Evening star., 1936-06-09

lance without Borah seemed lmpoS-
sible of effect.
The Landon opposition. however.
took heart from the manner in which
Borah demanded to know the posi-
tion of Gov. Landon on two important
queStions-currency and foreign rela-
tions. II this demand does not smoke
out the Governor and compel him to
declare himself on the question Of
return to the gold standard, they are
prepared to go forward with their
campaign to prevent bis nomination
because the delegates are not informed
on his position on this and other
vital issues.
Borah admitted that Landon was
the leading candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination. But he put up
to Landon squarely the question
whether he advocated a return to the
gold standard. The Idaho Senator is
strongly opposed to a platform plank
declaring for the gold standard. He
charged that the Landon people had
turned over the drafting of the cur
rency plank to hard-boiled conServa-
tives. favoring the gold standard.
AS a matter Of fact, the currency
plank worked out by the Lsndon group
and those 1t has called in, does call
for q return to the gold standard
eventually-but not for the present
or as long as it would prove burden
to agriculture and the farmers. Some
of those working on the plank. who
believe in the gold standard, are un-
willing themselves to have an imme-
diate return to that standard. This
will be not at all satisfactory to Borah
it is believed. nor will its proposal to
halt the present silver purchase pro-
gram of the Government.
Four PIanks by Borah.
Borah announced that he had
drafted planks himself dealing with
four important subjects which he
would submit to the Resolutions Com
mittee for consideration only with the
understanding that if they were not
written into the platform by the COM
mittee, he should be given an oppor-
tunity to take the floor of the con-
vention and speak on them. He de-
clined to reveal these planks, but it is
understood that they deal not only
with currency, but with foreign rela-
tions and with monopoly.
His demand stumped the Landon
people, at least temporarily. However,
it is believed that every concession
possible will be made to the Idaho
Senator to keep him in line for the
national ticket this Fall And he may
yet be given an opportunity to address
the convention, although he is not a
delegate nor an alternate.
While Gov. Landon is not here for
the national convention, nor will he
come, his father and his 17-year -old
daughter are on hand. They were the
target of all eyes at the opening ses-
sion today.
The gathering Of the G. o. P. clans
has brought here practically all the
important figures in the party, includ-
ing Senators and Representatives, and
many former holders of important Of
fees. Two RooSeveltS are in the list
Col. Theodore Roosevelt jr., and
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth. Mrs.
Longworth is a delegate from Ohio.
Second Place Runners.
Candidates for the vice presidential
nomination have their lightning rods
up. Walter E. Edge of New Jersey,
former Governor, Senator and Ambas-
sador; Hanford MacNider of Iowa,
former Assistant Secretary of War;
George N. Peek Of Illinois, who headed
Roosevelt's A. A. A. for a while; Sen
ator Steiwer Of Oregon, Gov. Bridges
of New Hampshire, Ed Hayes, former
commander of the American Legion;
former Gov. Frank o. Lowden of Illi-
nois, Robert A. Taft of Ohio-all are
on the list of possibilities.
Edge is being pressed for the vice
presidential place by New Jersey and
New York Republicans, although he