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COMMITTEE ACTION IS NEXT PHASE OF DRY LAW BATTLE
I_-__
Resubmission Proposal Puts
Issue Up to States for
Decision.
(Continued From First Page )_
a platform proposing that the dry
amendment be put on trial for its life.
As it emerged in the early morning
hours from a conference extraordinary
of convention chiefs, the compromise
plank on the one big convention Issue
favors submission of a new amendment,
giving the States the right to decide for
themselves and promising Federal co
oDeration with those that want to be
dry. It would not recommend whether
such an amendment be ratified or re
jected. The presumption was that the
plank would be acceptable to Mr. Hoo
ver. Several of his own cabinet mem
bers were in the the all-night conference
which drafted it.
Floor Fight Threatened.
More than a fair prospect appeared
that it would be supported by many ot
the warring wets and drys, although a
liter floor fight still was threatened by
those who want the party to go all the
way over to repeal.
The Platform Committee, to lie named
late today under the chairmanship of
James R. Garfield of Ohio, still must
wrestle with the problem before it comes
to the convention at all.
One point sure to stir committee de
bate is the problem of the saloon. The
compromise conference tried to find a
way to propose a legal barrier to it, but
failed.
The prohibition dispute so far over
shadowed the convention picture that
every other phase of the big quadrennial
event was ail but forgotten as the dele
gates came together today at the sta
dium.
The sudden rise of anti-prohibition
sentiment here had been one of the
dramatic episodes of political history.
The leaders seemed almost as much sur
prised as if the waters of Lake Michi
gan had risen into their hotels, and
the rank and file was left gasping at
the tumble of developments.
Second place in the speculation and
concern of leaders and delegates was
held by the question of the vice presi
dency. The prospects continued to
point toward a Curtis renomination,
when nominations are reached Thurs
day. but something at least may depend
on the result of the prohibition strug
gle, which must be settled first. If the
administration gets its way on the wet
and dry issue, the convention may want
to break away on the rice presidency
and pick a new candidate.
That everything is not entirely lovely
for administration desires In this con
vention was amply demonstrated yes
terday by delegates from Massachu
setts. William M. Butler of that State
has been under serious discussion here
for national chairman. But his own
delegation refused on its arrival here
to give him even a membership on the
national committee.
Opening Session Brief.
There was no outward sign of these
Internal wars, however, on the surface
of today's gathering in the mammoth
stadium—the same auditorium In which
the Democrats are to meet two weeks
hence. The program was filled instead
after the manner of opening convention
sessions with the formalities and pleas
antries and its tenure was brief. The
opening hour was 11, central daylight
time, and the business In hand was not
sufficient to detain the delegates long
beyond noon.
Late this afternoon, the only two of
these committees which matter will be
gin operation. One is to accept or re
write the platform, which the leaders
have already written, and which the
convention can accept or rewrite later
on as It chooses. The other is to hear
contests over the seating delegates—
notably the contests which involve
Hoover or anti-Hoover control of party
affairs In South Carolina and Missis
sippi.
Both conffnittees will be expected to
report before tomorrow night, which
means for the platform builders, at
least, no sleep tonight.
Setting Is Somber.
The day's brief opening session pur
posely left controversy aside and oc
cupied itself with formality.
In spite of the great pipe organ which
pealed its thunder through the high
reaches of the stadium and an American
Legion Band which held forth between
times In a far gallery, the setting of
opening day inclined to the somber.
Outside the day was glum and over
cast. Inside all was color, but it was
undercast by quiet reflection among
the assembled delegates.
ine oiauium, a newcomer m a lung
succession of Chicago auditoriums
which have made convention history,
was aflutter from high roof to floor rail
with the usual convention trappings.
Built as a sports arena, but turned
politics-minded for the big twin polit
ical bill of 1932, the great oval seated
easily the 1.154 delegates and their al
ternates or. its wide floor, and more
than 15,000 spectators besides in the
three steep terraces of Its circling gal
leries.
Only once before since it was built
has every seat been filled. That was
w-hen Jack Dempsey boxed King Le
vinsky.
Except for its size, however, the hall
presented the usual convention picture.
The whole thing seemed quite familiar.
As ever, tne chairman's platform, raised
high above the floor, Jutted out from
the side, not the end of the oval. As
ever, a great cluster of amplifying meg
aphones hung poised high above the
speakers’ heads.
Washington Honored.
