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PERMANENT CHAIRMAN WALSH LAMBASTS RULE OF REPUBLICANS
THREE PRESIDENTS
DEAR IN SPEECH
Shouse Praises Senator After
Convention Elects Pre
siding Officer.
By the Associated Pres*.
CHICAGO, June 29.—Senator Tom
Walsh of Montana, choice of the
Roosevelt forces, rode high today in
the convention saddle of Democracy,
permanent chairman of the national
gathering which Is to name the party's
1932 standard bearer.
Placed in command by a clear ma
jority of the convention, 626 to 528,
over Jouett Shouse of Kansas, the vet
eran prosecutor of the Teapot Dome
oil scandals yesterday treated the as
sembled host to a blistering denuncia
tion of Republican rule and then put
through without ado the regulations
governing the assembly, their promise
of a battle quashed earlier when the
Roosevelt men dropped the plan for
majority instead of two-thirds rule in
nominating the candidate.
Third Roosevelt Victory.
His seating was the third clear-cut
convention victory for Franklin D.
Roosevelt, two preceding roll calls the
same session having recognized con
tested delegations from Louisiana and
Minnesota which favored the New
York Governor for President.
Shouse, backed by Alfred E Smith
and all the favorite son candidates in
a struggle of great intensity, took his
defeat with grace.
“There can be no doubt,” he said,
“in anybody's mind that Senator Walsh
will preside with evident fairness and
satisfaction over the convention. I
want to thank my friends for their
generous support and the efforts they
made on my behalf.”
Walsh, who held the selfsame post
of chairman in the Madison Square
Garden convention of 1924. called upon
the Democratic party to take control
of the Govern*! ant and to bring back
prosperity to the country.
Blames Republicans.
Responsibility for the distress of pres
ent yaars he heaped high upon Repub
lican shoulders, maintaining that the
high tariff, fiscal policies and attitude
toward lndusvy and agriculture of the
past three administrations hAd brought
down disaster.
He charged the Republicans with
“constant subserviency to the wealthy
and the powerful,” with callous in
difference to every appeal from agri
culture from the prostration which he
termed the “tragedy of the last decade.”
He blamed present conditions also upon
an unequal distribution of the enormous
wealth accumulated in the country be
tween 1920 and 1929.
"It is no particular compliment to
any individual In the galaxy of states
men whose names have been promi
nently mentioned In connection with
the nomination you are about to make
for President of the United States to
say that his public career has shown
him to be at least the equal of any one
of the last three Incumbents of that
exalted office. The luster that once
was theirs has been dissipated.”
OKLAHOMA RESISTS
ALL ROOSEVELT BIDS
Hop«» for Pint Score When Gov.
Murray Offers Minority Plat
form Expression.
By th* Associated Pres*.
CHICAGO, June 29—Adamant In
It* stand against the Roosevelt band
wagon, the Oklahoma delegation today'
was hopeful of registering its first
score in the Democratic National Con
vention through Gov. William H. Mur
ray, who was expected to voice a
minority platform expression.
Thus far the sooners have seen their
votes go for naught on the convention
floor and they have not joined in the
demonstration. The State standard re
mained firmly in its place, with not a
single delegate disposed to question the
position of Gov. Murray, who says
“We cannot be stampeded.”
In all the admitted tests of Roose
velt's strength Tuesday, from the dele
gation contests to selection of the per
manent chairman, the Oklahomans
were on the minority side in the bal
loting, but no regrets or apologies were
heard among them. Murray remained
confident he had a good hand to play
at some stage of the proceedings.
The Governor, true to form, is not
showing his hand, “until the crucial
moment.”
"I know you folks have money, but.
what do I need with money,” he told
one bidder for Oklahoma's support.
And he has made It plain to all that
economic issues are paramount. Among
the stream of visitors to the Murray
headquarters scores have asked the
homespun campaigner to give them his
ideas concerning the economic situa
tion
Told the delegation might give him
a complimentary vote for the presiden
tial nomination, Will Rogers, one of
Oklahoma's sons, ducked his head
and said: “Ah. pfhaw—that would be
cheap comedy.”
ALIMONY HELD PAYABLE
DESPITE RENO DIVORCE
Illinois Ruling Affects Husband
Paying $1,000 a Year on
Separate Maintenance Decree.
By th* Associated Pres*.
URBANA. 111., June 29—Circuit
Judge Frank B. Leonard ruled today
that a husband paying alimony on a
separate maintenance decree granted by
an Illinois court could not discharge
this obligation by obtaining a divorce
In another State.
The ruling, affecting the status of
divorce decrees won in Reno, Nev., wai
made in refusing the petition of H F*ed
Janssen, Springfield florist, who sought
to avoid pavment of >1,000 a year to
his wife, Clare L. Janssen on grounds
that he had obtained a divorce in Reno.
