Dickinson Keynote Opens Chicago GOP Jamboree
The Chicago convention begins with an Iowa senator L J Dickinson delivering the opening keynote. He recalls past clashes with Hoover and highlights party unity amid talks of peaceful proceedings despite tensions and old partisan rivalries. A notable anecdote recalls Dickinson's early Senate support for a committee appointment tied to anti Hoover activity.
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Republican National Committee
Congressman Eslick Dies During Bonus Debate in Senate House
Representative Edward E. Eslick of Tennessee collapsed at his desk while arguing for the Patman bill to provide immediate World War I veterans' compensation. Physicians worked over him. he died of a heart attack at age 60. The House adjourned after a sorrowful resolution, delaying the vote on the veterans bonus.
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Edward E. Eslick
Pulaski
Tenn
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Larrabee
Indiana
Swick
Pennsylvania
George Calver
Eslick
Plan Stampede For Dawes For Second Place
Republican convention followers of Charles G. Dawes plot a secret stampede to nominate him for vice president as delegates gather. Texas moves to back Dawes with Arkansas. Curtis remains favored for renomination. Hoover era cabinet members back Curtis while Dawes claims 20 to 25 states.
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Charles Curtis
Hoover
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Arkansas
Illinois
Captain Recalls Rescue of Plane Crashed Flyer at Sea
Capt James W Wilson tells how trans Atlantic flyer Stanislaus Hausner drifted a week after his plane failed 694 miles off Portugal. Circe Shell spotted the derelict, launched a lifeboat, and Hausner, exhausted, collapsed after greeting the captain and thanking him for the rescue.
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Portugal
United Press
James W Wilson
Administration moves toward resubmission plank in prohibition drive
In Chicago AP reports leaders push to defeat repeal by drafting a resubmission plank after White House consultations. Hoover aides and prohibition chiefs review the tentative text with Mills Hyde Garfield and Poling, aiming for presidential approval before the resolutions committee acts. Pennsylvania delegates back a compromise plank 49 to 15.
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Resolutions Committee
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Pennsylvania
Gibbons Fails to Find Stadium for GOP Olympiad
The report describes Floyd Gibbons noting difficulties locating a suitable venue for the Republican National Convention in Chicago. He laments the move to Chicago Stadium and recalls past practices of selecting winners at the Coliseum, hinting at logistical and historical context for the opening day in the Loop.
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Iowans Gird For Farm Aid Plank In GOP Talks
Iowa delegates meet with J Darling and Governor Turner to push a farm relief plank in the Republican platform. Dr E E Bamford proposes a $4 billion government bond issue to liquidate half of farm mortgages over 40 years, with amortization bonds and 3.75 percent interest.
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Chicago
Iowa
Republican Party
Dan Turner
J. Darling
Des Moines
Resolutions Committee
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Turner
Joe Anderson
Thompson
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Centerville
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Means Pleads For Immediate Sentence In Larceny Case
Gaston B. Means, former Justice Department operative, found guilty by a DC jury of larceny of 104000 dollars from Mrs Evalyn Walsh McLean. He asked for immediate sentencing after a Tuesday verdict and failed to move for a new trial. He faces up to twenty years in prison and a possibly large fine.
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Gaston B. Means
Department of Justice
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Means
Spangler Elected to National G O P Committee
Members of the Iowa delegation to the national Republican convention on Monday night elected Harrison E. Spangler of Cedar Rapids as a member of the national Republican committee. Spangler serves as chairman of Iowa’s Republican central committee.
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Cedar Rapids
National Republican Committee
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Republican Central Committee
Rotarians Stop in Cedar Rapids On North Western Tour
About 110 Rotarians including delegates from Chicago, the east and Canada greeted the Cedar Rapids station with a Welcome sign as they traveled from New York toward the Seattle convention. Local officials and Chamber representatives met the group and sang the Iowa Corn song before the train continued toward Omaha.
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E. J. Zadnichek
Chamber of Commerce
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Hugh Orchard
E. L. Henry
Boone
Iowa
North Western
Omaha
Rock Island
Dickinson keynote at Republican convention renominates Hoover
Iowa Senator L. J. Dickinson delivered the 1932 keynote praising President Hoover’s economic program. He argued Hoover’s measures protected the nation from panic, cited the Fed’s actions as stabilizing Wall Street, and lauded budget discipline and agriculture relief as essential to steering the country to safety.
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Will Rogers Tackles Chicago Convention Versus Ziegfeld Follies
Will Rogers compares the 1932 Republican convention in Chicago to attending a Chautauqua lecture while Washington speeches on the soldiers bonus unfold. He riffs on keynote duties, betting on Charley Dawes or Amelia Earhart for president, and notes plenty of wet lobbying and badge envy amid the political crowd.
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Keynoter’s Speech Altered Before Delivery
The Keynoter notes that the written speech is never the version delivered. Administration and party leaders heavily edit the address, leaving little of the original text intact. Dickinson’s past anti Hoover stance is cited as an example of the extensive microscopic editing.
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The Speech Praises Hoover’s War on Low Mood
Mr Dickinson’s remarks honor President Hoover for his unique efforts to combat a global mood of despair. He notes no other leader offered so many concrete remedies yet cautions that one man cannot avert the consequences of a world war and widespread folly.
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Dickinson rails at Democratic opposition to GOP aims
The speaker criticizes Democratic efforts against the Republican administration. He argues against Democratic plans to lift the nation from its low mood by creating post offices, paving roads, and politically fencing the November elections.
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ME Dickinson
Farm Board price fixes boost returns to farmers, speaker asserts
Mr Dickin son argues farmers benefited from large government aid and price supports, citing a billion dollars spent on agriculture in three years and farm board price-fixing profits estimated between two and three billion dollars. He claims this proves the Republican party’s steadfast backing of farming interests.
