RANKS DIVIDED

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1932, Page 5

RANKS DIVIDED

ON LIQUOR ISSUE AT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, I United Press Association—By Electri* Telegraph.—Copyright.) CHICAGO, June 16. At the Republican Party Convention here, after a stormy‘night session, lasting until after on s'" o’clock on Thursday morning. . the ..Convention by 672 votes to 471,’ defeated the Minority , Committee's report embodying the socalled “repeal of the Prohibition’’ Plank. Then a vica voce vote adopted the Committee’*'! Platform, including the so-called “submission” plank. The reading of the submission plank by Chairman Garfield was continually interrupted with jeers and boos, coming, apparently, mostly from the galleries. The delegations of the various “Wet" States, including . New York, •Illinois, Nevada and others staged a parade for the repeal of Prohibition. ,j There were scuffles on several delegations where the preference was divided, the “Wets” attempting to carry th e State banner into the Convention* . . , Th-9 galleri earthen became more unruly, There wefe cries of “We want Repeal! No bunk!". • Prolonged cheering followed the playing on the huge organ in the Convention Hall of such tunes as “How. Dry I am!” which was A 1 Smith's campaign song in the 1928 campaign. The chair limited the debate on Prohibition to two hours, one hour each for there in favour of repeal of the dry law, and the submissionists. Professor Buti'er and Congressman Bingham led the Repeal attack, demanding that the people ,shoui’-d have the right t-o vote “Yes” or “No” on Prohibition. Mr Mills and other Hooverites pleaded for party harmony, and for the acceptance of the Majority Committee’s report. The Convention adjourned late on Thursday morning. The remainder of the business is largely routine. General Dawes’s refusal to accept the Vice-Presidential seat virtually assures re-nomination of Senator Curtis as Republican candidate. demonstration FOR HOOVER. I NEW PLANK IN PLATFORM. CHICAGO, June . 15. The Republicans foregathered at the Convention Stadium, for about an hour, and demonstrated for twenty minutes for Mr Hoover, then adjourned until after dinner to-night. The demonstration for Mr Hoover, of whom there was not even a single picture hung in the huge hall, bore at its inception all signs of a preconceived performance., carefully managed, but it sained spontaneity with momentum. Governor Rolph, California delegate, led the march of the States, even Wisconsin joining. There are.no Radical group conventions this year, tlie La Follette-Brookhart following being defeated for control of their .State delegations.

The adjournment was made necessary by the Resolutions Committee's failure to reach a find agreement on the wording of the Prohibition plank. It k hoped that an agreement will he reached before night, or the issue will take the open floor. Th e “Wet” forces promise an exciting fight shou.d this bo done, but there' is some reason to believe that any pufenaciousnea; will be promptly “steam rollered.” Meantime, i:.the Resolution Commit, tee have been, .without sleep for 36 hours. It is dear that their labours must end to-night. Before the dinner hour, the Resolutions Committee of the Republican Convention announced that the Party platform would include a controversial Prohibition plank, which plank will be opposed by the “Wet” forces of the Party on the floor of th e Convention. The new plank advocates the prompt submission of the Act, t-o the States, which if ratified by three-fourths _of the States, in special popular constitutional conventions, will permit each State to handle the iliquor traffic as it chooses; the FoderaJ Government pledging itself to protect the “Dry” Slates against liquor infiltration from outside. The platform expresses oppn ition to currency inflation, It advocates an international conference on silver euirency. * u , An extension of,the tanfl to lurther primary products iri recommended. American entrance, to the Wo.-d Court 'is l also reuernmended. The platform expresses the hope that trie Geneva Conference will effect a general limitation oi armaments. It advocates ctrong measures again A crime, particular,y against activities of "kidnappers,” racketeer* ami sters.” Unofficial "Dry” orgnrnsal.nns hav declared that they are dissatisfied wi~i t r ;e new Prohibition plank, but they will reserve their action until alter the Democratic Convention, meets.