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Evening star., 1936-06-08

pass on the constitutionality of its
own laws. Not to answer such a ques-
ton, one of these anti-Landon leaders
insisted today, showed the Kansan to
be either Ignorant or deceiving."
They complained, too, because the
kansan made no answer to a ques-
ton on initiation and to another deal
ing with the principle of regimenta-
tion behind the A. A. A. and the
N. r. A.
John Hamilton, the Landon man.
ager, in an interview, insisted that
Landon is the choice of the West for
the presidential nomination. As the
Republicans of the East have agreed
to go along with the candidate most
favored in the West, Hamilton said,
there was not the slightest doubt
about the Kansan's nomination.
There are BOT delegates from the
States west of the Mississippi" said
Hamilton. "On the first ballot in the
convention, nearly IS per cent of
these delegates will vote for Landon.
This means more than 200 delegates
We have reserve strength among these
western delegates and if we call on
it, we will get all except about 25
per cent of the delegates votes when
the test comes"
Hamilton continued, speaking with
the utmost confidence: when the
roll call gets down to PENNSYLVANIA. a
typically Eastern State, we will have
polled more than so per cent of the
votes cast. We will get a fair vote
out of Pennsylvania, and it should
be soon all over and Landon norni-
mated. My estimates are conserva-
tive"
Hamilton Sarcastic.
Hamilton's attention was called to
the statement issued by Senator Van
denberg, dealing with band wagons
and leaders who should know what
they were doing.
"Of course" said Hamilton, "that
does not apply to Gov. Landon in any
shape or form. But, then there are
nearly a score of possible candidates.
Evening star., 1936-06-08
PLATFORM FIGHT PRESSES FOR CONVENTION SPOTLIGHT
.|CKES' CHARGES
ST|RCONTROvERSY
Hearst Says Radio Asser-
ton That He Is Convention
Boss Is Vapid.
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A New Dealers charge, and quick
denial, that William Randolph Hearst
would be the absentee boss" Of
the Republican National Convention,
echoed today across the fast-moving
political scene.
Secretary Ickes, in an address
broadcast last night as the last of the
convention delegates converged upon
Cleveland, declared that the Repub-
licans' standard bearer had been
picked in advance by substantially
the same interests" that supported
Warren G. Harding for the presiden-
tial nomination.
An authorized statement of the pub
lisher's position quickly described
Ickes' whole broadcast" as rather
absurd" and said "the remarks about
Mr.. Hearst are particularly vapid."
Ickes said the views of William AL
len White, Clifford Pinchot and Frank
Lowden would be disregarded, and that
"as the discoverer and principal back
er of Gov. Landon there is reason to
believe that Publisher Hearst will do
the final editing of the platform draft"
Dotted Line to Be Signed.
"Al that the convention will be ex-
pected or permitted to do" he said,
will be to sign, as usual, on the dotted
line.
And, also typical as 1t is of the
Republican party, graciously the con-
vention will be given an opportunity
to indorse that candidate who likewise
has been selected in advance.
The 1885 Republican convention will
be remindful of the one in 1920 in
still another respect. The Chicago
gathering in the earlier year was
merely a marionette show, the strings
controlling the principal actors OF
which were held in the hands of Boss
Boise Penrose.
THE convention about to open also
will be controlled by an absentee boss
who, in this instance, will be William
Randolph Hearst"
The cabinet member also asserted
the Republican platform would be
"the result of a mesalliance between
the Republican party and the Liberty
League" with former President Hoover
as "obstetrician Frank Knox as
"orthopedist," Jouett Shouse, Liberty
League president, as wet nurse" and
with Senator Borah supplying IAN
anti-monopoly bib as well as tucker. "
Harding Vigorously Opposed"
The Hearst statement said that the
publisher supported Hiram Johnson
for President in 1920 and vigorously
opposed Harding's nomination"
OF the publishers activity in the
current campaign, the statement said
"Mr. Hearst believes today that Gov.
Landon Is the choice of a definite
ma ajority of the Republican voters
""' and that Gov. Landon should
therefore be nominated. Mr.. Ickes
obviously believes this, also. otherwise
he would not be working with the
reactionar1es in the Republican party
in the attempt to prevent Landon's
nomination"
Evening star., 1936-06-08
.D|SCORD REPORTED
+ IN VIRGINIA GROUP
Defeat of Crupper and Re.
moval of Col. Anderson Is
Rum0red.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY,

