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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
THURSDAY, JULY 7. 1932
Roosevelt and Gariler
Named
the Democrats
New York Governor Wins on Fourth Ballot in National
. G>nvention' at Chicago—Platform Advocates
Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment— ^..[:
^ Lively Scenes in Stadium.
S<> ended the first (taj, with no ont-
waril evhley'-es of the hut li}:hts that
were K(»in;; <ui in e<Mnii)in(*e rooms and
doh'^aiion headMiiarlers. “TimaoTow
we wjll see the ttattle o|K*n.'’ said ev- j
•T.vone. (’(»ns»s|iie!iiI>. wherr <'imirtiKin .
I'.arkley slaricd |>nKce(lin;;s 'I'm* dfi.v j
noon all s'.*atH *vcie llllad. 'I'he dole
cafes and alteriuites were an\ioii:.ly.
snpgei^tlon that led his f<dlower« on
the rules cominitto;* U) slaui’litroiich
a rule providing t^rOptional ahropi
fion of the two thirds rule sitter the
sixth hsillot. Apiin revolt broke 4»;ii
in K(M>sevelt dcdepitions and this^sian.
also, was uhsiiidoued. Farley now'll:
loriued the i»res8 that U<K»seveU sttwHl
for the tra»litlonal-pPR-edure and the
regular order of business.
'I'SiCer for the s-otdiirt stml the sptvia
KU-S Iiiicld ha\e h.«t n as r.-. Vhe liooHevelt ft>F|L-e8 uis<»,Jbuekt*d
and w..men of aiirieiit U<»ui^ avid tor ! on their whenie to atJ.spl the
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
Cfclctifro.--'!niouRand8 of unterrified
l>efiiocrat8 harjred Into this eity by the
lake; D-irTof them mmiinuted Franklin
IK Roosevelt of New York for I'resl-
dent; 1,104 of them selectiMl .lolm N.
darner of Texas for ae^’oml place on
tlte tlOkel; practically all wlm were
delepttee adopted i
I
8tan/ai—wldch l« more than most
AmerieunK kn(»w—w» she went richt
ahead will) them, and the hand and its
leiuler had a lAird time cat<-hirit' up
with her. '
Cermak Does Some Keynoting.
.Miiyor^ Cerinak heinjj introduced
platf<»rn) that in- j uiade the custoiuury wclotmiii);
clud<*d a plank deidarinc for repeal of
U»e Kiphteentk aniendinent and for liu
mediate tepalixation of lM*er and wine.
Then they uproarinply preeted their
ITesidentlnl muninee in the ('hicapo
speech on hehulf <»f ('hiciipo. and, l»e
inp hiiuself un eminent Democrat, he
then emitlniietl with a nilnluture key
note speech all his own. earninp a
cheer when he de^-liired; “The iTesi-
Ktadiiim, and departefl for their lioim*s. i dent who Is to assume ollice next
confident of victory in Noiemher.
It t(N»k the deleputes six full days to
do the work of the national conveiitUm,
and in the rioiiip they put up as pretty
a political tlpht as one could wish for.
Yet
Mjir<‘h has not yet been mimed."
holder che«*rs preeted this;
“The American pistfde ht'lieve that!
we shall have more respect for the
t'/onstitiition with the Kipfiteeuth
a phid'.aiorial combat in the t'olisoi^n
After a pt'srimistic prayer by Kt
Uev. M;,t. !•'. tJ.’() :tro,w; ki of (’hicapo
and a s<*ii;im;‘i!tal,sonp l».v .Mrs. How
ard Austin, the first fireworks a'ore
set off. the piece h(‘liip the eont-est he
twe«*n St^nalttr Ilii(*y 1'. I.-inp of I.oiiisi |
ana and his (h'li'cation. selected by the '
stjite <*eiilr:il (•(Mnuiit!<*e. and amtthcr
hnncli of (lele.rates ruiriKMl by a stale
conventiont .Here was the first open
deniotistniti<fh of the nja-i-atlons of lli«-
Uoosevi lt. steam roller. The credea
tials c<tnitnitf(*e, eontrolled by the
I{(sis<>velt forces, reftorted In I'aiored
sealirip I.onp and Ills crowd, they l*e
inp counted as f(»r tlie New York p<o
ernor. A niin(»riry report was read h\
platform after the noiuinution of the
\V. Kmerv I,atic‘ast<‘r of llllmds an I
Several Rplits. In fact, enotiph to make i ainemlnieiit out of It.