Holding that the Reno court was not
apprised of action that had been taken
in Illinois and had no opportunity to
pass on questions of cruelty and deser
tion. Judge Leonard ruled that the
Nevada decree wcu’d not be suffic.ent
reason for awarding, relief.
FLOUR SACK CLOTHES
PLANNED FOR NEEDY
Minneapolis Unemployed to Con
vert Bags Under Bureau's
Direction.
By the Associated Pres*.
MINNEAPOLIS. June 23 — Flour
sacks will be converted into clothing by
Minneapolis unemployed for use of the
needy under a plan of th’ Women s
Occupational Bureau sanc.loned by
Mavor William A. Anderson.
The sacks will be rollcited from the
flour mUls and bag companies here
tor this Purpose.
■ W alsh Is Presiding Again
STILL HAS FIRE OF 19*4 CONVENTION.
--—
Senator Walsh of Montana is shewn in this photograph, transmitted by
telefoto process from Chicago, being congratulated by James Farley. Roosevelt
j campaign manager, on his election as permanent chairman of the National
Democratic Convention. Farley was first to congratulate the victor.—A. P. Photo.
I . ■
By the Associated Press.
HICAGO. June 29—The frost
ing touch of time has whit
ened the locks of Senator
Thomas J. Walsh of Montana ;
in the eight eventful years I
since last he wielded the gavel of i
chairmanship over a Democratic con
vention. but his stern, unsmiling gaze
is unchanged.
As the Democrats gathered again to- j
day their veteran permanent chair- j
man faced possibilities of floor con-:
filets that might well daunt any pre
siding officer. Eetween the main goal
of the party conclave, the presidential
nomination, and the gavel stroke that !
called to order the third day of the
session lay the uncertainties of the im
pending fight over the prohibition
plank in the platform. Another crisis
loomed, freighted, perhaps, with new
shifts of alignment in the nomination
race itself.
Yet Walsh has ruled with unchallenged
impartiality and parliamentary tact in
fiercer conflicts than are apt to rage
in the stadium this year.
The unhappy record of 1924 in old
Madison Square Garden can hardly be
approached. In New York eight years
ago he presided day and night for 10
days over such stormy sessions as have
been known for duration and tensity
in no other political convention in
this country.
Then Walsh ruled, when feeling
flared to fever heat time after time,
when the fear of actual physical vio
lence was not lacking among anxious
party authorities, to such satisfaction
of all that the vice presidential nomi
nation was his to command. He refused
it, to turn again to his inquisitorial
specialty In the Senate.
In that, as In his hard won chair
manship, history may repeat Itself, for
Walsh is again mentioned as running
mate for whoever may become the con
vention’s choice for the presidency.
ROOSEVELT CAMP
Lines Up 654 Delegates and
Defeat Would Be Regarded
i Sensation.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
CHICAGO. June 20.—'To look for
ward to the balloting on the preslden- ,
tial nomination, Roosevelt should have
about 654 available on the first ballot. :
His strategy may or may not be to vote I
his full strength on the first ballot. The
question is, can Roosevelt increase this
strength on the second and subsequent i
ballots. If he can, he will win. If he |
begins to slip, however, he will go all |
the way down. If Roosevelt loses, the
whole situation will be thrown into flux.
One of the most likely men to emerge
would be Newton D. Baker, though this
is bv no means certain.
What is happening here now can
best be made clear In teriris of the op
position to Roosevelt. There are,
roughly, 500 non-Roosevelt delegates.
If the 500. or as many as 385 of them
stand together, they can deiea't Roose
velt under the two-thirds rule. The
500 are not mainly delegates who hope
to name candidates cf their own. Not
more than a handful have candidates
they hope to nominate. Gov. Albert
Ritchie, with his 16 from Maryland, is
almost the only candidate among the
non-Roosevelt forces who has a good
faith, serious hope to win.
Smith Has No Chance.
Ex-Gov. Smith has the largest group
of the non-Roosevelt delegates—-about
150 out of the 500. And he lias abso
lutely no chance to win. It is the same,
or nearly so, with Speaker Garner and
his 90 from Texas and California, and
ex-Senator ‘ Jim" Reed, with his 36
from Missouri, and Gov. “Alfalfa Bill" !
Murray, with his 22 from Oklahoma,
and Gov. George W. White, with his 52 !
from Ohio, and so on.
If few of these delegates hope to win ;
with candidates of their own, why,
then, will they stand combined in the
opposition to Roosevelt? One answer
is they may not. Many individual del
egates would like to go to Roosevelt, i
but are held back by their leaders.
Most of the 36 from Missouri, for ex
ample. would like to go to Roosevelt.
