Show Landon's Landon s 's Platform Demands Command Party Support I f. f JL JL I Kansans Kansan's Cour Courage ge in Hurling Challenge Swings Tide Text on Pago rage 7 1 By JOE ALEX MORRIS Cop Copyright Ight ted Press CLEVELAND June Governor 12 Governor AI Alt Alf M. M Landon sent the challenge of his personal leadership echoing across the nation today by byn bya a n. bold and politically potent intervention in building the platform on which I he seeks the pre presidency The new Republican leader Jeader spurred a n. burst of party enthusiasm for his courage courage on I the tho political wisdom of at his maneuver maneu maneu- ver when vex when by remote control from Topeka he h prefaced his nomination by going beyond the platform to favor a constitutional amendment on hours and wages for women and children if ft necessary a n. potential future futuro return to the gold standard and a n. drastic policy on removal of government jobs from politics Ho lie revived rc too the long shadow of ot a n party conflict conDict with Senator William E E. E Borah Bomb which leaders Continued on ou Page Five Column One nc LANDON UNANIMOUSLY GIVEN N G. G 0 O. P. P P LEADERSHIP Continued from Page One acknowledgement that the surveys polls and experts were correct Knox Dickinson and Taft all favorite sons or better in inthe inthe inthe the six months' months derby that thundered thundered thundered thun thun- dered to a finish in the convention here stepped up and put their noses in the microphones to tell tho the world that they were for Landon now summoned the Republican Republican Re Re- publican host to elect Landon and stop Roosevelt Dickinson larruped the new deal dea dealand dealand and reported that Iowa seconded the nomination of ot AI Alt Alf Landon Courage Applauded Knox applauded Landon for th the thc courage and sincerity of his telegraph telegraphic telegraphic tele tele- graphic graph c amendment of ot tho the part party platform and pledged all his ability to the election of oC Landon to th the presidency Taft TaCt put Ohio on the Kansas bandwagon But there were shouts for tor Borah The old man from Idaho put hi his Impress on the tho convention Some on the floor and some In the gallerIes gallerie joined last night in the last demonstration demonstration demonstration demon demon- ever likely to center around the senior senator from Idaho as a n presidential possibility He is 7 71 years old It was a simple demonstration demonstration demonstration demon demon- limited to just three o or four words We want Borah Where is Borah 1 There was none to answer ant and the moment for Borah's appearance before a a. Republican national convention convention con con- in the role of ot candidate o or president maker probably passe passed forever All through these ceremonies and before the delegates had been clamoring clamoring clamoring clam clam- oring for the nomination They wanted quick action But the rules rule required a preliminary roll call o othe of the tho states in which each In al alphabetical alphabetical alphabetical al- al order be given an opportunity opportunity to place a man or woman before be be- foro fore the convention for nomination to the tho presidency The first state stat called was vas Alabama Alabama passed Arizona moved the nomination o of Landon Wasn't Planned That wasn't the tho wa way vay the leaders had planned it at all Arizona was waR supposed to yield iehl to Kansas and Kansas was to send Hamilton up front to t-o do his stuff Confronted with that situation Chairman Bertrand H. H Snell said Arizona couldn't offer a nomination in that cavalier fashion Alabama passed again Arizona yielded to Kansas the delegates delegates dele dele- Who pe gates shouted Hamilton appeared began as follows follows fol tol- fol- fol lows I lAa have va a telegram from Governor Gover- Gover nor Landon it is as follows uTo To To the tho delegates of the Republican Republican lican national convention convention- Every chair in the vast hall seemed to squeak squeal a bit as delegates delegates dele dele- gates leaned forward in earnest concentration U my my name is to be presented for tor your consideration consideration- Delegates were straining forward by this time The press box was i restless Something was coming Let Them Havo Have It Then Hamilton let them have haveit It Landon had bad read the platform platform platform plat plat- form and ho he liked it but he ho had his own ideas If the tho convention was Tong wrong in assuming that the tho UJ United ted S States t tat a t e s constitution wouldn't permit protection if for or working women and children he ho was in favor layor of amending it S Ho He approved the indorsement o oa of ofa ofa a sound currency to be preserved at all hazards But there was no mention of the gold standard in that platform and Landon brought brough sharply to the conventions convention's attention attention attention atten atten- tion his conviction that a requisite to sound currency is free tree conversion conversion conver conver- sion Zion of that currency into gold He hedged a little acknowledging ing that no move toward gold should be he made until it could be done without without without with with- out upsetting our economic system or damaging agricultural producers That was a sop to the farm and forest belt i CLEVELAND June 12 UP UP UP- The text of ot Landon's Landon telegram read by his campaign manager John D. D M. M Hamilton follows follow To the delegates of ot the Republican Republican lican national convention My name is to be presented for your consideration as a candidate for the nomination for president of oC the United States The platform platform plat plat- form recommended by your committee committee com corn on resolutions and adopted by the convention has been communicated com corn mun to me I note that ac according according according ac- ac cording to the terms o of the platform platform plat plat- form the nomination tendered by this convention carries with it as a matter of private honor and public good faith an undertaking ing by each candidate to be true truo to the principles and program herein set forth Accept the Word Vord VordI I If nominated I unqualifiedly accept the word and spirit o of that undertaking However with that candor which you and the country aro are entitled entitled en en- titled to expect of oC me I feel compelled compelled com corn before you proceed with the consideration of ot my name namo to submit my interpretations o of certain tam tain planks in the platform so that you may be advised as to my views I could eoula not in accordance do otherwise Under the title of labor the platform commits the Republican party as follows Support tho the adoption of oC state laws and interstate compacts to abolish sweatshops and child Jabor la Ja- Ja bor bar and to protect women and children with respect to maximum hours minimum wages and workIng working working work work- ing conditions Wo We believe that this can be done within the constitution constitution con con- a ag alit it now stands 1 May Favor or Amendment I hope tho the opinion of ot the convention convention con con- is correct that tho aims which you have In mind may be attained within the constitution as it now stands But If that opinion should prove to be er erroneous erroneous er- er I want you to know that If nominated and elected I shall favor tavor a constitutional amendment permitting states to adopt such legislation as may be necessary adequately to protect women and children in the matter o of maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum hours minimum wages and working conditions This obligation obligation obliga obliga- tion wo cannot escape Tho TIm convention convention convention con con- advocates a sound currency currency cur cur- rency reney to be preserved at all haz haz- ards I agree that tho the first requisite to a sound and stable currency is a a. balanced budget The second requisite as I view it is a currency expressed in terms of gold and convertible into gold I recognize however that the second second sec see ond requisite must not be made until and unless it can be done without penalizing our democratic economy and without injury to our producers of at agricultural products and other materials Civil Service Stand The convention pledges tho the party to the tho merit system and to its restoration improvement and extension In carrying out this pledge I be believe believe be- be lieve that there should be included J within the tho merit system every position position po po- in the administration Ice below the rank of at assistant of major departments a all agencies and that this should cover the entire post oW department 1 ALFRED M. 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