L<‘t It
■ real battle. That was what the spec-
tajors wanted and expeeUsi, and iWlint
the I )eiiio<Tats always seem wiilinp lo
0U|iply. They en.joy it tliemstdves as do
the part i«‘ipatits in tlie traditional
Doniiyhrook Fair.
Wliy the "Stoll Uoosevelt" effort
failed was easily st'eti. In llie^first
place the New York poxeiiior had oh
taiiieil a niiinitip start hy eorralinp a
this
he reeonletl in history that In
convention America was reborn.” j
As the mayor stepped fiack to his j
seat, there was a w-ihl yell from the l
pel+cries, and the entire .Massachusetts j
(lelepation arose to its feet cheerinp. j
All necks were craned in the elT«»rt to
«
see what was causiiip the excitement.
It was om* .M Smitli. sinilinp peiiially,
makitip his way to his place in the
ably uph(‘ld hy him and several oili
ers.
“Kingfish" Didn’t Blunter.
The eldef deiiatcr on the ma.iorifv
side was l\np hims<‘ir. and the "Kin-p
fi'di" furnis'.MsI a preat suriirise. His
antics in the senate ami incomniiftc'*
rooiiis'since his arrival in ('hicapo had
led to the belief thal he woiihl he ram
|tap«Mms. Not so. He was. on the
I'oiitrary. fjiiite dipnilied anfl pave, an
evpdsiliitn of Ills case that was impre.v
sive if not entirely cmivincinp. Seem
ticket, the puriKise of which was to
allow I he <-amlidate to shaiie the plat
form and perhaps to hasten the nomi
nation. ^
\Vedne.s<l.jiy aflermsiirs session 'was
u washout so fur us the transaction
of busipess WHS concerned, for the
c< mmittee un resolutions was stMl
wranpllnp over tlie prohibition plank. !
tip Chairman Wal.-'.li, after a pra.ierj
by Itev. Duncan 11. Krowue, fumed j
the pavei over to Fddie Dow linp. a ,
siape comedian, and Kddie [lut on a |
\cry pood improniptu vaudeville per !
foriiiance. The delepates and pui^sts'
showed they enjoyed it inimeiisely.
(’unie then th^ evetiinp. full of tti [
mult.,und oratory over the prohihi- i
li(»ri jijaiik. .Some ’iojKld men and wiun-
eii were packeil into the .'^radium ami!
many more thoustinds wailed outside:
when the doors were ordered closed.'
.Mayor ('erinak li:id hi'eti pivinp out |
vast quantities of "courtesy cards”
t^nd when it was discoM-rcil these had,
been tmlmterfeited no move of tliem j
were honored. Many of those ex
cluded from the hall held luirchased .
tickets.
Repeal Versus Resubmission.
After the hip puns had made their-
CUI'MAEY OF DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM
inajority of the delepates. in iimny ini.. New York dclepathm. With a little
atani'cs havinp had no opjtosition in
*tnle preft'rence primaries, 'riicn the
niiti Itoo.sei**lt piMiips did rio( eenler I
their elVorts on any one riiiin. Finally
Kft»*r three ballets had failed to hritip |
Htwjeneft—Htr rfsprirerl twii thirds. Iris-j
eneonrapcinent from him. the eonven-
fion would have piieti hitii wlatt is
culled a “dentoiislriilioii,’’ Ibtf he
quietly seated hltiis«*lf h«*tw<‘en .Mayor
•I cimy Walk**!- ami .lohti W Davis.