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Republican Party
Seda Farm Board
Tariff Critique From Iowa Marks Agricultural Strain
A Iowa observer argues the tariff defends some goods but harms the state’s agriculture by shifting burdens to items Iowa does not produce. The critic notes protection is eroded by duties on those other items and highlights the broader economic stress on farmers.
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Iowa
Partisanship vs Patriotism Cited By Mr Dickinson
Mr Dickinson argues partisanship should be set aside for patriotism. He says cheap partisanship harms Congress and the administration, crippling party conventions. He predicts voters may cast ballots more cautiously in November.
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Congress
Prohibition Omission Highlights GOP Symbol Debate
The Dickinson keynote skipped mention of prohibition, signaling infighting over the GOP symbol. Analysts warn that if the keynote omission reflects the resolutions committee, the white elephant could multiply into a herd by the Democrats' repeal push to the polls.
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Resolutions Committee
Jowla Delegation Votes At Republican Convention
The delegation splits sixteen to nine in a state convention fight. Gov Turner prefers farm relief but misses a spot on the resolutions committee. Jay Darling, noted cartoonist and Hooverite, backs Hoover and repeal efforts as debates over relief continue.
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Resolutions Committee
Jay Darling
Spangler Boosts Iowa GOP at National Convention
Edar Rapids figures gain visibility as Harrison E. Spangler, state Republican chairman, joins the national committee. Once the most effective Hoover supporter in Iowa, he secured Dickinson and Field switchovers to the party line, signaling a shift in political strategy.
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Tennessee congressman presses fee bonus bill in house
Democratic Rep Edward E Eslick of Tennessee spoke in the house this afternoon urging passage of a fee bonus bill. He charged that while other matrons cared for their World War soldiers Uncle Sam...
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Edward E. Eslick
Tennessee
House of Representatives
Sam
Drifts of hail three feet deep along roads south of West Union
Large piles of hailstones formed drifts four miles south of West Union after a spring storm. Hail measured up to three feet in places, piling along roadsides and damaging alfalfa oats and rye fields. The corn crop, small but likely to recover, faces delay. oats and grain have minor losses.
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Delhi Area Fishing Grounds Set Delayed Opening
State game warden W. E. Albert warns local anglers of a change in opening date for spawning grounds above Delhi. Officials say the grounds will not open until Thursday June 16 and will stay closed through June 15, altering plans to leave Tuesday evening.
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Senate Substitutes Wagner Bill for Garner Measure
The Wagner Senate general unemployment relief bill was substituted for the Garner House bill by the Senate Banking and Currency Committee. It authorizes 2 billion dollars for a broad relief program including loans to private industry for self liquidating public works and 500 million dollars for public works projects.
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Veteran collapses and dies after handing I O U to American veterans
An unidentified man collapsed to the floor and died after handing his I O U to American veterans during a gathering. Police investigated the incident as a sudden death with no immediate signs of foul play.
Spectacular death tied to heated bonus debate sparks superstition
Some readers claim Eslick’s death signals divine judgment as the bonus fight looms, arguing the fallen leader’s stance would have altered the political narrative if he opposed the bill.
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Eslick
Hoover furlough plan gains $130 million in savings
Senator Smoot says conference on the national economy bill accepts the Hoover furlough plan with about 130 million dollars in savings, a figure higher than prior estimates. He cautions the balance of the budget is not guaranteed but expects revenue to rise as measures pass. He will push for a Senate vote on the economy bill promptly after Tuesday’s report.
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Smoot
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Senate
Soapbox Reds Hold Meeting Near Convention
In Chicago police dispersed a Tuesday gathering of Communists and unemployed two blocks from the Republican National Convention. About 5 000 people attended a soapbox speech event for over an hour, with an estimated 1 000 being Communists. Police formed lines to keep the crowd back from the stadium without violence.
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Frank Machett
Machett
Convention Stadium
Forty Handicapped Children To Leave For Camp Wednesday
Forty physically handicapped children are set to depart for Camp Good Health on Wednesday as doctors from the Public Health Nursing Bureau review each case and plan continued care. The camp will mix supervised recreation with health progress, featuring swimming at Big Creek, a dammed waters area, and a camp kitchen prepared to feed the campers with beef stew, strawberries, eggs, fresh vegetables, and milk daily, as fundraising to support the camp continues.
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Public Health Nursing Bureau
Big Creek
American Legion
Vera Murray
Police continue search for man described in assault case
Police and county officers received a fuller description Monday of the man who abducted a 9 year old schoolgirl Friday morning and attacked her in a deserted neighborhood. Earlier reports named a man with gold front teeth in a brown four door car and three other girls identified the same man as having chased them in a tan Ford with California plates. County Attorney Carl Henderson led the hunt Sunday and stayed involved Monday. A suspect arrested Tuesday was released after victims failed to identify him.
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Cedar Rapids
California
Carl Hendrickson
Death certificate filed for Violet Sharpe maid in Morrow home
InEnglewood New Jersey the death certificate for Violet Sharpe, a maid in the Dwight W. Morrow residence, lists her as married and notes death by her own action. The document was filed on Tuesday and mentions the husband’s name as unknown.
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Dwight W. Morrow
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year
Cedar Rapids reports 168 accidents and 156 injuries this year with no fatalities indicated in the data. The tally shows rising incident counts compared with prior periods, highlighting road-safety concerns in the city’s motor traffic.
Will Rogers Reports Alleged Finagling at Republican Convention
The article accuses last minute maneuvering at a Republican convention. It claims officials hid details from a key figure to prevent him from running and regaining his seat.
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