The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10

Steiwer failed to roll his hearers in the aisles-wow them is the tl1e- atrical expression. But he held at- tention, brought his listeners along, and was going better at the end than at the beginning. And furthermore, Steiwer would eccepJ the vice presi- dential nomination.
 Landon and John D. Hamilton, his red-headed campaign manager, wanted Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan but the senator curtly took himself out of the race.
 Old guard republicans are sudden ly awake to the fact that party con- trol has shifted west of the Missis- sippi to a degree unprecedented in the more than 75 years of g. o. p. history. No trans.Mississippi gov- ernor ever before has been nearer than just close to the presidential nomination and here today Landon has 1t in his palm with fingers twitching.
 Hamilton Chairman
 With Landon's nomination, chair nnanship of the republican national convention will 90 to Hamilton, a Topeka, Kan, lawyer, now stinfiower state member of the republican i1a- tional committee.
 Dominance of the West in party councilar was further emphasized by election of Herman M. Lang worthy, Kansas City Mo-, lawyer, as chairman of the resolutions com inittee which sat most of the night trying to complete the party plat- form. Langworthy and Missouri got that hot spot only after a 1noun- tain state westerner, former Sen. John Thomas of Idaho, had refused to serve.
 As the East is crowded to the rear row--or back stage positions of secret but only slightly diminished power as Sen. William E. Borah and others charge-there are ca- sualties among the old guard in general.
 walter'F. Brown, postmaster gem eral in the Hoover administration was busted yesterday by Prank F. Taggart from his position as repub- lican national committeeman for Ohio.
 Rebellion Tn New York
 Rebellion is reported in New York against the long domination of na- tional committeeman Charles D. Hilles.
 Sen. David A. Reed of Pennsyl- vania soon is to relinquish his na- tional committee membership.
 Chairman Henry Prather Fletch- CT of the national committee will drop the gavel Friday or Saturday when the new, probably Landon controlled, committee meets and elects successor.
 This western rebellion and its suc- cess were forecast two years ago when the committee met in Chica- go to name @ successor to Chairman Everett Sanders, who resigned be- cause Of illness. Surviving Hoover ites and the East ganged the West that time, but elected Fletcher only after hot contest with a rebel fac- ton urging that Hamilton be given party command.
 Hoover Gets Welcome
 Cleveland, Ohio, June 1O.-(UP)- Herbert Hoover received an enthu- siastic welcome on his arrival today to speak before the republican na- tional convention. Smiling and waving his hat in answer to cheers and greetings, the former president went directly from his train to the Hotel Cleveland. Crowds lined the Concourse of the station and the street to the hotel. MT. Hoover was met by close friends and party lead- CTS. Tn the welcoming group were former Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley, Robert Lamont, former secretary of commerce, and Repub- lican Committee Chairman Henry P. Fletcher.
 More than 500 members of the Ohio League of Republican clubs led by President George H. Bender were there to greet the only living former president. Mr. Hoover posed for photographs on the steps of his special car. He smiled and seemed to be in fighting trim. He planned to spend most of the day in his hotel suite, after conferring with California delegates in their head quarters. .
 Only 2i Votes
 Cleveland, O., June lO.-(UP)- Ali M. Landon lacked only 2l votes today of the 602 necessary to take the republican presidential noTnina- tion on the first ballot, Q United Press tabulatIon showed.
 The n votes of Mississippi and the three of the District of colum- bic whose destinatoin had been lili- known. shifted to the Landon eazap.