Reed, however, holds them back and
makes them promise to go on voting
for him. The individual delegate who
wishes to go to Roosevelt fears to incur
the enmity in his State of so powerful
a man as Reed.
We must inauire. then, the reasons
why these leaders, such as Reed, op
pose Roosevelt. The anti-Roosevelt ;
leaders have some one reason and seme
another The reasons of the principal
one, "Al" Smith, are commonly sup- ,
posed to be personal. They are not 1
wholly to. Smith sincerely thinks
Roosevelt has qualities of temperament j
and intellect which make him an unde- i
sirable candidate. Many other anti- !
Roosevelt leaders feel the same way.
Senator Glass of Virginia is a com
pletely high-minded, disinterested man. ,
and he opposes Roosevelt. Any fair
picture of the situation must say that j
many Democratic leaders think Roose- 1
velt Is short of the highest equipment.
Some very important leaders are dis
turbed about some of the men who
make an Impression of being close to
i Roosevelt. Among these are Senators
Burton K. Wheeler of Montana and
Huey P Long of Louisiana. Both these
are strongly for Roosevelt. Wheeler
has been almost the principal indi
vidual supporter of Roosevelt. Long's
delegation w'*s embraced by the Roose
velt forces here. These two and some
other conspicuous supporters of Roose
velt are really pretty radical. This
tvpe of Roosevelt support Is the cause
of opposition to Roosevelt by some Im
portant national leaders.
Campaign of the Antis.
Let us now look at the plan of the
campaign of the anti-Roosevelt leaders
which has had some degree of success.
Smith and his associate. Prank Hague
of New Jersey, began with characteris
tic boldness. Hague made an announce
ment which amounted to saying. In
effect, that if Roosevelt should be nom
inated the Democracy of New York and
New Jersey would not support him In
I the eletcion. That alone is a formida
bl? reason fer hesitation to nominate
, Roosevelt. Other anti-Roosevelt lead
ers have gone about among the neutral
or lukewarm Roosevelt delegates charg
ing that Roosevelt Is not really a strong
and able man. This has had some
effect. Bom* of Roosevelt’s own dele
gates are In a mood to leave him. Un
fortunately tot Roosevelt, some actions
of himself and his managers have
tended to support the adver.se view of
him. such as the vacillating course
about the two-thirds rule.
Nevertheless, the fact is that the
roll calls so far show the morale of the
Roosevelt forces to be strong. The
votes on contests and between Shouse
and Walsh for permanent chairman
indicate that Roosevelt has just about
664 delegates available on the first
ballot for the presidential nomination.
To deny the prize to a candidate hav
ing 654 out of 1,154 would H, unprece
dented and sensational.
■> V
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Problem Now Is to Get Money
Raisers to Succeed Shouse
and Raskob.
BY KATHARINE DAYTON,
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, June 29 —When the Dem
ocratic party, at the instigation of the
Roosevelt faction, elected Senator Walsh
permanent chairman instead of Jouett
Shouse, it certainly bit the hand that
fed It. These last three years anyway.
Senator Dill of Washington, In a
presentation of the merits of Senator
Walsh versus Mr. Shouse, floundered in
a chorus of "boos” from floor and gal- :
leries. He might have floundered even ,
more if he had chanced to glance at j
the list, posted in the stadium, of con- 1
tributions to the victory fund of the |
Democratic party. As we remember it
offhand, the quota for Senator Dill's ;
State of Washington is $5,000. To date j
it has contributed something like $73.
But anyway It’s rid of them rich city ;
fellers. The question is now, who's to '
support the party in the way to which ;
Shouse and Raskob have accustomed It? i
John W. Davis paid high tribute to
Mr. Shouse’s ability rnd services. He !
also paid gracious tribute to those of
Senator Walsh. Onder Mr. Davis' mel
low intelligence and charm it began to |
look as if Ol’ Man Harmony might ooze j
Into the convention after all. Even
Senator Dill came under the spell. And
again mounting the rostrum, he began, ;
naively enough, "And, before I forget it, j
I want to say that Mr. Shouse has ren
dered-etc.
Tliere was a great deal of talk about
uie permanent chairmanship being the
greatest honor, accolade, equivalent of
knighthood, or what have you? Per
sonally, we would rather have a buttcn.
And so, we Imagine, before this Is
over would Senator Walsh. The re
action to his election was not exactly
that to a popular choice. Universally
respected, he was applauded. But his
speech of acceptance was not listened
to. There was a continuous buzz,
divided between jubilation in the Roose
velt camp and indignation in the op
position. Wisely, he skipped several
pages of his speech, and ended the long
session at 6 o'clock. At 7, in the Black
stone Hotel lobby, tall, fit, military
looking and forceful. Prank Hague of
Jersey City, drew a few rather strong
conclusions from the day’s doings for
the benefit of an admiring circle. Just
behind him a smallish, solemn, elderly
man with a gray walrus moustache and
panama hat, waited alone for an ele
vator. It’s a small world.
