The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-26
M'NUTT CHOICE
PUT ASIDE BY
REPEAL CHIEFS
J. w. Eggeman Will Preside
at ConCIave; Mccullough
Is SheIVed.
DRAUGHT BEER HUSTLED
Trade Made by Governor to
Prevent DiSSenSion
at Convention.
BY JAMES DOSS
Times STAFF Writer

Governor Paul V. McNutt was
beaten decislvely today in a battle
over organization of the eighteenth
amendment repeal convention this
afternoon, but he won a victory
blocking demand for draught
beer.
Faced by revolt on the conven-
ton floor over election of the pre-
siding officer McNutt withdrew the
sponsorship of Thomas Mccullough,
Anderson newspaper executive, and
assented to the choice of John w.
Eggeman, FIT. Wayne attorney and
veteran foe of dry legislation.
In return for this honor to Egge-
man, the TT Wayne delegation is re-
ported to have agreed not to pre-
sent draught beer resolution.
drawn up by Oscar G. Foellinger
Republican editor of the Fit. Wayne
News Sentinel.
Fight McNutt Plan
The convention committee on
permanent organization, headed by
Senator William d. Hardy, had
chosen Mccullough for president;
Eggeman and Henry w. Marshall
Republican publisher of Lafayette
for presidents, and Mrs. Mere
dith Nicholson Jr. Indianapolis, for
secretary.
This slate was dictated by the
Governor.
Today cauCuSes were held in down
town hotels and in the statehouse
Hobbies, with the anti McNutt fac
tons lining up strength for Egge-
man.
There were indications that the
big delegations from Allen, Lake,
Vlgo and Marion counties would
make strenuous effort to beat Nc
Mutt on the convention floor, if he
did not take water"
Eggeman Is Chosen
Leo Rappaport, Marion county
delegation chairman; William
Stokes, Association Against the Pro-
hibition Amendment secretary;
Eggeman, Marshall and Mccullough
conferred with the Governor.
A few minutes later word was
passed along that Eggemen had re-
ceived the McNutt benediction.
The Governor could see that his
chances for taking a whipping were
very good and he didn't want the
conventions business of ratifying
the tWenty-f1rst amendment COM
plicated by a draught beer fight.
The vote for the twenty-first
amendment, which repeats the
eighteenth amendment, will be
strictly along wet and dry lines, for
delegates are pledged to vote as they
were elected.
Accordingly. 246 wet delegates,
representing flfty-two counties, will
vote yes" The eighty-three drys,
representing thirty counties,
will vote no"
When Eggeman takes the presi-
dents chair this afternoon, the
chair will be we'll filled. Eggeman,
former Allen county judge, weighs
more than 200 pounds and stands
more than six feet tall
Felt Honor Due Eggeman
The elderly Fl, Wayne attorney
is what generally is referred to as
"a fine figure of a man" He was
a Notre Dame football linesman
years ago, when football was very
rough sport indeed
He is chairman of the United Re-
peal Council, which headed the re-
peal drive in Indiana.
This position alone almost en-
titled Eggeman the honor of presid-
ing at the formal death knell of
prohibition, the Eggeman forces
\ointed out.
There we're repeated reports to-
day that draught beer demands
might be voiced by the Lake. Vigo
or VanderburSh delegations, but it
generally was believed that the
effort might not be made, since Allen
county has been pacihed with Egg
geman's selection.
Gallery Open TO Public
The delegates are scheduled to
be sworn in at 2 this afternoon by
Chief Justice David A. Myers of the
supreme court. Lieutenant Cover
nor M. Clifford Townsend will open
the convention and preside until
permanent president is chosen.
The house of representatives gall
lery will be open to the public, but
admission to the house floor will be
by credentials. Delegates Will o.
tain convention credentials in ex-
change for their certificates of cleo
ton at desk at the house cham
Der door.