Show V Vote ote on Two Rule Rille Slated As South Rallies s to Its Defense Showdown Fight in Committee Session Ap Approaches Ap- Ap p Farley Fancy Deni Denies Term Third Term Aim e i I. I T 4 PHILADELPHIA June 24 AP The AP-The The Democratic convention rules lilies committee agreed today to vote at 1130 a. a m. m tomorrow on th the q question e tion of abrogating ting the c old century nt old ry-old two-thirds two rule Preliminary discussion among committee members at an initial meeting today revealed a strong division of ot opinion with indic indications of a a. determined fight tight by southern states to retain the thc rule The committee voted to hear any delegate to the convention who wished to appear on the issue Governor Bib Graves of ot Alabama and Governor James V. V Allred Alired of Texas already have announced they will appear Lep P. P Fox P.-Fox Fox of Wisconsin made the motion in the committee that hereafter hereafter here here- after a a majority of ot the convention should determine the nominee I Harvey S. S Fields S. Fields of Louisiana seconded seconded sec see the motion mollon The scrap scrap one one of the few Insight in insight insight sight for this 1936 convention convention will will willbe be carried to the convention floor tomorrow if the rules group approves ap approves ap proves repeal as all observers expect expect ex ex- it will The vote 34 Massachusetts delegation dele dele- gation gatton favored retention of the year-old year requirement I II 1 regard the two-thirds two rule as las one of the major footholds possessed possessed pos pos- by those states which are consistently furnishing the electoral votes in the selection of ot Democratic candidates said State Senator Aubrey Aubrey Aubrey Au Au- brey iG 0 Weaver of Front Royal Va a member of the rules com corn Although National cha Chairman James A. A Farley Fancy has baa reiterated the question was for fer the states to settie settle settle set set- tle tie themselves he continued to predict pre diet dict a majority for repeal He denied at a a. press conference that the administration in favoring favoring favoring favor favor- ing abrogation wished to to open the way for a Roosevelt third term The he south which h has clung te- te for years to the existing rule has broken at at last on the is b- b sue North Carolinas Carolina's entire vote of 26 will be cast for tor abrogation under the unit rule Arkansas was divided with G Governor vernor J J. J M. M Futrell Futrell Fu- Fu trell troll favoring repeal l and Senator Robinson senate floor leader le leaning leaning lean lean- ning n- n ing that way while Representative ve Claude A. A Fuller led the opposition i on |