Evening star., 1932-06-21
ROOSEVELT FOES.
URGED TO COMBINE
Movement On to Center on
One Man to Stop
Governor.
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COMMITTEES on Arrangements" said Mr..
RaSkob will be carried out To set 1t
aside would be breach Of faith
Fight to Test Strength.
II was strongly intimated that AL
) smith. who was declared for the cleo
! ton Of Shouse as permanent chairman
Of the national convention. would take
| the floor and speak for Shouse. Mr.
Shouse, while not admitting that this
was the plan. did not deny it, He did
say that spokesmen for him would
debate the issue If it we're carried to
the convention floor The fight over
the permanent Craftsmanship is the
first test expected between the Roose-
welt and anti-Roosevelt forces. If the
plan to put in Walsh in place Of
Shouse. as they are expected to do.
Mr. Smith is due to arrive here to-
morrow And so are John F. Curry
and John H. McCooey, Tammany and
Brooklyn leaders.
Vote for Roosevelt Expected.
There is a growing belief in some
quarters here that the New York DEM
ocrats can and will settle this question
Of the presidential nomination by cast
ing practically solid vote for Roose-
velt Curry has carefully guarded his
plans. But 1t was said he intended to
reveal them today in conferences both
with Smith and Roosevelt.
Farley is claiming that 80 Of New
YorkS votes in the convention will be
cast for Roosevelt on the first ballot.
NJ ha
thirds rule. said that if it were abol-
ished, the unit rule by which whole
State delegation is voted for a particu-
lar candidate. would have to 90 with
1t. To do otherwise. he said. might make
1t possible to bring about the nomina-
tlon OF presidential candidate by a
minority Of the convention.
The Roosevelt forces continue to saw
nothing about their plans with regard
to the two-thirds rule.
Farley Makes Comment.
James M Farley. when told that Mr.
Raskob said he had not been informed
that the Roosevelt forces would oppose
Shouse for permanent chairman, COM
mented:
is 1t necessary we notify him?"
Mr. Farley continued: 1t was agreed
ov the Committee on Arrangements
tnat Mr.. Shouses name should be COM
mended to the conventions Committee
on Permanent Orga nization for perma-
nent chairman. His name can still be
put up to the Committee on Permanent
Organization and then to the conven-
tion itself"
Mr.. Farley plainly intimated that
/ there was nothing binding on the Com
mlttee on Permanent Organization nor
on the convention to choose Mr.. Shouse
for permanent chairman Further
more. the Roosevelt camp will control
the Committee on Permanent Organ
| ization and the convention itself. in
the opinion of Roosevelt leaders. and
they plan to 60 ahead and elect Sen
ator Walsh OF Montana permanent
chairman.
Silent on Two Thirds Rule.
About the two-thirds rule, Mr. Farley
declined to say what the attitude of
the Roosevelt high command would be-
| Our people are not here yet" said
i! Mr.. Farley, we have not made our
plans for the convention campaign yet
do not believe. however that it will
be necessary to do away with the two
thirds rule to nominate Gov Roose-
Velt But If he is nominated. whether
by majority or by two-thirds vote
of the convention, he will be supported
by the voters in the national election
Just the same
His attention was called to the fact
! that Raskob had declared his belief
that the two-thirds rule would not be
set aside.
Declares Right to Opinion.
"Mr. Raskob is entitled to his
opinion said Farley.
The people who are opposed to the
i nomination of Gov. Roosevelt are keen
for the two-thirds rule or for anything
else that will in their opinion prevent
his nomination." continued Farley. He
said he did not mean to refer to Mr.
Raskob personally or as an Individual
Mr.. Farley pointed out that the two
thirds rule can be amended by a ma
jority of the convention vote If the
Rules Committee brings in a majority
rule in place OF two-thirds rule.
Mr.. Farley said that he believed that
Indiana Democrats would send an un-
instructed delegation to the national
convention, but that the delegation
would be unanimously for Roosevelt for
President. Indiana Democrats are to