1 "Roosevelt's chances not so good,”
"Roosevelt's chances better after to
day’s vote.” This is the hot dope in
the lobbies and headquarters. Person
ally we advise you to follow our system
and pull a daisy apart.
(Copyright, 1932 >
COLLEGE GIVEN $25,000
Woman’s Will Probated In Phila
delphia Leaves Gift.
PHILADELPHIA, June 20 UP.—
Among bequests by Mrs. Virginia Smith
Handy Martin, whose will was probated
today, were gifts of $25,000 to the trus
tees of the Canton Christian College,
Canton. Ohio, and $1,000 to the chil
dren’s home of Cincinnati. Ohio.
The will stipulated that the larger
gift be add'd to the endowment fund
of the college and be known as the
"Henry Martin fund,” in memory of her
late husband.
Mrs Martin bequeathed $1,C00 to the
same institution to be devoted to the
purchase of books for the college
library
*
Martin Van Buren Defeated
by Polk in Similar Circum
stances in 1844.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. June 29 (NANA.).—
While the Rooaevelt forces succeeded In
electing their candidate for permanent
chairman of the Democratic National
Convention, there still is an uneasy
feeling among them.
This was in evidence at their head
quarters last night. During a discus
sion of the day's events, attention was
called to the analogy existing between
conditions here in 1932 and those in
Baltimore In 1844. when Martin Van
Buren, another "sure winner from the
Empire State,” went down to defeat.
Van Buien. like Roosevelt, was New
York's candidate. Weeks, months, be
fore the convention. Van Buren fol
lowers were confident that "the Little
Magician” would be the nominee In
what was believed to be a Democratic
year.
Enough delegates had been instruct
ed for him to assure a full majority,
so Van Buren and his followers thought
It was all over but the shouting.
Texas Annexation Foe.
Then came the Hammitt letter—the
fatal letter that Van Buren wrote in
reply to an Inquiry regarding his posi
tion as to the annexation of Texas.
Van Buren was opposed to it. It was
probably the first time in his life that
he was unequivocally opposed to any
thing.
When the delegates reached Balti
more there was a hurried calling to
gether of Southern delegates. Many
of them Irrevocably were pledged to
Van Buren's candidacy, but they could
no* support any man opposed to the
f vj 'ation of Texas
% * wo-thirds rule was brought out
of the N’mocratic attic and dusted off.
Sixty-five of the delegates Instructed
for Van Buren voted for It as the rule
of the convention, knowing that Van
Buren. under the circumstances, could
not get two-thirds They were for
him so long as they knew he couldn’t
win the nomination, but no longer.
James K. Polk Named.
The convention then offered the
nomination to Silas Wright, highly
esteemed Senator from New York.
Wright. Van Buren's rlose't political
friend, refused to allow his name to be
used, and another friend of Van
Buren’s, James K. Polk of Tennessee,
was named
Silas Wright. In the Interests of the
party, then was persuaded to resign
from the United States Senate and be
come the Democratic candidate for
Governor of New York State. Wright's
sacrifice carried the State for the Dem
ocratic ticket—his majority being about
twice that of Polk’s—and It made Polk
President.
The analogy between Van Buren and
Gov. Roosevelt Is that for weeks before
the convention assembled Van Buren
was regarded as a sure winner, and
would have w-on had a majority vote
prevailed. Van Buren lost, and many
blamed his defeat on the bad manage
ment of his New York manager.
There are many Roosevelt delegates
now questioning the wisdom of the
management of the Roosevelt forces.
(Copyriaht. 1932. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
TAR HEEL DELEGATES
FEEL ROLE IMPORTANT
Point to Roosevelt Change on Two
Thirds Vote Following
Carolina Caucus.
By the Associated Preas.
CHICAGO. June 29.—No matter who
Is chosen for President, members of
the North Carolina delegation feel
their State ha* shaped destiny at this
convention.
Some of those casting North Caro
lina’s 26 votes think it highly signifi
cant that Gov. Roosevelt's order call
ing off the assault of his legions on
the two-thirds rule came shortly after
the Tar Heel group voted five to one
against abandoning the ancient prece
dent.
They recalled that Roosevelt the
night before had talked to the dele
gation through a long-distance tele
phone hook-up. not asking definitely
to go against the rule, but just to be
"good Democrats."
The Caro'/na majority Interpreted
a "good Democrat" as one who voted
to stick to the tie which has bound
party parleys for 100 years. The
Carolinians supported Roosevelt on all
else.