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 9.-The
Virginia delegation is seething with
predictions of "upsets" - including
where the votes will go on the presi-
Dental nomination, that State Com
mitteeman Joseph L. Crupper of Ros-
lyn may be defeated and that the vet
eran Col. Henry w. Anderson, for
merly candidate for Governor, may be
replaced on the Platform Committee.
The State convention in Roanoke
indorsed the candidacy Of Landon,
but did not pledge the Virginia dele
cation to vote for him. Only four Of
these are instructed-two from the
ninth district and two from the
eighth district, including Arlington
and Fairfax down to Charlottesville,
Maj. Henry A. Wise of Kiptopeke,
delegate at large. who was candidate
for the United States Senate against
Byrd in 1884. and who wrote the
majority report for the Wickersham
Committee advocating repeal, it Is
rumored, will oppose National Com
mitteeman Crupper, about the last
survivor of the old Slemp machine ir
Virginia.
Former Representative MenalcuS
Lankford of Norfolk has been asked
to be a candidate for the Platform
Committee against Col. Anderson, a
veteran of five national convention.
and four times member Of the Plat
form Committee.
National Committeeman CruppeI
said today that at least u Of the Viz.
ginia votes will go to Landon. Wise
said that there are not more than five
Landon votes in the delegation, in
cluding' four pledged Lankford, who
went to Congress in the Hoover land
slide said he wanted Landon to make
four definite committals on legislation
before he would support him and sale
he would welcome an opportunity tc
vote for Hoover.
Thomas J. Wilson of Clifton Forge
a State Senator, said he would support
Gel. Knox. "a two-fisted fighter who
says what he thinks. about the New
Deal" H B. Mccormack, delegate at
large from Winchester, said "a major.
ity Of the delegation is Of open mind
and it is doubtful whether sentiment
will crystalline before Wednesday"
Evening star., 1936-06-08
REPL0GLE is URGED
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
1877 Southern Delegates Reported
Solidly Behind Fight for
Floridan.

Py the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, June 8.-Republican
leaders in the South, seeking recog-
milton for that section, today are
rallying to the support Of j. Leonard
Replogle, wealthy Florida resident,
for the vice presidential nomination.
Headquarters for Replogle are es-
tablished in a hotel directly across
the street from Cleveland's City Au-
ditorium, where the national con-
vention will open tomorrow.
Mrs. Myra Brown of Tampa, Fla,
national conmitteewoman, Is active
Iy supporting Replogle and said yes
terday IL Southern States with 1877
votes in the convention probably
would vote solidly for him.
Replogle's candidacy will have a
prominent place in the discussion
tonight when the Southerners assem-
BILE in caucus to map plans for an
expansion of two-party government
in the South.
His campaign headquarters said he
had been promised votes from Penn
sylvania and other Northern States.
Republicans from the South. r. B.
Creager, Texas committeeman, said,
Evening star., 1936-06-08
VICE PRESIDENCY
ISSUE SIGHTED
Question of Whether Second
Place Should Go to East
erner Undecided.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, June Stalk of the
vice presidential nomination was al
most smothered today under the COM
bination of the Landon drive and
demonstrative effort to stop the
Kansan.
Especially was it suppressed around
the headquarters of Gov. Landon,
where John D. M Hamilton, the Kan
sas Governors campaign manager,
declared he was concerning himself
with one job at a time-the presi-
Dental nomination.
"On that subject" he told ques-
TONERS, I'm following a strictly Bud
dhisic attitude-arms folded and
mouth shut"
But so intricately was the vice
presidential nomination bound up
with the presidential nomination that
it could not be entirely forgotten.
Questioning persisted in various cor
ners as togwhether the second place
on the ticket should go to an fastener
or a Westerner. There was mention,
too, of various favorite sons.
Dickinson Possibility.
Impressive discussion of the avail
ability of Senator Steiwer of Oregon.
convention keynoter, was measured
against a possibility that Midwestern
neighbor of Landon's. Senator Dickin-
son of Iowa, might get the nod.
Some of Landon's political advisers
are known to have suggested that the
Kansan try to line up another Mid
westerner to campaign with him.
Those suggesting Steiwer are eagerly
awaiting reaction to his keynote speech
at the convention Tuesday night.
Senator Vandenberg Of Michigan,
prominently mentioned for the vice
presidency for several weeks, arrived
here yesterday with a renewed avowal
that he wouldn't take it.
Fasteners of Prominence.
Representative James w. Wadsworth
of New York, Walter E. Edge, former
Senator from New Jersey. and Senator
Hastings of Delaware are among the
Fasteners receiving prominent men
ton.
Some friends of the stop-Landon
movement said the vice presidential
candidate should be an fastener who
outspokenly had opposed the New
Deal straight down the line.
Last weeks suggestions that the
party choose a conservative, anti
Roosevelt Democrat for the vice presi-
dency apparently have been scrapped
Opposition came from too many quar-
ters to keep the idea alive.
Robert A. Taft of Cincinnati was
among the favorite sons who drew
attention.
Evening star., 1936-06-08

