The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-06-03
G. o. P. CONVENTION
Organization Steam Roller
FlattenS DIR. France

II lAtL0uS Die Il
The Republican State Con-
vention, held Thursday at the
Maryland Theatre, Baltimore
was run exclusively by the or
ganization, under direction OF
Galen l.. TAFT, chairman OF the
State Central Committee
whose steam roller clicked
without a hitch, running over
and f1attening out every move
made by DR.. Jos. l. France
presidential aspirant, and his
lone Cecil county delegation,
with four votes.
The move of the France for
ces to get ex-Mayor VIM. F.
Broening as chairman of the
convention, was crushed COM
pletely, chairman TAFT putting
Addison e. Mullikin, Balti-
more attorney in the chair, and
keeping him there.
With this went DR.. Frances
hope of being elected one Of
the delegates to the National
convention in Chicago.
A slate of twenty-si2 dele
gates to the national meeting
was approved. The placing of
the names on the list was CON-
trolled by the Goldsborough-
TAFT faction, and the delegates
named assure the selection of
Senator Goldsborough and Mrs.
Calvin N. Gabriel as Republi-
can National Committeeman
and Committeewoman, respec-
lively. The following were
named Presidential electors:
At Large-Mrs. Ruth M. Bib
bins, of Baltimore, and E. Dale
Adkins, of Wicomico county.
By Congressional Districts
First, L. Bates Russell, Kent
county; Second, John Mays,
Baltimore county; Third, Sig
mund Stephan, Baltimore;
Fourth, Harry o. Levin, Balti-
more; Fifth, Frank Small, Jr.,
Prince Georges county, and
Sixth, Reno S. Harp, Frederick
county.
Shortly after the convention
was opened at the Maryland
Theatre about lis p. M,
groups in opposition to the
GOldsborough- TAFT dominance
OF the party opened fire. The
attack was shortlived, how
ever, and from start to finish
the Goldsborough forces were
in control.
Oliver Metzerott, Prince
Georgt's county, who headed
the Goldsborough-Tait forces
on the convention floor moved
that Senator Wallace Williams
nomination under the primary
unit rule be certified. There
was a second and then Joshua
G. Harvey, leader of one of the
groups in opposition to the
Goldsborough combine, placed
the name of Linwood L. Clark
before the convention. This
motion also was seconded.
Mr.. Clark, former Congress-
man from the second district
won the popular vote in the
primary for the nomination
for the United States Senate
but lost under the unit rule.
With the delegates voting in
accordance with the unit rule
lightweight votes were cast
for the certification of Senator
Williams and sixty for Mr.
Clark.
President Hoover's candida.
-cy for reelection received the
support of the convention FOL.
lowing an address by Senator
Goldsborough.
The convention as a body
neither adopted a platform mol
expressed any view on natlona
affairs. A resolution was
adopted unanimously, leaving
action on Federal questions tx
the Republican National Con.
yention, which will meet IN
Chicago, June IA, and to "ou,
several individual candidates
for the Houses of Congress.
The fight on the wet resolu,
ton, which ended before the
convention body, started il
committee. Mr.. Whiting pre-,
sented a proposed resolution
designed to place Maryland
Republicans on record as fav.
Oring the resubmission of the
prohibition question to the
public and sponsoring a plank
favOring a referendum in the