How They Voted
¥
Ballot oil Shouse - W alsh
Contest Tabulated
by States.
(Prom the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday s Star )
CHIC AC O STADIUM, June 28—The
roll call vote on a minority report to
elect Jouett Shousc as permanent chair
man of the Democratic convention fol
lows :
Alabama (24)—4 Vi aye, 19 Va no.
Arizona (6)—6 no.
Arkansas (18)—18 no.
California (44)—44 aye.
Colorado (12)—12 no.
Connecticut (16)—9*2 aye. 6*4 no.
npinwurp —1 RVP. 5 no.
Florida <14>—14 no.
Georgia (28)—28 no.
Idaho (8)—8 no.
Illinois (58)—42 aye. 16 no.
Indiana (30)—30 aye.
Iowa (26)—10 aye, 16 no.
Kansas <20)—6)* aye, 13)4 no.
Kentucky <26i— 26 no.
Louisiana (20)—20 no.
Maine (12)—7 aye, 5 no.
Maryland (16)—16 aye.
Massachusetts (36)—36 aye.
Michigan (38)—38 no.
Minnesota (24)—3 aye, 21 no.
Mississippi (20)—20 no.
Missouri (36)—16'4 aye, 19)4 no.
Montana (8)—8 no.
Nebraska (16)—1 aye, 15 no.
Nevada (6)—6 no.
New Hampshire (8)—8 no.
New Jersey (32)—32 aye.
New' Mexico (6)—3 aye, 3 no.
New York (94)—67 aye, 27 no.
North Carolina (26)—4 aye, 22 no.
North Nakota (10)—1 aye, 9 no.
Ohio (52)—49)a aye, 21* no.
Oklahoma < 22)—22 aye.
Oregon (10)—1 aye, 9 no.
Pennsylvania 176)—27)4 aye, 48)4 no.
Rhode Island (10)—10 aye.
South Carolina (18)—18 no.
South Dakota (10)—10 no.
Tennessee (24)—24 no.
Texas (46)—46 aye.
Utah (8)—8 no.
Vermont (8)—8 no.
Virginia (24)—24 aye.
Washington (16)—18 no.
West Virginia (16)—16 no.
Wisconsin (26)—2 aye, 24 no.
Wyoming (8>—6 no.
Alaska (6)—6 aye
District of Columbia (6)—8 no.
Hawaii (6)—6 no.
Philippines (6)—6 aye.
Portp Rico (6)—6 no.
Canal Zone (6)—6 no.
Virgin lalands (2)—2 no.
Ayes, 528; noes, 628. .. ,
♦ ' ** -m 4h» '*• ■» .-1
Washington Delegates Again
to Carry Differences
to Floor.
BY J. A. OTEAKY.
Staff Corrtnwmdent cf The 8t»V.
CHICAGO. June 29—The battle In
the District of Columbia delegation over
the unit rule, by which a majority de
termines how. the vote of the entire
group shall be’cast, will be aired on the
floor of the Democratic National Con
vention again, late today or tomorrow.
Althougn opponents of the rule lo»t
their fight against it on several roll calls
yesterday, when the temporary chair*
man of the convention. Senator Bark
ley of Kentucky, upheld the contention
of the majority of the delegation,
headed by John B. Colpoys, that the
unit rule is binding on the group, the
minority declared today they will raise
the question once more on the next bal
lot that is taken.
Walsh Ruling to Be Sought
Col. Arthur O'Brien, one of the four
delegates who are seeking to have the
delegation left free to vote as indi
viduals. explaining he will present the
Issue again in order to have the perma
nent chairman of the convention. Sen
ator Walsh of Montana, pass on it.
The District has 12 delegates with
half a vote each, or a total of six votes.
The sustaining of the unit rule means
that the entire six votes are recorded
whichever way a majority of the dele
gation decides on any question on which
the convention takes a ballot. The four
dissenting members would have two
votes to cast independently if they
uuuiu uie&ft. lilt* uiiik ruic, uut me piuu
ability is that the original decision yes
terday upholding the rule will stand.
The District's six votes were cast under
the unit rule with the Roosevelt forces
on the three questions which came be
fore the convention yesterday—namely,
the selection of the permanent chair
man and on the seating of the delega
tions from Louisiana and Minnesota,
which had been contested by rival
groups of delegates.
Tlie first test came on the seating of
the Louisiana delegation, and for 10
minutes the District of Columbia held
the limelight In the crowded stadium
as the opposing leaders in the Washing
ton group presented their arguments.
Poll Demanded.
