LAWN SELECTED

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 156, 13 June 1936, Page 6

LAWN SELECTED

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.

U.S. PRESIDENCY.

Finished PlatforM 3509 Words Long. MIRROR OF NEW DEAL. Press Association—Copyright. Cleve.ana lUiuol, dime 11. Mr. Alfred M Landon, Governor of Kansas, was nominated to-day by the Republican Party national convention for .he Presidency of the United Stales anu i platform in many respects the mirror of the “new deal” was unanimously adopted immediately its reading was finished. Twice the convention assembled and ..vice it went into recess because the ..atform committee was unable to come ,) an agreement on the exact phraseogy of the pianks. Mr. W. £. Borah, ne Idaho Senator, was summoned dur,ug the day again to make his wishes .mown. The platform, when linished, ,7 as about 8500 words long. It combines ..ill the old traditional expressions in vhich political promises are framed, yet .1 combines therewith to an extraordinary degree new phrases. The "new deal” ,o that extent will give the Democrats a marked psychological advantage. On issues of international significance •.he platform affirms faith in a proteciv'e tariff and advocates the repeal of .he reciprocal trade agreement legislation and end of secret negotiation of trade agreements. It promises the restoration of the principle of a flexible tariff and opposes further devalution of tiie dollar, it demands the repeal of all laws whereoy Congiess delegates to the President power to issue and regulate currency. .. advocates international stabilisation of currency but does not indicate when it i 3 to be done. Foreign Affairs. The foreign affairs plank opposes foreign alliances or political commitments as demanded by Mr. Bcrah and opposes .he entry of the United Stales into the Permanent Court of International Justice or the League of Nations. It idvocates international co-operation in the limitation of armaments and traffic in arms. It pledges every effort to collect tvai debts and condemns the Roosevelt Government’s failure to reopen negotiations with debtor nations. On social and economic questions the platform is similar to the “new deal,” save that it advocates the delegation of powers and responsibilities to States instead of to the Federal Government. It advocates the distribution of relief Jirough local agencies with Federal grants in aid, but States to share the cost of such relief. . Tt also advocates only meritorious public, works, condemns President Roosevelt’s Social SecurityLaw and advocates instead the necessary payments to citizerL over 65 years of age to protect them from want. Funds for this would be obtained direct from widespread .federal taxation. The platform further advocates unemployment insurance by States. The labour plank acknowledges Laoour’s right to collective bargaining “by "representatives of melt own choosing,” which is the language of section 7a of the National Industrial Recovery Act. it further approves the j adoption of State laws and inter-State compacts to abolish sweat-shops and child labour, and to protect women and children in respect of maximum hours and minimum wages. “This can be done within the constitution as it now stands,” the platform states.

No Crop Control. The agricultural plank opposes crop control and advocates a “national land use programme,” family type farms, some system of export bounties for the surplus agricultural products and protection of Arherican farmers against the imjporalion of livestock, dairy and agricultural products. The controversial monopoly plank was a victory for Mr. Bdraii. He dictated ds wording. Private monopoly is condemned and the enforcement of criminal "S well as civil laws against monopolies and trusts is promised. Finauy the regulation of business by new, independent tribunals under spec.dc laws is advocated. After a few moments’ approval of the platform States from Alabama to Illinois deferred to Kansas, and Mr. London's campaign manager, Mr. John Hamilton, rose and read a telegram from Mr. London which caused a mild sensation. It stated that he disagreed with two planks in the platform. The first was that, if necessary, lie will approve a constitutional amendment protecting women and children in industry in respect of wages and hours. The second was that he interprets sound currency to mean currency in terms of gold and convertible into gold, but the latter is not to be sought until it can be achieved without injury to domestic economy and foreign trade. Mr Hamilton then put the name of Mr. London for nomination and the delegates began an expected demonstration. Headed by the Kansas banners, virtually .all the State delegations, aided by every conceivable noise-making device, paraded the convention floor. It was in •he best manner of American conventions, noisy and very artificial. Mr. London’s daughter and fathe~ were occupying a box in ore corner of the hall and two enterprising wireless men. walking seemingly over the heads of the speclators, hauled a microphone towards Miss Peggy London, She laughed, but aside from sending a “hello” to her father listening at Topeka she would say nothing.

The Path Clear. No other State offered a candidate. There were only the seconding speeches of Senator A. H. Vandenberg’s and oilier aspirants’ representatives, who announced their withdrawal, and the path was quite clear for Mr. London. The hall was in tremendous excitement as State by State voting started. One

by one the chairmen of the various delegations rose and cast their full voting strength for Mr. London. It was an unbroken parade until the West Virginia chairman, Mr. Bachman, Senator Boran’s manager, cast 1G votes foi Mr. London and one, his own, for Mr. Borah. Sixteen of the Wisconsin delegates voted for Mr, Borah ana six for Mr. London. At the end of the poll, however, the Wisconsin delegation put forward a notion that the nomination be made unanimous. ard this was .arried with a thunderous burst of applause. After Mr. Hamilton’s nomination speech there was a rush by previous opposition candidates to express approval of Mr, London in addition to half a dozen scheduled addresses. Every candidate, with the exception -r Mr. B man. who had departed ior Washington, spoke ir seconding the nomination of the Kansas Governor; They included Colonel Frank Knox. Senator L. J Dickinson and Senator Vandenberg. Mr. Vandenberg’s strong pledge to vlr. Landon .was taken by many as an indication that he would accept the vicePresicential nomination, voting for which was postponed until to-morrow. “In this convention 1 Delong to but one block and it has jut one slogan. 'Stop Roosevelt’,’' said Mr, Vandenberg. Even after he left Cleveland Mr. Eorr.lv added noth hay of .a discordant note to the otherwise seemingly harmonious Repubkcar situation. Accoiv.ng to reports from Akron he was stunned at Mr. London's interpr- .alien of the currency plank as meaning a return to gold contrcvertibiVly ,vl es. possible and at his insistence un the support of a constitutional : .i.c t allow States It protect hheuring women and children if other means fail to gain the desired objective.