The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-23
President Prepares
 Speech For Phil.
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(Conttnued platform.
 He discussed the plank with party leaders prior to opening of the con- vention.
 The governor, working in his shirt sleeves, went through pile of pas pers pertaining to minimum wages and awaited Q conference with Chairman Robert Wagner, of the resolutions committee.
 Lehman has devoted much time to the prospective plank since the New York state minimum wage law was declared unconstitutional by the United States supreme court He and Wagner were expected to put the finishing touches on the plank before night.
 Party leaders at Lehman's head quarters are more confident than ever" that he eventually will bow to New Deal demands and seek re. election.
 Succeeds Talmadge
 Philadelphia, June 23.-(UF- Clark Howell, ST., Atlanta editor succeeded Gov. Eugene Talmadge to-day as democratic national corn- mitteeman from Georgia. George convention delegates pun ished Talmadge for his attacks on the national administration last night when they caucuSed and busted him from the national com mittee.
 Ely Jumps Whole Way
 Westfleld, Mass, June 23--(UP)-- Former Governor Joseph B. Ely Of Massachusetts definitely has taken Q walk" from the democratic party and will stump for Governor Ali M. Landon If I'm asked to-"
 Ely intimated his decision to Sup- port the republican presidential nominee was prompted by the den- ocratic party's swing to the left. One of the New Deals foremost critics, Ely was one of five conservG- tive democratic leaders who Sunday sent statement to convention dele- gates at Philadelphia urging them to repudiate President Roosevelt and the New Deal.
 "You can say that I have defl- nitely taken 6 walk from the party and will support Landon." Ely told the United Press. T think Landon has the best principles of any of the candidates and I shall cast my vote for the 'hayseeds from tho prairie states'"
 He said he would do his campaign ing in New England If asked to stump for Governor Iiandon.
 Asked how he stood on Rep. Will liam Lemke's presidential candidacy on the union party ticket, the for mer Massachusetts governor re- piled, T have nothing to say on that score"
 A lifelong democrat, Ely first voiced his threat to take a walk" two weeks ago. He served two con- secutive terms as governor--from 1881 to 1036--and was the first dem- ocrat to win the Massachusetts gubcrnatorial chair in IS years.
 It was Ely who nominated Alfred '. Smith for president at the 1882 democratic national convention in Chicago.
 Lemke to Confer
 Washington, June 23--(Up) Rep. William Lemke. third party presi- dental candidate, planned to con- fer here today with the Rev. Gerald L. Smith, head of the remnants of the late Huey Longs Bhare-the- wealth clubs.
 Although reserving definite sup port for Lemke until he has talked further with the third party candi- date, Smith 'lauded the North Da- kotan's great honesty" in New York yesterday.
 The Lemke-S conference fol- lows another between Lemke and the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, leader of the National Union for Social Justice, and Q third between Smith and Dr. r. E. Townsend, founder and director of the old age pension movement. A consolidation of the three forces has been expected but probably will not be consummated until after national conventions of COuBnllnb ana IOWnbenub 1ol- lowers.
 Smith has asked for stronger blanks in Lemke's union party to cover the sharc-the-wealth aims of Huey Long's old organization.
 Lemke probably will make . speech at Long's grave in Baton Rouge, La, sometime during the summer. The date has not been set.
 LeEnke had expected to meet Smith, Coughlin and Townsend in Q conference here early this week but the meeting has been delayed. pos- Sibly for several days. Coughlin left his vacation retreat at Great BaF- rinston, Mass, yesterday to return to Detroit. Townsend announced at his Baltimore headquarters that he