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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1936
Page
8
The Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic Newspaper issues a front page brief dated Friday June 12, 1996. The issue lists publication details, rates, and a Walpole quotation offering a daily thought for today about acting with common sense and duty.
The piece argues that the Cleveland convention shows a controlled shift to a Landon candidacy, with Borah backing his party. It portrays the Old Guard as maintaining power, selecting a vague platform and a reactionary slate dressed as liberal to appeal across regions.
The piece criticizes Hoover’s stance on relief and recalls earlier calls for a Florida canal to link the Gulf with the Atlantic. It highlights wartime strategic needs, past funding, and ongoing congressional debate on completing the project. It also discusses West Virginia tax limits and potential repeals, urging careful fiscal reform.
The excerpt recalls Herbert Hoover pledging Republican guarantees of jobs for 11,000,000 idle, arguing past unemployment figures were manipulated by James J. Davis. It casts doubt on Hoover's record of broken promises and contrasts it with earlier New Deal-era rhetoric, urging voters to remember campaign assurances.
In Cleveland June 11 the Landon campaign team weighs a front porch style, centered in New York Boston or Chicago, with Landon at home in Kansas. They plan daily press conferences and occasional porch speeches to project strength amid party plotting. Meantime White keeps silent as a platform spokesman while observers note the crowded hotel lobby and key figures like Work Fess Donovan in the background.
A fragmented column surveys 1930s New York life. Observations span Broadway glitz, Harlem culture, Central Park scenes, and the era’s fashion, media personalities, and public spaces. The writer notes changing crowds, radio figures, and evolving city rhythms while dodging graphic detail.
Readers may send questions to The Gazette Home Service Bureau Washington 1327 New York Avenue N W Washington D C with name and address on the side of the paper dated questions. Test your knowledge on ten questions and turn to page 11 for answers.
Washington analysis notes mortality of House speakers, saga of Rayburn and Bankhead, Roosevelt’s Texas trip timing, and the odds of Rayburn becoming speaker. Includes trivia Q&A and wedding book promo from The Charleston Gazette Service Bureau.
Intercepted message dated June 11, 1936, warns Chief to keep alarms quiet as firefighters attend a ball. The note “Your s” ends the fragment, implying concern about an alert during a social event. No further details on location or individuals are provided.
Arthur Brisbane notes that all candidates except Gov. Landon have withdrawn, leaving Landon as the sole nominee and absent from the convention. Hoover’s Cleveland address drew ovations as he urged translating relief into constructive jobs. The column blends political satire with social commentary on media and society.
A satirical portrait of a convention attendee, depicting a home-loving voter who crowds affection and questions at the pump. It recalls past dry and wet conventions and predicts a sober 1936 gathering with fewer stampedes and dramatic theatrics.
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