The Washington times., 1932-06-29
SECOND CHOICE
Of IS GROUPS,
REPORT
N. Y. Governors Forces Busy
Trying to Win Over
Favorite Sons
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would like to have him for
the Vice Presidential place"

the Vice Presidential place"
Missouri was a weak spot in
the front presented by the hard
pressed anti-Roosevelt allies. They
lost votes in Reeds delegation
YESTERDAY and at a caucus OF
the delegation this morning 1t
was virtually decided to leave
Reed after the first ballot "un-
less his candidacy receives some
indication of support from otner
States" than Missouri.
It was q forenoon OF wild
alarms and excursions about the
hotels. Roosevelt leaders dashed
in and out of rival headquarters,
whispering, comforting, and con
SllltinR, while the delegates mllled
about filled with uncertainty ana
curiosity.
New York Reticent
New York's position continued
TO remain an enigma.
The New Workers split ap-
proximately 10 per cent against
Roosevelt and 80 per cent for
him in yesterdays test voting.
Asked today what New York
was going to do. John F. Curry
the Tammany leader, said:
'Tt will not be decided until
just before the ballOting be-
gins"
OF course, if New York could
be pushed solidly into the RooSe-
welt camp, it would be all over.
But there seemed scant prospect
of that, for the New York dele
CATION contained that still grim
figure of Alfred E. Smith.
The Roosevelt people would
3ust as soon accomplish their
nomination without Tammany S
support and for that reason were
making their greatest thrusts into
the favorite son delegations.
Meanwhile, the resolutions
committee, struggling with the
platform, got itself tied up in the
usual knot over the wording OF
the prohibition plank and was
unable to report the platform to
the convention at the scheduled
meeting hour Of noon.
Accordingly, they postponed
the actual opening until 2 p. M
but the notice came too late to
catch many of the delegates, who
streamed out to the stadium. And.
of course, the visitors had not
been apprised of the SITUATION
and they were here, too.
So confident were the Roose-
welt leaders of their ability to
nominate him within three bal
lots-perhaps on the first-that
they were dealing the cards on
the vice presidency all night in
the smoke-filled rooms Of the
Congress Hotel.
The anti-RooSevelt allies in the
three test votes yesterday were
able to muster from 492 TO 528
votes, but the Roosevelt man.
ayers had from 626 to 65S on the
same roll calls-and those figures
were impressive.
Rolled Up 658 Votes
At their high point in the trio
of test votes the Roosevelt forces
rolled up $50 votes. or only liz
shy of the necessary two-thirdS.
No man in Democratic history
ever failed of nomination after
coming that close to it.
At their low point in the votes,
the Roosevelt people had 626
votes, or only 1874 short of two.
thirds. And in the fight to elect
Jouett Shouse as permanent
chairman, the hard-preSSed anti
Roosevelt allies just about gave
their all.
Dicker All Night
These votes took considerable
heart out Of the "stop Roosevelt"
movement and enabled the Roose.
velt managers to rush back from
the stadium to start dickering
with their rivals.
The ,ickering went on all night.
Governor George White OF
Ohio, who reached Chicago only
yesterday, was cloSeted with
James A. Farley, the Roosevelt
field marshal, for a long time
other rooms held other confer
enceS.
Various names were being dis
cusSed by the Roosevelt leaders
for the Vice Presidency. That's
how confident they were. They
were talking of Governor Albert
C. Ritchie of Maryland. Speaker
Garner of Texas, William G.. Nc
Adoo, Governor White of Ohio
the list was long.
Richie Second Choice
It seemed likely today that the
Roosevelt opposition will mass
in the final analysis, behinc
either Newton D. Baker or Gov
ernor Ritchie. They appear tt
have more secondary strength r
the convention than any of the
other nine candidates, partic
ularly the Maryland governor
He is the second choice of &
number of Roosevelt delegations
and is .avored as well by the biz
city organization leaders. not
withStanding that Curry's favor
ite candidate is said to be Baker
IN fact, should there be
last-minute upset Of the Rcose
velt candidacy--and nothing i
impossible in a Democratic con
vention-the Ritchie manager
claim to have no less than II
Roosevelt delegations ready II
switch to them.