Evening star., 1940-06-16

on record was that of 1880, which
lasted six days. James A. Garfield
was nominated on the 36th ballot.
1t was at that time Gen. U. S. Grant
was seeking a third term nomina-
ton. The convention of 1888 also
lasted six days, when BENJAMIN
Harrison was nominated on the
sixth ballot. The last Republican
National Convention at which a
real contest developed was that in
1920, when Warren G. Harding was
nominated, after Senator johnson
OF California, former Gov. LoWden
OF Illinois and the late Mai. Gen.
Leonard Wood had deadlocked the
convention. Since 1924 the candi-
dates-Coolidge, Hoover and Lam
don-have been nominated on the
first ballot.
The members designate of the
Resolutions Committee. So in all,
representing all 48 States and the
territories and the District of CO.
lumbla, will organize tomorrow
morning, electing a chairman and
other officials Former Gov. ALT M
Landon of Kansas is a member of
the committee and can have the
chalrmanship if he desires. He in
dlcated when he was here to meet
President Roosevelt a couple of
weeks ago he was not a candidate
Tor the place. He has since been
told, however, he could have it.
Strong Defense Plank Expected.
With popular interest absorbed in
the war abroad, the planks on for
eign relations and national defense
Will receive the greatest attention.
Leaders who discussed these
planks yesterday insisted that the
platform would contain an ex-
tremely strongly worded declara-
ton in favor of building up the ma
tional defense. That, it was said.
has been a traditional attitude of
the party.
With the war situation in Europe
changing day by day, the Repub-
ncans are loath to commit their
party to any declaration other than
mat the country must remain out
side OF the war Members of the
Resolutions Committee said frankly
they knew that great pressure
would be brought to have the plat
form declare for victory for the
Allies. They realized, also, there
would be pressure for a declaration
that this country should give every
assistance to the Allies-even to
going into the war. But the opinion
was expressed that in the end. the
platform would make no commit
mentS of that kind, since by the
time the election rolled around in
November, the war might be over
or this country might have become
involved.
Republican leaders said Yesterday
1t was generally expected on Capitol
Hill that a recess of Congress would
be taken for the week of the Re-
publican convention, but that Con-
gress would reassemble Immediately
afterward and sit until time for the
democratic convention in Chicago
July Is, when another recess will
be taken.
II the recess is taken, Representa-
tive Martin, who has been selected
as permanent chairman, will be able
to attend. If not, he will remain
IN Washington, he said last night
The Democratic leadership, how
ever, will cooperate to bring about
the recess, it was said.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
member of the Resolutions Com
mlttee for his State, will not at
tend the opening session of the
committee, preferring to remain in
Washington for the Senate sessions
He said, however, he hoped to at
tend later sessions.
While no announcements have
yet been made regarding their plans,
1t Is expected that Mr.. Hoover and
Col. Frank Knox, Chicago publisher
and 1886 candidate for Vice Presi-
dent on the Republican ticket, will
both be in Philadelphia during the
coming week. 1t was thought that
Col. Knox might be a member of
the Resolutions Committee, but late
reports from Chicago are to the
effect that T. Wayland Brooks, Re-
publican nominee for the Senate,
probably will have the job.
Public hearings before the Reso-
lutions Committee will begin
Wednesday. The committee will COM
plete its organization and listen to
DR.. Glenn Frank and others, who
prepared the Republican Program