The wide strip of press seats, the
camera crow's nests, and the great
American flags, and panels of red,
white and blue, completely obscuring
the webbed steel rafters and roofing the
arena with color, all were of the well
accepted pattern of modern convention
fashion.
Only the Father of his Country was
honored in this Bicentennial year, hav
ing his picture on display. In familiar
bust length pose, Gen. Washington's
likeness was repeated again and again
around platform and gallery rail, clus
tered with American flags.
The crowd and the delegates were
slow assembling. At 11 o'clock, the
hour set for starting the proceedings,
not half the delegation space was filled
#nd the galleries were only beginning
to show clusters of customers here and
there.
On the platform. Senator Dickinson
wa* posing for pictures, under the
orders of a large battalion of photog
raphers. Frank O. Lowden of Illinois,
several times voted for as the favorite
of several States for the presidential
nomination, stopped on his way to his
platform seat to shake hands with
Dickinson.
‘‘It's good to be at a convention and
kave no part In It," said Lowden.
Simeon D. Fess. the party’s national
Chairman, to whom fell the duty ol
calling the convention to order, ap
peared beside Dickinson, accompanied
by a group of party officials, just at
II o'clock. They held several whispered
consultations; prohibition was on every
tongue. The latest word was that
President Hoover had not yet let the
leaders know whether he would approve
(be^compromise plank, propytn*
Get “Kick” Out of Cartoon
I IT S AN fUPNANT't JOB
JMATT CHILTON, national committeeman from Kentucky, with Robert H.
Lucas, executive director of the Republican National Committee, also
from Kentucky, examine r G. O. P. cartoon entitled "It's an Elephant's
* Job—No Time for Donkey Business.” —A. P. Photo.
I submission, drafted at an all-night ses
sion of convention chiefs.
Buffer Chats With Fess.
The platform became momentarily
! more thickly populated with notables,
! but no one tool: any steps to start the
| show. At 11:15. however, an assistant
I sergeant-at-arins appealed through the
megaphones tor the delegates to take
their seats. Nobody did.
Nicholas Murray Butler, the repealist.
chatted on the speakers' stand with
Fess and the others. Secretary Hurley
of the War Department, arriving from
Washington with Mrs. Hurley, was
questioned about the prohibition plan,
but said nothing, smiling. Another wet
leader, Senator Bingham of Con
necticut, bent his more than six feet
of height to pass in and out under the
! tunnel leading from floor to platform;
he was very busy com ng and going.
At 11:26 Senator Fess made his nrst
I try for order, bringing down the gavel
, with a big whack. The delegates began
; to file out of the aisles, and It looked
as though the Senator, much to his
surprise, might get order without much
begging.
He did get comparative quiet just at
11:30. He sprang a surprise on the
comenlion at once, producing a tableau
in honor of Flag day, unlisted on the
official program.
In words of patriotic appeal, the
Senator gloiified the Stars and Stripes.
As he concluded, a Legion color guard,
in white helmets, blue coats and white
trousers, marched through the aisles
to front and center, facing the chair
man at present arms as the band
played "The Star Spangled Banner."
A great American flag was unfurled
suddenly to hang directly above the
center of the arena. The glee club tcok
up the words of the national anthem
as the band muted its tones and the
color guard marched out. Delegates
and spectators rose and cheered.
Silas Strawn. just retiring as chair
man of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States, was presented to
introduce Mayor Anton Cermak, and
did it in a few words. The mayor read
his speech, declaring Chicago welcomed
the visitors "with a warm heart."
In black coat of clerical cut. Right
Rev. James E. Freeman. Episcopal
bishop of Washington, intoned the open
ing prayer, asking Almighty God fer
"freshened courage, renewed hope, a
clearer vision." The whole company,
on its feet, was really si'.ent fer the
first time.
It broke into a mounting hum of
conversation again as George de B.
Keim cf New Jersey read the dry' and
dusty official call of the convention. It
was only a formality and Keim ran
through it quickly.
Fess Presents Dickinson.
Fess then presented Senator Dickin
son as temporary chairman and amid
a universal handclapping the Senator
was escorted to the chair by Gov. James
Rolph. jr„ of California. Gov. Dan
Turner of Iowa and Gen. Edward Mar
tin of Pennsylvania.
Senator Dickinson plunged into the
reading of his speech with a vigorous
impetus. He got the delegates to their
feet cheering almost at once by a trib
ute to Herbert Hoover. Almost there
was a demonstration, but not quite.