earnest. When the Pennsylvania
delegation holds its caucus on ar
rival, an effort will be made to line
up the whole 70 delegates for Lam
don. Twenty of them agreed to stand
by the results of the presidential
primary in the State, which Borah
won-without opposition. They may
stick to the Idaho Senator for one
ballot at least. There Is said to be
overwhelming sentiment for Landon
in that delegation, however. It was
the Pennsylvania delegation in 1928
which gave Herbert Hoover the big
push that assured his nomination for
President.
Former Senator George Moses of
New Hampshire. in radio address
last night, extolled Col. Frank Knox
and declared that If he were nomi-
mated, he would defeat President
Roosevelt next November.
HE is the product OF no political
laboratory experimentation" said
Moses. HE will be no front porch
candidate. He will carry the fight to
the enemy. His fighting doctrine is
that the best defense Is attack"
Evening star., 1936-06-08

attitude Hilles reflects. was considering
seriously whether it should not come
out for Landon and prevent the usual
pre- convention rivalries. 1t was not
concerned with where Landon stood
on this question or that. Its thought
was that Landon seemed to have been
we'll built up and that by deciding on
him this early the campaign could get
under way. Senator Borah's foray
about this time caused them to hold
back.
Washington Meeting Cited.
But, it apparently is essential that
there be somebody to fight. not only
on the part of Republicans like Hamil-
ton Fish, but also the newspaper men.
So Hilles is it. He really doesn't un-
derstand it, Several months ago
Chairman Fletcher called a routine
meeting of the Republican National
Committee at Washington. Routine
meetings are dangerous in Washington
in the months Immediately preceding
a convention. There is no news and
Tile newspaper uIeu art 4ldIu pIeSStu
for something about which to write.
Hilles moved that the meeting go into
executive session. Hamilton objected
and won out. HilleS asked that the
delegate apportionment be increased.
Hamilton moved that it not be and
Hamilton won. Whereupon there
were high powered stories that the
young Lochinvar out of the West had
met Hilles and bested him.
This incident has been developed to
the point that it would be amazing If
there is not friction between Hilles and
Hamilton now. The young Lochinvar
has steadily beaten down the old
guard. For him to do this there must
be an old guard. So Hilles Is it.
Evening star., 1936-06-08

