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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1932
Page
1
President Hoover blasted public works provisions as pork barrel wasteful in a statement issued after the Garner Wagner relief bill moved to conference. He warned these non productive expenditures would unbalance the budget and limit employment, while noting the need for targeted aid and budget integrity.
Pelham D. Glaseford, Washington police superintendent, ordered all officers to stand by for disturbances as 20 000 bonus army protesters camped in the city. The alert was later cancelled as no trouble emerged and officers were told to contact precincts every half hour.
Rebels seize Bangkok and arrest King Prajadhipok and most of the royal family as army and navy topple the absolute monarchy. The capital is quiet, officials and princes are held in royal palaces, and a move toward a constitutional monarchy is stated by military leaders. King Rama VII had hinted at a constitutional shift during his rule.
Chicago dispatch reports Tammany hall rejects replacing the two thirds rule for the 1932 nominating process while remaining neutral on the state roll call. John F Curry pledges to fight the Roosevelt proposal, signaling firm opposition from the New York organization as Roosevelt supporters push for majority nominating power.
Henry J. Allen former Kansas senator becomes publicity director for the Republican campaign at Hoovers request. Joseph R. Nutt outlines finance plans and state quotas as the party charts its course with general HQ to be in Chicago and offices in Washington and New York.
Lausanne June 24 Officials from France Germany and Belgium met in a cordial session to discuss postwar finances and armaments. French premier Herriot and German Chancellor von Papen spoke privately with a public exchange of ideas that suggested no imminent agreement. The talks included German finance minister von Krosick presenting Germanys weak finances and Belgian plans for a cross border utility trust under the Bank for International Settlements with a Danubian credit mechanism and tariff reductions linked to Belgium Netherlands accords.
Chicago memo outlines Cannon's advice to let a roll call proceed without interruption. The parliamentarian recalls past conventions where William Jennings Bryan influenced outcomes when recognized during roll calls, stressing that once begun, the roll call cannot be interrupted.
Clarence Stephenson, a hired man, is moved to Williamson jail amid threats of violence. Harry Robertson, Logan city commissioner, and his roommate are charged with murder in the death of Mamie Thurman, police officer’s wife. Bloodstains and an old razor found in Robertson home surface as investigations continue.
Senate cuts presidential budget lines by 37,380 while House acceptance stands. Reductions include personal services for the president, travel and official entertainment, mansion maintenance, printing, and contingent expenses such as stationery and telephones, reflecting a broader government economy move.
At Niagara Falls on June 24 a pilot died during the international air races when Richard Bennett 45 of Binghamton plunged to the ground as his motor exploded midair near the second pylon. Other pilots survived with minor injuries. J Thropp of Trenton won the race Bennett entered.
The Public Service Commission reserved decision after hearing Domestic Coke Corp's Fairmont intrastate tariff application. Shipments would move coal from Virginian Railroad points to Fairmont, pending ruling.
Washington reports Democratic leader Robinson challenged President Hoover's authority to name the Reconstruction corporation president. He threatened to delay the confirmation of Gardner Cowles Sr. of Des Moines as a director while the banking committee unanimously backed Cowles' confirmation. Eugene Meyer said a president would be elected by the board, potentially taking a week.
Al Smith shed his coat and declared he would fight to keep the two thirds rule at the Democratic convention. He opposed compromising the principle, backed Jouett Shouse for permanent chairman, and warned against any eleventh hour rule change amid Roosevelt forces. Smith claimed his role helped block Roosevelt’s bid, saying the clash kept the race against the New York governor lively.
The Siamese monarchy was toppled in a revolution shocking the U S State Department. The Chakri dynasty had just marked its 150th anniversary under King Prajadhipok with grand pageantry and rites. A prophecy that no dynasty lasts more than 160 years looms over the event.
Democratic leaders on the platform committee prepare a repeal and economic deal pledge. Youthful Chicago University president Hutchins warns of a third party as reformers press for clear economic issues. Farm Board criticism and repeal plank prospects dominate daylong hearings. Prohibition repeal headlines tomorrow.
Syracuse reports a Cornell University finding that ultraviolet rays from a woman's eye killed yeast cells placed on a slide. Experiments by Otto Rahn showed cells died within minutes with direct gaze, and longer exposure with a quartz barrier confirmed UV as the cause.
Hoover assails Garner-Wagner relief provisions as pork barrel while the Senate sends the bill back to conference. The Senate also backs a wheat loan expansion for Red Cross relief and confirms a Christmas of postal rate hikes. Gardner Cowles Sr. named reconstriction corp director.
Chicago reports a Democratic pre convention scene dominated by women as delegates and committee women test the 1920s vote for a potential November winner. Mrs Henry Moskowitz and Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross lead a group of thirty five distinguished committeewomen shaping the party gender dynamic and influence. Mrs Ruffin G Pleasant aligns against Huey Long’s Long delegation amid Louisiana and others in contention.
At the Democratic convention in Chicago on June 24 Roosevelt aligned Hoidale and Minnesota Long groups won temporary roll recognition over rival delegations by margins of 71 to 14 and 55 to 32. The scene mixed heated exchanges with humor as fault lines formed for credentials review.
Chicago dispatch notes a tense convention scene as Farley and Smith, leading anti Roosevelt forces, plan to push for a majority vote to nominate and back Walsh for permanent chairman. McAdoo and Curry signal ongoing battles over two thirds rule and Shouse versus Walsh while Tammany weighs in.
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