The Indianapolis times., 1932-06-13
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tration, declared it his own personal
view that Curtis should be renom-
mated.
1T is my own personal opinion,
he said, "that Vice-President Curtis
has been cooperative and helpful
and is entitled to denomination"
This statement was echoed
privately by half a dozen of the
men most intimately associated
with President Hoover.
Dawes Draft Defeated
1t was expected to effect final
collapse of the attempt to draft
former Vice-President Charles G.
Dawes, War Secretary Patrick
Hurley, or others mentioned in
corridor gossip.
At Washington, Hurley today de-
MED rumors that he was a po-
tential candidate for the vice.
presidency.
They can't shoot at my old friend
Charley Curtis wish me" Hurley
said after a conference with Presi-
dent Hoover. Il am not and will
not be a candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent"
Mrs. Dolly Gam, sister of Vice
President Curtis, arrived today TO
look out for her brothers interest.
Widespread sent m ent among
delegates had favored replacing
Curtis by younger man.
John D. Rockefeller who recently
created a sensation by reversing his
life long prohibition views and de-
claring for repeal of the eighteenth
amendment, arrived today.
1t was uncertain whether he
would go before the platform COM
mittee to argue for repeal in ac-
cordance with his recent declara-
ton.
Pound at Repealers
Administration forces also were
turning nheavy pressure to break
up the eleventh hour drive of the
prohibition repealers, who threat
ened to upset the milder resubmis-
sion or referendum program of the
White House.
The repeal forces gathered mo-
mentum as the eve of the conven-
ton approached. and plans we're
afoot for a demonstration which
would bring the prohibition issue to
to crisis on the convention floor.
Members of the Pennsylvania del
egation, second largest in the con-
vention, assembled today with ex-
pectations of declaring for outright
repeal.
Delegates arriving for the opening
session of the convention Tuesday
were confronted with newspaper
headlines announcing that New
York, with the largest delegation in
the convention, had voted for repeal.
Bingham to Lead Vets
At the same time, the repealers
selected Senator Hiram Bingham of
Connecticut as their champion to
make fight on the floor. This tall,
spare son of an American mission
ary, will present the minority plat
form for repeal, and debate it on
the convention floor.
Drys we're in conference, disheart-
ened by the failure of the White
House to support their fight against
re-submission. They refused to dis
cuss their plans, having adopted a
resolution pledging absolute secrecy.
Treasury Secretary Ogden L.
Mills, among the closest to the Pres
ident in his official family, came out
Sunday night fatty for the renomi-
nation Of Curtis.
Many Fantastic Rumors
Party intriguers and the rival
prohibition forces, playing on the
uncertainty in the pre-convention
situation have famed among dele
gates very jumpy state of mind.
The most fantastic rumors gain
credence among them.
This was instanced by those who
accepted seriously the report, start
ed as a joke, that former President
Coolidge was to be drafted for Vice
President, which was absurd even