Gov. Rolph of the President's home
State waved the California flag high
above his delegation, the band played
a few bars of "America,” but it was
all over in less than a minute and
Dickinson went ahead.
Copies of the speech had been placed
in the hands of convention leaders long
in advance, and those who heard rum
blings of a stampede to Gen. Dawes
watched carefully when Senator Dick
inson approached a passage in which he
mentioned Dawes’ work for the Recon
struction Finance Corporation; but
when the name was pronounced, noth
ing much happened.
"Under the direction of Gen. Dawes,”
said Dickinson, reading rapidly and not
very clearly, “this agency has fur
nished aid to banks, railroads, agricul
tural organizations, building and loan
associations and other organizations.”
Most of the delegates did not get the
name at all until the Senator was in
the next sentence. There was a little
scattered handclapping, which hardly
rose at any time to the level of the
speaker’s own voice. It died very
quickly.
TENTATIVE PLANK READY.
Party Leaders Consult Hoover Over
Phone on Dry Law Question.
CHICAGO, June 14 (AJ).—Administra
tion leaders intent upon defeating the
1 forces of repeal by drafting an accept
able plank calling for resubmission of
the prohibition question today predicted
success was just ahead after' consulting
the White House and spokesmen for
the drys.
During the morning they communi
cated by telephone with President Hoo
ver's aides in Washington and called in
Daniel A. Poling, head of the Allied
Forces for Enforcement, and other pro
, hibition leaders, to inspect the tentative
j resubmission plank already drawn up.
Subsequent events indicated revision
was in progress.
j Secretaries Mills and Hyde of the
i cabinet pored over the issue with James
j R. Garfield, the President’s choice to
I head the Resolutions Committee. A
formal agreement and approval by the
President was expected before the com
l mittee goes to work late today.
I Reaching the stadium from the pro
i hibition conference room long after the
convention had opened, Secretary Mills
said wearily ’’I don't think a real solu
tion will be found until the committee
meets.”
Nevertheless the departure of Mills,
together with Secretary Stimson, from
the prohibition parleys Indicated a final
draft had been found subject to study
by the President during the early aft
ernoon.
The fact that the cabinet members
have taken over the prohibition job was
accepted as showing almost certain
presidential approval of tentative re
i submission plank.
j Secretary Hurley sent post haste to
; the battleground by the President, ar
j rived smiling and silent. He declined
I to discuss prohibition pending confer
ences with the other cabinet members.
•-•
Japan's Cotton Spinners’ Association
is trying to keep down the number of
eetndfei in the country :__x
AS WETS’ PURPOSE
Famous Editor Says “Plug
Hat Mob in Revolt” May
Form New Test.
BY WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE.
Special Dr patch to The Star.
CHICAGO. June 14 (N.A.N A ).—The
wets are trying to stampede the Repub
lican convention. Experience should
trach them that the Republican con
vention never
stampedes on Im
portant matters.
Yet the bands
are blaring and at
public meetings
orators are rearing
and charging
Through the hotel
c o r r i dors singers
and marchers are
clattering around
The dr.vs are en
j tying a low visi
bility. They are
holding forth hope
fully. but the noise
and outward visible
signs of power are
William Alien White. ail "'Ufl the Wets.
Perhaps the drys
are like the Conyes, of whom it is
written, ”Thp Conyes are feeble folk,
yet they build their homes among the
reck ’ T!;e dry rock in this instance
is the White House.
No word has come from the White
House authoritatively. Seven members
of the cabinet are delegates—three wet
and four dry. at least reasonably dry—
but this is the largest group of cabinet
members that ever rat as delegates in
a naticnal convention.
Advisers Tight-Lipped.
The President’s secretary. Mr Richey,
is here, and his political adviser. Ray
Benjamin. is here, but no one has been
able to squeeze out one syllable from
these worthies committing the Presi
dent to either extreme position in this
prohibition contest.
Yet the W’hite House is. after all, the
rock against which the repealers beat
in vain—the refuge of the little dry
Conyes of the rocks.
A new ultra left repealer has ap
peared. He is the man who wants the
repeal to come at an extra session of
Congress called forthwith. He declares
that in the ordinary course, if prohibi
tion is left to a referendum a Congress
will have to be elected in 1932 which
will not meet until December. 1933, to
call State conventions in 1934. so that
actual congressional legislation enacting
the repeal will not come until 1935.
