Lemke Predicts He Will Be Elected
Congresman William Lemke said after talks with Cleveland supporters that he would carry Onto and states like Oklahoma Texas Alabama Louisiana Georgia and North Carolina in November to win the presidency Ohio was described as a cinch Lemke met running mate Thomas O'Brien and Ohio organizer Sylvester McMahon as the Union party plans to enter Ohio with a triangular emblem Lemke criticized Roosevelt’s moneychanger phrase and claimed the drive shifted to their plans in the cellar indicating renewed party activity
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William Lemke
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Sylvester V. McMahon
Ohio
National Union For Social Justice
Lemke
Washington
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Robert
Chicago
Union Party
Troosevelt
Landon Cheered By Thousands on Kansas Train
Governor Alf Landon, cheered by thousands, travels by train toward Estes Park after stops in Abilene and Salina. He greets crowds but speaks little, plans a brief Denver reception before continuing to his Colorado ranch.
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Denver
Alf M. Landon
Estes Park
Colo
Abilene
Salina
Pegey Anne
M.S. T
Gary
Edward C. Johnson
Landen
Bank Holdup Near Columbus Netted About $9000
Two men robbed the Peoples Savings Bank at Worthington a suburb of Columbus at noon today and escaped with about $9000. Norman Lehman assistant cashier and Mrs Ruth Stritmatter bookkeeper were brought to lie behind the teller's cage while the money was taken. They did not enter the vault. The robbers fled in a 1934 dark blue Ford sedan.
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Columbus
Peoples Savings Bank
Worthington
Norman Lehman
Ruth Stritmatter
Treasury Announces Large Cash Balance Enables Stop to Extra Bill Floats
Washington June 25 The Treasury Department will halt the weekly flotation of 50 900 000 in treasury bills over the amount maturing each week Morgenthau Jr said the move follows a buildup to pay the soldiers bonus and after selling about 400 million of such bills maturing April 15 the weekly issue will drop back to 50 million to cover only maturing bills indicating the cash balance is ample for anticipated needs
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Treasury Department
Inail
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
The Weather Fair and warmer to night andFriday
Fair and warmer to night with increasing clouds. Friday will be warmer in the south and rental, followed by showers and cooler in extreme north portions.
Platform Drafters Hit Snags In All Night Session
Philadelphia delegates failed to finish a Democratic platform endorsing the New Deal after an eight hour session. The resolutions subcommittee wrestled with a proposed constitutional amendment on hours and wages, while affirming Roosevelt era policies. The group planned further talks to present a completed plank before tonight's convention.
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Roosevelt
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New Deal
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John T. Lewis
United Miners
Elyman Elected To State Office By Auxiliary
Miss Virginia Southam of 355 Kenyon avenue led action workers in the United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary at the state convention in Columbus where she was elected state junior vice president after serving as auxiliary chaplain. Veterans officers include Col. Jack Harley Lima as department commander and others. The auxiliary elected Louise Gates Cincinnati as department president and Eva Buchanan Carton as senior vice president. Resolutions criticized certain policies and memorial track decisions, urging protection of veterans rights and opposing patriotic misuses.
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United Spanish War Veterans
Columbus
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Veterans’ Organization
Col
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Lima
Frank Lowery
Athens
J. T. Roberta
Louise Gates
Cincinnati
Eva Buchanan
Carton
County To Take Loss On Bonds
Lorain county will absorb losses from underwriting district improvement bonds as Spring Valley and Company defaults are settled. Prosecutor Butler reports the $32 000 claim with the bonding company may now yield only 7 to 10 percent, costing taxpayers up to $28 000. Previously Avon Lake water works bonds also exposed the county, with guarantees through Detroit Fidelity and Loan Company, later taken over by Lloyds Insurance Company of America and then collapsed.
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Spring Valley and Company
Howard R. Butler
New York City
Butler
Pisto Ty
Avon Lake Water Works
Detroit Fidelity
Lloyds Insurance Company of America
Crop Insurance Plank Sought at Democratic Platform
Washington reports drought hit farmers pushing a platform plank for crop insurance. Agriculture officials say Secretary Wallace may propose a scheme within the soil conservation program and without new funds. An alternative backed by Sen. Pope calls for a new government agency to administer crop insurance.
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Democratic National Platform
Agriculture Department
Weary A. Wallace
Philadelphia
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Wallace
Soil Conservation Program
James P. Pope
Idaho
Smiths Letter Missing From Convention Sparks Haste
In Philadelphia James A. Farley told reporters he cannot explain why Alfred I. Smith and four other Democrats overdue in reaching the Democratic National Convention. Delegates in charge of the temporary chairman Senator Athen W. Barkley of Kentucky reportedly received the letter.
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James A. Farley
Alfred I. Smith
Farley
Karen
Smith
Sen
Athen W. Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt Strategy Plays Court Reform At Democratic Nominating Convention
The Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia moves toward Roosevelt’s renomination and a platform tolerating court change debated in keynote addresses by Barkley and Robinson. They outline a New Deal defense while avoiding a direct constitutional amending battle, planning to shape the court by future vacancies and asserting that Congress must work within the Constitution.
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United Press
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Philadelphia
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Supreme Court
New Deal
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Joseph T. Robinson
Mr. Roosevelt
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Robinson
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Convention Schedule in Philadelphia Democratic National Convention
Philadelphia June 25 schedule lists sessions with Alben Barkley as temporary chairman at 10 a.m. and Joseph T. Robinson as permanent chairman. Rules, recess, and evening sessions follow with platform adoption and Roosevelt nomination if time permits.
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Alben W. Barkley
Joseph T. Robinson
Controversial Issues Before Delegates Soon
DELPHIA June 25 Senator Joseph T Robinson assumed the helm of the Democratic national convention today steering it toward settlement of its two controversial issues the 1936 platform and abolition of the two thirds rule for choosing the nominees. The session was brief lasting about 33 minutes with Robinson unanimously acclaimed chairman after credentials controversy. The rules committee voted to recommend majority rule replacing the two thirds requirement. Southern representatives vowed to carry their fight to the floor after defeat in committee. The credentials report seated Minnesota delegations with Erickson replacing Wolf.
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Roosevelt
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Franklin Field
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Robinson
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Alf M. Landon
Landon
Troosevelt
Francis H. Townsend
Jeader
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Station of Labor
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
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National
Young Democrats Movement
Rules Committee
Credentials Committee
Minnesota
John P. Erickson
Duluth
Joseph Wolf
Erickson
Alben Barkley
George Emerson Barnes
Philadelphia
Berkley
Rep
Wiliam J. Canfield
Masachusetts
Puerto Rico
Canal Zones
Importation Of Strike Breakers Now Prohibited
President Roosevelt signed a bill to prevent the importation of strike breakers across state lines. The action forms part of a batch of measures he signed as Congress wound down, reflecting labor peace efforts during the closing days.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Vote to Abolish Two Thirds Rule at Democratic Convention
DELPHIA June 25 The rules committee of the Democratic national convention voted 32 to 1 to abolish the 104 year old rule requiring a two thirds vote to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates. Ratification by convention delegates was expected later today as Ohio joined the yes vote for abolition.
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Delphtia
Ohio
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