The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-11
STRIFE Turks
BEHIND C. 0. P.
FARLEY SCENE
Prohibition, Contests Over
Delegates, Curtis Fate
Are Explosives
CHAIRMAN FIGHT LOOMS
old Guard Is Opposed to
Leader Who Is Too
Close to Hoover.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press stan Correspondent
lcopyrlsht. 1882. by united Press

Downright 1892. by United Press
CHICAGO. June Ii Explosive
possibilities lurked today beneath
the calm surface of the Republican
national convention preliminaries.
First. last ditch drys, the back
bone of President Hoover's support
four years ago, may make dra-
matte protest against what they re-
gard as a threatened betrayal by
the party over the prohibition is
sue.
Second, some delegates and con-
Nention influences hope an oppor-
tunitv will occur to stampede the
convention and upset the vice-pres-
fdential end of the ticket with a
substitute for Charles Curtis.
Third, the Republican national
committee, in deciding contests
among factions of southern dele
gates, ignored the administration
appeals by Postmaster General
Walter F. Brown, Mr.. Hoover's po-
gitical manager and southern pa
Hronage dispenser, and reinstated
factions which President Hoover
had elected from party control in
South Carolina and Mississippi in
his campaign to purify southern
Republicanism in 1929.
Consequences May BE Important
To the professional politician,
concerned with control of the Re
publican organization, this situation
holds important possible con-
sequences.
Fourth, a struggle over the Re
publican national Craftsmanship is
going on under the surface. 1t is
Mr.. Hoover's prerogative to select
his own campaign manager, but. a
number of old-timers on the ma
tional committee are set against
any cabinet member or any one else
too closely associated with the
administration.
Significance of the new turn OF
affairs is that possible future
friction may develop between Mr.
Hoover and regulars who opposed
him in 1923 until he beat them in
the convention.
Some of these men-Charles D.
Hilles. New York national commit
teeman, is one-are resentful at the
domination of what is called the
Hoover boy Scout" group in party
affairs.
These men, who we're in league to
''stop Hoover" at Kansas City four
wears ago, finally bowed to the
inevitable. Now these men who
have made politics a lifetime pro-
fession, are looking far beyond the
next few weeks.
Thinking of Future
They are thinking of the time not
far distant when, whether Mr..
Hoover is elected for a second term
or not, the question Of who shall
control the party machinery will in
NOlNe great lubuIC SIdNCSs
The prohibition last pitchers, who
carried the banner for President
Hoover four years ago are putting
up a grim fight against the engulf-
ing tide of resubmission.
Their great generals are not on
hand to lead them Wayne B.
Wheeler is dead Senator Borah
stays in Washington. Mrs. Mabel
Willebrandt is here as delegate
from California and she intends to
vote for resubmission.
A small number of the faithful
gathered at one of the churches here
to consider their plight. F. Scott
Mcbride, general superintendent of
the Saloon League, and Bishop
James J. Cannon are their chief
pillars in Chicago.
Curtis May Be Periled
On the vice presidency, a general
nndercurrent of feeling exists that
Vice President Curtis, because OF
age. should be replaced by younger
man. However his old friends, the
old guard in the party organization
have no other candidate and fee
that to attempt change might
leave bruised feelings and that it is
better to renominate the ticket.
Only a stampede from the con-
vention floor will upset this. Such
stampedeS, while extremely rare or
the presidential nomination, are
frequent on the presidential
contest. Party leaders usually de
not take the same advance pre-.
cautions with the latter issue.