Show ROOSEVELT HALTS FIGHT ON RULES Indicates Confidence of Victory Victory Victory Vic Vic- tory in Message to Campaign Campaign Campaign Cam Cam- Chief OPPONENTS ARE ELATED Switch Comes After Lon Long Study of Situation B By Associated Press CONVENTION STADIUM CHI CAGO June 27 Governor 27 Governor Franklin Frank Frank- lin ha D D. D Roosevelt today telegraphed supporters at the Democratic national convention to cease their efforts to abrogate the two two thirds thirds convention rule The governor indicated he was confident confident con con- of nomination without re resorting resorting resort resort- orting ort ort- ing to a change of the observed long rule of the Democratic party The leading candidate for the for the nomination nomination nom nom- sent his instructions to abandon abandon abandon aban aban- don the fight to the director of his campaign n James A A. A Farley The New Yorker said that the action n was taken in the interest of harmony and not because he had swerved from his opinion opinion opinion ion that the two-thirds two rule was undemocratic The text of the governors governor's telegram to Farley follows This is no time for petty strife strite and momentary advantage That Tha truth becomes becomes be be- comes the more apparent when an honest difference of judgment is exaggerated ex cx- by the opposition press into grave internal dissension It is to o avoid such an impression that 1 send you this message NEED lEED OF N NATION TION The need of the nation the need of the world in these distressing da days S 'S requires avoidance of personal animosities animosities animosities ani ani- ani- ani and md discussions of ui-c ui and calls alls for tor concentration of attention attention attention at at- on principles and leadership With this in mind I have been giving giving ving v- v ing much thought to the subject of adopting a majority nomination rule instead of the two-thirds two rule used by previous conventions The assurance assurance assurance assur assur- ance of my fri friends that thal they have havea a definite majority of votes to adopt a majority rule seems to give me a personal and definite responsibility I believe and md always have believed that thal the two-thirds two rule should no longer be adopted It is undemocratic cratic Nevertheless it is true that the Issue issue is Is- issue sue was not nol raised until after the delegates dele dele- gates to this convention had been selected se so- and I decline to permit either myself or my friends to be open to the accusation of poor sportsmanship or to the use of methods which coult coule be called even falsely those of a stean roller CALLS FOR HALT HALTI I am accordingly asking my friend- friend in Chicago to cease their efforts tr tf secure the adoption of ot the Continued on PAn Page Tl Two o Roosevelt Halts Fight on Rules In Interests of Party Harmony I Indicates Confidence of Victory Victory Vic Vic- tory in Message to Campaign Campaign Campaign Cam Cam- Chief Continued From Pale Face One nominating rule at the opening of th the permanent organization I ask this thI of those delegates who are honoring me with their support and who number number number num num- ber many more than a m majority I trust however that the thc rules committee commit tee may recommend some rule to insure insure in sure against the catastrophe of a deadlock deadlock dead lock or prolonged balloting J If Jf hereby a greater emphasis on or harmon harmony and the more important objectives objectives ob of the convention is attained we wc will have best served our party part and nation At the same time I ask all delegates delegate to accept this In the spirit in which it is is- written and to do all possible to avoid a protracted pro convention an and recriminations on any ariy subject Will Vill you be good enough to communicate communicate com corn this to the committee on oi rules which I understand meets tonight tonight toight to to- night ight ACCEPTED AS FI FINAL AL ALThe The Roosevelt order was received at it headquarters and promptly accepted accept accept- ed d as final by Farley Fancy With the southern states slates in revolt against abrogation of the thc old century rule at this time the Roosevelt leaders lead ers rs have been in conference during the hc morning considering a reversal of f policy The switch came after alter a R checkup of the hc delegations showed the result on abrogation of the two-thirds two rule to tc tobe tobe be e hanging by a very narrow margin but ut the Roos insisted up to the thc last that they had the votes Whether the thc Roosevelt board of strategy strat strat- egy esty gy here had conferred with the governor governor gov gov- before his order came was yas not made nade known The end of the fight for abrogation was signaled as the Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt pelt chieftain called in southern leaders leaders lead lead- ers rs for conferences late in the morning morning morn morn- ing ng after aUer Alabama and North Carolina two wo Roosevelt delegations had overwhelmIngly overwhelmingly over over- rejected the Roosevelt move to knock out the two-thirds two rule PREDICT NOMINATION Willing to stand on the two thirds rule ule the Roosevelt spokesman confidently confidently cool 1 dently predicted the nomination of the he New York governor obviously counting on the big bulk of ot New NewYork's NewYork's Yorks York's 94 votes to turn the trick However the opposition was elated at It the collapse of the thc fight for the two- two thirds hinds abrogation and was redoubling c efforts orts to stop Roosevelt i Senator Barkley was in the middle of f his keynote speech when word of the he Roosevelt decision was received land and nd it quickly spread pread over the convention convention con con- floor Senator Walsh of Montana the Roosevelt candidate for the perma perma- permanent nent chairmanship said he be was glad to 0 hear of the governors governor's statement of or controversial controversial con con- because it will dispose a very subject In my judgment the governor is a good sport he added V. V Y Dallman leader of the downstate downstate down- down state tate Illinois Roosevelt forces and one of If the key for Farley Fancy interpreted in interpreted in- in the governors governor's action as evidence that Roosevelt believes behas betas be he has ta-s ta enough strength to win without abrogation STILL TILL FOR MAJORITY Im still for the majority rule Governor Harry H. H Woodring of Kanas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas as said because it follows the thc precedent precedent prece prece- dent Lent of all Democratic state organIzations organizations ions and because se the two-thirds two rule is undemocratic Gilbert Hitchcock Omaha publisher publish publish- sher sh- sh er and chairman of the resolutions committee was surprised to hear of Roosevelt's decision on Tom S. S Allen chairman of the Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska delegat delegation on said We are with Roosevelt in every move Maine delegates instructed for Roosevelt and who in caucus this morning voted e eight to four against abrogation hailed the statement as as assuring assuring as- as suring Roosevelt's nomination Its the best thing that ever happened hap hap- said F. F Otis Gould o of Madison Me delegation chairman It means Roosevelt's nomination and his elec elec- tion lion Senator C. C C. C Dill Roosevelt leader on the Washington state delegation expressed surprise when informed of the decision I think the rule should be abrogated abrogated abrogated abro abro- gated because that is right Dill said but bull of course if Governor Roosevelt wants to drop the fight we will go along with him Roosevelt must have counted noses and found out he couldn't put it over While the Montana delegation is in instructed instructed instructed in- in to work for abrogation of the two-thirds two rule its members seemed quite willing to avoid unnecessary hostilities It is quite possible said Senator Walsh that the matter will come before before before be be- fore the convention later in fri the session ses ses- sion after nominations have been made and that the Montana delegation delegation tion then will have an n opportunity to follow the state stale conventions convention's In announcing the order of Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor Roosevelt to end the fight for abrogation abrogation ab ab- ab- ab rogation of the rule Farley Fancy said This telegram speaks for itself |