LANDON CHOSEN

Grey River Argus, 13 June 1936, Page 7

LANDON CHOSEN

BY REPUBLICANS Unanimous Decision HIS GOLD CURRENCY STAND. (Aust. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received June 12, tit 10.15 p.m.) CLEVELAND, Jun P 11.

After few moments, approval of the platform. the States’ delegations, from Alabama and Illinois, deferred to Kansas and Governor Landon’s campaign mairager, .Mr John Hamilton rose and read a telegram from Governor Landon, which caused a wild sensation. It stated that he disagree-] with two of the planks of the platform. lie said, first, that, if necessary, he will approve of a. Constitutional amendment for the protecting of women and children in industry in respect of wages and hours. Second, he stated that he interprets sound currency to mean currency in terms of gold, and convertible into gold; but that tho latter would not be sought until it can lie achieved without injury to domestic economy and foreign trade. Air Hamilton then put the name of Mr Landon for nomination, and the delegates began the (expected demon strut ion. headed by the Kansas banners. Virtually all of th e State delegations. 'aided by every conceivable noise-making device, paraded on the Convention floor. It was in the best manner of American Conventions—noisv and very artific al. Governor Landon’s daughter ami father wore, occupying a box in one corner of the hail. ' Two enterprising wireless men, walking seemingly over the heads of the spectators, hurled the microphone towards .Miss Peggy Landon. She laughed, hut. aside from sending a “hello” to her father, who wos listening in at Topeka, she would say nothing. No other State would off")’ a candidate. There were only seconding speeches bv Senator Vandenberg and other aspirants and representatives, who announced their withdrawal, and the path was quite clear for Governor Landon.

The hall was in tremendous excitement. as State by State the voting started. One by one. lh ( . chairmen of the various Delegations rose to cast their full voting strength for Governor Landon. It was an unbroken parade, until the West A'irginia State Chairm'an. Air Bachman, who is Senator Borah’s manager, cast sixteen votes for Governor Landon, and one —his own tor Senator Borah.

S'xteen of the Wisconsin delegates voted for Senator Borah, and six for Governor Landon.

At the c<nd of the poll call, however. th ( . Wisconsin delegation put forward a motion that the nomination be made unanimous, and this was carried with a thunderous burst of applause. Pollowing Air Hamilton’s nomination speech, there was a rush by the previous opposition candidates to express their approval of Governor Landon. Tn addition to half a dozen scheduled addresses. every candidate, with the exception of Senator Borah, who had departed for Washington, spoke in seconding the nomination of the Kansas Governor. These included Senator Knox, Messrs Nice, Dickinson and Vandenburg. The strong pledge t° Governor Landon given by Air A7andenberg was taken by many as an indication that he would accept the A’icePres'dential th e voting for which was postponed until to-morrow. “f'n this Convention, 1 belong to but one block, and il has but one slogan ‘stop Roosevelt!’ said Air A’andenberg. , , Even after he had left ClevelandSenator Borah added something of a discordant note to an otherwise, seemingly harmonious Republican situation. According to reports from Akron, he is stunned at Mr Landon’s interpretation of the currency plank as meaning a return to gold and conf rover!ibil.ty of currency to gold when possible, and also Air Landon’s insistence on support for a constitutional amendment to allow the States to protect labouring women and children if other means fail to gain the desired objective.

Platform Fixed

PRETTY PIEBALD ONE.

OUTLINE OF ANOTHER “NEW DEAL.’’

(Received June 12, at 5.5 p.m.) CLEVELAND. June 12. The Republican Party’s platform, in social and economic questions, is in many respects a mirror of the Democrat'Party’s Now Deal, stive that it advocates'the delegation of the powers and the responsibilities to the States, instead of to the Federal Government. It advocates the distribution of relief through local agencies, with Federal grants in aid of these, but the States to share the cost of such relief. It also advocates that there only be meritorious public works undertaken. It condemns President Roosevelt s social security law, and advocates, instead, necessary payments to citizens over th,, age of sixty-five to protect them from want. The funds for this would be obtained direct from widespread Federal taxation. Thc< platform further advocates unlem'ployment insurance to be undertaken by the States. In a Labour plank, it acknowledges Labour’s right to collective bargaining "by representatives of their ..own choosing,” which is the language of Section 7 A of the National Industrial Recovery Act. It further approves of the adoption of .State laws and of. in-ter-State compacts to abolish sweatshops, and child labour, and to protect women and children in respect of maximum hours and minimum wages. It says: "This can be done within the Constitution as it now stands.’-’ The agricultural plank opposes crop control. It advocates a "national land us,, programme.” also family-type farm’s, some system of export bounties for surplus agricultural products, and the protection of American farmers against the importation of livestock, dairy, ami agricultural products. The controversial monopoly plank in the platform was a victory for Senator Borah. Ho dictated its wording. Private monopoly is condemned. The enforcement of criminal as well as civil laws against monopolies and trusts is promised. Finally, the regulation of business is advocated by now, independent tribunals under specific laws. i Twice the Convention assembled and I twice went into recoss because, the Platform Committee were unable to -come to any agreement on the exact

phrasology of the. planks. Senator Borah was summoned during the day again to make his wishes known. The platform, when finished, was about 3.500 words long. It combines all of the old traditional expressions in which political promises are framed, nnd vet it combines therewith. to UH extraordinary degree, new phrases. The "Now Deal,” to that extent, will g.ve the Democrats a marked psychological advantage. • The .latform makes the lollowing pledges on issues of international significance:—lt a firms faith m the protective tariff, ami advocates the repeal of the reciprocal trade agreement law, and the. end of the secret negotiation of trade agrecmnts. It promiss a restoration of the principle of a flexible tariff. and it opposes further devaluation of the dollar. , The platform demands ,lie repeal ct all laws whereby Congress delegates to the President. th c power to issue and regulate currency. It advocates international stabilisation of currency, but it does not indicate when it is to be <lo The foreign affairs plank opposes foreign alliances o r political commitments, as demanded by Senator Borah, and it opposes American entry to the world comt, or the League of Natrons. If advocates international cooperation. It urges the limitation of armaments and of the traffic in aims. .Id pledges every effort to collect tin war debts, and condemns the Roosevelt Government’s failure to reopen negotiations with the debtor nations. Th., platform' was unanimously adopted immediately that its iea< m o was finished by the chairman.