Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 41, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 June 1932 — Page 3

JUNE 28, 1932

WET STRADDLE IS SEEN BY SON OF COMMONER Doubts If Delegates Have Courage to Favor Real Repeal. William Jrnninta Bryan Jr. aon f “Th Commoner” it wrltinc hi* eommrnt* on the Democratic convention for the United Preia. Another of hi* article* I* presented herewith: BY WM. JENNINGS BRYAN JR. (Written for United Preaai CHICAGO, 111., June 28.-The hour has come and democracy Is again in labor. In due time she will bring forth another son to be a leader of the people and a ruler over men. Barkley made his demand for unCurious as are procedures of this purely American institution, I still find it, after more than thirty years of intimate contact, at once the most fascinating and exciting spectacle civil life can present. There is somathing soul stirring in thus turbulent, emotional struggle of the people to And a leader. The pprfunctory proceedings of the opening session Were overshadowed by events outside of the convention hall. The delegates were anxious to have it over with and to get down to business with their committers on platform resolutions and credentials. Plea Falls Flat The whispering while Evangeline Booth made the opening prayer, rose to a hubbub while the inaugural address of Thomas Jefferson was being read. Even the cry of John J. Raskob, national committee chairman, that the repeal of the eighteenth amendment overshadowed all economic issues, fell flat. It was only when Senator Alben conditional repeal that the delegates had an opportunity to exercise their lungs. Had a vote of the delegates been taken out-and-out repeal would have had a majority. However, I am giving odds that the plank that the platform committee presents will be something of a compromise. Few politicians have the courage of their convictions. Infinitely more interesting are the labors of the various committees. Notwithstanding Governor Roosevelt’s telegram to his supporters to cease their efforts to abrogate the two-thirds rule, the battle was hot and heavy in the committee on rules. Richard S. Metcalf (Neb.) introduced a resolution that the twothirds vote of the convention be required to nominate the candidate until after the sixth ballot, at which time the convention might by a majority vote, change the rule and nominate their candidate by a majority vote. Plan Is Opposed This met with the solid opposition of the favorite son states, but eventually was adopted by a three to two majority. Whether the convention will adopt the committee report or the minority report remains to be seen. It is anybody's guess. This two-thirds rule seems to be the work upon which Democracy's hope for victory is most apt to crash. To have forced the abrogation of the rule would have engendered bitter feeling, but to my mind not nearly as much as the embittered struggle of a deadlocked convention. Governor Roosevelt's action should not be taken as a sign of defeat nor an admission of weakness. I believe it was done in the interests of party harmony.

COLEMAN RITES SET Plan Services for Thursday at 8:30 and 9. Funeral services for Francis M. Coleman, deputy city controller, wha died Monday following an operation at St. Francis hospital, will be held in the home at 8:30 Thursday and at St. Joan of Arc church at 9. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery.

Mr. Coleman had been active in Democratic politics for many years, and was making plans to attend the national Democratic convention when the attack came at his home at 6280 Washington boulevard. Funeral services for Dr. Jesse A. Martin, assistant superintendent ot the city hospital, who died follow-

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ing an operation for appendicitis at the hospital Saturday, were held at the Meridian Street M. E. church Monday night. Following the service the body was taken to Evansville, the home of Mr. Martin's mother. Mrs. Matilda Martin. Burial will be in Evansvile Wednesday afternoon. PUT PORTERS ON BUSSES Great Eastern Stage Lines Announce New Service on Coaches. Officials at the local terminal ol Great Eastern stage lines, 125 West Market street, have announced the inauguration of porter service on all busses of the line. A uniform attendant will be assigned each bus, under the new plan conceived by Paul K. Wadsworth, president. The Great Eastern busses operate from Chicago and St. Louis in the west and New York, Washington and Norfolk in the east. CAR DEALERS GET BID Hudson-Essex Representatives to Attend Detroit Meeting. Local representatives of HudsonEssex motor cars have been invited by the factory to attend a national dealer meeting in Detroit this week Purpose of the meeting is to discuss plans for the remainder of the year, and information will be given on anew small car soon to be announced.

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BAKER REFUSES TO RAISE HAND Convention Is Baffled by Ohioan’s Indifference. By United Press CHICAGO, June 28—The Democratic convention was confronted today with the novel spectacle of a man with much potential nomination strength, who refuses to take any part in convention activities. The man is Newton D. Baker of Ohio. He did not come to the convention, although he is receiving support from many states. No one is able to bargain with him for votes. Office seekers can not pester him because they do not know where he is. There is no throng of applicants for postmasterships forming in front of his headquarters because he has none. Baker’s tactics are unique in Democratic politics, in that he was one of the “field” with a following still to be recruited to winning strength. Efforts of his friends to get him to make a statement of position or to aid their campaign would have been unavailing.

