Evening star., 1932-06-27

of the two-thirds rule. He said they
would have a larger vote for the cleo
ton of Walsh as chairman than they
would have for the adoption of a ma
jority rule. He insisted. however, tnat
they could adopt majority rule.
Gov. Roosevelt, over the telephone mas
been in constant touch with the situa-
ton here and has made personal pleas
to delegates and their leaders to sup
port him in the fight against the two
thirds rule.
Claims of victory are made today by
both factions. Senator Dill Of WASH
ington. after a conference with other
leaders, insisted that Senator
Walsh would be elected permanent
chairman by a vote of TOO and that the
majority rule would be waived by a
vote of $50 when these matters come
to the convention floor tomorrow as
they are expected to do.
Violent and bitter language Is used
by the anti Roosevelt leaders, who have
charged that Farley is ''prevarlcator,
to use a milder term. They have
charged Gov. Roosevelt with double
dealing and with not keeping his word
about an agreement entered into with
Mr.. Shouse in regards to the conven-
ton Craftsmanship.
Favorite son candidates, WoDollng
bit, have continued to stand up SO far,
though there have been many reports
some of them would go the way pointed
by Senator James Hamilton Lewis OF
Illinois when he withdrew Saturday
from the race for the preSloentlaI noin1-
nation and released his delegates.
THE Missouri delegation, at an In
formal caucus last night, voted, with
the exceptio-. of one delegate, to sup
port former Senator Jim" Reed for
the presidential nomination. Wnere-
uron Senator Reed announced ne would
hold the delegation to the end ana
would not release them.
Rltchie leaders insisted the Governor
of MARYLAND was in the race TO stay;
Further. the fiat statement he Would
not accept a vice presidential nomlna-
ton on ticket with Roosevelt was
made for Gov. Ritchie by some OF MS
closest friends.
virginia Still for Byrd.
The Roosevelt headquarters, however,
put out for publication a telegram sent
by w. w. Durbin. delegate at large from
Ohio, to Gov. George White, urging
that the Governor Of Ohio WitnoraW
his candidacy for the presidential noml-
nation. Durbin begged White not 70
ioin the stop Roosevelt movement
which is made up of Frank Hague,
Tammanv and the big public utility
interests who seek to defeat Roosevelt:
There is much talk OF RooseVeIt
strength in the Ohio delegation, ano
Durbin is expected to go down the hne
for the New York Governor in the COM
ing fights. A.. .,-
face at least is still for former Gov
When a new break in the favorite
son ranks will come is not clear.
NAV come at any time and the RooSe-
Welt leaders say they expect sucn 9
break. Vice presidential rumors nave
brought in the name OF Col. Bennel
clark of Missouri, son OF the late
Speaker Clark Col. Clark Will nave
it is said, support of World War vet
erans in the convention Tor MS noml-
nation.
While Roosevelt and anti-Roosevelt
forces were straining every nerve tc
win these contests, Senator Barley
himself a Roosevelt supporter, raised
the battle cry against the common
enemy. the Republicans.
eve meet today in the midst OF q
solemn responsibility. we meet 70
chart through seas that are turbulent
a safe and steady course for the people
of a harassed Nation.
we must not only diagnose, we must
prescribe"
Praises Woodrow wilson .-
The Kentuckian painted a gloomy
nicture of the depressed conditions u
the country, contrasting them with the
conditions which existed unoer the
Wilson administration, the last Demo
cratic President, whom he pictured as
a Leader of liberalism" great leaoeI
in war and in peace. He turned 10,
a moment to the EZRA of normalcy
under the late President Harding anc
reviewed for the assembled Democrats
the scandals of that administration
The Coolidge administration he char
acteriZed as an ERA of economy anc
imitation" when stocks were manlpu'
lated, prices pyramided, then split up
then distributed among innocent peo'
pie under the influence OF the oplat'
of fabulous financial hopes built up oN
the most gigantic campaign OF ofnc1a
ballyhooing ever witnessed in the an
mails of American history"
Coming down to the Hoover admin
istration, Senator Barkley read to tn'
Democrats boasts" and promises O.
prosperity made to the American peo'
pie by the Republican leaders and oI
Hoover during the 1928 campaign anc
thereafter.
Under this new worker of miracles,
Senator Barkley said, poverty was x
be abolished and ignorance was TO van
ish." He added: That the Hoover ad
ministration and the policies 1t ha'
la ID
disaster which has overtaken ours anC
the world affairs no intelligent observes
can dispute"
What the keynoter had to say abou
prohibition was heard with the creates
interest and was greeted with lout
cheers. Senator Barkley has been al
ardent dry in the past. He called TO
the submission of an amendment to tn
Constitution repeating the. eighteenth
amendment. He did not seek to hav'
the Democratic party pledged to favo
this repeal, but merely to 60 on recort
as favoring the submission of repeale
amendment on which the people coult
vote in constitutional convention
elected in each State.
Attacks G. o. p. Liquor Plank.
Senator Barkley ridiculed the Repub
lican prohibition plank, which HI
dubbed "a promiscuous agglomeratior
of scrap lumber. At one point it pro
claims it's opposition to repeal of tht
eighteenth amendment and at anothe,
it announces its support Of its repeal IL
the States where people want it re-
pealed or made inapplicable." He saiC
the Republican proposal was virtual!
notification If adopted.
Under these circumstances" Senate
Barkley said, this convention owes i
to the people of the Nation to make it!
declaration upon this subject clear
understandable and unequivocal. TherI
is no reason why the people should b.
deceived or deluded. There is no reasor
why a political declaration should lool
in every direction and see nothing.
I'm order, therefore, to obtain tht
present will of the American people OF
this subject of universal controversy
this convention should in the platform
here to be adopted recommend the pas
sage by Congress of resolution repeal
ing the eighteenth amendment and it!
submission to the people Of the State!