When Mr. Colpoys announced the Dis
trict’s six votes in favor of seating the
Louisiana delegation headed by Senator
Huey P. Long, O’Brien challenged the
announcement and asked that the dele
gation be polled. Colpoys said later
that a poll of the delegation would have
shown seven delegates for the Long
delegation and five for the contesting
Louisiana group. And since the presid
ing officer upheld the unit rule as ap
plying to the District delegation, the
six votes were recorded In a unit for the
Long delegation without taking a poll.
The same procedure was gone through
and the unit rule upheld on the two
succeeding ballots.
When the issue was first raised, Mr.
Colpoys, leader of the majority, objected
to the poll asked for by O'Brien and
called for a ruling by the chair.
Senator Barkley stated that he had
before him the record filed by the
chairman of the District delegation,
showing that a primary was held In the
District In May. that the ballots used
In the primary carried a query as to
whether the voters favored placing the
delegation under the unit rule, and that
a large majority voted for the unit rule.
O'Brien asked for five minutes to pre
sent his argument, expressing his be
lief that all the evidence was not be
fore the convention. Colpoys Inquired
whether O'Brien challenged the accu
racy of the credentials to which the
presiding officer had called attention
regarding the primary.
Col. o Brien s Arguments.
Col. O'Brien agreed with the state
ment that the question regarding the
unit rule was on the printed ballot in
the primary, but, relying on rulings
made in prior conventions in 1912 and
1924, which are incorporated in the
parliamentary manual for this conven
tion, he argued that the convention does
not accept responsibility for in
structions imposed on a delegation that
is chosen in a primary. He argued that,
under the manual, such instructions
may be disregarded as a matter between
the delegate and his constituency. Last
night Col. O'Brin advanced a further
claim that the rules under which ar
rangements were made for the District
primary contained no reference to the
unit rule.
The presiding officer held that the
section of the manual relied on by
O’Brien applies only to primaries held
under statutory law. whereas the Dis
trict primary was held under a party
agreement and not under a law.
The three other delegates, who left
a caucus of the District delgation sev
eral days ago with Col. O'Brien. In op
position to the unit rule, are Mes. Henry
J. Leonard, George P. Marshall and
George Garrett.
Col. O’Brien declared In the conven
tion yeseterday that the opponents of
the unit rule ’'will unhesitatingly return
to the people of the District and face
them with pride after having protested
against this unit rule of voting.”
KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN
OPEN DETROIT SESSIONS
5.000 Delegates to Attend Busi
ness Meeting and Hear Review
at Banquet Tonight.
By the Associated Press.
Detroit. June 29.—Five thousand dele
gates to the thirty-ninth annual inter
national convention of the Knights of
St. John today opened business sessions
of the order, and prepared to review
the organization’s achievements at the
annual banquet tonight. Delegates to
the ladies* auxiliary of the society also
are in convention.
St. Michael's Commandery, No. 140,
of Cleveland, won the first award in
the annual competitive drills yesterday.
Commandery No. 235 of the Ladies
Auxiliary, Cheektowaga, N. Y„ won the
first award for the auxiliary drill com
petition.
TRIAL BEGUN IN KILLING
OF BONUS MARCHER
North Carolina Railway Agent, Ac
cused by Victim’s Buddies,
Calm in Facing Jury.
By the Associated Press.
MARION, N C„ June 29.—W. A.
Banks of Asheville, special agent for the
Southern Railway, went* on trial here
today on a charge of murdering Louis
Chlapetta as he slept in a box car here
on his way home from the “bonus
army” in Washington.
As selection of a jury of McDowell
County citizens began, the court room
become crowded to capacity.
Banks sat near his counsel, calm and
cool, while nearby sat six World War
veterans and buddies of Chiapetta The
veterans were with CHiapetta. whose
home was in Houston, Tex., when he
was shot. They accused Banks of en
tering the box car, kicking the bonus
marchers and then shooting him in the
abdomen. Death followed on June 30,
I two days after th* shooting.
Home Folks at Convention
TWO delegates to the Democratic National Convention from the District
of Columbia are shown here at the second session In Chicago yesterday.
Left to right: George P. Marshall and John Colpoys. —A. P. Photo.
Pity the Poor Chairman!
Godfrey G. Gloom, Jeffersonian Democrat, Says the
Battle-Scarred Veteran Walsh Should Have
Been Left to His Well-Earned Rest.
I
BY ELMER DAVIS.
CHICAGO. June 29 (N.A.N.A.).—
Godfrey G. Gloom, the Democrat of
purist ray serene from Amity, Ind., was
discovered by a reported in the act of
having a sore finger bound up at the
emergency hospital in the stadium.
■ When Indiana voted solid against
Huey Long,” said the veteran, “I
clapped rr.y hands so hard it knocked
some of the skin off.”
