U.S. PRESIDENCY

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1932, Page 5

U.S. PRESIDENCY

KEENEST RIVALRY ’ s ” L -L ’ FOR DEMOCRAT NOMI NATION. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) CHICAGO, Jiin e 25. The stage is set for the Democratic Party's aat tonal -Convention, which is opening here on Monday, with flags, hands, cheers and boos. Underneath this superficial excitement thei- u is a de.-pera.c and bitter struggle for control of the convention between powerful forces that «r e bound up in a storm iof protest against the rule of President Hoover. • •

The struggle .in the Democratic Party is between the supporters .of Governor Franklyn Roosevelt of New York and sectional interests' represent-: ing nine other candidates. The stage managers have almost finished rushing around anil shifting and changing the scenery. They have been moving quietly, but violently, behind the cm tain.

To Mr James A. Farley, the Chairman of the New York Boxing Commission, has been given the job of bringing about the nomination of Governor Roosevelt. Mr Farley is an amateur. This is his first big professional role,, save for ftotnG very skilful work he, has done in rehearsals by way of rounding up delegations to give him the control of the Committees, 110 has otherwise said or done nothing to justify his assignment. He was, for example, stampeded into announcing tlia't -the Roosevelt forces would abrogate the twothirds nomination rule; This faux , pas of the first water was immediately accepted by the Roosevelt opponents as indicating that the New York Governor could no: obtain the Presidental nomination if he had to get a two-thirds' vot e of the convention. Mr Sage Jouett Sho use get the role of skilful manipulator, x With Mr John Raskob, he pulls the big purse strings. Mr Shouse wa,s stated for the job of Permanent Convention Chairman, but the ißoosevHthians wanted .Senator Thomas Walsh. There will be a row about that.

Senator Allen W. Barkley, of Ken. tucky, will be the deliverer ' of the keynote speech. The man who gets-the tragic role is ex-Governor Alfredr-Sinith. Ife m'ght fool them, and might yet regain. ..some power, but, a s then days march, observers mote. that, he goes to confer, with important persons, though they do njt come to bun. Mr Smith ofteil confers with unimportant people.

Among other possible candidates arc(Mr '-Albert • Ritchie', .-of- - Maryland Melville Traylor, of Chicago; Mr Newton Baker of Ohio; and Mr- John Niance Garner, of Texas.

DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

CHICAGO, June 26

A majority of tho Denidcrat’c platform committee agreed on Saturday night to a Tentative prohibition piank calling for a decision by the people on the question of the repeal. After ft stormy session the Roosevelt leaders were dominating and a wub-committee was appointed to draft in platform, They are confident of boating down all attempts to commit the party to a repeal of tho tentative tariffs plank an] a’«o that drafted calling for a competitive ‘tariff for revenue purposes ;and reciprocal tariff agreements with other nations.