Hence the feverish "forthwith” re
pealer, who wants Congress to meet in
special session and start the machinery
for the referendum right now. He is
the extreme left wing of the wets. He
and his kind are making most of the
noise and enjoying most of the dizzy
visions in connection with this prohibi
tion contest in the convention.
Offered for Trading.
me New yotk aeiegauon ana tne
New Jersey delegation have passed vig
orous left wing wet resolutions which
are for trading purposes. They repre
sent an extreme position which their
leaders know is a good position to take
for swapping purposes with the bone
drys. But It is hardly likely that Ogden
Mills. President Hoover's Secretary of
the Treasury, member of the Resolu
tions Committee and platform maker
for the convention, will in the end go
further than what seems to be the
White House limit—a referendum under
constitutional forms after a substitute
for prohibition has been agreed upon
among a majority of members of the
Congress.
This program, it is evident, postpones
any serious change in the law or in the
enforcement of the law so long as Mr.
Hoover is in the White House for three
or four years. Probably upon that po
sition the leaders of the convention
will stand. The game of the stam
pedcrs is to get them off their feet by
clamor and noise.
It has been 20 years since any one
tried to stampede a Republican con
vention. Theodore Roosevelt and the
Progressives were the last assault in
Chicago in 1912. They had or claimed
to hate a majority of the delegates,
but they didn’t have the organization.
They had, and demonstrated in the
election, a majority of the Republicans
in the Republican States.
For a week before the convention of
1912 bands were blaring and crowds
were clamoring up and down tills same
Michigan avenue and mobs were roar
ing and Chicago was in tumult in these
same hotels with Progressive demon
strations. Yet the delegates on the
floor seated by credentials did not budge
an inch. Orders were orders then. The
Republican party in its sanhedrim takes
its program, is disciplined, ignores mob
tactics and even stands under fire.
Orders Were Orders.
Thirty-six years ago, in St. Louis,
when William McKinley was nominated,
a great block of delegates from the
silver States bolted the convention and
marched out when the platform de
clared for the gold standard. They had
bands. They waved banners and flags
and wore badges and had slogans, but
the delegates saw them go, a dramatic
phalanx, out of the convention. The
delegates did not flinch.
Orders were orders then as they were
in 1912 and probably as they are today.
But in this demonstration, just be
fore the convention convenes, we have
another crowd in the mob. In 1896 it
: was the wild and woolly West in up
! roar. In 1912 the Progressive repre
t sented a considerable section of the
| common people, small business men,
country bankers, court house politicians,
farmers, the upper ranks of organized
labor, the petite bourgeoise.
But this present parade Is an em
itiBiwnt -'— *>»» a—
ALL OTHER ISSUES
Repeal or Resubmission
Catches Popular Imagina
tion of Chicago Crowds.
—
BY MASK SULLIVAN.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, June 14.—The atmo«
phere not of the convention, but of
the town, the crowds, the lobbies, Is
; overwhelmingly wet. It Is for the ex
treme wet position, the complete up
, rooting of prohibition. Chicago has
I three evening newspapers and two
j morning. On the eve of the conven
tion all five had seven-column head
i lines on the first page. All five head
lines dealt with prohibition. All five
reflected a spirit and atmosphere
strongly antagonistic to prohibition.
One read "Dry* in Panic at Crisis
Nears.” Another. “Wet Leaders Pre
I diet Victory.” Another. "Bonedry Law
! Under Fire ” The others conveyed
■ even more strongly the notion that
prohibition is bad and that prohibi
tion has lost.
As mirrors of the superficial atmos
phere, these headlines are correct
enough. Th? streets and hotel lob
bies seeth. with wet sentiment, wet de
mands. wet threats. It is much like
the Democratic National Convention in
New York City In 1924. In New York
in 1924, as here now. the crowds, the
streets, the newspapers and tile gal
leries were overwhelmingly wet and
i were for the local favorite. A1 Smith.
| The effect in New York in 1924 was
| rather to intimidate those delegates
1 who were dry and for McAdoo. In
the same way the effect here now is
rather frightening to the dry delegates,
who come mainly from small towns
and rural districts.
Other Questions Hidden.
The absorption of the town and the
I crowds with prohibition and with the
wet side cf the question is complete.
The town seems utterly to have forgot
ten other questions and other condi
tions. The writer of this dispatch came
here from Washington. In Washington
there was tension about matters quite
distant frcm prohibition. In Washing
ton Congress was voting on Issuing two
billion dollars of fiat money and giving
It to veterans. Some 8.000 veterans were
camped in the city to demand that Con
gress give them the bonus.
