The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10

anu WOulsA WAtu yellgW D4NxlUWekB pinned to their coats shouted gaily, whooped up the Landon songs and celebrated Q victory that they felt sure would come either tomorrow or Friday, depending on when the platform impasse is settled.
 The only hitch in proceedings ap- peared to be in the resolutions com- mittee under cl1airmanship of slow spoken, white haired Herman Lang- worthy of Kansas City.
 No Cheering On Streets
 There was no cheering in the streets when the subcommittee named to draft the platform on which Landon presumably will run, broke up its sessions long after mid- night.
 It was midnight when short, bald headed Henry J. Allen of the Lan- don strategy board wandered slowly down the corridor, beaming in high spirits.
 But despite his jocular words and Jaunty cane-swinging, there was trouble behind the doors of the sub- commlttee room.
 Inside the Landon platform was being presented--a comprehensive 3,000-word document described as speaking out fearlessly and frankly in language no one could mistake,
 Fasteners May Lose
 The Kansan's money plank orig nally had proposed, with the bles- sing of the customers, a declaration stating the desirability of return to the gold standard when and if conditions made such move feasi- ble; elimination of the presidents power to fix the value of the dollar; and a statement calling for cooper ation with other nations toward ex- change stabilization.
 That was the accepted idea-until Borah came to the convention. Then some Landon supporters be. gan to waver in the face of his de- mand for a more liberal money plank along managed currency lines.
 The result was that the series of proposals on currency, including an eastern old guard plank speaking out for a sound currency, and against imitation, and against "jug- gling with our money" worried the platform-builders into a collective headache by 3 a. m.
 No Program, He Said
 About that time, Langwortfy's white, closely clipped head was stuck out of the door. He reported that there had been mo progress"
 "A lot of ideas and suggestions have been presented" he said. There was no special debate on any of them. We were just beginning to get down to the Fundamentals when some of the fellows 5aid that 1t was late and they were hungry and why didn't we recess until Q a, m. That's what we decided to do, except that we've got some sand. wiches coming up now"
 The door closed until the sand- wiches arrived. While they were going in, William Allen White, the Kansas editor and Landon booster. slipped out under walters uplift- cd arm.
 Honestly" he said, we've had no disputes and no debate. We just talked general principles"
 When the sandwiches had been eaten, the eastern old guard mem. bers strolled out. Several expressed surprise that the subcommittee had not continued its work all night and all agreed that there was no chance of agreement before late to- day-and possibly not until Thurs day. Then the full committee will have to agree and some minority blanks may be carried to the floor.
 Platform Suggestions
 The platform suggestions put be- fore the committee included com. plete platforms by the Landon camp and by the eastern old guard and a series of blanks ranging from the housing problem to anti-lynching legislation from other sources.
 Next to currency and farm prob- lens, the hottest contest was around proposals for constitutional amend- ments. Two of these were suggest- cd by Landon advisers and were not pressed after they encountered op- position. One was for an amend. ment giving states the right to fix hours and wages; the other a pro. posal by William Green of the American Federation of Labor. for an amendment requiring a two- thirds majority of the supreme court to declare an act of Congress invalid.
 Green Plan Protested
 Greens suggestion met vigorous protests from committee members during yesterdays open session. The wages and hours amendment, sup- ported by Rep. Hamilton Fish of New York, otherwise an aide to Bo- rah, appeared more likely to be in- cluded in modified form. Borah has vigorously opposed 1t, contend. ing the problem can be solved un. der present law.
 The most significant development Of the day was centered on the ap. parent change of heart of the Ian. don forces in regard to the gold plank.
 The subcommittee of 14 putting the platform into writing included eight delegates from states favorinp Landon. They were Missouri. Con. nectcut, Indiana, Kansas, New ter. sey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas One dala0aka u,oe nI.o.-.-