Evening star., 1936-04-28
TWo-ThirdS Regulation Held
Due to Be Abrogated
by Convention.
DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT
OF NORRIS is INDICATED
He will Be Next Senator Elected
IN Nebraska" Committee
Chairman States.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

President Roosevelt. who easily
could be renominated by unanimous
vote Of the Democratic National Con-
vention. will be the first Democrat in
hundred years nominated for the
presidency under a majority, instead
of a two-thirds, rule, according to
Chairman James A. Farley of the
Democratic National Committee.
Chairman Farley said today:
1T is my personal prediction that
the two-thirds rule for the nominal
ton of presidential and vice presiden-
tial candidates will be abrogated by
the national convention when it meets
in June"
Senator Clark of Missouri is the
selection, it is understood, for chair
man of the conventions Committee on
Rules. He is strongly in favor of the
change to the majority rule.
The proposal to do away with the
time-honored two-thirds rule, adopted
in the days of Andrew Jackson, prob
ably will meet with some opposition,
however. Southern Democrats in the
past have been strongly opposed to
doing away with the rule, believing
1t gave the Southern States a meas
ure of veto power against a candidate
who might be regarded as not friendly
to that section. However, in the opin-
ion of Chairman Farley, the great
majority of the delegates this year will
support the plan to adopt the majority
rule.
Norris Next Senator"
Chairman Farley was asked if he
would support the Democratic candi-
date for Senator in Nebraska.
My answer to that is George w.
Norris will be the next Senator elect
ed in Nebraska" replied Farley.
Senator Norris, a strong supporter
of President Roosevelt and his New
Deal, did not enter either the Repub-
lican or Democratic primaries for the
senatorial nomination this year. A
great deal of pressure is being ex-
erted to get him to run as an inde-
pendent. If he does, he will have the
backing, it is expected Of the admin
istratlon. This seems to be clearly
indicated by Farley's statement today.
President Roosevelt weeks ago said
that he believed Norris should be
elected Senator as long as he lived.
Farley denied there was any deal
on with Senator Couzens of Michigan,
who is up for reelection this year..
The Democrats of MichieSn will
nominate a candidate of their own
for Senator" said Farley. when his
attention was called to the published
reports that the Democratic high
command was flirting with the idea
of supporting Couzens for reelection,
in an effort to break into the State
which has been strongly Republican
in the last couple of elections.
Count on Norris Republicans.
The Democrats are counting on the
support of the Norris Republicans in
Nebraska to help put that State across
for President Roosevelt next Novem-
ber.
In Minnesota, where the Farmer
Labor party has been dominant. Gov.
Floyd Olson, Farmer-Laborite, has an
nounced his candidacy for the Senate.
Olson has been friendly with the New
Dealers.
will you support the Democratic
candidate for the Senate in Mime
sota?" Farley was asked today.
We'll wait until We see the candi-
date before we answer that question"
Farley shot back. The hope of the
Democrats in Minnesota is to have the
Farmer-Laborites join with them in
helping re-elect President Roosevelt.
Gov. Olson, according to reports re-
ceived here, is seriously i'll.
Breckinridge Held Intellectual.
Chairman Farley did not give Col.
Henry Breckenridge, anti-Roosevelt
Democrat. chance for any kind of a
showing in the Pennsylvania presiden-
tial preferential primary today.
THE Breckenridge candidacy is a
joke" said Farley. "He won't get
any votes to speak of in Pennsylvania,
Maryland or anywhere else"
The administration is ironing out its
troubles with the old Huey Long fac
ton in Louisiana, Farley indicated He
said he believed the question of Fed
eral patronage in the State would be
worked out in a manner satisfactory
(See FARLEY, Page A-51