The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
GARNER SNAPS
HIS WHIP AT
DIE-HARD DRYS
Speaker Determined He viii
Force Showdown in
Repeal Fight.
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to have stiffened the opposition of
the die-hard drys in the house.
The vice-President-e elect, however,
using the vast powers Of the Office
of Speaker, is going over the heads
of dry congressman to force an i'm
mediate showdown vote. He be-
heves he will succeed. So does Rep
reSentative Fiorella H. La Guardia,
belligerent New York Republican,
who is acting as Gamers lieutenant.
Il am going to keep faith with
the American people" Garner an
nounced after learning of obstruc-
tive tactics by drys at an all-day
session of the judiciary committee.
There is not man living who
can say that ever have broken
a pledge to my constituents. In
this instance they are all of the
American people, he asserted.
Democratic Whip Cracks
Despite the 13-to-6 vote within
the committee against bringing out
a favorable report on the repeal
resolution, Garner feels that this
does not adequately represent the
views of the house.
1T is up to the Republicans" he
said. "The Democrats are going to
vote for it. There will be solid del
egations voting from many states
Texas, Missouri, Georgia and Mary
land, for example.
The Democratic whip is cracking
over the heads of many of the
weakened southern drys. They are
being reminded vigorously that
Straight-out repeal of prohibition
was one of the chief Democratic
platform promises.
They are being warned, also, of
the dangers involved of openly op-
posing the wishes of President Elect
Franklin D. Roosevelt at the first
test of party loyalty after the cleo
ton.
Rainey to Make Motion
These Democrats can be punished
through withdrawal of patronage
and in other ways. They can feel
the stigma of critical party opin-
ion, too. It is because of this that
Garner is not worried over Demo-
cratic support.
La Guardia feels that Republican
vets and patriotic Republicans who
are inclined to heed the will of the
people" will vote for the resolution. |
He estimates that more than 125
Republicans will vote for repeal.
Hatton Summers (Dem., Tex.) !
chairman of the resolutions COM |
mittee, indicates he will not accept |
recognition from Garner on Mon
day to move to suspend the rules
to bring in the repeal. Instead, !
Garner probably will recognize Rep
resentative Henry T. Rainey of Illi-
nois, the house Democratic leader, |
who will make the motion.
A teller Cor rising) vote will fol-
low, and it will be at this first test
of wet and dry strength that the
drys will seek to prevent a roll call.
Summers Is Indifferent
Defeat of the Garner plan within
the judiciary committee was at
tributed partly to the indifference !
of Summers, who told Texas voters
last summer that he would support
the party platform.
Other reasons given aside from
general dry opposition, were: First,
the proposal to refer the issue to
state conventions instead of legiS-
latures, despite the agreement of /
both party conventions on the
state convention plan; second, oppo-
sition to the seeming haste" of the
original forty-minute debate plan
which restricted unlimited oratory;
third. the failure of the Garner
measure to specifically mention pro- |
lection for dry states as was advo-
Gated by Republicans, as we'll as
Senator Robinson; and fourth, fail |
ure of the resolution to specifically
condemn "open saloons"
Of the thirteen voting against in
committee, six, Kitchener, Yates,
Moore, Sparks, Christopherson, and
Dominick are lame ducks"