Evening star., 1932-06-30

emphasized the utility Of attempting
to enforce a law that is not packed py
public sentiment. He admonished the
convention to stop this saturnana OF
crime and orgy of corruption.
4. H. Pollard of Iowa said the farm
ers of the West are now willing 10 ao-
init they made a mistake in attempting
to impose their will on the people Oh
New York and Chicago regarding tne
LIQUOR question, that beer Is needed Iof
the prosperity of the farmer and tnat
tie eighteenth amendment was adopted
through political machinery.
Representative Michael Igoe OF limos
impressed upon the convention tnat MS
vote for the repeal amendment truiy
expresses the sentiment OF the people
of his State and section OF the county
He paid tribute to the foresight OF IoL-
mer Gov. Smith, saying that tour years
ag his was voice crying In the VIII
derness " "All America acclaims his
leadership in a great cause nc SSAo'
I'VE merely follow on. .o
Mrs. Jane S. Whittemore OF Forto
Rico. the only woman on the FlatIorIn
Committee, discussed the change Vi
heart of the women on the liquor ques-
tion and asked that for national frank
ness and honor the plank oe accepCeu;
Hughes. after discussing the repeal
and modification plank repudiateo tne
statement that John Garner mas maue
any trade with any one regarolhg ms
stand on prohibition or other conVen-
ton activities.
T. S. Walmsley Of Louisiana urgeo
the convention to speak fairly and tell
the world VIE don't want the eighteenth
amendment, be fair to your homes. II
has no place in the Constitution.
r. A. Walters of Idaho, speaking Tor
the minority proposal, said the issue
was not whether prohibition was a fall
Ire or success. He said that valuable
time was being wasted that could pe
devoted to solution of the economic sit
uation, that people outside the conven--
ton hall are crying for bread and
answered with beer" (And the croWo
booed.)
Virginia Woman Heard.
Mrs Catherine I. Sloan, delegate
at large from Virginia and an active
leader in the National Woman's Organ
ization for Reform, speaking Tor more
than q million women, asked tnat. tne
Democratic party be pledged TO Work
actively for repeal. At.
senator Robert J. Bulkley OF Ohio
said: prohibition amendment must pe'
can be and will be repealed. He Vlgor-
ously declared it is a political issue. ne
pointed out that the plank is supported
by more than two-thirds OF the voters,
and declared that true principle ana
true expediency march hand In nano.
Fav Dos Portos of South Carolina, a
u,ernber of the Resolutions Committee,
smoke as a representative OF the voters
of the country who will not stand for
the hypocricy Of the eighteenth amend
ment. which should be ripped out OF the
Constitution" he said.
Robert C. Murchie Of New Hamp-
shire. repudiated the report that Gov.
Roosevelt had snapped the whip 10
bring his followers into line for the MI
norify plank and stated that all OF the
Roosevelt supporters had been released
to vote as they would on this question
w. A. Comstock of Michigan and Jo-
seph K. Carson of oregon also spoke
for the majority plank. w. c. Fits OF
Alabama spoke for the minority pro-
posal.
The District of Columbia delegation,
voting under the unit rule. cast its SIX
votes in favor of the repeal plank. Al
though A. Mitchell Palmer, District
delegate on the Resolutions Committee.
had voted against the repeal plank ana
In favor of the resubmission plank.
The board of strategy or various dry
examinations of the country, the lead
ers of which are here, will wait until
the Democratic convention ends before
commenting on the repeal plank, DR..
E. c. Dinwiddie, secretary of the group,
said.
I'VE have agreed to keep an open
mind and a judicial attitude until the
convention closes and the picture is
! complete" Dr. Dinwiddie stated. He
pointed out this course was followed by
| the dry leaders while the Republican
convention was in progress and that 1t
is not a procedure laid down just for
this convention.
He said he and his associates have
been holding conferences and that II
! the convention should select its candl-
! dates and end tonight, the prohibition
group would have meeting tomorrow
morning. II the convention is still in
session tomorrow, he said, the meeting
of dry leaders would be deferred until
| later.