The President was asking Congress
to take steps that would save the in
tegrity of the dollar and the solvency
of the Nation Coming from that
atmosphere at Washington Into this at
Chicago, or.e would assume that for Chi
cago these other questions do not exist.
One would suppose that depression does
not exist One would suppose unem
ployment does not exist, though, in fact,
it is said Chicago has 500.000 unem
ployed.
All this atmosphere here is. cf course,
false and hysterical One hopes that
! when the convention itself gets under
way and reaches the point of writing a
platform it will have a sense of pro
portion and steady nerves. It will be
under great pressure from the galleries,
of course. The galleries here, like the
galleries in New York in 1924. will be
overwhelmingly wet. The galleries will
regard the dry delegates as hicks" who
are stubbornly preventing the city from
having its way.
As respects the plank to be written
on prohibition, the wets here, like the
wets in New York in 1924. and also
like the Democratic silverites in 1896.
have become fascinated and obsessed
about o.ie particular phrase, one word.
The wets demand that the plank con
tain the word "repeal” in the sense of
advocating repeal. Just so did W'illiam
Jennings Bryan in 1896 demand the
words "sixteen to one." Just so did
another group of Democrats in 1924 at
New York insist upon the words "Ku
Klux Klan."
Dawea to Get Support.
The drys here will not consent to
the word "repeal" in the sense of rec
ommending the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment. The word that the drys
i want is "resubmission" and resubmis
sion only. The drys are willing that
the Republican party recommend that
Congress resubmit the eighteenth
amendment so that the country’ may
have a chance to vote to retain it or
| to repeal it. That far and no farther
l the drys are willing to go.
Aside from prohibition, there is fur
ther progress on the one other impor
tant matter. It is settled that several
important delegations will vote for
Charles G. Dawes for Vice President in
place of Charles Curtis. So many dele
gations have come to this conclusion
that nobody but Dawes himself can
stop this movement. Once it starts in
the balloting. Dawes will be nominated
overwhelmingly. This Is being done
utterly without prejudice to Curtis. The
sole reason mentioned by anybody is
Curtis’ age. Everybody who expresses
the intention to vote for Dawes does
so with expressions of admiration and
affection for Curtis. The delegates are
practically all active politicians. Among
these Curtis has not one enemy and a
thousand friends. Curtis’ friends op
pose his renomination solely on the
ground that at a time like this the Vice
President should be a man who. if he
should become President, W’ould be un
der no handicap of age. Only Dawes
can stop Dawes from being Vice Presi
dent. If Dawes does stop the move
ment, it will turn to some one else.
(Copyright. 1032 >
i 100 VETERANS MARCH
TO ASK BONUS PLANK
Orderly Group of Veterans Enter
Corridors of G. 0. P. Headquar
ters to Make Request.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June 14.—A motley pa
rade of about 100 men asking for a
Republican plank for full payment of
:he bonus to World War veteran* walked
Into the corridors of national head
quarters In the Congress Hotel last
night.
The delegation was orderly. It stood
In single file some time in the cor
ridor to present the plea.
It then proceeded to the office of
George De B. Keim, secretary of the
committee, to present its petition.
Welfare Body to Meet.
ROCKVILLE. Md„ June 14 (Special).
—A meeting of the board of directors
of the Montgomery County Social Serv
ice League was to be held at the court
house here this afternoon at 4 o’clock
to elect officers for the coming year.
cades. At the head of the procession
rides the daughter of a former cabinet
minister, whose father was head of a
great insurance company, and whose
husband Is a banker of International
renown. Following her car are men
and women from the upper brackets of
the income tax list. This is the plug
hat mob in revolt.
Republican leaders may ignore the
; silver miners and the petite bourgeoise,
but can they sit solemn and silent when
that plug hat brigade mobs a Repub
lican convention?
Here is a new test. Upon that test
will hinge the drama of the next few
days.
. (copyright, utz. to tha Morth American
Three Platform Builders at Convention
THREE men who will play major roles In the drafting of the Republican platform are shown here as they held a
preconvention huddle in Chicago. Left to right: James R. Garfield of Ohio, who spent much time in Washing
ton working on the first draft of the platform and the touchy liquor issue: Senator Simeon D Fess. who is chair
man of the National Committee, and James F. Burke of Pennsylvania, who is counsel for the committee
—A. P. Photo.
