Evening star., 1932-01-10
DEMOCRATS MEET
IN CHICAGO JUNE Il
Committee Fixes Delegate
Total at 1,154-Dry Issue
Delayed Until June.
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can National Convention up to $l50000
to get the G. o. P. Convention, which
is to be held there on June "A, just
about two weeks ahead Of the Demo-
cratic gathering Chairman Raskob,
who declared in the committee meet
ing he considered the Democrats had a
perfect right to sell the convention to
the highest bidder, apparently is a good
trader Atlantic City's bid of 100000
seems Just to have been ''teaser'' to
bring Chicago up to that mark and
make it impossible for Kansas City to
win.
Chicago's offer for the convention
was presented by Edward N. Hurley,
former chairman of the United States
Shipping Board, and was backed by
several other speakers, including Sem
ator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois
and Melvin E. Traylor, Chicago banker,
both OF whom have been mentioned as
presidential possibilities on the Demo-
cratic side. Mayor Anton Cermak also
was on hand to boost for Chicago.
Dry Discussion Avoided.
The Democratic National Committee
meeting avoided entirely the discussion
Of the prohibition question. which
threatened to disrupt it at it's last meet
ing. in March. On motion of former
Gov Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia.
dry and vice chairman of Nle Ma
tlonal Committee, Chairman John J.
RaSkob's reports on his home rule"
plank for the national platform and on
other matters were referred to the
Resolutions Committee of the National
Convention, along with any other pro-
posed platform plankS that NAV be
submitted to the National Committee
for consideration. Former Gov. Byrd
made his motion after Mr.. Raskob had
stated briefly he thought this the proper
course to follow. Without discussion
or dissent the motion was adopted. So
the dangerous prohibition issue was
postponed until the Democrats meet
In National Convention.
Mr.. RaSkob and other Democratic
leaders hope that by the adoption of
his home rule" referendum plank the
convention may ease the wet and dry
situation in the convention itself. There
are dryS, however. who regard the home
rule plank merely as a wet proposal.
1t looks today as though the prohibition
issue would still rise to trouble the
Democrats when they meet next June.
There was a brief discussion Of the
compromise plan for the apportionment
Of delegates to the National Convention
among the States. and an effort was
MADE by Jed Adams. national commit
teeman from Texas. to have the appor-
tionment changed SO as to allocate the
delegates strictly under the new appor-
tionment of the House of Represent
atives. He was Overwhelmingly defeat
ed, however, and the plan, embodied in
resolution offered by former Gov
Byrd, was adopted without q roll call
vote. The increases allowed the States
gaining in House representation were
as follows: California, 10; Connecticut,
2: Florida, 2; Michigan, 8; New Jersey,
4: New York, 4; North Carolina, 2;
Ohio 4; Oklahoma, 2; Texas, 6, and
Washington, 2.
The District Of Columbia continues
to have delegates to the National
Convention, as do the possessions and
territories, except the Virgin Islands,
which have only delegates.
Shouse Will Head Group.
The National Committee also author
ized Chairman Raskob to appoint a
Committee on Arrangements for the
National Convention, Of which Jouett
SNOuSb, CIldlIIl VI lIlc ChSSuIIFC
Committee of the Democratic National
Committee, is to be chairman.
At the opening Of the committee
meeting Chairman Raskob took shot
at reports there was a faction in the
committee, a Smith -Raskob" faction,
which was seeking to prevent the nomi-
nation of Gov. Roosevelt of New York
for President or to prevent the noml-
nation Of any other candidate. He de-
MED that there existed any "oligarchy'
of this kind in the national organiza-
ton.
He took as his text story which
was published in a Saturday morning
NEWSPAPER. asserting that the RooSe-
welt forces were prepared to put across
Robert jackson of New Hampshire as
secretary of the National Committee,
TO fill a vacancy caused by the death
of the late Charles A. Greathouse OF
Indiana, and that the Smith -Raskob
faction preferred Thomas D. Ta9gart
| of Indiana. recently elected national
committeeman. Taggart is son oi
| the hate Tom" Taggart, Senator and
| Democratic boss in Indiana for years
! Taggart was not put forward for the
| place yesterday and Jackson was
| unanimously elected. M. Raskob In
sisted there was mot word Of truth
| in the story.
The Democrats had done their speech
making at the Jackson day dinner in
the Mayfiower Hotel Friday night anc
yesterday there were practically no po-
ltical speeches delivered in the COM