The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-15
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Launch Movement
To Offer His Name
At Party Meeting

several southern states. Some hac
been in conference, with little te
show for it, over the vice presidency.
The platform committee, whose
most difficult task it is to report
prohibition plank, had been at work
almost continuously since Tuesday
evening, listening at first to the mill
tant pleas of vets and drys at pub
lie hearing, and then to the disagree
ments Of its own members on both
the spirit and letter of the party doc
ltrine.
Before a subcommittee retired to
begin writing the platform, there was
the unusual spectacle of members OF
the whole committee telling it what
they thought should be done.
The result was blazing exchanges
on the party gadfly-prohibition.
Settle Credentials Issue
Ordinarily, the subcommittee re-
tires without argument to begin its
work, but these are extraordinary
times for the country, the Republican
national convention included.
About all that was ready for con-
vention action was the report of the
credentials committee, drafted in the
early morning hours.
It upheld the desire of the Hoover
administration by barring from con-
vention seats the BLACK and Tan
faction led by a long familiar party
figure, "Tieless 10" Tclbert of South
Carolina.
Later in the day, possibly as early
as 4 p. m. the leaders hoped the plat
form committees report would be
ready for convention action. The
probability of a floor fight of spec
tacular proportions increased as the
select, administrations controlled sub.
committee argued over the exact
wording Of the plank proposing re.
submission.
The subcommittee did not appear
far from agreement among them.
selves, but the advocates of outrigh,
repeal, and some drys, saw little pros
pect they would be satisfied with the
final product.
Talk Of OBJECTIONS from the re.
nomination candidacy of Vice Presi-
dent Curtis continued, but the de-
velopments were not very convincing
on any score.
New York for Dawes
The New York delegation, largest
in the whole convention, showed in.
dicationS of going over to Charles G
Dawes and several other states
seemed ready to follow. Reports Of
what Hoover really wanted the con-
vention to do about a running-mate
and whether Dawes would accept II
nominated, were highly conflicting.
| Meantime, a dozen others were fly
ing kites and there appeared a pos.
sibility that even II Dawes would de.
cline, Curtis still might come out the
loser when the nomination is made
Thursday or Friday.
A great deal may depend on what
Is done about the prohibition plank
lCurtis has been staunch dry, and
II the repealists come out Of Wednes.
day nights convention battle disap-
pointed and deeply hurt, the party
strategists may think it best to make
concession Of second place on the
ticket. The prohibition stru 6 IL
promises to be one of the most bittel
in any recent convention and wher
1t Is over q good deal of thought will
be given to tieing up the wounds.
On the progress Of the night ses.
sion may depend, in large measure
the final adjournment date of thu
convention. II the platform can b
completed Wednesday night, tn,
leaders hope to get the nomination.
over with Thursday and 60 home
lOtherwise, Friday session seems al
most unacceptable.