NAB MAN BRANDED GASTON MEANS’ AID

Ex-Convict and Disbarred Lawyer Held Under SIOO,OOO Bond. By United Pres* NEW YORK. June 28.—A man said by police to be “The Fox,” mysterious figure in the Gaston B. Means plot based on his claims he could return the Lindbergh baby, was under arrest today. He gave the name of Norman Whittaker when arrested Monday night in Brooklyn, near his residence. Police said he was an exconvict. Whittaker was arraigned today before United States Commissioner Francis A. O’Neil, and held for SIOO,OOO bail pending hearing at 2 p. m. Wednesday. He requested delay so he could obtain counsel. Means recently was convicted and sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment on a charge of duping Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean, Washington society woman, of $104,000 on his promise he could return the kidnaped Lindbergh child alive. Mrs. McLean gave SIOO,OOO which was to be used as ransom and the $4,000 was for expenses. During the trial, Mrs. McLean identified her signature on a memorandum authorizing Means to pay over SIOO,OOO to one Neil Williams for the return of the Child. She testified Wiliams was known as “The Fox.” Police today said that Whittaker had been known under the name of “Neil Williams” and that he was the man who was represented to Mrs. McLean by Means either as having the kidnaped child or knowing where it could be found. "How much of the $104,000 did you get?” he was asked when arraigned. “I got none of it, but I wish I did.” "Were you double-crossed?" Whitaker smiled. ‘•How long have you known Means?” "I never admitted knowing Means, I don’t care to make a statement. I want a lawyer.” "But you are a lawyer.” "I was a lawyer, but I was disbarred.” LETTER CARRIERS TO OPEN 2-DAY PARLEY Galloway, Larrabee and Clancy to Address Convention. Plans are being completed for the 1932 state convention of the Indiana Federation of rural letter car- . riers which will be held here Sunday and Monday. Headquarters will be in the English. State Representative Fred S. Galloway, Congressman William H. Larrabee and Postmaster Leslie D. Clancy will speak at the banquet Sunday at Mann’s chicken dinner home. George F. Klinker of Lafayette, national president, will report on a recent visit to Washington. Business sessions will be held Monday in the assembly room at the English. Local committee in charge of arrangements includes: F. L. Smith, president Marion county local; W. E. Williams and E. H. Schmalfeldt.

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‘We Can’t Have Such a Man for Next 4 Years/ Says ‘Alfalfa Bill/ By United Press CHICAGO, June 28—Opponents of Franklin Roosevelt hailed withdrawal of his fight on the two-thirds rule as a favorable break for them. “Roosevelt is vacillating,” Governor William H. Murray (Okla.) said. “This proves it. Actions betray the man. We can not have such actions for the next four ye^rs. “Theodore Roosevelt rode the storm, Woodrow Wilson controlled the storm, Taft bowed before the storm, Smith created a storm he couldn't control. “Franklin D. Roosevelt drifts with the winds.” Representative Sam Rayburn (Tex., manager of Garner, said: “They knew they were defeated. Everything is breaking right for Garner." Former Senator Atle Pomerene (O.), who made the fight in the

MEMORY WINS BOY BIKE Regains Possession of Wheel by Remembering Serial Number. Walter Weber, young son of Ed Weber, fire department lieutenant, today regained possession of a bicycle stolen several weeks ago, through his memory of its serial number. While it was out of his hands, the color was changed from green to black as a result of repainting, but the number enabled him to prove his ownership beyond doubt. Earl Young, 19, of 1436 Roosevelt avenue, who was found with the bicycle, was released from custody when he proved that he bought it from a junk dealer for $1.50.

MAN, 84, FOUND ‘THUMBING RIDE' Police Probe Alleged Desertion by Daughters. Investigation of the alleged failure of two daughters to provide a home for their 84-year-old father, who was taken in custody by police after attempting to hitch-hike his way through the city, was launched today by police. The aged man, Edward Ryan, 84, was brought to police headquarters Monday by a motorist from Thirtieth street and the Lafayette pike, where he asked a ride, the motorist said. Ryan said he had been struck by an automobile, but said he could not give a description of the car. Police took him to city hospital, where an examination showed he had not incurred serious injuries. Ryan is said to have told police he resided with a daughter, Mrs. Maria Cunningham in Lafayette. Seven weeks ago this daughter instructed her father to go to the home of another daughter, Julia Ryan, in Cincinnati, Ryan said. The aged man told police he went to the home of the daughter in the Ohio, but declared he was refused admittance. He was hitch-hiking back to Lafayette, he said. BANK SUES FOR S4OO Commissioners’ Aid in Ouster Fight Faces Court Hearing. Gilbert Wilhelm, 2106 South Emerson avenue, who recently acted for county commissioners in filing an ouster suit against Charles W. Mann, county highway superintendent, today faced a suit on a note asking S4OO judgment, filed by the Indiana National bank. The bank charges Wilhelm has failed to pay a $340 note given the bank Dec. 1, 1931, for three months.