MONSTER MASS MEETING PUSHES
WET CAUSE AT CONVENTION
1,500 Flag and Slogan Decorated Cars and
Floats Take Part in Motorcade
10 Miles Long.
BY WILL P. KENNEDY. |
Staff Correspondent o! The Star.
CHICAGO. 111., June 14 —Climaxing
a two-day pre-convention drive by the
allied organizations opposed to prohi
bition, the largest mass meeting ever
held in this cause crowded the mon
ster Coliseum here last night and in
dorsed a demand to be made today
upon the Resolutions Committee oi the
Republican National Convention Mean
time party leaders and various State
delegations wrestled with the same
vexed problem.
Pierre S. cu Pont, chairman of the
United Repeal Council, simultaneously
announced the appointment of a com
mittee. headed by former United States
Senator James W Wadsworth, jr., of
New York, to handle questions of pol
icy for the council, which Is to repre
sent and act for the several organiza- 1
tions seeking outright repeal of the
eighteenth amendment. On this com
mittee are Mrs Charles H Sabin, chair
man of the Woman s Organization for
National Prohibition Reform and vice
chairman of the United Repeal Council:
Fred G Clark. Cleveland, commander
In chief of the Crusaders: Ralph M
Shaw. Chicago, and Arthur L. Race,
Boston.
Mr. Wadsworth announced the dele
gation that will appear with him before
the Republican Resolutions Committee
— Mrs. Cuurtland Nieholl. representing
the Woman's Organization for National
Prohibition Reform: Ralph M. Sliaw.
representing the Voluntary Committee
of Lawyers: Fred O. Clark, represent
ing the Crusaders: Frank A K Boland
representing the American Hotel Asso
ciation. and Mr Wadsworth, represent
ing the Association Against the Pro
hibition Amendment.
Hails New York Declaration.
"The first heavy blow in support of
repeal was delivered by the New Y'ork
delegation Sunday night," Mr. Wads
worth said. "It is most gratifying to
me that the Republicans of New York
have taken this attitude. Arriving
delegates are bringing vigor into the
discussion. In increasing numbers they
are demanding a clean-cut decision.
This must be emphasized—we are
working for a straight-out declaration
in favor of repeal—an honest expres
sion on this fundamental question."
The pre-convention spectacle in
cluded a demonstration on water and
in the air—a procession of yachts,
motor boats, launches, speed boats and
sail boats from Navy Pier to the Cen
tury of Progress grounds and back,
while aircraft circled overhead. Tnen
society women, led by Mrs. Stanley
Field and Mrs. Archibald Roosevelt,
distributed 150,000 copies of a special
newspaper issued by the wet forces.
Last evening there was another pa
rade. a motorcade 10 miles long, in i
which 1.500 flag and slogan decorated i
automobiles and floats participated,
featured by the pioneering "Diogenes."
super-bus recruiting station of the Cru
saders. More than 1.000 Crusader ban
ners epitomized the purpose of the
drive: "Prohibition—Settle It In 1932 "
A dilapidated car. but still able to
get along under its own power, was
next to the end. representing North
Carolina, one of the two dry States A
banner explained this State is seeing
j the light*ns it grows up, a gesture to
the defeat of the dry Senator Morrison
by Robert R. Reynolds, a wet.
Banners Express Lost Hopes.
At the end was the Kansas car. so
completely a wreck that it had to be
conveyed on a truck. Kansas was the
other dry State in the poll, and the
banners on its car were expressive of
no hope.
Another float was a large dummv
cannon, with the word "bishop"
painted on the barrel, and the legend,
“the big shot of prohibition."
Still another float was "prohibition
and its children.” Prohibition was
represented by a huge automobile filled
wit. i men dressed to represent thugs
and mobsters, armed with machine
guns and pistols. Behind the big car
came a fleet of midget autos—the
“children ” Each bore a different label
—"the speakeasy." "racketeering,” "po
litical corruption," "graft.” and others.
Brig. Gen. John V. Clinnin was the
grand marshal of the parade and
Commander in Chief Clark was review
ing officer. Honorary escorts to the re
viewing officer included:
Mayor Anton J. Cermak, members
of the City Council, Senator Otis P.
Glenn, Senator James Hamilton Lewis
and Representative Fred Britten
Far up In the line of march was the
American Legion Band of the Board
of Trade Post.
