| Show DOZEN OZEN STATES PROPOSE HELP FOR WHITE METAL Both Factions Are Ready to 10 Urge Prohibition n Views Upon Republicans BINGHAM WANTS REPEAL Drafters Work on Platform Proposals By FRANCIS A. A JA JAMIES Associated Press Staff start Writer CHICAGO June 13 Increasing 13 intensity intensity intensity in in- of wet vet and dry agitation was signalized today by the perfection b by byboth byboth both sides o of plans to fight out the issue before belore the Republican national convention and its resolutions com corn 1 I Wets and drys alike In meetings and conferences sought to strengthen their forces for the final battle Both expressed confidence of ot victory Senator Bingham of Connecticut an leader declared himself dissatisfied with the repeal proposal of ot the New York delegation which had been acclaimed by the wets when it was vas first announced After construing the delegations delegation's resolution as a very carefully worded word ed proposition amounting only to submission submission sub sub- mission Bingham said he wanted the convention to declare itself for repeal as well as for a vote of the people E. E C. C Dinwiddie secretary of ot the special prohibition board of strategy described the Republican convention philosophy as similar to that of the fellow in the ring trying to ride two animals going in opposite tons FEAR DEMOCRATS The Republicans he said were de debating debating de- de batin bating the issue because of fear the Democrats would adopt a platform favorable fa to th lh the thet et tsi 00 v- v M Fess Pens of ot Ohio chairman of the Republican national committee asserted that the prohibition prohibition issue m must st be ironed out so that both sides will be fully satis satis- fled tied and there must be no straddling strad dUng or ambiguity Long a dry leader he added he was opposed to toa toa toa a national referendum because it would be meaningless A strategy committee was selected by the united repeal forces to plan for a fight on the floor should the resolutions committee reject its plea for a repeal plank Pierre S. S DuPont Mrs Charles H. H Sabin and Ralph M. M Shaw Chicago lawyer awer were named to the committee EXPLAINS S ROCKEFELLER I Meanwhile in other quarters Mrs Henry W. W Peabody of ot the women's national committee for tor law enforcement enforce enforce- ment meat was telling a prohibition meetIng meeting meet meet- ing lag that John D. D Rockefeller Jr accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac the erratic thinking of Dr Nicholas Murray Butler when he declared de de- de dared for prohibition repeal Come back to your our real friends John Jr appealed Mrs Peabody give your our life lile and wealth to make America safe for children Walter A A. A Dodd delegate from San Francisco announced upon his arrival arrival ar ar- ar rival in Chicago he would ask the Republican Service league which meets tomorrow night to adopt a I Continued on Pae Pue Two Silver Plank Perfected Wet-Dry Wet Battle Plans Made for Convention Both oth Factions Are Ready to Urge Prohibition Views Upon Republicans Continued from Pate Pace One resolution condemning prohibition as ns asa a failure and to work for its repeal I Anxious Platform Builders Work on Resubmission I By FRANCIS M. M STEPHENSON Associated Press ff Writer CHICAGO June 13 13 Anxious Anxious Republican Republican Re Re- publican platform builders toda today worked over a plank calling for resubmission resubmission re re- submission of ot the prohibition question ques ques- tion on as an answer to the wet and dry conflict raging on the eve of the na na- onal convention New Yorks York's unanimous vote last night ight for submission of ot repeal of the amendment to state conventions brought rought on a new whirlwind of or speculation spec spec- and discussion today over the controversial issue Senator B Bingham nham of Connecticut leader of the forces declared the New York declaration did id not go far ar enough to suit him and nd demanded outright indorsement of f repeal by the convention I Daniel A. A Poling head of the allied forces for enforcement called at national na na- onal headquarters and announced II upon pon leaving we w will win our fight I WONT VONT GET REPEAL I mean the wets want repeal repeat They wont won't get et it he added The Republican chieft chieftains met until tin nn- til I early this morning drafting and redrafting a 0 prohibition plank They are re looking for the middle ground round and believe they have found it in ina a declaration providing for resubmission mission of ot prohibition with promise of oC congressional protection of the dry states ates should resubmission of the question result In repeal James Wadsworth of New York mother another of the leaders lead lead- ers rs arrived today and confidently predicted a repeal plank Bingham announced that as a memo mem- ber of the resolutions committee he would take the repeal plank to the floor of the convention Meanwhile members of President Hoovers Hoover's cabinet arrived with other planks lanks for the platform Secretary Stimson had the declarations on foreIgn foreign for- for eIgn affairs Secretary Mills had a bundle of planks on the important all economic issues Stimson indicated In n no uncertain terms he would fight for or endorsement of American adherence nee ence to the world court ANTS WANTS F FARM t RELIEF Louis J. J Taber master of the National National Na- Na onal grange came to fight for a farm relief relict plank and express confidence ot of f a satisfactory outcome His organization or- or has advocated the export debenture against which President Hoover cover has stood firmly Arrival of the strong Pennsylvania delegatIon stirred new interest in the prohibition contest The state deferred de a decision until later in the theay theda da day ay when its resolutions committee will meet Members of the delegation delegation tion on predicted privately that Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn- Penn sylvania would call for foria orja a resubmission slon sion on plank but not on the lines of ot outrIght repeal as proposed last night y New York The national rivers and harbors congress started a special session today today toay to- to day ay for th the purpose of drafting and arguing a plank indorsing the continued continued con- con development of ot the nations nation's waterways s Communists Plan Planig Big ig Demonstration CHICAGO June 13 UP UP Com Com Communist leaders announced today they would go ahead with an unemployment unemployment unemployment ment demonstration in front of ot the Chicago stadium at the hour of ot the Republican convention opening to- to row ow The announcement was made after Police olice Commissioner James P. P Allman AU All man denied them thema a permit today Oregon Group Asks Referendum CHICAGO June 13 UP UP mission of the Ule eighteenth amendment and nd an amendment to the law governing governing gov- gov the Reconstruction Finance corporation were proposed today by byle bythe bythe the le Oregon state delegates to the Republican Re Re- publican national convention to the on resolutions Hurley Denies Nomination Rumor I WASHINGTON ASHINGTON v June 13 TO Sec P Sec Sec- Hurley of the war department told old newspaper men flatly today he heis heis hes is s not a candidate for the Republican vice ice presidential nomination Commenting on reports from Chiago Chicago Chi Chi- cago ago mentioning him as a possible nominee for that post Hurley said I II am not and will not be a candidate candidate canidate can- can for the vice presidency Hurley said the wet and dry probe lem em and not the vice presidency appeared the chief chiet issue at the con con- J. J W. W Hart Heads Idaho Delegation CHICAGO June 13 John iT John W. W Hart of Menan former national committeeman committeeman com com- was named chairman of the he Idaho delegation to the Republican lIcan lean convention at a preliminary meeting here today shortly after the arrival of ot the Gem state party Stanley A. A Easton of ot Kellogg was chosen Idaho's member of ot the convention convention convention con con- resolutions committee anc and Irvine E. E Rockwell of at Bellevue was designated to represent Idaho at the silver conference which was held today today to to- day Miss Florence Bush of ot Boise was elected elect secretary of ot the delegation Appointment to other committee memberships and election of a ana na natIonal na- na Jonal committeewoman and commit commit- woman were postponed until tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row to await the arrival of ot the other members of ot the delegation |
