Show THIRDS WO-THIRDS THIRDS RULE ABOLISHED COMPROMISE TO URGE REAPPORTIONMENT OF I VOTES AT CONVENTION New Deal Leaders P Progress r gress in Clea r M ri i n g 9 gWay gWay r. r Way for Roosevelt Rooseve It Constitution Change Omitted By EDWARD ED Jj JI DUFFY ij Associated Press Pres Staff Stall Writer tv CONVENTION HALL PHILADELPHIA June A 25 A 25 dogged but diplomatic new deal leadership labored pr pro productively du t today day to clear the way for br of Roosvelt Roosevelt Roose Roos velt and Garner Garner- achieving a death sentence for the two two- thirds rule by com compromise romise and approaching agreement nt on a platform to be bet t presented to the Democratic convention tonight Suggested planks for constitutional constitutional amendment to fortify federal fed fed- eral cral powers were rejected in a policy subcommittee while the rules committee voted unanimous unanimous- ly ly it with 1 a bow v to the tho south south to to recommend reapportionment of the tho representation in future con con- Both stands were e. e expected to g get t before the convention Itself for a ac action ac tion Lion in the evening session The I poorly attended day meeting was brief and barren of f major action Planks Kept Secret Secret- Mention of ot the constitution in the platform was svgs expected tb tO Infer a ale at le least st that new deal difficulties hithe in hi inthe inthe the supreme court result from interpretations inter pr of the llie d document not it its scope All were planks were kept secret An Implacable south southern rn minority In the the- rules committee forced forced's a a con cession if the century old century old ing tug rule is to be abrogated tonight as expected Outvoted by 36 to 13 in commit tee they obtained the unanimous consent of ot a a subcommittee for the recommendation of ota ofa a plan whereby convention representation in the future fu fu- fu ture would be apportioned on a basis basis' of Democratic strength in the states instead of total population as u now Amity Sought The committee row in which no no feelings were spared forced ad adjournment ad ad- of the fifth session soon after alter it had unanimously accepted the r reports ports of tho the credentials and permanent organization committees Plainly supreme efforts were be beIng being belag be- be ing lag ma made maile e to tor reconcile all aU differences in conference conference conference-by by way of prelude to the of Roosevelt and Garner Gamer Success or failure co could ld only by guessed Southern friends of the two thirds requirement said there would be no minority report by them but a minority report on indorsement of ot the Townsend plan in the platform was still discussed in the Washing Washington ton state delegation Senator Millard Tydings of Mary land led the fight for the rules com promise He insisted the convention itself should act on the proposed reapportionment plan which Re Republicans Republicans Re- Re publicans long have followed Expect Approval Tho The leaders apparently expected it to be indorsed with little if any difficulty To the surprise of many NewYork New NewYork York as well as as Massachusetts and Indiana sided with a a bloc of southern southern south south- em ern states against making future nominations by a simple majority A fighting lighting southern group will carry the issue to tho the floor Tho The ballot in committee with each state and territory allowed one vote ote was 36 to 13 to substitute a majority rule Most opposition came from the solid south which considers the tho rule a valuable weapon in vetoing candidates not to their liking Views View I Administration forces backed b by President Roosevelt and National Chairman James A. A Farley contend contend con con- I tend the two thirds requirement is I Continued d on CEL Pate Page Nine Column Four BOURBONS VOTE MAJORITY RULE RUtE Continued from P Peg Pare E One a breeder of ot dark hors horse candidates candidates candi candi- dates and intra party animosities Tho The vote according to delegate strength In the convention was to o States with 68 votes vote failed to vote There are 1100 votes in the conven- conven tion ion Many of ot the delegates were paying pay pay- ing ng first attention to progress on the platform Tho The full fuU platform committee was called to meet at 3 p. p m. m eastern day daylight time at which time they hoped loped to act on recommendations of oC a subcommittee which worked all night Adoption of the credentials re report report report re- re port enabled th the convention to complete the organization by electing electing elect elect- ing ng Senator Joe T. T Robinson of Arkansas permanent chairman It did