| Show I 1 republican 0 X ar VI FOOD 4 1 az 4 t I 1 I 1 ALF M LANDON COL FRANK KNOX T landon andon iLi and knox nominated by republican convention convent ion all rivals withdraw from race platform strengthened 0 by kansans kansana Kan sans interpretation great ovation Is tendered to herbert hoover by EDWARD W PICKARD 0 western newspaper union for president alfred mossman landon for vice president frank knox convention nail hall cleveland ohio alf landon of kansas forty eight year old governor of that typical prairie state as postmaster general central farley termed it Is the standard bearer of the republican party unanimously nominated by the convention virtually by acclamation oh ob susannah becomes the party song and three long years its chant and sunflowers sun flowers are blossoming bloss oming all over the land landoas Lan dons several rivals for the high honor all withdrew from the race before the call for nominations and all votes pledged for others than the K anian kansan were released second place on the ticket went to col frank knox publisher of the chicago dally news this too was a unanimous choice made after three others who had been put in nomination withdrew and urged the selection of knox landoas Lan dons victory signalized signalizes the supremacy in the convention of the younger element in the party men and women not necessarily young in years but those who are young in professional politics the members of the old guard mostly conservative to a degree I 1 were vere either absent from the roll of delegates delegates or were so far in the minority that they were compelled to let the more liberal element do as it pleased it was an comen tion and the decision as to the candidates was not reached in any smoke filled hotel room what the platform promises america Is in peril are the opening words of the preamble to the platform on which landon and his running mate ri stand land and they are followed by the r reasons for the statement found in the doings of the roosevelt administration the most vital planks were nere those dealing with farm problems the tariff foreign relations and especially money and it required a lot of discussion and tinkering to put these in shape summarized mari zed they are agriculture we propose to facilitate economical production and increase consumption on a basis of abundance instead of scarcity A national land use program protection and restoration of the land resources payment of reasonable benefits upon the domestically consumed portion of such crops with exportable surpluses i government assistance in disposing I 1 of surpluses tariff we will 01 repeal the present reciprocal trade agreement law we will restore the principle of the flexible tariff we will adjust tariffs with a view to promoting international trade the stabilization of currencies and the attainment of a proper balance between agriculture and industry foreign affairs we pledge that america shall not become a member of the lerngue league of nations or of the world court nor shall america take on any entangling alliances in foreign aff affairs airs we shall promote the great C cause aus 0 of international arbitration through the establish establishment of free independent tribunals money we advocate a sound currency to be preserved at all hazards we oppose further devaluation of the dollar we will vi ili restore to the congress congiv ss the authority lodged therein by the constitution to coln coin money and regulate the val value ue thereof by repealing all 11 the laws delegating d ele gating this authority to the executive strengthened by landon it if the truth be told the platform was wag not the strong forthright declaration la lar ration atlon of principles and intentions that a vast number of republicans republican had hoped it would be the resolutions committee dominated by the landon men thought it necessary to make many compromises and in especial they sought by every means to gain the approval of senator borah indeed his suggestions for the planks concerning foreign affairs monopolies money and labor were incorporated in the platform but before putting landon in nomination his manager john lia hamilton liton read to the convention a telegram from the governor that really put teeth in the platform the governor said that the resolutions had been communicated to him and that if nominated he would accept them unqualifiedly but he be thought it only honest to give his interpretation of certain planks ne ile continued under the title of labor the platform commits the republican party as follows support the adoption of state laws and interstate compacts to abolish sweatshops and child labor and to protect women and children with respect to maximum hours minimum wages and working conditions we believe that this can be done within the constitution ution as it now stands 1 I hope the opinion of the convention is correct that the alms which you have in mind way may be attained within the constitution as it now stands but it if that kopini opinion on should prove to be erroneous I 1 want you to know that if nom nominated ina te d and elected I 1 shall favor a constitutional amendment permitting the states to adopt such legislation as may be necessary adequately to protect women and children in the matter of maximum hours minimum wages and working condl conditions this obligation we ave cannot escape landoas Lan dons gold policy the convention advocates A sound currency to be preserved at all hazards 1 I agree that the first requisite to a sound and stable currency la Is a balanced budget the second requisite as I 1 view it Is a currency expressed in terms of gold and convertible into gold I 1 recognize however that the second requisite must not be made effective until and unless it can be done without penalizing our domestic economy an and d without injury to our producers of agricultural products and other raw materials the convention pledges the party to the merit system and to its restoration improvement and extension in carrying out this pledge I 1 believe that there should be included within the merit system every position in the administrative service below the rank of assistant secretaries of major departments and agen agencies cleg and that this inclusion should cover the entire post office department though senator corah borah leaving cleveland just before the nominations said the platform in general met with his approval landoas Lan dons enlargement of the labor and money planks certainly w was a s not what the idahoan had favored ovations for herbert hoover it if anyone thought former president P res I 1 dent hoover had