Evening star., 1932-06-05
STOP-ROOSEVELT MOVEMENT
PROVES FAILURE IN ILLINOIS
Senator Lewis to Get Vote
of Delegation Only on
First Ballot.
Twenty or More Expected
to Switch to New
Yorker.
BY v. Y. DALLMAN.
IL W - OAALNAhXNs
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, June 4.-The
stop Roosevelt" movement in Illinois
has a fiat tire. While the members Of
the delegation to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention. meeting in Spring.
field Thursday night at an informal
gathering, voted to support Senator
James Hamilton Lewis, and no second
choice was mentioned, a canvass of the
delegation shows that 20 or more of the
So votes from Illinois will be in the
Roosevelt column in the early bal
loting
Mayor Cermak Of Chicago. who con-
trolls the 20 district delegates In Cook
County, relieved the situation by as
serting that the unit rule will not be
attempted and that every delegate will
be free to vote his own convictions.
1t was upon motion by Bruce A.
Campbell, defeated candidate for Gov
ernor, supported by former Gov. Edward
F. Dunno. that the motion carried
pledging the entire delegation to Sena-
tor Lewis on the first ballot, but with no
restriction after that.
Igoe on Resolutions.
To promote harmony, the followers
Of Mayor Cermak voted with Downstate
delegates to make Representative
Michael L. Igoe. defeated candidate for
Governor, Illinois representative on the
national conventions Resolutions Com
mittee, with instructions to vote for q
wet plank in the national platform pro-
viding for repeal Of the eighteenth
amendment and modification of the
Volstead act.
To avoid a contest the selection Of
Mayor Cermak as national committee
man from Illinois to succeed Repre-
sentative Igoe was deferred until the
eve Of the national convention.
Harmony throughout the State was
promoted by this meeting, attended by
so Democratic editors, nearly all of the
national delegates and distinguished
Democrats from every section Of Illinois.
William Hairgrove of Jacksonville
was the sole opponent Of the resolu-
ton to pledge the national delegation
to Senator Lewis. He reiterated that
he is for Roosevelt first, last and all
the time"
Republicans Divided.
The delegation to the Republican Ma
tional Convention is divided on a num-
ber Of problems having q direct bear
ing upon the candidacy Of President
Hoover and the liquor plank in the Re-
puDucan platform.
The delegation Is divided about half
and half, one group to be classified
under the leadership of former Gov.
Len Small, candidate for a third term,
and former Mayor William Hale
group tnclineS to the dry leadership OF
President Hoover and Gov. L. L. En-
merson
There is bitter division relative to
the selection Of national committee
man. with Roy o. West. incumbent,
opposed by Col. Frank L. Smith OF
Dwight, directing genius of Small's
campaign for Governor and three times
refused seat in the Federal Senate.
Former National Committeeman Allen
F. Moore Of Monticello desires to be re-
stored to his old position. Garrett Def
Kinney Of Peoria, close associate of Gov
Emmerson, is a tentative candidate.
Omer N. Custer of Galesburg. Gov.
Emmerson's defeated candidate for
Governor, is also In the ofling. and the
Governor himself Is said to be willing
to accept the office of national COM
mitteeman If opposing groups will COM
promise their differences and unite on
him.
Making no secret of the fact that
plank in the State platform is OBJ
noxious to them, several Of the drys
in the national convention delegation
are ready to follow the leadership OF
Senator Borah Of Idaho as an tnde-
pendent dry should President Hoover
be prevailed upon to accept the Small
Thompson wet plank, which Is d1v1d-
ing the Illinois delegation.
Wet Hurdle Too High.
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