To WfflTITel#^ lhe"prbTri7TnmrTes;'Itic
inpl.v. to the ttniuejitdieed hetirer. tiei entries to tippropritite tunes from the
had the law timl the lepiilatiof.s of the
Democrats on his side, and whereas.j
when he stepped to the platform he!
wtts preeted h.\ a storm of boos andj
catcalls, when he finished tlicre wasj
an **<piallv loud sal\«* of clicers.
■'I lie roll c;ill on this iti.’iticr resulted
orpan atal the dclepat(*s laid all foutid
their seats. .('litiirttian Walsh <-alIed|
on the tall, handsome fortner semitor,
fntni .Ncliraska, Hilbert Hitcheoek, to|
I»resent the report of the eonimitte«* j
on resolutions. Mr. Hit<-heock said
with [»ri<le that he was ahotit to offer
In I he tnltipi i(ui of the mii.|orit.v report.j shortest ami clearest pltilforiii
.seafinp the Coup dcleptition. by u vote’ over prodttc(*d In a tiational coiiv(*n
inanapers aaide a <b*al with tlie Harner
fori'os that put him ovei on tin* fourth
biilh»t with e;ist'. ’I'he acereliofi of 44
('aliforuin atid lb 'I'cxas vojes made
Ids biind wapoii irresislihle fbV iiTost nl_
the o|h«*r delcpations flmt had lu'cn
tioldinx out.
.Mfrcfj 1-^ .'smith of .Niwv York, the
Flamhird luxtrer f/air years apo. was
fin*.only other iispiraiit who r«*celved
any cousidt-raltle vote, and his siifi
|H>rlcrs !ioarly sf«M>d hy him to the bit
fiT ♦•ml. lie started with 'Jdl-li votei
«nd woiiml lip with I'.Md;. voles.
Firtt S;s8ion Not Eventful.
(ipcainp their proceed-nps with dip-
liil.N llial Was tin-.'cil with .hiioyancy.
the ficmoi r.iis pal on a show the first
tlay that was so uiicAeiitrul that the
si)**ctali>rs mipht lia\e tlitniphf the late
Kcjiiihlii an coinciii.oii hail rcas (*ni"
blisl. With i-oiisidcralile dilln-iili.x but
♦•ilinili palicm-o. '• liaiitiian .lolm .1
Ib-isCob «*r the mdioiial eomiii Itv'C
n aiia-'cd to ob-aiii ord-r ali-ait one
veteniti Isadore I Nickweiler. ntitional
eominitteeman from ('alifornia, w-jts
introduced to rctid 'riioinas .lefferson’s
first inittipiiral address, a foundation
stpim of DeMiocratle principles. He
■read it well, hut inaiiy of those in the
hall took advaiitape of the (-hance to
pet out into the |ohhi«‘s and corridors |
to obtain n bite of luncheon, 'riiey j
mipht well have remuitied In their
seals to hear such w-lsdom as this: |
“With all these hlessiiips. what
more is necessary to make us a hiip|»y
and a iirospemus pCMiple? Still tine
thinp more, fellow citi/.eiis—a wise
and frupal poverninent which sluill re
-of 4^♦4+1414-. --It wuR Ihe s4iV4U*est—Htm.^nird'it was jusC+ttmt." i'liniiptr so
test of the ltoosev**lf streriplh diirinp|
the day :i;nl 'was not iinenconrapinp
I strain men from liijuriiip one anoMier.
shall leave them otiierwise free to
repulate their own pursuits of indus
try and imiirovement. and shtill not
take from the imuiili of labor the
hreiul It has earned.” '
Barkley Rakea the G. O. P.
