The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-08
FARLEY CALLED
BY REED HITS
ROOSEVELT
Policies Are Held to Be
Anti-Democratic and
Anti-American

DETROIT, Aug. 8 Q.N.S0.-A
new political organization to lead
a revolt of Democrats against
President Roosevelt in % States
stretching from Massachusetts, to
Texas will be born today as the
outgrowth of the conference OF
Constitutional Democrats here.
In some States it will flat
footedly support Governor Alfred
M. Landon, the Republican pres.
idential nominee, and in others
in the Soulful will urge Dem,
ocratic voters to stay away from
the polls in protest against Pres,
ident Roosevelt's administration.
Landon to Benefit
Either way, Governor Landon
will benefit, former U. S. Senator
James A. Reed CD, of Missouri
and chairman of the conference
indicated. He stated many would
support the Landon-Knox ticket
while the others would merely
battle against Roosevelt. He
added:
81 take it to oppose RoOSe-
welt may do LandOn some good"
Reed said 1T don't know
whether the AZ constitutional
Democrats here would make plans
for a national convention in Chi
cago on Constitution Day next
month. There were widespread
reports such a convention was
planned, but they lacked confirma-
ton.
Silent on Stamping
The Missourian had a similar
reply to questions whether he
would stump for Governor Lam
don. At first he explained that
I'm going to speak against the
Roosevelt Administration" and
pressed he added 'I won't say
what I'm going to do, 1 don't
know what will happen"
He said that if new issues arise,
he may have something further
to say, but did not comment
further on what some observers
regarded as an inference that he
might complete his bolt by backing
Governor Landon if developentS
warrant.
"New DEAF Hit
AS the conference prepared for
its second day session behind
locked doors, Reed, as official
spokesman for the group, said:
"The conference is of one
opinion, namely that the poll
cies of the present Admins
tratiOn are anti-DemOcratic and
anti-American and that every
honorable means be used to
defeat the New Deal, its ad-
vOcates and its sponsors.
"The particular methods to
be employed will be left to the
direction of the true Demo
Ocrats in their respective States.
Many of the representatives
here believe the best way to
accomplish our aims is to sup
port the Landon and Knox
ticket, while others were of a
different opinion, but it is to
be left to each to decide the
best method in his own Sec
ton. 1t is of the unanimous
opinion the battle should be
carried on.
TO THWART "ISMS"
eve who have worked all
our lives in the Democratic
party will do whatever is pos
sible to save that party from
the threatened Communism.
Socialism, BOlshevism and
other 'iSms' and the imbeciIe
and unpatriOtic actions Of the
present Administration.
"A committee was named to
draft resolutions setting forth
our views. This committee
needs time to catalogue and
boil down the iniquitieS under
which we suffer. This COM
mittee will report at Saturdays
session, and at that time it is
planned to effect a permanent
organization to carry on the
fight until the election is over
and then seek to rehabilitate
the Democratic party"
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