Evening star., 1932-04-13

cago all Of whom have been mentioned
in connection with the presidential
nomination.
Minute Men Report.
The day began for the Democrats
with a mobilization meeting" at the
Willard Hotel at 1890 o'clock and last
ing until 100. The Minute Men" a
Nationwide organization of Democrats
gave Chairman RaSkob reports of the
situation in each State.
This meeting was followed by a pre-
paredness luncheon" also at the Will
lard, where Senator Joseph T. Robinson
of Arkansas, vice presidential nominee
in 1928, spoke, aSsailing the Hoover ad-
ministration and outlining a program
for relief of depression in this country
The Democratic floor leader of the
House, Representative Henry T. Rainey
of Illinois; Gov. George White of Ohio
another candidate for the presidential
nomination; Representative Mary T.
Norton of New Jersey Mrs. Nellie
Tayloe Ross, vice chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, and
Claude G. Bowers, keynote speaker at
the 1928 convention, also spoke. Mr..
Bowers confined his address largely to
a discussion of Thomas jefferson.
Arthur O'Brien of Washington, D. c.,
was elected as treasurer of the Demo-
Gratis Victory Fund" Organization.
He succeeds James w. Gerard, who
resigned recently as treasurer of the
Democratic National Committee.
This was virtually the only change
In the money-raising organization dur
ing an executive session of the Minute
Men" in charge of the $1.500000 drive
Shouse will continue to lead the drive.
Contributions Reported.
John w. Davis, chairman of the vic
tory drive, called on representatives of
each State to report their contributions
today.
Col. OBrien, reporting for the Dis
trict of Columbia, said there had been
585 contributions made in the District,
totaling $7,694.93. He said the Men S
Committee had collected from n con-
tributors S6,07393, and he added that
"over so per cent of this amount had
come from known Republican con-
tributors" He said that S400 had been
raised by the Women's Committee
through teas and ST ,108 had been raised
by the "Women's Army" recently organ
lied with go workers.
Other contributions reported were as
follows: Alabama, s2,4OO; Arizona,
$2,459; Arkansas and California re-
ported progress; Colorado, $366l; Con-
necticut, $l,195; Delaware, $4,025;
Frorida, s3,17743; Georgia, over $4,000;
Idaho, ST ,403; Illinois, forecast full
quota; Indiana, $14,000; Iowa, $455;
Kansas, $1,000; Kentucky, S593; Louisi-
$4,000, Massachusetts, $1,000; Michi-
gan, s22e: Minnesota, S3,625: Missis-
sippi, s17825; Missouri, S2,500; Mon
tana, $3,37015: Nebraska, more than
$4,000; Nevada, progress; New Hamp-
shire, S3050; New Jersey. from the
women alone. $4,000; New Mexico,
S3,l5l17; New York, S226,244; North
Carolina, s12,733: North Dakota, prog
ress; Ohio, s6,120; Oklahoma, little
less than $500; Oregon, $4,000; Penn
sylvania, $10,867; Rhode Island S4,047;
South Carolina, progress; South Dakota,
S24l: Tennessee. $2,795; Texas, prog
Yess; Utah, S1,005; Vermont, 1868: Vir-
ginia, s4,100; West Virginia, s5,293;
Wisconsin, progress; Wyoming, s711.
Maryland, 1t was reported, had gone
over the top, completing her quota and
expected to raise still more. Reports
from all the States expressed the hope
that full quotas would be realized. Some
of the States reported that they had
been late getting started, but would
soon be hard at work collecting the
money.
1t is expected that at the dinner
tonight the announcement will be made
that total of approximately s700. 900
has been raised, or little less than
one-half of the $1,5oo,o00 which the
Democrats set out to collect in their
victory drive.
Robinson Hits Tariff.
Senator Robinson in his address at
the luncheon declared that the abandon
ment of prohibitive Republican tariff
duties and a sharp reduction in the
cost of Government are necessary to
economic recovery. He urged the aban-
donment however, of the policies of the
Hoover administration as necessary
first step. He said:
Democrats must not be content with
merely exposing the blunders of their
adversaries. Wise methods of correc-
ton must be formulated and carried
out.
ITO the extent that laws and partial
1ty in administration have caused or
permitted bad conditions, the remedies
are plain. There is no magic, patent
plan by which the clouds of adversely
may be dispelled and the sun Of pros
perity made to shine. The logical and
practical course is to reverse the poll
cies and repeal the statues which have
been the instruments OF our undoing
The creation of temporary and
emergency agencies like the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation, backed
by national credit, can never remove the
causes of our troubles. They are pal
iatives, not cures.
only fundamental changes in po-
ftical and economic policies can prove
permanently effective, and these mani
festly, can not be placed in operation
SPECIAL NOTICES.
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