The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-10
DRAFT GIVEN
TO IDAH0AN
FOR STUDY
Senator Will Be Given
Chance to Address
Farley If Desired
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mittee, called upon Senator Borah
with q draft of the platform.
Thomas repeated that Senator
Borah would be invited by the
Landon forces to address the con-
vention itself in the event that
the platform finally drafted did
not meet with his wishes.
Will Study Platform
Later Senator Borah announced
to newspapermen that he had re-
ceived draft of the platform and
that he proposed to spend the
next several hours studying it. He
confirmed that he had been told
that he would be invited to speak
before the convention in the event
the platform was not satisfactory
to him.
A battle on the convention floor
over the platform was threatened
as the drafting subcommittee, in
sharp diScord, Summarily ad-
Journed a planned all-night SEES
sion to resume it's work today.
Authorship Disputed
The working-model platform, au-
thorShip of which was disputed,
was attacked both by the pro-Lan-
don and anti-Landon forces as
weak and compromising on the
vital issues facing the convention
and the Nation.
D1oVNc IF nnnuoT0finT1 rorc
for adoption of the platform at
tonight's session after the speech
of former President Herbert
Hoover apparently were blasted
as a result. Vice Chairman Hiram
Bingham of Connecticut said:
81 don't see how we can pos
sibly finish in time to present
the platform before tomorrow"
Vehement demands were made
in the session of the drafting sub
committee of Is members of the
resolutions committee for a forth
right declaration of principles on
every major issue.
In the background Of this I'm
expected development lurked the
shadow of Senator Rorah.
Even though the Idaho Senator
expressed a willingness to help
draft q platform, an agreement
which would meet all of his objec-
tiveS was uncertain. The draft
ing subcommittee, while flouting
proposals for an immediate re-
turn to the old gold standard,
insisted upon a sound money
declaration.
The drafting subcommittee
worked under the leadership of
Herman M. Langworthy, Kansas
City lawyer and Landon hacker,
who was elected chairman Of the
full committee.
Roosevelt Denounced
The first meeting Of the sub
committee rang with demands of
members for denunciation of the
Roosevelt administration, coupled
with q series of short, positive
pledges to give the nation rep
reSentative government and end
unemployment.
A promise Of economy that
would result in balancing the
budget without ruinouS taxation
was demanded by many members.
One proposal by Representative
Taber Of New York, strongly in
dorsed, called for a balanced
budget except for funding of
obligations entered into by the
Roosevelt Administration for pub
lie works and other projects
which cannot be completed for
years.
Liberal declarations for social
justice and a promise of fair
dealing to labor and the farmer
were among the pledges expected
to be approved.
The platform builders swung
toward high tariffs, bilateral trade
treaties to be ratified by the Sen
ate and payment of benefits to
farmers on soil conservation
basis.
Opposition of President William
Green of the American Federation
of Labor to a constitutional
amendment giving the States
power to fix minimum wages for
men complicated an issue that had
been virtually settled in confer