Hastings would be a droll combina-
tion-Borah and the Duponts. If
Borah agreed to such a plan, he
would certainly step right out of
character.
Vandenberg's statement, issued in
Washington, that he would find it
impossible to accept the nomination"
for Vice President if it came to him,
was interpreted today as meaning
that he is a candidate for the first
place on the ticket. He is not, he
says, joining any anti-Landon coali-
ton. But it is obvious that his in
terest lies that way Furthermore, it
has leaked out that he consulted with
Borah before he issued his statement
on the vice presidential nomination,
and was advised, if not urged, to make
the statement.
Vandenberg today sent word to
Landon's manager that he is in ear
nest about declining the second place;
indicating he would refuse the nomi-
nation even if the convention should
go ahead and name him.
If the anti-Landonites found 1t
possible to stop" Landon, and the
Borah, Knox and Hoover supporters
turned in for Vandenberg as the one
man to stop Landon, situation might
be created that would make the Mich
1gan Senator very serious presiden-
tial possibility. There is no assurance.
however, that the Borah and Knox
people would agree to such a plan,
or that the Hooverites would go along.
Hoover is to address the convention,
but it is understood that he will keep
away from candidates. and deal only
with principles and the party plat
form. His present plan is to leave
Cleveland almost Immediately after
he has completed his address.
Vandenberg Hits Band Wagons.
Vandenberg issued statement soon
after he arrived in Cleveland which,
read between the lines, appeared to
be harshly critical Of the Landon
band wagon movement. He said:
II am not interested in band
wagons. I am interested in prin-
ciples.
This is not a circus. It Is a
crusade.
"1t is not a job-hunt. It is a
battle.
IT continue to want a platform
which will deserve the support of the
American people and the. leadership
which the convention knows to be
sound in these respects and knows
to be equal to effective and aggressive
combat"
Great emphasis is laid by the anti
Landon people on what they call
Landon's unwillingness to state his
position on important public issues.
They are spreading the gospel that
no man should be chosen for the
presidential nomination "in this
crisis" whose views are not fully
known. They make a great deal Of
the fact that Landon declined to
answer four or five of the questions
submitted to him by Frasier Hunt,
among them whether he believed that
Congress should have the right to
Evening star., 1936-06-08
WOMEN Of PARTY
ROLL Up SLEEVES
G. O. P. Convention to See
Fair Sex Take Active
Part in Work.
BY the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, June 8.-Time was
when women attending national con-
vention were more ornamental than
useful. but today all that is changed.
The fair sex is taking hold Of party
work with a Zest.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth is one of
the busiest women here. Besides be-
ing a working journalist, she is, for
the first time, a delegate, member OF
the Ohio group. And her convention
companion for many years, Ruth
Hanna Mccormick Simms of New
Mexico. has arrived here as chairman
of her State delegation, the first time
a woman has held the post
Social affairs, usually well-attended
at Republican conclaves, are planned
for every day in the week, but Mrs.
Wilma D. Hoyal Of Arizona. pre-con-
vention director of women's activities,
says, THE conventions too intense.
The women will stick to sessions and
committee meetings"
Women workers are much in evi-
dence at the candidates headquar-
ters.
Knox Worker Is Active.
Col. Frank Knox has a convention
veteran. Mrs. Helen B. Griffin of Grant
Park, ILL.,, greeting people at his head
quarters, and button-holing the unin-
structed delegates still to declare their
preference.
Mrs. Griffin Is veteran of the
women's suffrage fight; a tall, grace
full woman with white hair. wide blue
eyes and a ready laugh. She smiles
confidently.
But if I'm wrong" she says, "and
Knox isn't nominated, I'll campaign
for the partys choice"
At Landon headquarters "it's like a
live stock show back home, all the
home folks are here" one woman
worker said as she pinned Kansas
sunf1owers on visitors lapels.
Queen Of the Landonites is Mrs.
Ralph Harris of Ottowa, Kans, a
white-haired woman, who seems to
know every one from her home State.
She is widow. who, with her two sons,
runs 1our Kansas newspapers. She
already has been chosen national
committeewoman from Kansas, and
the honor puts her in front position
for the campaign dictatorship of
women's activities, should Landon be
the party nominee.
So Women Delegates.
So far there are So women dele
gates to the convention. Women
expect to see several of their number
named to convention committees
where party policies are ironed out.
There is talk of placing the name
of Mrs. Longworth in nomination
for Vice President. But Mrs. Long
worth expresses no interest. She con-
tinues her sphinxlike role, keeping to
her hotel suite or appearing only
with close friends surrounding her.
However. her appearance in the hotel
lobbies creates a stir.
Evening star., 1936-06-08

and possibly it applies to one Of them.
1t was a very splendid statement" +"
the Landon manager added, with
sarcasm thinly veiled. He called at
tention to the fact that the late
Charles Curtis in 1928 issued a state
ment saying that he would never take
the vice presidential nomination.
And what happened" asked Ham
ilton.
Have the critical statements, is
sued by the opposition camps, had
any effect upon the delegate strength
OF Gov. Landon," Hamilton was asked.
Indeed they have" he replied.
"They have increased Iandon's
strength. The anonymous circulars
which have been passed around, and
the innuendoes contained in the state
ments issued by managers of other
candidates have really helped us. in
stead of hurting. know of delegates
who have come into the I.andon camp
since they were issued"
The zero hour is almost at hand.
Delegations fiocked into Cleveland
today every hour and from all parts
OF the country. The convention will
be called to order tomorrow at IL
am. and then the fight will be on In
Evening star., 1936-06-08
PROBLEMS WIDEN
+. CONVENTION TASK
Issues, Candidates and
Strategies Knit BroWs of
G. o. P. Leaders.
Rr The Associated Press.