More to the taste of the thronp was
the fiery kcinoie speech now- delivered
to his opponents since It show-cd some* I
defections in delcpations counted on,
to voi»* for his noniintilion. 'I'liis wasi
•'s[)ecially notable in tlie cases of;
North (’tirollna, Iowa and Illinois, fin i
I be other hand Hie Itoosevelt forces
latnl'* pains in Missouri ami ronnccti ;
cut that had not been anticipated.
There was another eonlest, in Min
nesota. the (b'cision in whii-h meant ,
iniieh to the Itoosevelt army. It, too.;
was deeiihsl as the eredenfials com-j
niitt<*e bad ruled, tind hy a larper iiia-
jority th.-iu ill the Louisiana ease,
after a dehttfe had been, in the word
<-on<*ise limt It seaieely re<|Uires sum-j
marizinp. the naiin fetit tires re i
piven in an a(l.loininp eolumn. .Nearly
every seefion was li**arflly applauded,
bur the thronp wjis savinp U|) its
voii-es for the climax that eanie as’
the speakiT uttered the portenrous-
w <»rds:
“We advocate the repeal of the
Kiphleenfh aniemlmeiit.”
Tin ft heillam broke loose, I’aiid.-'
hlan*(l. Ih«* pi-eaf orpitn pealed. <-ow
bells Jiiiph'd. delcpations niarehed
('liairmnn I’.ttrkley, “jierjie-
b«»iir late. He I lien delivorod a brief i by Senator .\llM*n W. Harkley of Ken-
bm pitlix ini I odiu iorv addi e-=s |u ifie
eoiir.se «d‘ which he spidce saHrli-iilly 01
the Kcpiildi<-,-ins atid look occa ion to
pi\«- 1111-^111114*11 praise to .loiiefi Slioiist*
eliainiiati of the exeeiittve 4*oaiiiiilte«*
la t-HT » < -et 11 t-;t-b-bpw^* 1b the most +m
IHiitant test i‘oiilest helweeii the
|{(M»s«*\cll and Jinti Koos<>\>‘lt roi-<-es.■
fm-k.i, tin* t»*mporary chairman. He
talked full li'ii thoiistind words, hut
held his. ambcm-4> w ell and was fre-
ipiciiily' applamicd. 'I'he Kepuhlican
uilimnistration ami Hie .Itepiihlican
Ida IfoTill w tTiLXlLkL'd- fOl't* itmt Bft HTld
5Ir. Uaskoh also paid hiph triluife to
i^liiirlcs .Miclitn'lsoii. |a-ohahly the tmisl
astute amt resitiirimfiil director of puh
Ib'ity flmt any |»olitic:i1 |mrty In .\mer
l<-*u lm« ^ver had.
Kxiiiipcrme llootli, comtimmlt‘r of the
Ralvation Army in the rnltt‘d Slati's
fi4*w- came forward and delivered in
lintM-«*ssi\e Itivoealioir which had thi
effect of humhiinp her hear»*i-s. fo;
there was m* slu»Ti'np over of thi
faiilt.s ami sins of the pt'ople.
Then. In a preat plare of flood Jiphtt
Mine. Rose Ztilalian, nn Armenian froti
Boston, sanp “The Stnr Stianpb d Ban
■er,” In fall, rb h v«dce amt with dni
■Mitie pcsiur«*s. 'I'he .iinlience fried !•
Join in. hut as alw-ays ratlter feebly
The first st!in-/.a ov*t. the aeeotupany
Inp band siojipi'd and the crowd ap
pbnidi'd, but Mme. Zulaliun had a sur
She ktiew the words of aoothai
j the nation was assiiied llial Its ouly_^
i hope of salvation li»*s in a Iteiiiocratlc
vl<-tory at tin* polls m*\t Novemher— I
of which victory, accordiiip to the
sp«'akcr, liter** **oiild be no sliphtesl
> doiiht.
I I liairman Bat kle.v spoke for aliiio.s!
