The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-06

shot in the battle of human free- dom" White said the g.o.p. should meet the issue raiBed by the supreme court decision which ruled that New York state had no right to regulate wages. The court previously he'd held tiaat the federal government could not exercise such authority.
 New YOrk, Penn, Confer
 Charles D. Hilles, New York na- tional committeeman, met yesterday in Q Cleveland hotel with Q member of the Landon high command. shortly afterward there was meet ing between Q member of the Penn- sylvania delegation and Landon supporters.
 John D. M. Hamilton, Landon campaign manager, did not partici- pate in either conference and he has consistently denied that such meetings were taking place. Both New York and Pennsylvania lead- .ers have been baking ct the Landon band wagon.
 If Halmilton's estimate of his cane didate's first ballot strength are accurate the votes from New York alone probably would be sufficient to provide the 602 votes necessary to nominate, and on the second ballot, at the latest.
 New York and Pennsylvania cone ferences with Landonites followed the early week pledge of Connect. cuts delegates to the governor by J. Henry Roraback, National coI11- mitteeman and an outstanding n1elIi- Der of the old guard.
 1. Labor relations constitutional amendment or declaration of prirl. ciple.
 2. Provision for state compacts to obtain uniform laws regulating la Dor and business.
 3. Return of relief administra- ton to state or local authorities which would be aided by federal contributions.
 1. Social security program to be administered by the states.
 s. Acceptance of the reciprocal tariff principle but minus most favored nation" clauses which make all concessions available to other trade agreement states; all agrees ments to be subject to senate ape proval.
 6. A farm relief program abari. doning compulsory crop control but embracing: (a) Q crop surplus sub. sidy: (b) soil conservation; Co federal purchase and retirement or economic sutiliSation of submarginal land.
 StOp. .Landon Bsttlers
 AS these developments were spread before arriving delegates, the stop. aLndon battlers entered Q weekend period in which they must clip the Kansan on the chin or toss in the towel Senator William N. Borah will arrive tomorrow and may ai1s Spire the anti-Landon crusade.
 Meantime the republican high command apparently has decided to bury former President Hooyer's speech under the party platform.
 Tentative plans are understood to call for submission of the plat- form to the national convention "wednesday after Mir. Hoover's ad" dress. The platform would relegate the former presidents remarks to Q secondary news position.
 Members of the resolutions com" mittee which will draw the plat- form are slowly being selected. Enough of them have been chosen to indicate head-on collision next week between the liberal west and the old guard east behind the closed doors of the committee chamber.
 Taft Is Stopped
 So far the gtop-Landonites have definitely stopped only Robert A. Taft of Ohio. His chance to be the republican vice-preSidential nominee is believed to have gone glimmering when Borah charged campaign fund Irregularities in the election Of TaftS Ohio delegates.
 A vice-presidential boom for sen- ator Frederick Steiwer Of oregon and prospect of republican plat form battle royal shared interest to. day with the blossoming Of sum flowers in the streets and the whoops of conSented delegates. The sun. flowers are purely synthetic, and tell the world that Landon IS the man.
 The whoops are strictly legitimate and genuine, there having been practically no synthetic whoops in Cleveland since prohibition was rec pealed and liquor began to How from taxed containers instead ot illicit crooks and jugs.
 stelwer Boon Is Gesture
 The Steiwer boom is the last grasping gesture of the east to get a man in the western machine which will control the g.o.p. if Landon w put ct the head of the ticket. East- ern efforts to prevent Hamilton be- coming republican national char" man if Landon runs have come to less than nothing. The silent man