BY the AsSoclaLeQ treSS.
CLEVELAND, June s.-The first day
Of Republican National Convention
week ended last night. as it began, a
day Of many questions, but few
answers.
The questions, however were posi-
BILE indications of the sentiment OF
those who filled Cleveland hotel lob
bies.
Only a minority of these were dele
gates. Others were hackers of candi-
dates, seekers of platform planks, ar
dent Republican onlookers, a small
army Of writer's, casual visitors, rela-
tives and friends of convention
workers.
Some of the questions heard by AS
sociated Press writers were:
Can supporters Of candidates other
than Gov. Landon of Kansas find a
common ground on which to start 9
"stop Landon" movement?
If they should, who might win their
. united support?
Are the Landon hackers too con-
fident and therefore vulnerable?
Can Landon be nominated on the
first ballot, and if he can, would thai
be good Landon strategy?
will this be a bandwagon conven-
ton?
Western States Demand.
If. as John Hamilton, Landon man.
ager, asserts, all but IS or 80 Of the
delegate votes from West Of the Mis-
sissippi come to Landon eventually
will that satisfy the Western demano
for a Western presidential nomineeP
Does the Republican voter really
care whether his nominee Is Western
or not?
Have attacks on Landon, some bS
Inference and some made anonymously
weakened the Landon support?
Will some of the favorite son candi
dates. whose supporters lean strongl'
to Landon for second choice, dare u
ioin a stop Landon" combination?
Can the Landon organization adher
to its expressed policy of taking n
open part in vice presidential discus
sions and platform plank debates?
Will platform wrangles split the Ian
don forces?
If Iandon workers fail to direct tn
writing of a platform acceptable t
Landon, and the convention adopts
platform he does not like, will Lando
refuse the nomination?
In similar circumstances, woul
Borah, Knox, Vandenberg or any othe
candidate refuse?
Vandenberg Question.
Senator Vandenberg having sal
definitely that he will not accept
vice presidential nomination, as then
Senator Curtis did in 1928, will histor
repeat itself?
Will short platform, outlining
broad policy but flexible in application
be better strategy than long serie
Of detailed commitments?
Is it true, as Landon supporters as
sert, that the Landon prospective vot
is a representative croSs-section Of tn
convention?
If this is true, can it help involvin
itself in platform wrangles?
Will there be dynamite in the farr
plank? The tariff plank? Social Sc
curity? The money question?
If SO, dynamite dangerous to whom
Landon?
And the customary answer to al
and sundry of these questions wa
more questions
Evening star., 1936-06-08
LandOn

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-06-08

desire to run their own campaigns
independent of the other sections Of
the country. At present the Repub-
lican campaign is run from Eastern
headquarters in New York; in the
West. from Chicago and also from
Washington.
Evening star., 1936-06-08
HOOVER KEEPS VIEWS
FOR CLEVELAND TALK
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
GRAND ISLAND, Nebr., June 8
Former President Hoover said in ar
interview during a brief train stop
here today that he preferred to with
hold comment on the Republican Ma
tional Convention until his address
before the conclave, "in which cas5
such views as I have can be more
deliberately expressed"
The former President was en- route
from California to Cleveland.
Evening star., 1936-06-08

The Soviet Institution Of Potato
Cultivation at Moscow, Russia. reports
the development Of frost-proof and
disease-resisting potato.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-21
TWO ELECTRAS
 DUE TUESDAY
Jones and Hall Plane Re- turns to Interior Yester-
 day with Two from Here

Leaving Juneau at II o'clock yes terday morning, the Pacific Alaska Airways electra plane piloted by Jerry Jones and Walt Hall, returned to the interior, carrying, besides mail and express, two passengers for Fairbanks; Ross Sheely and H. E. Fralick.
 MT. Sheely, who is manager of the Matanuska Colony projects, is en- route to Palmer, returning from budget hearings in Washington, D. c.
 MT Fralick is connected with the American Smelling and Refining Company, and is to repair dredges belongiag to the company in the district around Fairba-sks.
 According to instructions received from Fairbanks this mornng by Louis Delebecque. Juneau agent for the PAA, two Electra planes with full passenger loads, will fly to Ju- neau tomorrow, weather permitting
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-21
GORGAS LEAVES FOR JUNEAU TONIGHT
Tentative Sailing Time of Emergency Ship IS Six
 O'Clock This Evening

The Gen. w. c. Gorgas, Alaska Railroad chartered emergency ship, sailed from Wrangell for Juneau via Petersburg, Sunday morning at 130 o'clock.
 Taking the Outside Passage, the Gorgas was held up by a snow storm and did not arrive at Pet ersburg until 7;30 o'clock this morning.
 According to radio advices re- ceived here this afternoon, the Gorgas sailing time from Peters burg for Juneau has been ten- tatively set for 6 o'clock this evening. The regular steamers make the run from Petersburg to Juneau in about or 9 hours.