Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
BATTLE SURPRISES
c. 0. P. Of NEVADA
Apportionment of Delegates
Between Counties Causes
Party WrangIe.
BY EDGAR REINHARr.

Special Dispatch to The Star
RENO, New, May 28-With each of
the major political parties having COM
pleted their first State conventions thu
Republicans having instructed its dele
gates to support the candidacy Of Her
bert Hoover and lie Democrats indors-
ing the candi Icy Of Franklin D.
Roosevelt, the i've members of both
parties are nowF4evoting their energies
toward organization work.
Under Nevada's unusual primary
election statute the parties must hold
two State conventions. These are pre-
ceded by county conventions, and the
latter by precinct mass meetings, at
Wnlcn delegates to the county con-
ventionS are named.
The Republican State convention
named its delegates in convention on
April 80 in Reno. The Democrats held
their State convention on May 81 ut
Las Vegas.
Republicans Had Wrangie.
The situation was rather the opposite
to the usual conditions. The Republic
ans had wrangle, not a serious one.
but a wrangle nevertheless, while the
Democratic convention passed of with
out an argument, according to the
and special correspondents.
The Democrats elected a new ma
tional committeeman at their conven-
ton, George B. Thatcher, former
attorney general for Nevada and active
in the party for many years Thatcher
succeeds S. M. Pickett, who did not seek
the Office again. Thatcher. associated
with William WOODBURY. in both law
and politics, is the attorney for George
Wingfield. Republican national COM
mitteeman. Most Of the voters in
Nevada, Of both parties, do not take
that situation seriously. but it is likely
to affect Democratic solidarity at least.
In the closing hours Of the Demo-
adopted indorsing the candidacy Of
Patrick A. McCarran, former Supreme
Court justice of Nevada. for the party
nomination for United States Senator.
The convention also Endorsed George
w. Dern. Governor Of Utah, for the
Democratic vice presidential nominal
ton.
Mrs Daisy Nungesser Of Clark Coun-
ty was elected national committee
woman, succeeding Mrs. Harriet Snapp
of Reno.
The Republican State convention.
held on April 80, reelected Wingfeld
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gates to the national convention, but
refused to entertain any report from
a Platform Committee.
Democrats Vote Wet.
The Democrats did not hesitate in
adopting a wet plank, however. They
did not adopt platform. but passed a
resolution providing that the Nevada
delegates to the national convention at
Chicago be instructed to use their best
efforts to have Incorporated in the
Democratic platform a more desirable
remedy than the eighteenth amendment
and the VolStead act"
The platforms of the two parties in
Nevada are to be adopted at the second
State conventions, set by statute for the
fourth Tuesday in June. The Republic
ans will convene in Reno and the Dem
ocrats in Carson City.
At the present writing there will be
a contest in both party conventions for
the State Craftsmanship. william S.
Boyle. Democratic State chairman. is at
present opposed by William Mcknight,
a former State chairman, but uaik
horse may enter the race before that
time. In the Republican party there Is
IN undercurrent for a new State chair
man to take the place held for the last
four years by Noble H. Gctchell, State
Senator from Lander County.