LANDON FORCES IN CONTROL

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 217, 10 June 1936, Page 9

LANDON FORCES IN CONTROL

Republican Convention

BORAH ASSAILS PLANK ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received June 9, 10.30 p.m.) Cleveland, June 9. Rumours during the day gave varying significance to the “stop Landon movement.” Even after Senator Borah had issued a statement dissociating himself from it some reports persisted that opponents bad not yet abandoned the fight to defeat the Kansan’s candidacy. An unofficial poll of every State delegation conducted by a group -of journalists at a late hour to-night indicated beyond reasonable doubt, however, that the Landon forces are in complete control of the situation. He will probably he nominated in the first ballot and will indicate his choice for Vice-President and the principal planks of his platform. There are now no fewer than 20 aspirants for the Vice Presidency, the chief being Senator Vandenberg and Senator Steiwer, who will make the keynote address at the convention. The control by the Landon forces Indicates a complete rout of Conservative forces in the Republican Party. Senator Borah, while scorning to ally himself with the anti-Landon group, nevertheless continued to play a lone hand, uttering a bitter attack on the draft platform ostensibly submitted to him by the Landon forces. “The plank on foreign affairs is timid, straddling and cowardly,” he said. “We should not equivocate. Let us speak the old language of American patriots. We should stand for absolute neutrality in all foreign controversies. Furthermore, there are strong and resourceful men here seeking to commit tlie party to the old rigid gold standard which Is another form of monopoly. It means not the money of the people but the money of bankers and speculators and lower prices for producers.” Senator Borah concluded with a demand to know exactly where Mr. Landon stood on these and other questions.