Evening star., 1932-06-28
WET REVOLT DEMANDS REPEAL A
FARLEY NOW ASKS
TWO-TH|RDS RULE
Roosevelt Manager ReverSeS
Stand-FoeS Call Posi-
ton Surrender.
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vention failed to nominate in six ballots
i have had no change OF mlno,
Kremer said ''and l know OF no reason
to change our plan
While this was going on before the
RuIes Committee the South Carolina
dpIepation. favorable to Roosevelt, was
agreeing in caucus to support the ma
jority proposal for changing the two
thirds rule.
Farley Not Afraid.
A few minutes later Farley said in a
. press conference that Gov. Roosevelt
stood absolutely IN favor Of the regular
order Of business at the convention
under the regular rules.
I'VE are not afraid Of the roll call
under the two-thirds rule and are con-
fident of winning on the first ballot,
Farley said.
Farley said Gov. Roosevelt's statement
Yesterday was explicit enough and
added our friends should thoroughly
understand"
We are absolutely in favor of the
rules under which the party's conven-
tions have been held for the past 100
years" Farley said.
Absolute Surrender.
Later. Cohalan said the Roosevelt
forces surrendered absolutely on both
the two-thirds rule and the order Of
procedure" he added.
The only concession they get Is that
we recommend to the next convention
that they take up for consideration the
two-thirds rule. which means it can't
be done for eight years. There will be
only one report. If they break this
agreement, I'm going to charge them
with bad faith from the floor. They
have broken four others.
Prepare for Showdown.
With the CLINT of battle in their eyes,
delegates swarmed back to the conVen-
ton hall, to decide by roll call the
bitter struggle for control of the gather
ina's permanent craftsmanship.
The fight was not only Senator Walsh
of Montana versus Jouett Shouse, but
Roosevelt against the field of other
candidates with Alfred E. Smith in
The forefront. So strenuously has the
New York Governor worked against
Shouse that on the outcome rested
much of his prestige in and out OF the
DELEGATIONS committed to him, even
though an exceedingly close decision
was expected.
Before the showdown. the Roosevelt
forces spoke confidently, with long
list of States committed to Walsh. But
New York'S delegation, biggest OF all
and so far neutral on the candidatess
themselves. voted last night almost
three to one. 73 to %, to be exact, to
support Shouse, in opposing whom
Roosevelt's enemies maintain the can
didate broke pledged word.
Smith Confident.
Smith chuckled at the New York
Il guess this elects Shouse without
any question" he observed, and the
faYorite son delegations, Joined by
not inconsiderable number OF Roose-
velt-pledged State groups, confidently
believed him right.
The convention vote, preceded by
vigorous debate, came on whether TO
soopt a majority recommendation OF
the Organization Committee, which,
Roosevelt-controlled went down the line
for Walsh, or to espouse the minority
cause for Shouse. The minority report
had to be actually voted on first, as
substitute TO the majority resolution.
The committee vote was SO to IL.
The majority represented the commit
teemen from Alabama, Arizona, Ar
kansas, Colorado, Florida. Georgia, Idaho,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, louisiana,
Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missis-
sippi. Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada. New Hampshire, North Caro-
lima, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsyl-
vania, South Carolina. South Dakota,
Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washing
ton. West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyo-
ming. Hawaii, Porto Rico and the
Canal Zone.
Against were arraigned California,