■wo hotir.s, hilt thirteen minut*s of thia
i time w*‘r«* tak*>n U|i liy a penuine dem
oust rat ion euiised hy his retail rks on
the iinihihition qiu'sHoii. Delepations
ruia4sl their state aliindards and
iiiaH-h«*d y**llinp lliroiiph the aisles;
hands w-**re hronpht in fnun the «*orrl-
dura and blared ^ipular ”vi’<‘f’' airs
with the pipe or'panist iiianfnily as
sist Inp, and Imn nets of fav«»rite s*ms
made th*«lr appt'nrance. The oecu-
IHinCa of all the balconies wert on
their fe*'t tlirou.pl)oiit the denionstra
Hon, and tl)**ir «‘k«M‘rinp waa aeemfnply
iinanimous. If there were any dryt*
’n the crowd they were totally »ub
tnerpe*! f«»r the time belof.
Inp of
trafed.” <* j
Walsh Made Pe.'manent Chairman.
For the third time Hu* Itoo.sevelt |
tactics wen* now put lo the t**st. Hie
couiniittee on i»*-rmitm*iit orpiini'/.atiiiii
n*|>orHnp the selection <»f Scntilor
'riiomas .1 Walsh of .Moiilatia for pi‘r
maiieiit «-li.-iiriiian. and a minority rc
port, recomim'iiilinp that the phtce he i
piven to .loiielt Shoiise of Kaiisiis,
iilly of the llii.skoh Siiiith protip. who
laid h(‘en picked teiilalivel.v hist s|»riiip
liy Hm* ;u-niiip**im*iils <‘ommiHt*e iitL-titi*,
iiiiHoiml commiiie**. 'Fo the siitisfiic
tion 4)f the party le.-iders, tlM)iipli“per
haps not Hml of Hie blood hiiiipry pal
ler.v oceiipitnls. the debate <l«*velop**(|
iio ulipU'iisitnt personalities. 'I'he
iiu'arest to this cam** in Hie .siteeeli of
.Mrs. B*‘rnice S. I’yke of Ohio, who
p:irlieipat(*d in the seh'ction «if Shouse
hy the arranpenieiils eonimittee and
vvh** (l**chired Fninklin Itoosevelt had |
piven the «-hoi<*e his approvtil at that
time. .Aside from this It seenuMl the
<»nl.v arpiiment was over the propriety |
of the Kuh-eomniitt*‘**’s ai'Hon. 'Fliose
who spoke on helm If of Slioilse lav-
i.sh*‘(l th**ir pniise on S*‘na(or Walsh. ^
and the advo<*utes of Walsh w-**re ;
eipially laudatory of Shouse’s 8ervi«*es ;
Jo'in N. Garner
shuutiiip iiml sh'ipiiip throuph Hie
uisl«*s, stale .stamlanis vvavinp ahead
of th(‘iii, ami in the pa(-k4*d hah'onies
th**re did not s«'em to he a siiiple;
l«* the jiarty. 'i'lie best s!>«*«‘ch was
made hy .lohn W. Davis, the party’s
I’residenlial nominee eipht years apo. j
He was wilfy. eloquent and suave,
and while he insisted ShtMi.se should
he chairman, he Imd all kinds of nice
th^ips to say about the .Montana sen
a tor. vvlui presided over that .N**w-
York c*>nvenH»Ht-*)f lP’i4. ('hief orator
on .tlie JJ!posev«'lt _si<le was -Senafor _
ptonr“wtm J
p**r.son who wasn't S(-r**aminp at -lit** ^
top of Ills Itinps. Delaware, Kansas.
Oklahoma, 'i'exas and Virpinia ilel** !
pat*\s sat iiphi..keepinp their standards
in the so*-k»*ts. hut 'I'exas was split |
and its liberals parud***! with a hart '
tier of tiu'ir own. The tumult lasttHl
nearly l.'j minutes, and .Mr, Hitchcock !
tlien hud a t-lmm-e to finish rcudiiip
Hie platform. " ‘
(’iirdell Hull, .senator from 'Feniu'-s-
s**e, presented, to an accompaniment
PROHIEITION—Urces reped of
EIght<*cnth amendment . . . im
mediate ccticn by congress to
sirbr.iit repeal to itate conventions
cpllcd to act on thet sole question
. . . tbe states to enact such laws
as will promote temperance and
prevent return of the salocn . . .
federal government to protect dry
states from shipments . . . imme
diate actim by cong ess to rnodlfy
the Volstead act to permit beer
... to provide revenue.
