has
not closed the door against supporting
him later, ana that the senator IaVorS
a third national party, but believes the
time past for forming 1t this year.
Expects Hoover to Win.
Senator Borah has not high opin-
ion Of Gov. Roosevelt's ability" said
Goodwin. He does not think he is big
enough to beat President Hoover. Sen
ator Borah said he received $4,000 let
tiers from all parts of the country after
his criticism of the Republican plat
form declarations on prohibition and
economic problems and that he had
read 1000 Of them.
What did you get from them?"
Goodwin said he asked
II got" Goodwin said Borah replied,
~that the dry vote Of the United States
cannot be delivered to Mr.. Hoover.
Many drys will not vote for him. I
got also that the people want q third
party, but 1t is too late for this time
1t takes money to finance o national
party movement, and money Is hard to
get. II I knew where the money was
would not be afraid Of 1t, but as it
is I can't support Hoover on this plat
form, but l am perfectly willing to
so out and help Congressmen and SEN
ators who believe as I do"