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Show LANDON AGAINST MIDTERN MEET CHICAGO, Nov. 4 laCFiirther opposition to a projected midterm Republican convention culminated today in Alt M. Landon'a statement he did not regard tha time aa opportune oppor-tune for auch a conference. The views of the titular leader of the party were studied with intense interest by members of the national committee gathering here to vote on the proposal at a meeting tomorrow. tomor-row. One leader of the opposition group privately expressed the opinion the plan would not be adopted. The proposal for a convention In advance of next year'a congressional congres-sional elections 'has been espoused by National Chairman John D. M. Hamilton and former Preaident Herbert Hoover. Colonel Frank Knox, running mate of Landon In 1936. auggeated a decision be deferred until a program pro-gram could be drafted by a policy committee. Ia a letter to Representative Martin, Mar-tin, former Governor Landon termed the time inopportune, but reiterated the opinion that, if a conference con-ference were called, there must be no limitation on Its scope of action and its personnel muat come from precinct caucuses or primaries." The rank and file of the nation) eommlttee useived comment antrl the issue comes to a showdown tomorrow. to-morrow. Creation of a committee to draft a statement of policy for delegates to the suggested convention, conven-tion, filling of vacanciea on the national na-tional committee, a Lincoln birthday birth-day dinner on a national scale and party finances were other subjects up for consideration. |