The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-26
Lack Of HarmonySe Seen
At Convention
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| per. chairman OF the committee, had
walked out OF the session In anger
at the isolationist stand. Pepper
later returned, according 10 former
Governor All M. Landon Of Kansas.
The language which the isolation
lists had demanded was:
I'VE insist that not one drop Of the
blood OF American youth shall be
spilled on o foreign soil for the pur-
pose Of interfering In any European
or Asiatic conflict"
Kenneth l.. Simpson, New York
national committeeman, apparently
Is headed for the Willkie band
wagon unless Frank =. 0annett, New
York publisher, grabs the nom!na-
ton the first or second ballot. Simp-
son was voted out OF the national
committee by District Attorney
Thomas e. Dewey's forces In New
York but does not relinquish Office
until this convention ends. He Is q
leader OF q stop-Dewey movement
that Is angry and bitter.
II am going 10 vote for Frank Gan.
nett on the first ballot" he told the
United Press. There are two ia
vorite sons Of New York county
Wiilkie and Dewey and I'm against
Dewey"
II the nominating speeches begin
tonight II may be possible TO start
balloting tomorrow evening. The
hour for trades instead OF talks and
deals instead Of delays has arrived
for the politicians trying to nianeu-
yer this or that man into Office.
The convention has been sum.
moned to meet at . p. m. (EDTo In
the uncertain hope OF receiving the
platform OF that time. But the plat
form was csnagged again yesterday
on the foreign relations issue and
requires some polishing today before
II can be presented. A night meet
Ing TO adopt O platform, and the first
nominating speech sometime tomor.
row sens now TO be likely schedule.
Hoover Raises War Flag
Former President Herbert Hoover
raised the q. o. p. nag last night
In soiemnly delivered address
which some OF his friends hoped and
believed would set time bofnb TO
explode with his nomination for
president later In the week.
He battered the New Deal with
o series OF grave charges. Rcpubli-
can listeners yeiped and pounded
their guilty" verdict. He fred q
series OF words and pllrases-totali.
tartan liberals--the New Deal en-.
broidered waste basket called bank
ruptcy--that handmaiden OF power
named gimme. a-billion-q uick-have
an election, not On auction--starry-
eyed men. Republicans shouted
their approval. But the tremendous
demonstration many had expected
did not develop. There was less than
10 minutes OF uproar. Upwards OF 0
dozen state standards were hurried
into the aiSles. But no parade de-
veioped comparable 10 those dele
gates customariiy provide for pros
pective presidential candidate.
Congressional isolationists who
prevented any pledge In the Platform
to aid Europes democracies were
pleased today with the keep.out.of-
war plank. The platform committee
adopted II after an exhortatlon by
Chairman Herbert X. Hyde, Okla
honra. who warned that the Rcpub.
Leans should draw the war Issue
clearly.
The committee adopted planks adj
vocating: Repeal OF the 1894 silver
purchase act and virtual return to
the gold standard; congressional
ratification Of reciprocal trade agree
merts; soil conservation payments
TO farmers on oil crops: expansion
Of the Social Security program, and
continuation Of the practice OF col
lective bargaining with equal pro-
lection for both craft and industrial
unions.
Hoover Platform
Mr.. Hoover outlined his own plat.
form last night In O summons TO Re-
publicans TO battle for control Of the
government. He Joined the non-iis-
PREVENTION group In o fourpoint pro-
gram which bristled with criticism
Of the Roosevelt administration and
It's policies. The Hoover points were:
!. No action to take nc into war.
2. Act always within international
law.
3. End provocative speeches by Of
ficials.
4. Keep out Of war unless the west
ern hemisphere Is attacked.
The hope OF mankind and Of CIV
ilizatiors," he said. rs that democracy
survive on this continent. Those
who advocate war should never for
get one thing. The FIRST necessity Of
any great war is 10 set up Q dicta-
torship. With the already weakened
structure Of liberty and the fabulous
national debt we shall have, and the
mai,is for power Of the New Deal
we would be generations restoring
free men IN America. We should be
sacrificing the last sanctuary OF lib
erty N the world In the belief that
We are defenaing liberty"
II Ex-President E0ysl
II Philadelphia. June 26--lUPl-
L Former President Herbert Hoover