so unanimously Fail Failure re of the platform subcommittee subcommittee mitte to complete completo Its it labors in an night all session evidenced troubles there here The return of Senator Carter Carter Carter Car Car- ter Glass of Virginia to the city against doctors doctor's orders orden caused a flurry lurry of ot speculation about his taking tak- tak ing ng a hand on the monetary plank after alter all aU Friends quickly scotched it sayIng saying say say- ing ng- ng the timer old-timer had been aroused by y reports of or his taking a walk along with Alfred E. E Smith when he left abruptly earlier in the tho week and came back to show he stood with the party Rumors Over Smith Curiosity was aroused by rumors that Smith might appear personally against the tho new deal after aCter all aU He lad had had left New York but acquaintances acquaintances acquaintances did not expect him to come here Despite a tight lipped silence about what had taken pla place e during the he long night session of ot the platform platform plat- plat form orm subcommittee it was learned that there was prolonged discussion of a plank suggesting a constitutional constitutional constitutional amendment if it necessary to give the federal government power to o handle national problems Shortly before 3 p. p m. m Thursday the he subcommittee completed its platform proposals without the constitutional constitutional constitutional con con- amendment dation As the weary negotiators filed med out of the hotel room where they had hac worked behind closely guarded doors all night Senator Robert F F. Wagner of ot New York forecast that the tho committee would report to the convention tonight as scheduled Trouble Denied There is no trouble at all aU Wagner Wagner Wagner Wag Wag- ner said We got along fine Earlier he had put his head out of the door to say the platform would be the best ever presented to a Democratic convention He refused however to discuss the the- deliberations which had held the committee in sessi n for hours without r reaching an Failure of the the tho subcommittee to agree on tho the platform suggested by President Roosevelt was somewhat of a surprise in view of ot its makeup It was composed almost entirely of new deal sympathizers Wagner Vagner read the proposed platform platform plat pint form of about 2000 words to the committee Then the group went over ovel the draft dratt phrase by phrase and almost word by word There were many issues fraught with potential trouble besides the constitutional question They in included included in- in eluded the farm plank monopoly money and foreign affairs Conflict Looms While the subcommittee worked there were indications that a plank sug suggesting esting a constitutional amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment even conditionally might run into conflict in the full lull committee Governor George C. C Peery Virginias Virginia's Virginias Virginia's Virginias Virginia's Vir Vir- ginia's member of the committee said a strong sentiment against a constitutional amendment plank had hac developed in the parent body The delegates were called together er cr an hour earlier than usual 1 ii 11 a a. m. m daylight time but the rea real action was then all before the rules committee The cre credentials committee com com- had disposed of it its few difficulties difficulties dill dill- and was wal ready to report Philadelphians lined up four abreast for over a block to gc get tickets at a downtown booth Thousands had been given an entree entree en en- tree also to the actual convention scene for tor the first real argument so 80 far Slowly the delegates trickled in while Chairman Barkley sized up the situation Impatiently from the rostrum Noon an hour after alter official official official cial starting time found perhaps tenth one-tenth of the delegate seats occupied occupied pi pied d and the galleries even less densely populated Senator Glass got a hand from the Virginia delegation when he walked in after a trip from rom Wash Wash- Gavel Falls Barkley's gavel finally fell at 14 H minutes after noon Dr George Emerson Barnes moderator o of the Philadelphia Presbytery offered the invocation He prayed that the laws of ot the legislators speak truly the will of ot the people and that the courts properly interpret the tho laws Standing silent client tributes were paid to tho the memory of ot the late Speaker Henry T. T Raincy Rainey of ot Illinois ant and Senator r Thomas Walsh of ot Mon Men tana lana Since the the rules committee was wa not ready to report the convention adjourned at 1248 p. p rn m. rat eastern daylight time until 8 p. p m. m eastern daylight da time tonight |