Evening star., 1936-04-19

(COntlnueQ from FlISL rage
these delegates lined up for him. Col.
Knox believes it will be possible to
enlist the support of enough others to
bring about his nomination.
Gov. Landon, abiding by his plan
to remain in Kansas and not to
travel about the country prior to the
convention. will have. according to his
many friends who are doing lot of
travelling, at least $50 delegate votes
on the first ballot, and some Of them
place the figure well over 300
stop Landon," Is Question.
For the other Republican aspirants,
the question has narrowed itself down
10 stop Landon." Their interests
lie. it appears, in some kind of unity
of action at the convention and before.
And yet reports of Landon support
from many sections of the country
continue to roll in. New York's big
delegation to the convention will go
uninstructed. Despite the defeat which
Borah took at the hands of the Repub-
lican organization in that State, it is
believed several of the delegates will
vote for the Idahoan. But the reports
brought here from New York City are
to the effect there is lot Of Landon
sentiment in the State.
Arrangements Will be made this week
for the opening Of Borah headquarters
in Cleveland. The Idaho Senator eX-
poets to be in the convention city.
Possibly he may go TO the conven-
ton himself as delegate from Idaho
although that matter has not been
finally determined. If he became
delegate, he would be on the floor of
the convention itself, which might
prove a strategic position.
Discussing his candidacy and also
the issues involved in the campaign
against the Democrats, Col. Knox
said yesterday in an interview he
would stress these three points: Un-
trustWorthineSs of the administration
in regard to its campaign pledges and
subsequent promises; profigate and
wasteful spending practices, with GER
talnty that excessive taxation must
follow as only means of meeting costs;
issue of liberalization VS.. State and
local Government, or RECOMMENDATION
VS.. individual liberty
Cites Sheer Waste"
In criticizing the administration rec
ord. Knox termed the Tugwell reset
tlement program most vulernable, call
Ing it an example of sheer waste"
In illustration. he cited an Omaha
resettlement project where he said
400 homes had been built on a sand
bar in the fork of two rivers. Not
even cloud of dust" could be raised
on the location, he continued. and the
houses already have been abandoned.
Knox described the social security
law as absolutely unWorkable." The
publisher, however. admitted the seri-
Gus aspects of the problems of old-age
pensions and unemployment compen-
sation. He said that failure to permit
continuance of existing private pen
sion plans was destructive and unfor-
tunate. The taxes proposed for the
present Federal system will impound
all the liquid capital of the country
within 10 years, he predicted, if they
remain effective that long. In the last
analysis, he said, these problems are
more properly State questions rather
than Federal ones.
The pending tax plan for heavy
assessments on undistributed corpora
ton profits and the Complementary
plan of subjecting dividend income to
normal income tax rates actually
would throw the burden on individuals
rather than corporations, he said Ad-
mitting that the retention of profits is
real evil in the policies of many big
corporations. he maintained the Roose-
velt proposal will not cure this evil.
Knox said his total expenditures in
seeking the Illinois primary victory
did not reach s25,000. Borah also
spent little money in the State, he
said, with the result that it was a
"clean election" Part of the Borah
strength came from TownsenditeS, he
said No personal feeling exists be-