The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-26
BY EDWARD H. SIMS
and JAMESON CAIN

WASHINGTON, D. c. = A move
is quietly being launched in Wash
ington to have venerable House
Majority Leader John Mccormack
Of Massachusetts named to succeed
House Speaker Sam Rayburn as
permanent chairman Of the 1860
Democratic National Convention.
Mccormack, whom National
Democratic Chairman Paul M.
Butler repeatedly wants to depose
as chairman of the convention plat
form committee, is said to have
the backing of supporters to Sena-
tor Lyndon B. johnson. the Senate
Majority Leader. and Senator Jack
Kennedy. who halls from McCorm-
ack's home state.
johnson and Kennedy are both
regarded as major contenders for
the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation.
House Speaker Rayburn. who
vent out of his way recently to
deny that he is backing Louisiana
Congressman Hale Boggs for the
permanent Craftsmanship, is also re-
9arded as possible supporter Of
the draft McCormack" move.
Congressman Mccormack has
been quoted in the past as having
said he would not attend this years
convention in Los Angeles. How
ever. he told this newspapers Wash
ng Bureau recently that he has
not foreclosed the possibility that
he may attend the convention.
I'm not ready to say, publicly.
what I'll 90 about the convention,
Mccormack commented.
Mccormack. a Catholic. Is re-
garded by most of the top Demo
Gratis as an eminently fair man.
well-versed in parliamentary pro-
cedure. 1t was largely through his,
efforts as chairman of the Plat
form Committee that North-South
braWl was avoided at the 1856
Democratic Convention.
A floor fight at the Democratic
National Committee meeting in
Washington January q was avert
ed by action taken by Illinois Ma
tional Committeeman Jacob Arvey.
Arvey, who had earlier proposed
new voting system for the Demo
cratic National Convention, which
would make each states conven-
ton vote correspond to its delegate
strength Of the convention, asked
the National Committee to with
draw his resolution from the calen-
dar and refer it to the Resolutions
Committee of the national conven-
ton.
Had he not done this, Washing
ton observers foresaw a knock
down, drag-out floor fight on the
issue, which was opposed by a good
many Of the smaller states with
big populations.
Tobacco State Congressman and
Senator's began a drive January IS
for legislation stabilizing tobacco
prices.
|. Behind the move, which has the
endorsement Of all segments of the
tobacco industry, is an effort to
prevent foreign tobacco producers
from Selling American m arkets
| abroad.
Legislation dropped into the
House hopper would hold tobacco
prices this year to the 1859 level.
and in 1861 and thereafter would
be- based upon the previous three
year average price, with allow
anceS fer increases or decreases in
The cost of production.
President Eisenhower vetoes a
similar bill in the previous session
of Congress.
/ Congressman close to events in
Latin America are concerned over
published reports that Cuba has
sold $1,000 metric tons of sugar
% Communist China, to be deliver
ed in January or February.
The circular, Latin American
Events, reported that the Cuban
Institute of Sugar Sterilization has
| 'diVulged the news that il has