The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-06-18
Landon and Knox Nominated
by Republican Convention
All Rivals Withdraw From RacePlaform Strengthened
by Kansans Interpretation Ovation Is
rendered to Herbert Hoover.
Bv EDWARD w. PICKARD
@western Newspaper Union.

money and labor were incorporated in
the platform. But, before putting Lam
don in nomination, his manager, John
Hamilton, read to the convention tel
egram from the governor that really
put teeth in the platform.
The governor said that the resolu-
lions had been communicated to him,
and that if nominated he would accept
them unqualifedly. But he thought it
only honest to give his Interpretation
of certain planks. He continued:
"Under the title of labor, the plat
form commits the Republican party as
follows:
Support the adoption of state laws
and interstate compacts to abolish
sweatshops and child labor, and to pro-
tect women and children with respect
to maximum hours, minimum wages,
and working conditions. We believe
that this can be done within the Con-
stitution as it now stands
II hope the opinion of the conven-
ton is correct that the aims which
you have in mind may be attained
within the Constitution as it now
stands. But, if that opinion should
prove to be erroneous, / want you to
know that, if nominated and elected,
/ shall favor constitutional amend
ment permitting the states to adopt
such legislation as may be necessary
adequately to protect women and chill
dren in the matter of maximum hours,
minimum wages and working cOndi-
tons. This obligation we cannot es-
cape. ....
O. Landon's Gold Policy. ....
1.-The convention advocates: "A
sound currency to be preserved at all
hazards
81 agree that The first requisite to
sound and stable currency is bal
anced budget The second requisite,
as l view it, is a currency expressed
in terms of gold and convertible into
gold. l recognize, however, that the
second requisite must not be made eff
fective until and unless it can be done
without penalizing our domestic econ
ers of agricultural products and other
raw materials.
1.-THE convention pledges the party to
the merit system and to its restoration,
improvement, and extension. In carry
ing out this pledge, believe that there
should be included within the merit
system every position in the admins
trative service below the rank of as
sistant secretaries of major depart
ments and agencies, and that this in
clusion should cover the entire Post
Office department"
Though Senator Borah, leaving
Cleveland just before the nominations,
said the platform in general met with
his approval, Landon's enlargement Of
the labor and money planks certainly
was not what the Idahoan had favored.
ovations for Herbert Hoover.
If anyone thought former President
Hoover had become something of a
nonentity in the Republican party's
councils and in the esteem of the rank
and file of Republicans, the reception
given that distinguished guest of the
convention must have disabused him
of the, idea. Mr.. Hoover, on his arriv-
al Wednesday, was greeted by an i'm
mense and enthusiastic throng, and
throughout the day, though closeted
in his room, he was consulted by many
party leaders. The session that eve
ming was given over almost wholly to
listening to his address, and it was
well worth hearing. During half an
hour of tumultuOus demonstration he
was forced to stand bowling and smil-
ing before he could utter a word; and
when he did begin to talk he was fol-
lowed with deep interest and his many
telling phrases were cheered to the
echo He was serious throughout, and
seriously called on his fellow Ameri-
cans to pledge themselves to a crusade
| for human freedom.
Diary of the Convention.
Assembling Tuesday noon in the
great Public Auditorium where Calvin
| Coolidge was nominated for the Pres
idency twelve years ago, the conven-
| ton was welcomed by Mayor Harold
II. Burton of Cleveland and proceeded
| to do lot of routine business, neces-