The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-06-12
CHOSEN
UNANIMOUSLY,
HAS zoos VOTES
Hectic Efforts to Get Van
denburg to Accept
Place Fail
LANDON INTERPRETS
WRITTEN PLATFORM

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June IL. (UP).-The Republican
national convention today picked
Frank Knox, Chicago, by a unani-
nous ballot Of 1908 votes as the
running mate Of Landon in the
1885 presidential campaign, then
adjourned sine die at 1 IA p. m.
A floor boom swept Knox into
! the vice-presidential nomination
when Senator Vandenberg fatty
told the convention he wouldn't
take the number two position. By
the same unanimous withdrawal
of all other candidates which pre-
coded Landon's nomination, Knox
won the vice-presidential honor.
The selection of Knox capped a
morning Of wild confusion on the
convention floor, hectic behind
scenes conferences and back-stage
maneuvers devoted to frantic eff
forts of Landon managers to in
duce Vandenberg to reconsider
his oft announced determination
not to run for vice-president.
Vandenberg's refusal, it at first
appeared, would sweep the con-
vention wide open with an open
floor fight. Knox, however, was
holding q powerful lead by virtue
of the support Of large state dele
cations. d.. --
? 'Vandenberg removed himself
from the, race in letter read to
the convention, by the permanent
chairman. Bertrand H. Smell.
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PUBLIC HALL, Cleveland, June
IL. (UP).- Republicans nomi-
mated Gov. ALT NJ. Landon of Kan
has, for president last night by
unanimous vote on the first bal
lot. and men who were his rivals
yesterday strobe to the pratform
with promises to support him
against the New Deal in Novem-
Der.
On the first ballot Sen. William
E. Borah got 10 votes but the
nomination was made unanimous
by reclamation. 49,.
Landon took control of a Uni
ted Republican party and he seiz-
ed that control even before his
name had been placed in nomina-
ton. 49,
He sent to the convention a
telegram in which he accepted
the 'fetter and spirit" of the plat
form. But he insisted on inter-
preting planks in that platform,
and he announced that he favored
constitutional amendment, If
necessary, to give the states power
to legislate on hours and wages
for women and minors.
That telegram, read from the
platform by red-haired John d. M.
Hamilton, Landon's campaign
manager, expressed the opinion,
however, that such legislation
could be passed within the frame
work of the constitution.
All delegations passed on the
roll call and Landon became the
nominee by acclamatlon althougn
the official vote was delayed while
seconding speeches for Landon
were made.
No opposition developed in the
long roll call of the states that
was taken shortly after Landon
sent his telegram to the conven-
ton in which he said he favored
a constitutional amendment, if
necessary, to allow the states to
legislate on wages and working
hours for women and children. He
was interpreting the platform be-
fore he even had been nominated.
So he stands-and will fight at
the polls in November-on a plat
form committing him to sound
money, "pay-as-you-go" system
of old age security and farm
program providing reasonable"
benefit payments.
There was no doubt who was in
command of the Republican party
all day. The private wire to To-
peka was the busiest telephone
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