It was an amazing crowd that
thronged the giant coliseum, while sev
eral bands played patriotic airs The
streets outside for several blocks were
filled with all sorts of barkers and curb
mongers, souvenir peddlers, hot dog
men and venders in startling variety.
'Vithin it was a vast concourse of peo
ple gathered from all over the United
States
There were social leaders in evening
dress, prominent social workers, clergy
men. members of the United States
Senate, leading financiers and impor
tant business executives, political lead
ers and publicists—leaders of public
thought in all lines.
100 Policemen on Doty.
The Coliseum was lavishly hung with
flags. More than 100 policemen and a
large force of uniformed ushers were on
duty.
The speakers included Mrs “Polly"
Sabin, wife of a New York banker,
speaking "for a million women"; Dr
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
Columbia University; Fred G Clark,
commander in chief of the Crusaders
who said that "we are no longer willing
to temporize with legislation that cre
ates a criminal class powerful enough
to threaten the very foundation of or
ganized society." and Matthew Woll,
vice president of the American Federa
tion of Labor.
• We shall have our own opinion of
the convention and the candidate which
hedges, which balances a wet plank
against a dry candidate, or a wet can
didate against a dry running mate; or
the candidate whose conversion to the
cause of repeal is so recent that he may
be seen changing his coat as he runs
to the convention—for that is obvious
ly a change of clothing and not of
heart.” Mrs. Sabin, said
Mrs. Sabin emphasized that two ele
ments make this the most momentous
campaign in history—the economic and
the moral.
"Never before have the American
people been involved In such economic
difficulty; never before has the indus
trial system of our Nation been on trial
as it is today; never before has there
been such a' lack of leadership.” she
said. But the grave moral question
that confronts us is the more import
ant. cf far deeper concern to the ®il
lion women for whom I speak. It is
upon the moral ground that we earnest
ly beg the two great political parties
to include in their resolutions one for
the straight repeal of the eighteenth
amendment. Those million women are
going to scan the party platforms and
the records of the candidates with an
eagle eye.”
Da Pont Meets With Group.
Back of the Coliseum meeting was
the cool leadership of Pierre du Pont,
who sat in with a small group of men
and one woman until midnight, phras
ing an ultimatum for outright repeal,
whch comes as the voice of 2.500.000
voters united under Mr. du Ponfs
leadership. Most of those who sat in
with Mr. du Pont have no official con
nection whatever with the Republican
National • Convention. But the power
that this small group of outsiders wields
over the political Insiders Is a drama
of the convention.
This united repeal council Is looking
to Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecti
cut to start the fight for them on the
floor of the convention. The mass
meeting was In charge of Raymond F.
Pitcairn, organizer of the Republican
Citizens' Committee Against Prohibition.
He is a Philadelphia architect. His
organization is composed of men who
contributed to the Republican campaign
four vears ago. but strategically says
now "We will not contribute this year
unless we get a wet plank that suits us.”
Pitcairn was given an ovation In the
Coliseum. He characterized the "loy
alty" meetings of the “drys” as ‘'pit
iable” and said he had been assured by
some noted churchmen that they were
resigned to beer for taxation purposes.
"Only Hoover is holding the whole con
vention back.” Mr. Pitcairn said. If
he would let it be known that he would
be content with a wet platform, all the
hold-outs would fall like a row of
dominoes.”
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DRY COMPROMISE
_
White Mouse Receives Word
Hope to Avert
Wet Stampede.
By the Associated Pres*
Friends of the administration at the
Chicago convention have sent word to
the Capital that they believed the Re
publican platform can be held to re
submission of the prohibition question
raJher than a more drastic repeal plank.
The telephone line between Chicago
and the White House was open during j
the morning and conversations were ,
held by President Hoover's aides with
various of the administration leaders in
Chicago.
While all word of prohibition de
velopments were withheld publicly at
the White House. It was ascertained on
high authority that optimistic reports
have been received that a stampede
for a repeal declaration could be
averted
It was declared last week in acmims- I
tration circles that the President would
not raise serious objections to certain
forms of resubmissicn of the prohibition
question. But it was stated that he
would object emphatically to any repeal
declaration by the convention.
White House aides today declined to
say whether President Hoover had re
ceived the latest wording of the for
mula sought for solution of the pro
hibition question at Chicago, and all
comment was withheld concerning his
latest stand upon the question.
While eight of the members of Mr.
Hoover's cabinet were active in his be
half at Chicago, the President held a
brief meeting this morning witli the two
remaining here. Secretary Adams and
Attorney General Mitchell.