become something of a nonentity in the republican bartys councils and in the esteem of the rank bud and file of republicans the reception given that distinguished guest of the convention must have disabused dis abused aim im of the idea mr hoover II on his arrival wednesday was greeted by an immense and enthusiastic throng and throughout the day though closeted in his room lie was consulted by many party leaders the session that evening was given over almost wholly to listening to his address and it was well worth hearings hearing during halt half an how hour of tumultuous demonstration he was forced to stand bowing and smiling before he could utter a word and when he be did begin to talk ho he was followed with deep interest and his many telling phrases were cheered to the echo ue he was serious throughout and seriously called on his fellow americans to pledge themselves to a crusade cru side for or human freedom diary of the convention assembling tuesday noon in the great public auditorium where calvin coolidge was nominated for the presidency twelve years ago the convention was welcomed by mayor harold IL II burton of cleveland and proceeded to do a lot of routine business feces sary iary but uninteresting with national chairman henry P fletcher presiding this rols included the selection of n senator frederick C St elwer as temporary chairman haarman the evening session eiliv sned ened at its start by some fine singing ty by mr was notable tor for the keynote speech the oregon senator had bad been gia ghen en the job of delia cring a lot of hard hits nt at the democratic administration and he lived up to expectations there was not perhaps a lot of 0 statesmanship in his speech but it was full of pungent phrases read head a few of them the new deal depends on book worms for practical experience and on hookworms hook worms tor for energy new deal extravagance Is bending the backs of the people with an unfair burden bud and has condemned all the babies of the entire nation to ber be rocked in cradles decorated by debt fixing of prices by monopolies and combines picks the pocket of the buying public there are no party lines when human liberty Is at stake for three long years we have had bad a government without political morality the senator reiterated with great effect that three long years until the convention and the galleries roared it I 1 in unison and the quick witted band 1 I 1 leader eader had bad the brasses playing it in i three notes by the next day the catch phrase had been made into a lean song to the tune of three wee rules committee plan upset during the wednesday morning session 4 devoted to business the convention demonstrated its independence by upsetting the plan of the rules corn com cittee to increase the representation of alaska and the district of columbia from three to six votes each A minority report against this was adopted next nest came the induction of bertrand snell of new york as permanent chair i man this veteran of many conventions spoke at length and his denunciation of the new deal was a better job than was senator Ste iwers ne lie termed the republican campal campaign agn a new crusade a crusade to restore to the american people their constitution and their liberties and in prophetic mood he said when the victory Is won we shall give america a government high above the plane of party politics we shall need in executive positions the services of constitutional democrats and republicans alike the second evening session was the hoover session told of above it might be well to add the incident of queenie ethel clair of new york that personable blonde lady grabbing a flag led a prolonged demonstration after mr hoover had left the platform and the hall ball screaming hoover for president she enlisted the aid of a good many delegates and gallery spectators but the uproar besides being a tribute to the high e esteem teem la in which the former beld was kept up mainly because the crowd wanted to let off steam thursday the big day because the platform committee was still struggling with its task the convention met thursday morning and again in the afternoon only to recess for r the third time it was called to order at eight in the evening and the platform was rend read rather perfunctorily cheered in spots and adopted without contest then chairman snell hushed the hall ball and uttered the long iong waited order for a roll call for nominations for president alabama passed arizona yielded to kansas and a yell arose as the chairman recognized john hamilton that alert and handsome gentleman strode up the platform his chin decorated with a big plaster ile he been biffed biffel it was just the result of a slipping razor when quiet could be restored sir hamilton plunged into his speech with vigor and evident enjoyment joy ment loud cheers came for almost every phrase as he described the man whom he was to put in nomination and when he named landon the pent up excitement and enthusiasm broke all bounds bands blared flags were waved wildly and the delegates followed their state standards in procession about the hall halt half a dozen delegates several of them women seconded the nomination of landon and then those who had been his chief rivals for the honor came forward one after another and eloquently and heartily indorsed endorsed Indor sed the evident choice of the convention pledging their full support for his election these gentlemen were senator arthur of michigan col frank knox of illinois senator lester J dickinson of iowa gov GOT harry nice of maryland and robert A taft of ohio balloting for the nominee was a nee essary formality the result was for landon for borah 19 eighteen I 1 of the borah votes came from wisconsin which delegation immediately 41 moved that the nomination be made unanimous the other borah vote was that of carl bachmann of west virginia who had been manager of the borah campaign knox for vice president selection of a vice presidential candidate at the closing session presented some difficulties the landon people I 1 wanted but the michigan senator refused repeatedly and firmly colonel knox knos governor nice walter edge of new jersey and col arthur little of new york were put ina in nomination and it soon became evident the choice of the convention would be knox knos as state after state seconded his nomination E edge dge nice and little withdrew their names and the chica 0 O publisher became the unanimous choice for the second place on the ticket cleveland and the local committee deserve a word of praise for the way in which the convention and the crowds it attracted were cared for |
