Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-06-09
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JOScpn -. DNOblg hOo AnStlCS Nv
torney, will make the speech plac-
ing President Hoover in nomina-
ton at the Chicago convention Of
the Republican party. Announce
ment TO this effect at San Fran
cisco was confirmed at the White
House, where it was said that the
nominator was naturally chosen
from California, which is the Pres
ident's home state.
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Statements that President Hoo
yer was helping to draft a plank
for the Republican platform which
would indicate a leaning toward re-
submission Of the Eighteenth
Amendment to the States has orot
down upon the capital a tremen-
dous number Of inquiries and the
foreshadowing of protests. A del
egation of drys prepared to ask the
President in person for his views
soon.
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The general economic situation
was the subject of a conference at
the White House between the Pres
ident and thirty-eight newspaper
publishers from States east OF the
Rocky Mountains. Not all those
invited were present. The confer
ence was general in nature and
was strictly along non-partisan
lines, said a statement from the
White House.
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In calling the conference the pur-
pose of the President was said to
be to bring about a closer cooper
alton between the government and
the newspapers Of the country IN
creating a better understanding by
the people Of the economic prob
lens the government is seeking to
solve The need of balanced bud
get, the application of rigid econ
omy in government expenditures,
State and local as well as Federal,
and the evil effects Of boarding
and unemployment were understood
to be among the subjects discussed.
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The problem of choosing a chair
man of the Republican National
Committee was discussed at a con-
ference between President Hoover,
Postmaster General Brown, Char
les Dewey Hilles, of New York,
and James Francis Burke. of Pitts
burgh. A new difficulty has aris-
en- in the opposition of the Negro
Republicans to Mr.. Brown as chair
man. Unfriendliness to the Ad-
ministration flared up in the re-
cent meeting of the Association for
the Advancement of the Colored
Race when the secretary of the as
ISOLATION, Walter White, attacked
the Administration for what ne
said was its attempt to set up
white Republican organizations IN
the South.
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Senator Borah, should be, if ne
isn't. the most puzzled man IN
Washington when he reads MILL
tant interpretations of his decision
not to attend the Republican Ma
tional Convention at Chicago. Par
icularly, the Senator must marvei
at the reasoning processes OF those
who see a third party threat in his
plan to stay away from the con-
vention.
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The House of Representatives
paused to honor the members OF
Congress who have died since the
election in 1880. Tribute was paid
three Senators and sixteen Repre-
sentatives who, Representative
Bankhead of Alabama said, had
been Summoned by a very grim
sergeant-at-arms." Wives and
relatives of the deceased members,
EXCEPT for members of the family
of Senator Dwight W. Morrow,
were seated in the House, togeth-
er with Representatives of the
army and navy.
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Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth,
widow of Speaker Longworth, sat
in the front row. At her side was
Representative John B. HOLSTER,
who was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Speaker
Longworth. 1t is a custom OF the I
House for the succeeding member
to act as escort to families OF de-
ceased members.
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AS the clerk read the roll OF
deceased members Representative
Effigene Wingo placed an Ameri-
can Beauty rose in a huge vase for !
each name. After the ceremony
one of the roses was given to the
widow or another member of the
family.
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One wonders if j, is because the
Senators are so dry politically the
United States has to buy them so
much water? The annual report
of the secretary of the Senate for
the year July 1, 1880, to June 81,
1881. shows the Government paid
60 974 90 for water for the Sena-