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rules committee for retention of the two-thirds rule, said: “It’s fine, we got everything we wanted. We agreed only to recommend the question for consideration at the next convention.” “It's the old case of on again, off again, gone again. Finnegan,” said Former Senator James A. Reed, Missouri’s favorite son, who has stood firm for two-thirds rule. Senator Pat Harrison (Miss.), original sponsor of the compromise plan, said he favored the two-thirds rule, barring a compromise, unless the convention got into a dangerous deadlock in a repetition of the Madison Square Garden convention of 1924. He expressed confidence Roosevelt would be nominated.

RAIN PREVENTS MARBLE PLAY City Champ Will Get His Chance Wednesday. By Times Special OCEAN CITY, N. J„ June 28. Young Billy Dyer, Indianapolis entrant in the national marbles tourney, will not have a chance to redeem himself today, for his luckless ten-game losing streak on Monday. The Tuesday schedule was washed out by rain, which began late Monday afternoon and continued this morning. A double-header will be played Wednesday, with morning and afternoon games. The morning events begin at 9:30. Dyer will have fifteen games to play in the final day of the elimination round. Outside of his misfortune in the opening day’s play, Dyer is in fine spirits, fine health and enjoying himself to the utmost. He and Merrill Evans of Decatur and Cecil Dickerson of Roanoke, Va„ have formed a fast friendship since their arrival here and always are together. Fun and adventure is coming their way a-plenty. But the inclement weather has prevented Dyer from his long-awaited dip in the ocean. He hopes to breast the waves Wednesday.

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DENIES AIDING 6-BALLOT RULE Roosevelt Says He Had No Part in New Move. By United Press ALBANY, N. Y., June 28. Franklin D. Roosevelt declared emphatically today that he did not take any personal action in the move of his supporters at Chicago in pushing through the rules committee a compromise which might permit nomination of a presidential candidate by a majority after the sixth ballot. “The compromise was not instituted at my suggestion. I had absolutely no hand in that ruling.”

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ROOSEVELT ACT PLUNGES CAMP INTO CONFUSION Disavows Responsibility for New Attempt to Revise Rules. BY RAY TUCKER Times Staff Writer CHICAGO, June 28.—Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt plunged his partisans into confusion again today when he disavowed responsibility for the second attempt of his convention manager to revise the rules to permit nomination by a majority instead of two-thirds of the delegates. Following the New York Governor’s surrender of the original proposal to kill the two-thirds rule before the first ballot was taken, his supporters on the rules committee agreed on a provision whereby a majority could nominate after the sixth ballot. Upsets Farley Plans The new strategy created as much resentment as the first one, but the Roosevelt spokesmen here declared they would go through with this fight. It was after a stirring and exciting day that Roosevelt's second apparent repudiation of his managers was made public by James A. Farley, Roosevelt's chief lieutenant. Roosevelt, besides upsetting Farley’s plans, virtually has repudiated the rules committee, controlled by his faction. However, they again obeyed the behest of the man at Albany and acted to withdraw their report providing nomination by majority. Report Prestig; Lost A loss of Roosevelt prestige was conceded on all sides as a result of the apparent vacillation. Unofficial polls had indicated the six-ballot proposition would be defeated by about 100 votes, and this attempt to escape responsibility has only increased the strength of the opposition. The allies clearly are heartened by Roosevelt's surrender, and his friends discouraged.

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By United Press WASHINGTON. June 28.—Tire senate today confirmed the nomination of Gardner Cowles Sr. (Iowa) to the board of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Cowles will fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Charles G. Dawes. No one has yet been named to take Dawes’ position as president of the corporation.

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WALSH LEADING CHAIRMAN POLL Only Heavy Reserves Can Stop Senator. By United Press CHICAGO. June 28 —An informal poll of delegations, early this afternoon indicated Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana would win the permanent chairmanship contest in the Democratic convention unless heavy inroads were made into his support by splitting delegations. The poll stood as follows: Plrdecd or promised to Shousc 3IR.S Doubtful but lean towards Shouse .. . 131. Total 4U.S Pledeed or promised to Walsh 390.5 Doubtful lean towards Walsh 210 Total 009.5 Position unknown 08. A simple majority only is needed to select.

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