Evening star., 1932-10-18
NORRIS CAMPAIGN
CARRIED INTO WEST
Nebraskan Speaks Tonight
in Cleveland After Attack
on Party System.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, October 18-Sen-
ator George w. Norris carried his drive
for Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt into the
Middle West today after speech here
in which he denounced party regular
ity and declared that without the Sin
! lister influence of partisanship Presi-
dent Hoover has no chance of being
reelected"
The Independent Republican from
Nebraska. predicting the election of the
Democratic presidential nominee by an
outstanding" majority prepared to
discuss the labor question in Cleveland
tonight.
Campaign Is Launched.
He launched his recently announced
active campaign in behalf Of the Roose-
welt candidacy here last night at a
meeting in the Metropolitan Opera
House. He praised the New York Gov
ernor as a man who stands for the
rights of the common people as against
the overwhelming domination Of
wealth and political power
In his attack on party regularity,
Senator Norris asserted that putting
party above country" means "in the
end, the destruction Of democratic gov
eminent"
''Mr. Hoover" he said, "is the en-
bodiment Of that partisanship." and he
added that he feels the President can
not be reelected except by people who
do not believe in him, but who vote for
him on account Of party"
Crowd Faces Driving Rain.
The crowd, characterized by S. Davis
Wilson. chairman of the meeting and
head of the Roosevelt Independent State
Committee, under whose auspices the
meeting was held. as apparently COM
posed of equal numbers of Republicans
and Democrats" turned out for the
| gathering in the face of a driving all
day rain.
The occasion was the first mai jor mass
meeting of the independent Roosevelt
campaign. The Senator's address was
followed by one by Maj Gen. Smedley
D. Butler. retired, defeated candidate
! for the Pennsylvania Republican NOM
ination for United States Senator last
year. He predicted Roosevelt victory
in the State.
Assailing partisanship as meaning "in
the end the destruction of democratic
government, Senator Norris launched
into the reading of long list of state
ments by Republican leaders who had
attacked Mr.. Hoover prior to his NOM
ination in 1928.
Nov Advocate Election"
These leaders. now. he said, advocate
'the election of Mr.. Hoover to the high
est office in the land when, before the
nomination. each and every one con-
demned him as unworthy of office.
Are they so blinded by partisanship,"
he asked, that they are willing to prac-
tice deception upon our fellow citizens?
If what these men said a few wears ago
is true, they are not telling us the truth
now"
The Senator held closely to the text
of his prepared address. in which he de-
veloped his theme of "partisanship"
through an attack on the electoral COL
lege and adherence to the party system.
We will never have the people in
control of our Government until the
electoral college is abolished and the
voters are given an opportunity to ex-
press their choice for the Chief Magi,-
trate of the country.
Amendment to BE Submitted.
within the next four years an effort
Is going to be made to give this right to
the people by submitting to the States
an amendment which will abolish the
electoral college. We need, therefore,
in the White House man who is in
sympathy with having a Government
by the people and one who cannot be
controlled by political bosses"
Closing with plea for Gov Roose-
velts election, he compared the Demo-
cratic candidate with Theodore Roose-
velt who, he said. did not hesitate to
cross the party line whenever he be-
lieved the welfare of the country de-
manded" and who stood manfully for
the rights Of the people against
monopoly"