The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-06-23
'ooseueh Signs Tax And Relief Bills
NEW DEAL LEADERS MAKE
DIRECT TURN TO Left TO
OFFSET LEMKE'S VOTE BID
Turn in Strategy Conceiv-
ed Monday Night in Pre-
Convention Conference
BY HARRY FERGUSON
Copyright 1896 by Urited Press)

PHILADELPHIA, June %.
(UP)-Events of the last two
days have forced the Democratic
donkey to veer left and last night
he nibbled for November votes in
the green pastures of radicalism.
The party's national conven-
ton opens today. Before this
week is over President Roosevelt
will be renominated and there
will be adapted a platform de-
signed to steal the thunder of the
Lemke third party and win the
left-wing vote for the New Lcal
Conservatives and the hard
money men have deserted. Demo-
Gratis count the Al Smith votes
lost. and the strategy of this con-
vention will be to keep the La
Follettcs, the Shipsteads and the
NorriseS in line so the New Deal
can win the West.
! Philadclphia's streets were can
yons of bright bunting last night
the orators gargled and practlced
saving "a man who =. -" bands
marched and hotel Hobbies swarm
ed. But it was at Il quiet little
meeting in the convention hall
that Democrats made their choice,
and the command was left
turn"
There came before the Demo-
cratic national committee two del
egations from Minnesota, heart
of the Agarian West. 1t. looked
like another routine delegation
contest with each side contcnding
it had been legally elected and
that the other was made up OF
imposters. 1t is. one of those
things that happens at every pol
itical convention, and after an
hour or two of oratory the COM
mittee votes on which delegation
to seat.
That was not the kind of choice
! Democrats made yesterday with
AL Smith and Gov. Eugene Tai
madge sniping at them from the
right and the Lemke leaders har-
RAISING the left. The committee
split the 22 votes, gave each del
crate half a vote and seated both
delegations.
Outside of Philadelphia the OPP
position fired away at the New
Deal. John D. M. Hamilton, Re-
publican national chairman, spoke
in New York-an unofficial open
ing of the Landon campaign in
the East. In Washington the
Lemkc leaders began conferences
designed to cement the support OF
DR.. Francis Townsend and the
Rev. Garald L. K. Smith, heir to
the remnants of Huey P. Long S
"share- the-wealth" clubs.
Former Senator James A. Reed
of Missouri, who joined Smith and
three other conservative Demo
Gratis in urging Mr.. Roosevelt be
"put aside" indicated in Kansas
| City that he may take the stump
against the New Deal.
81 expect to deliver some
speeches on my own account" ne
said, when asked if there was a
chance he would support the Lam
don-Knox or Lemke tickets. Reed
has declared repeatedly that ne
would not support the administra-
ton.
Talmadge, sulking in Atlanta
because Democrats are going to
renominate Mr.. Roosevelt, reach
ed across the nation and gave All
Smith a warm pat on the back.
He Joined the demand that the
convention repudiate Mr.: Roose-
welt and said he would march
with the Smith forces so long as
they did not lead him outside the
Democratic party and force him
to support a Republican.
Out of all this gloom came one
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