The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-23
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 | dominates the California democrat ic organization. He has just been announced as a candidate for the | U. S. senate against Senator Shirt ridge, republican.
 Governor William H. (A1falfa BilD Murray of Oklahoma expects to fight in the platform committee and on the convention floor for the Forgotten man." He has only one delegate outside of Oklahoma-his brother from North Dakota. Political Notes Chicago, June 23.--UP)-Gov- ernor Franklin D. Roosevelt has drafted a plank dealing with pro- hibition in less than 90 words, &C., cording to friends to-day, who said 1t Is direct and frank" favoring expeditions congressional action to set 6 repeal amendment in motion, but with precautions against re- turn of the saloon.
 About 800 words were said to have been required by Roosevelt to draft platform. The re- publican platform was approxi- mately 5000 words. Many members of the resolutions committee are promising a 'short" platform at this convention. They contend that to devote thousands of words to party principles sim- ply discourages voters from read ing the document.
 Former Secretary of Treasury William c. McAdoo, California's representative on the platform committee, has suggested state- ment of policy confined to barest essentials and that the task of de- yeloping the ideas left to party orators during the campaign. Springfield. Mass, June 23-UP) The Springfield Daily News to- day quoted Governor Joseph B. Ely of Massachusetts as declaring that the Massachusetts Smith pledged delegation would solidly support Jouett Shouse for permanent chair q man of the democratic national convention.
 "The governor made this state ment," the Daily News said, lin answer to a report that covert at- tempts on the part of Roosevelt supporters in Massachusetts had been made to buy several dele gates for Senator Thomas Walsh of Montana as permanent chair man."
 The Daily News also published the following statement from Sem ator David l. Walsh of Massachu- setts.
 No one has asked me how I am going to vote for permanent chair man except Senator Walsh of Mon- tana himself. told Senator Walsh I would vote for the Smith candidate, MT Shouse, and that assumed the other members of the Massachusetts delegation would vote for him also."
 Chicago, June 23.-(UP)-The fascinating possibility of enemy meeting enemy directly within the democratic convention battle lines mors spread that Governor Frank lin D. Roosevelt might come to Chicago to lead his own fight for nomination.
 His managers denied there is any. "present" intention of his coming but the story persisted that he might decide to come here to ad- dress the convention-"in pinch" and thus solidify his forces against the "Stop Roosevelt" group.
 Utica, N. r., June 23.-UP)-A report that owen D. Young had been agreed upon by the Smith and Roosevelt forces as the demo- cratic presidential candidate in case of convention deadlock was circulated in democratic quar- ters here, the Observer Dispatch said yesterday.
 The report allegedly originated when Alfred E. Smiths party passed through here enroute to Chicago. Members of Smiths party. local democrats said, dis closed confidentiaily that Roose- welt and Smith had agreed on Young if neither was able to car ry the convention, the newspaper said.
 The report also said that Young had indicated he would reconsider his statement of few weeks ago that he would not accept the demo. cratic nomination. if the conven- tion is deadlocked.
 Chicago. June 23.--UP)- Some leaders of the Texas and California delegations. 1t was learned on authority to-day. have discussed with packers of Cover nor Roosevelt the possibility of pledging their second choice votes to Roosevelt provided the latter agree upon John N. Garner as the vice presidential nominee.
 Both Texas and California are tot vote for Garner for president on the first ballot. The Roosevelt faction, however, was not yet ready to agree upon Garner as their candidates potential running mate.
 Washington, June 23.-UP)- Representative Philip ID. Swing, republican of California announced yesterday he had withdrawn from the republican senatorial race in California because of his opposi- tion to a change in the prohibi- ton law.
 He said he could not reconcile I.f .lsAa Ar.