Evening star., 1936-05-27
MARTIN LANDON'S
| CONVENTION AIDE
Massachusetts Representa-.
tive to Be Floor Leader
for Kansan.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

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setts has been selected as Landon floor
leader at the Republican National
Convention.
Martin is q delegate at large from
Massachusetts, and Is In line to be-
come Republican national committee
man for the Bay State. For a dozen
years he has been q member Of the
House. and he has been active in
politics for a considerably longer
period. The Massachusetts, delegation,
not only because there Is strong Lam
don sentiment among the members,
but also because of the big write-in
vote cast for Landon in the Republic
an presidential preference primary in
the State. will support Gov. Alfred NJ.
Landon for the presidential nominal
ton almost to man on the first bal
lot cast at the convention. Not more
than three or four, and probably not
as many, it is said. viii be found vot-
ing for other candidates.
In Line for Post.
If Landon is nominated for Presi-
dent Martin might well be In line for
appointment to take charge of East
ern Republican headquarters In New
York
The Republican State Convention
in Texas yesterday selected the IS
delegates to represent the Lone Star
State in the Cleveland National Con-
vention. They go to the convention
"uninStructed, as was predicted.
However, it Is reported that consider
able Landon sentiment exists among
the delegates. Col R. B. Creager, ma
tional committeeman, was chosen to
head the delegation
North Dakotas delegation to the
Republican National Convention was
also chosen yesterday. in State con-
vention. 1t has been confidently pre-
dicted in the past that this delegation
will support Senator Borah of Idaho
for the presidential nomination Both
Senator Frazier and Senator Nye have
declared themselves favorable to the
nomination Of Borah. The delesa-
ton. however. goes to the convention
"uninstructed' for any particular can
didate, although urged by resolution
to support a progressive Republican.
First Cleveland Meeting.
A week from today the Republican
National Committee holds its first
meeting in Cleveland. Chairman Hen
~ P. Fletcher will give an accounting
Of his stewardship of the national or
ganization. When he took over the
Craftsmanship two years ago, the com.
mittee still had stable deficit COM
ing over from the 1882 campaign. To-
day Mr.. Fletcher is ready to turn the
organization over to his successor with
a material balance in the bank. and
all bills paid. The national organiza-
ton has been increased considerably,
and is actively engaged in organiza-
ton work and in a campaign Of pub
licity attacking the Roosevelt New
Deal administration.
The committee will take up for con-
sideration and action the delegate
contest that will come to it from sew
eral States and the District Of Co.
lumbia and Alaska. Hearings in these
contests will begin either on next
Wednesday or on Thursday. probably
on the latter day The committee is
expected to pass upon all contests by
Saturday night
Delegate contests coming before
the committee will include those for
the entire delegations from Louisiana,
Mississippi, South Carolina, the Dis
trict of Columbia and Alaska, and for
the first district Of Florida, the first
and fifth districts of Georgia, the
ninth district of Tennessee, and the
FIFTH district of Washington.
Two contesting delegations 60 from
the District of Columbia, one repre-
senting the faction headed by Ed
ward F. Colladay, Republican ma
tional committeeman and an ardent
supporter of Landon for President, and
the other headed by Leo A. Rover.
former United States attorney.
The National Committee will make
up the temporary roll of the con-
vention. and the contesting delegates
approved by that committee will be
seated. The permanent roll Of ths
convention will be adopted after the
Committee on Credentials has heard
the contesting delegations and passed
upon them. Usually the convention
upholds the action of the Committee
on Credentials And frequently the
forces back Of a leading presidential
candidate have settled these con-
tests according to the support or lack
of support given by the contestants
to their candidate.
Briefing Of Arguments.
Arthur M. Curtis, Republican Ma
tional Committeeman for Missouri.
who is assistant to Chairman Fletcher
at Republican headquarters, has been
briefing the arguments made by the
contesting delegations for the use
of the committee. This work usually
is done by the general counsel Of the
National Committee. That offlce is
held by John Hamilton. National
Committeeman for Kansas, who is
Landon campaign manager. and
therefore is keeping on the side lines
in these contests.
Despite the efforts OF some Of the
Republican old guard leaders in the
East to halt the Landon nomination
If they are not permitted to dictate
organization matters, there are signs
that neither the New York delega-
ton nor the Pennsylvania delegation
can be held against Landon. Senti-
ment in support of Landon is said
to be just as strong In Pennsylvania
as it is in many of the other States.
There are at least 80 of the New
York delegates who will vote for Lam
don on the first ballot, according to
reports, even If Charles D. Hilles, the
New York national committeeman and
leader, tries to hold out against the
Kansas Governor.