The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-28

dentials committee represent
minority reports.
The first protests the seat
ing of Senator Huey Longs
Roosevelt-pledged delegation,
which was not selected by
state convention, but by a
proxy-packed state commit
tee.
BY voting for the minority report,
Indiana Thursday would seek to
keep the New York Governor from
receiving the vote of that state.
FavOrs Minnesota Group
The second minority report ia
vors the seating of the Minnesota
delegates selected by the rump con-
Vention, whose candidates were
nominated by an overwhelming ma
iority in that state one week ago.
The delegates named by the regular
convention are all Roosevelt men,
those selected by the rump conven-
tion are unpledged.
Third obstacle is casting of thir-
ty votes for the election of Jouett
Shouse as permanent chairman Of
the convention instead of Senator
Thomas Walsh of Montana, the
Roosevelt choice.
Indiana pledge the thirty votes
to Shouse Sunday and at that time
James Farley, manager for the New
York Governor, said he didn't need
the Hoosier delegation. But late
Monday he had several interviews
with r. Earl Peters, state chairman,
IN which he pleaded that the dele
cation be at least split on this issue.
And the fourth and last effort TO
stop the New York Governor will
be attempted when the delegation,
in final caucus, will determine
Whether it will oppose the report
of the rules committee, which it is
announced will seek to have the
nominations for the, President made
before adoption OF the platform.
Oppose Procedure Switch
r In the belief of those members
of the delegation who have been
consulted, this should be opposed" "
McHale said.
I'VE will vote to have the NOM
mating speeches first to expedite
matters, but we should not sup
port a rule which also would place
the balloting on choices ahead Of
the adoption of the platform, he
asserted.
Peculiarly enough, Robert E, Proc
tor Of Elkhart, Roosevelt manager
in Indiana, took the floor in behalf
of these efforts to stop his choice.
THE future of democracy is in
volved in these seating contests, and
we would set bad example to the
nation if we permitted Huey Long
and others of his type to dominate
the situation" Proctor said,
Thomas D. Taggart, national
committee member from Indiana,
said that these were his opinions,
and urged that McNabb be instruct
ed to vote for the minority re-
ports and the entire delegation back
him when the question is taken to
the floor.
There was spreading through
the Hoosier delegates today a
feeling that the nomination of
Roosevelt would not be best for
the state ticket, and attention has
been focused upon Newton d. Ba-
ker. secretary of var in the Wilson
administration who has been keep
ing himself out of the picture.
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan of
indianapolis is firm in his declara-
ton that Baker should be the
choice, and his warm advocacy of
the former war secretary has swung
many to that standard
Two Firm for Roosevelt
A check of the delegation today
revealed that there are only two
.standpat Roosevelt men in event
that. after the first ballot, it would
be deemed wise to make a shift.
They are William H. O'Brien OF
Lawrenceburg and Robert E, Proc
tor of Elkhart, manager for the New
York Governor in Indiana. General
tendency to believe that Roosevelt's
strength is diminishing steadily is
sending Hoosier delegates, opposed
to a deadlock, to a frame of mind
that it might be best to look else
where.
= Because r. Earl Peters, state
chairman, was unable to attend a
conference late Monday night, the
report was spread that there was
rift between him and the McNutt
group, but they later met secretly,
together with Frederick Van Mugs,
senatorial nominee, and a course of
strategy was outlined which would
keep Indiana's thirty votes untram-
meled and unpledged
A copy OF the repeal plank
adopted by the Democratic state
convention a week ago was requested
by the national platform commit
tee and was taken to the meeting
by Perry Mozart of Paoli, Indianas
member.
. He said that he believed this pro-
rouncement would be followed in
spirit, if not in working.
Hold Three on Rum Charges
Three men were arrested Monday