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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1936
Page
10
The Charleston Gazette of June 26 1936 prints a Thought For Today on man making and the value of effort in building cities and world. The paper critiques Governor Landes and notes a New York Journal of Commerce remark praising his record and public presence in current events.
Chairman John D. M. Hamilton announced the GOP is led by the youngest executive group in the party after a two day meeting in Topeka with Landon Knox and top GOP officials. The United Press noted no house cleaning as veterans like Henry Roraback and Ralph Williams kept key vice chair posts while Hamilton surrendered general counsel duties to Bentz P. Fletcher.
Tlighman Cloud of Pleasant Hill offers a contrarian take on the Liberty League and G. O. P. era. He claims the stock market crash triggered a global downturn, Hoover prevented a deeper collapse, Roosevelt’s 1933 election shocked the public, and Roosevelt policies slowed recovery, labeling himself a graduate of the Hoover School of Verisimilitude.
The Baltimore Evening Sun and William Allen White flag a campaign pause as editors discuss how politicians from both parties avoid naming the Republican label. White highlights careful language before a keynote speech, noting the cautious avoidance of explicit terms and party identifiers.
The piece notes both parties avoiding partisan labels in keynote and platform language. It argues politicians seek new voters by downplaying traditional names like Jefferson and Roosevelt, urging practical vote seeking over old loyalties in a labeled political year.
The Monongahela River may soon see revived use as a transport route as a Monongah a county coal firm invests 90000 in river equipment to move fuel to Pittsburgh. Towboats push coal on the Kanawha near Charleston while European rivers carry passengers and freight. Mines in the Fairmont field could load from river docks, suggesting a broader renaissance of inland navigation.
A three ton transit truck carrying almost five tons of freight from Fairmont to Grafton toppled on a Prunty town road after its rear axle broke. No injuries or major damage occurred, but the incident spurred a call for load weight enforcement and a shift of heavy freight back to railroads.
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round reports on James Farley, postmaster general and national GOP chair, as the central campaign flashpoint. The piece notes internal pushback from administration and Democratic sympathy, plus a side look at Talmadge and Norris across the scene.
McIntyre Day By Day notes a brisk New York mood as celebrities and trends of the era are sketched. The column references Robert Woolsey, Paul McCullough, George Kaufman, ferry musicians, and a shift from horsecar to motor culture, highlighting the city’s social kaleidoscope and the era’s transitional feel.
Washington Close Up reports that pre convention Republican materials in Cleveland created a campaign pamphlet arsenal aimed at Roosevelt. The Fifteen group and Boondoggles produced eye catching granited sources like The Cost of the New Deal and Churches Next with a wide array of ropings against Roosevelt and New Deal policies. Henry Fletcher sanctioned the effort and the pamphlets spread through delegates as the party prepared for November.
Readers may send questions on history language and science to The Gazette Home Service Bureau Washington DC for publication in the Cammen Errec column. The page lists sample Qs on Casanova Rome language and political parties with an offer to purchase the bulletin Palithest Parties and details the service address and payment.
PARIS June 25 Karl Radek predicts the Russians will be the freest people under a new constitution. He says workers rights would be secure by placing presses supplies and buildings under workers control. He argues capitalism cannot provide true freedom and contrasts it with American individual printing. He comments on gender and future body changes and ends with a note directing readers to turn to Page 15 Part 1.
The writer laments military leadership under public glare, arguing generals and colonels face career-ending pressure from a media hungry for controversy. He notes resignation after criticism, compares to other scandals, and claims public funds sustain the services while critics seek political gain.
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