Outwardly the White House remained
politically quiet, with word being passed
out that Mr. Hoover was occupying him
self with governmental affairs.
DELEGATES LAUNCH
LA FOLLETTE OUSTER
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June 14—A move to oust
nine La Follette delegates from the
Wisconsin convention group developed
last night at a delegation caucus.
The Progressive delegates voted
against a resolution pledging support
of the Wisconsin group to the Repub
lican presidential nominee and the
platform.
The 16 conservative delegates voted
solidly for the resolution, and imme
diately afterward decided to question
the right of the La Follette followers
to sit in the convention. They pre
pared to carry their fight to the Cre
dentials Committee.
For the first time in 28 years the
conservative faction of the Wisconsin
Republican party is in control of the :
Wisconsin delegation. The develop
ments last night Indicated the bitter
feeling between the two groups.
KEYSTONE GROUP'
FOR RESUBMISSION
Pennsylvanians Reject Re
peal Proposal—WiH Offer
Plank for Convention.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. June 14.—Pennsylvania's
delegation to the Republican national
convention at a caucus today adopted
a resubmission prohibition plbnk. It
turned Its back on proposals of the ex
treme wets for a • repeal” plank on the
eighteenth amendment, and also on a
dry proposal to say nothing about pro
hibition. The vote In the delegation
was 49 to 15 to adopt the resolution
prepared by the Committee Resolu
tions calling for resubmission.
Pennsylvania's platform suggestion
will be taken to the Resolutions Com
mittee of the national convention when
it meets this afternoon. It may well be
similar to the prohibition plank brought
forth by the Convention Committee, for
it has been understood all along that
Pennsylvania would back the adminis
tration in this prohibition fight.
Pennsylvania Resolution.
The Pennsylvania resolution follows:
"Whereas a Nation-wide controversy
over the eighteenth amendment now
distracts attention from the construc
tive solution of many other pressing
national problems: and
Whereas the principle of national
prohibition as embodied In the amend
ment was submitted to the States by
members of Congress of different po
litical majorities, it was not then, and
is not. now. a partisan political ques
tion. nor should it be; and
"Whereas members of the Republican
party hold different opinions with re
spect to it and should not be forced
into the position of a choice between
their party affiliations and their honest
convictions upon this question; and
"Whereas we are unalterably opposed
to the saloon and the speakeasy, and we
deplore present tendencies to disregard
law, these tendencies we cannot ignore;
Therefore be it
Prompt Resubmisrion.
“Resolved. That we. the delegates
from Pennsylvania to the Republican
National Convention of 1932. favor
prompt resubmissisn of the eighteenth
amendment by Congress to State con
ventions called to deal with that prob
lem. in accordance with the provisions
of article 5 of the Constitution, as we
believe this to be the meet expeditious
and exact method of ascertaining the
will of the people on this subject."
After having backed the administra
tion and the State leaders on this re
submission plank the wet sentiment in
the Pennsylvania delegation rushed to
the surface and a resolution was
adopted calling on Congress to modify
the Volstead act.
Then the delegation voted for a reso
lution proposing that there be a uniform
system that the eighteenth amendment
be repealed.
WET PARTY HEADED
BY SMITH SUGGESTED
Pitcairn Favors Action if Neither
Major Political Group Adopt*
Repeal Plank.
By the Associated Press. ■
CHICAGO. June 14.—The threat that
Alfred E. Smith might be called upon
to lead a third party if neither the Re
publicans nor Democrats adopt a plan
calling for prohibition repeal rang out
last night amid pre-convention clamor
over the dry laws.
It was raised by Raymond Pitcairn.
Philadelphia anti-prohibitionist, in an
address at a wet rally attended by eev
eral thousand in the Coliseum.
“It is no secret that the American
people are fed up with both major party
records, their taxes, and their failure to
vote in favor of repeal,” Pitcairn told
the wet mass meeting.
"If the Republican candidate should
fail to take command, he cannot be
elected. What then should the people
do?
“And suppose the Democrats should
nominate Franklin Roosevelt, a dema
gogue and In time past a straddler, even
on this issue? If kaders are not found
in either major patty to restore liberty
and provide measures for a just pros
perity. must the Republican form of
government perish from the land?
"If both parties fail the people in thia
emergency we could and should indorse
a strong leader of the people's cause.
I have in mind the name of such a
leader, fearless, strong, a man of action,
and that man is Alfred E. 8mith.”
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