| Show GO coy GOV V. V ROLPHS ROLPH'S RESIGNATION IS DEMANDED Group of California Citizens Demands Ouster for Lynching Stand EXECUTIVE REMAINS FIRM Opponents Declare Statement Defiled States State's Name Br BJ United Unite Press SAN FRANCISCO Dec Dee 2 2 Resignation nation of Governor James Rolph Ralph Jr must be demanded in order to clear California's good name in the San Jose a group of leading bay region citizens announced today to to- day Professor Guy Montgomery University University Uni Uni- of California announced the decision of the meeting which he said 35 San Francisco Oakland and Berkeley leaders including prof professors sors sor attorneys attorneys rabbis and ministers attended The plan outlined by Montgomery called for wide state organization of oi all persons opposed to Rolphs Rolph's attitude at at- condoning the of two slayers kidnap at San Jose last Sunday night Impeachment Useless The meeting decided that it would be useless to attempt to impeach Rolph Ralph whose stand has been criticized criticized crit crit- by former President Herbert Hoover and other civic leaders The civic leaders also claimed that further protests or pleas for the executive to retract his statements calling the mob action a good job and a lesson to kidnapers kidnapers' would not accomplish anything The controversy over Rolphs Rolph's at attitude attitude attitude at- at condoning the was started immediately after a mob o of citizens took John Holmes and Thomas Thurmond from the San Jose jail and hanged them hanged them to trees in a nearby park The two prisoners had confessed to and killing killing kill kill- ing Brooke 1 L. L Hart 22 son of a prominent prominent prominent prom prom- San Jose merchant Father Violence Opposes nce According to Montgomery the goy- goy argument what wha if it were your own o boy had been refuted by byA A father in ina a statement which announced that tha he be was opposed to lynching or mob violence Rolph revealed that he had refused to send troops to the jail when the crowd gathered He said his action had prevented bloodshed such as marked the eviction of the bonus army from Washington That remark drew from former President t Hoover the first personal statement on public Continued on an n Pace Fate To Two ROLPH OUSTER IS DEMANDED California alifornia Citizen Group Protests Protests Protests Pro Pro- tests Governors Governor's Lynching Lynching Lynching Lynch Lynch- ing Stand Continued from Pa PAn Page One affairs he had made since leaving the White House last March Hoover said that the governor showed gross ignorance of ot facts and that the army forces in the thc bonus army eviction did not fire tire a single shot hot Governor Firm Rolph answered the Hoover statement state state- meat ment by denying he favored lynch lynch- ings lags generally but reiterated his conviction conviction con con- that the San Jose affair was wasa a good job which should teach kIdnapers kidnapers kidnapers kid kId- to avoid California Those joining in l the newest protest against RolphS Rolph'S attitude altitude included Mrs Henry Francis Grady Alameda county women's leader in the thc N R A movement Professor George M. M I Stratton University of California Dr George T. T Tolson head of the Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- cUte School of Religion and Father J. J L. L OHara O'Hara attached to the University University University Uni Uni- of California according to toI Montgomery I Rolph Unworried by Ouster Demand SACRAMENTO Cal Cat Dec 2 UP That was to be expected but itis Itis it itis is nothing to worry about Governor Rolph said at the executive mansion today when informed by the United Press Press' that a group of San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco bay citizens had decided his resignation must be demanded to clear California's good name in the San Jose Im still governor of California you ou know and Ill I'll handle this when It gets to my office he said I |
