Evening star., 1936-06-09
Short Session
Recesses Til
Tonight.
BROWN LOSES
POST In OHIO
Taggert Is Choice
for Committee
by y to 2l.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,

iican National Convention, a1Jer COM
pleting its temporary organization and
naming the all-important platform
and other committees, recessed soon
after 1890 o'clock until tonight
The Resolutions Committee and
the Committee on Credentials in the
meantime will be hard at work, hear
ing proposals for inclusion in the plat
form and contests from several of the
States and the District of Columbia.
Herman M. Langworthy of Missouri
was slated by the Landon forces to be
chairman of the Resolutions Commit
tee
The opening session of the conven-
ton passed off quietly. There was
nothing much to cheer about. The
KEY note speech was postponed until
tonight. for the benefit of the radio
audience throughout the Nation.
Senator SteiWer of Oregon, who had
been selected by the National Com
mittee for the job, was elected tenn
porary chairman and keynote speaker
without opposition.
Hummed With Gossip.
The convention today hummed WIN
gossip. The burden of most of it was
that Gov. Alfred M. Landon of Kansas
would be nominated for President on
the first or second ballot taken.
The anti-Landonites. however, re-
fused to give up hope. Col. Frank
Knox of Illinois reached Cleveland
today and announced that he would
hold a press conference at pm. He
is the last of the candidates in Oppo-
Mtion to Landon to arrive in town.
John Hamilton, the generaliSsimo of
the Landon forces, and Representative
Joe" Martin of Massachusetts,, the
Landon floor leader in the convention
buZzed about the hall, talking with
Landon supporters in the various State
delegations and laying plans for the
final drive on Thursday to put their
man across.
Delegates Drift in Slowly.
Delegates drifted slowly into the
big s12,000,0 900 auditorium this morn
ing. Many of them wore yellow and
brown sun flowers, emblems of Lam
don candidacy. Kansas delegation
was seated right down in front. just
back of Iowa, thin line for Dickinson.
To reach the convention hall, Re-
publcans had to overlook red, white
and blue sign announcing that re-
decoration of the huge auditorium
was w. P. A. project No. 571. On
the way to the hall they passed the
county Jail, gaily decorated by a play
full Democratic sheriff. who had put
up a huge sign reading, welcome
G. o. p"
One of the strange things about
this Republican convention is that
the vast majority of the delegates
have never seen ALI Landon, for
whom they are prepared to vote and
roar their approval. To them ne is
symbol of the prairie States-Uypical
prairie States-and of safe and sane
thrift.
The arrival of Col Knox makes the
list of all the big shots" in the
presidential race now in Cleveland,
except Gov. Landon. Borah, VAN
denberg, Dickinson, Steiwer and Knox
are all here. Even former Pres
ident Herbert Hoover, who will have
sprinkling of delegate votes on the
first ballot, is to be here and address
the convention tomorrow night Robert
A. Taft of Ohio and Judge Meekins
of North Carolina, favorite son candi-
date of their own States, are in Cleve-
land, too
It was 11:40 o'clock when Chairman
Fletcher of the National Committee,
began rapping for order. 40 minutes
behind the scheduled time. Cheers
from the crowd greeted him.
Solemn Occasion.
The solemnity of the occasion and
the earnestness of the delegates was
indicated by the intentness with which
the huge throng of delegates and visit
ors listened to the opening prayer.
When Dr. Albert Joseph Mccartney of
the Covenant Presbyterian Church of
Washington, D. c., asked that they
Join in the Lords Prayer, there was a
great bass roll of voices.
Said DR.. Mccartney during his
prayer:
And now, o Lord God, the supreme
responsibility of presenting to this Ma
tion a candidate for the highest Office
in the gift of the people rests upon Thy
servants here assembled. Preside over
their deliberations with Thy directing
spirit to the end that they may face
bravely and earnestly the vital prob
iems that concern our national we'll
being. Help them so to clarity the
issues of the hour in such simplicity of
word, clarity Of thought and integrity
of purpose that even a child may un-
derstand"
Brown Is Defeated.
The Ohio delegation was late arriv-
ing. A bitter row over the selection
of a national committeeman had de-
veloped. Walter F. Brown, another
of Borah's pet enemies, was defeated
for reelection by Dick" Taggart,
Massillon business man, and SO passes
out as a dominant figure in Ohio and
national Republican politics. It took
three ballots to put Taggart across,
finally with vote Of 27 to 81 and
four other votes scattered.
Significant was the fate of a resolu-
ton offered in the caucus to have the
delegates stick fast to Taft. the favor.
Ate son. The resolution was laid Q%
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