The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-24
LANDON SAYS
COURT ISSUE
TO LICK F. R.
Challenge Issued as Presi-
dent Stages Western
States Invasion
COP. COMMITTEE MAY
CALL OFF YEAR MEET

TOPEKA, Sept. "a. (UP).-
All Landon today greeted Presi-
dent Roosevelt's invasion of the
west with challenge that he will
carry the judiciary fight to the
people and take licking.
Landon was optimistic over the
Republican chances of winning
the congressional elections in
1888 and the presidential cleo
ton in 1910.
WASHINGTON. Sept. %. (UP).
The Republican national execu-
tive committee, after 4 two and
one-half hour discussion of pro-
poSalS for a national party con-
vention prior to next years con-
greSSional elections, last night
referred the suggestions to the
full national committee without
recommendations.
A majority of the 16 executive
committee members, however,
were in favor of the proposal.
Chairman John D. M. Hamilton
announced that he would summon
a meeting of the national COM
mittee, probably at Chicago, at
the earliest convenient date after
the November 2 elections.
Republican discussion of ma
tional "off-year" convention to
arouse enthusiasm for congress
sional candidates was heightened
after former President Herbert
Hoover made such a suggestion.
Iowa National Committeeman
Harrison Spangler came forward
with a somewhat different pro-
posal involving a conference of
Republican candidates.
In q formal statement at the
conclusion of yesterdays meeting
Hamilton said the idea had been
proposed to him within a few
weeks after last years election,
long before Mr.. Hoover suggest
ed it. Other committeeman gave
indication of a desire to modify
Mr.. Hoover's proposal to that the
convention would not appear to
be inspired by the former presi-
dent.
This movement appeared to
have been spurred by the dis
closure through authoritative Re-
publican sources in Chicago that
Mr.. Hoover recently declined a
suggestion that hede finitely
eliminate himself as a possible
candidate for the Republican
nomination in 1910. One party
chieftain present at a conference
when Mr.. Hoover sought support
for his proposal quoted his as
saying he was mot a candidate"
but said he left the impression
that he would not turn down eff
forts to draft him."
Mr.. Hoover declined to discuss
the report personally in New
York, where he had gone on pri-
vate business. His secretary,
Lawrence Richey, reiterated that
he is mot a candidate"
The former presidents sugges-
ton was for an off-year national
convention. Spangler proposed
that all Republican men and wo-
men who have been candidates
for or who have been elected to
important state and federal Of
fices in recent years join In a ma
tional conference to unite the
party on a declaration of funda-
mental principles.
Spangler claimed that private
polls have indicated widespread
support for his plan among the
COP. rank and file.
Hamilton's statement said the
following was unanimously adopt
ed:
"That the question of a Re,
publican conference be submitted
to the full committee at its next
meeting"
He refused to express his own
opinion on either of the spectre
proposals, but endorsed the IDEA
of gathering that would give the
country statement of Repuphcc
can principles well in advance OF
the next congressional election.
Chief opposition came from
Representative Joseph w. Martin
r., Mass, and Representative j.
Will Taylor, R., Tenn.