"Aren’t you pleased over the election
of Tom Walsh as permanent chair
man?” asked the reporter.
"No. sir, I am not,” said Mr. Gloom.
“I got too much admiration for Tom
Walsh to want to see him subjected to
the cruel but all too usual punishment
of the permanent chairmanship. I
wish they’d left that battle-scarred vet
eran to his well earned rest. If the
Roosevelt people wanted their man
named for permanent chairman, why
didn’t they stick to Barkley, however
sedate. And soporific he may be as a
keynoter, he certainly wields the gavel
with grace and skill, keeping the con
vention in as good order as can be ex
pected of Democrats and keeping it in
a good humor, too.
“Band Wagon Hitch Hikers."
“However,” went on Mr. Gloom, "it
was otherwise decided by those who
seem to hold our destinies in their
hands. They still talk about stopping
Roosevelt, but it looks as if that would
be quite a job. There must be some
few delegates at least who exercise a
personal discrimination, and it stands
to reason that If Huey Long could get
638 votes Roosevelt can get more than
that.
“And that don't count the band
wagon hitch hikers, who are liable to
make up his two-thirds. Anything that
is true around this convention usually
becomes falsehood and error half an
hour later, but you may quote me as
saying that at this present moment it
looks like Roosevelt is in. But see me
later and maybe I’ll have an entirely
different story to tell you.” *
"What is your general Impression of
the convention so far?” asked the re
porter.
"Oh, it’s a good show,” replied Mr.
Gloom, “and there are full houses, too.
At times the challenges and protests
fly around as thick and fast as they
did in the good old Madison Square
Garden fight. I moved around among
the delegates on the floor for % couple
of hours, hopin' I might get some idea
of their sentiments, but all of 'em I
heard were talking about the fine par
ties they are having at the hotels at
night and arguin' whether the Jasper
red they brought up from home is bet
ter than the Canadian rye you get in
Chicago.
Many Friendly Reunion*.
"There was many a friendly reunion
on the floor before the session started.
I reckon the delegates figured that as
soon as the convention opened and
arguments started all friendship* would
cease.
"They give us a nice musical pro
gram, too. beforehand, and I was par
ticularly grateful to the band for playin’
’The Pilgrim’s Chorus.’ We Demo
crats are pilgrims ourselves, you under
stand, marchln’ down a long and dusty
road. I have sometimes suspected it
wouldn't be half as long or half as
dusty if we could make up our minds
where we were pilgrimaging to, but at
any rate we were grateful to the band
for recognizing our historical role in
American politics.
"But right after that the organ
started playin’ ’Happy Days Are Here
Again.’ They’ve played that every day
this convention and every day in the
Republican convention, and a fellow
sittin’ behind me says: ‘If they keep on
playin’ that tune for a few weeks lbnger
it’ll be the marching song of the revo
lution.’ ”
“Are you one of the pessimists who
anticipate a revolution. Mr. Gloom?’’
asked the reporter in some surprise.
"I am not,” said Mr. Gloom firmly.
"You can’t have a revolution without a
leader. You may have all kinds of
disagreeable happenings, but without
somebody to point ’em somewhere they
ain’t a revolution. If there was any
man in this country today who was fit
to lead a revolution, he wouldn’t have
to. The country would be turned over
to him by unanimous consent to see
what he could do with it. But if there
is anybody who commands any such
general confidence his name escapes
me.”
"At any rate,” said the reporter
hopefully, “what is done at this con
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j vention may remove this widespread
fear of catastrophe.”
i "It may.” Mr. Gloom conceded.
"When Boston is near the top of the
National League and St. Louis is near
the bottom, you got to admit that any
thing might happen'. But so far as
this convention goes, I noticed that
Mgr. Ostrowski. who prayed for us
this morning, said that the hopes of
the Nation rest on the Lord, or words
to that effect. He evidently didn’t have
much confidence in the Democrats."
(Copyright, 1932. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
NEWSPAPERS UNDER FIRE
Suspension Asked for Articles
Ridiculing German Government.
BERLIN, June 29 (£>).—'The govern
ment challenged the two largest parties
of the opposition today by requesting
that the Prussian Minister of the
Interior suppress for five days the
Cologne newspaper Volks Zeitung. organ
of the Centrist party, and the Berlin
Vorwaerts, organ of the Social Demo
crats.
Both are charged with publishing
articles and cartoons ridiculing the
government.
WINS IRISH DERBY
Aga Khan's Dastur Beats Hillsong
and Trapper, x
DUBLIN, Ireland. June 29 UP).—Aga
Khan’s Dastur today won the Irish
t Derby at Curragh, the Newmarket of
Irish horse racing.
Mai, Shirley'^ Hillsong was second
l and J. Cooney’s Trapper third. Ten ran.
Dastur, the favorite, at 4 to 7. barely
got home with a margin of a head over
Hillsong. with two full lengths separ
ating the second and third horses.
The race was 1 miles and the stake
£5000 sterling. Hillsong went to the
post at 4 to 1, while Trapper was a
50 to 1 shot.
DEFER MAGAZINE SALE
NEW YORK. June 29 UP).—Sale of
the Outlook and Independent, bankrupt
magazine, was ordered postponed today
when an offer of $6,050 was the high
est bid made at an auction.
Reieree Howard P. Coffin thought
the offer too low and postponed
the sale until late tomorrow. The
high bid was made by Prank A. Tiche
nor, publisher of Aero Digest, The Spur
and several other periodicals. A first
offer, $2,000, was made by Punk &
Wagnalls, publishers of the Literary
r Digest.
SOUTH’S AID ASKED ;
FOR GOV. RITCHIE
Appeal by Bruce Points to
Part Ancestors Played
in Dixie History.
By a Staff Correspondent of The Star.
CHICAGO. June 29.—Delegates to the
Democratic National Convention from
the South were reminded last night
that the candidacy of Gov. Albert C.
Ritchie of Maryland offers them a
chance to nominate for President a
Southerner who understands their ideals
and aspirations.
In a letter to fellow delegates from
that section, Howard Bruce. Demo
cratic national committeeman for Mary
land. recalled the part taken by Gov.
Ritchie's ancestors In the history of the
Southern States.
“The South has an opportunity to
nominate a Southerner for the next
President of the United States," Mr.
Bruce wrote. "Albert Cabell Ritchie,
four-term Governor of Maryland, was
bom in Richmond, Va., of distinguished
Southern ancestry.
Record of Ancestors.
“One of his ancestors. Joseph Cabell,
was a close associate of Thomas Jeffer
son and helped the great Democratic
statesman to fcund the University of
Virginia. Cabell Hall of the University
is a memorial to his eminent services.
"Gov. Ritchie's great-grandfather,
William H. Cabell, was Governor of Vir
ginia and chief judge of the Virginia
Court of Appeals. A number of his
relatives fought in the Southern armies
during the Civil War. An unde, then
a cadet at Virginia Military Institute,
was killed at New Market. Gov.
Ritchie's uncle, Boykin Wright, is a
former attorney general of Oeorgia.
“Gov. Ritchie's father was a judge in
Maryland; an uncle was a member of
the Maryland Court of Appeals.
The record of Gov. Ritchie's family
i should appeal to all Southern delegates.
They have in him a representative
i who understands their Ideals and aspi
rations, their needs and desires, and
who will bring to the South leadership
of the same high character that marked
I the earlv days of the republic.
' The Southern States should line up
for Gov. Ritchie.”
Ritchie Given Good Chance.
As the time for balloting approaches
j the supporters of Gov. Franklin D.
i Roosevelt of New York are confident
they will be able to nominate him on
! an early ballot. At the same time, there
i is a strong feeling among many ob
I servers that if, by any chance, the
Roosevelt bandwagon should slow up on
the home stretch, Gov. Ritchie would
stand a good chance of becoming the
nominee.
Tennessee and Georgia, for example,
are both for Gov. Roosevelt, but if a
situation should develop In which
Roosevelt could not go over, it is be
lieved by some that these Stctes would
be friendly disposed towa d Ritchie.
Admirers of the Maryland Governor
] believe he is the second choice of a
i considerable number of delegates!
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Mary
j land expres'ed the cptn'on last night
| that there is still a fifty-fifty chance
[ for the nomination of the Maryland '
j Governor.
COUNTY OFFICIALS SEND
RITCHIE GOOD WISHES
Montgomery Commissioners Wire
Governor, Advising Him to
Carry on Fight for Nomination.
j By a Staff Correspondent of the Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jung 29.—A teie
! gram, urging Gov. Albert C. Ritchie
of Maryland to carry on his fight for
nomination as the Democratic candi
date for President and expressing the
hope that he might attain his goal os
an early ballot, was sent to him In
Chicago by the Board of Montgomery
County Commissioners yesterday.
The telegram, which was signed by
Charles Y. Latimer, clerk for the
board, read:
"The commissioners of Montgomery
County send these greetings, based on
a growing hope that your reDUtatlon
for discernment; courage, stability and
i "fidelity may lead to your early nomi
nation. Vacillating conduct now men
aces the party and country. We beg
you to persist—in so doing you will
render humanity a service."
The commissioners. Intensely inter
ested In the campaign for the nomina
tion, had a radio installed in the hear
ing room of their suite in the new
court house and listened to the broad
cast of the Chicago parley after dis
posing of the one item which appeared
on the program for their meeting.
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