ECONOMY—Urges immediate and
drac'ic cuts in e.xpenditures by
abclirhi”g useless commissions,
cor.solidrticn of departments and
bureaus to bring at least 25 per
cent reduction.
CURRENCY—Urces sound cur
rency and calling of international
conference for the rehabilitation
of silver.
TARIFF—Urges competitive tariff
for revenue only . . . reciprocity
by n^'cement with other nations
. . . international conference to re
store trade and credits.
RELIEF—Urges extension of fed
eral credit to states . . . extension
of federal public works, such as
fipod control and waterways . . .
soread of cmplosrment by reduc-
.tion of hours . . . unemployment
and old age insurance under state
lews. ,
AGRICULTURE — Urges better
financing -'■ farm mortgages
through reorganized farth agen
cies at low rates of interest . . .
preference to credits for redemp
tion of mon"-'"od farms , . . ex-
tenricn ard aid to co-cpcrativcs
. . . cont-ol of ourplurcs.
VETERANS — Urges full iustice
for all w'no suffered dlsabi'ity or
disease caused by or resulting
from actual sc.-viccin war and for
their dependents.
NATIONAL DEFENSE — Urges
navy and army adequate for na
tional defense. Survey to elim
inate some of expenditures now
nearing a billion dollars a year.
^ORJCION-AFFAIRS^ Ueges^a^
firm policy . . . peace and settle
ment by arbitration ... no inter
ference in inteinal affairs of other
nations ... adherence to the world
court with reservations . . . inter
national agreement for reduction
of armaments . . . co-operation of
the western world to maintain
the Monroe Doctrine . . . opposes
cancellation of debts.
'j cr. Miss .Miilviiiii Bassiuore of tlou.4oti.
vivufiuus. with a tr*M>d sin;;ing v>m<*o
\V. Fonl.vce, (lov. (Joor^e White
«»f Dli'.4*'.l)y .\tl*‘e r«Mii-;*.’*'t:!‘. u.i;] dov.
William II. .MaiTuy of (>:.;...by
Henry H. Johnst«Mi.
As f*»r the deiiuuistrations, limse for
Itoosevelt and darner v»'ere buig, syii-
lhet|ir and rather tiresome-, Miougli the
latter was enlivened by the oh**er ’iud- .
Sind the prettiest set of anus in the
Stadium. When .Indge Mut-k gi’ive lorth
the name of Al Smith, that *I«mi ;ht.v
l«t<lt*r was accorded an ovsition hy the
deK^patei^. alternates and jra!leri**s that
wsis a ufost extra«»r*linary penonal
trihute. It lasttnJ about one hour ami
the yelling atid sinfring ami iaa « ling
vv*'re c«>ntitiinMi8. ne<slitig lilHe .st.inti-
lation hy hands and organ, ('olorftil
Sind eiithusisistic, t»K», was the Ititi-hie
denuMistration, with sifigling girbs iml
vvsiving state figs. The oHiers il.iln’t
ISLAND POSSESSIONS—Urges
independence for Philiopines . . .
ultimate statehood for Porto
Rico^. . . home rule for Hawaii.
BANKS—Urges filing with govern
ment and publication of full facts,
in regard to all foreign bonds of
fered for sale . . . regulation by
the government of holding com
panies which sell securities, rates
of utilities companies in interstate
commerce,^ and exchanges trading
in securities and commodities . . .
quicker methods on realizing for
protection of depositors . . . closer
supervision of national banks . . .
divorce of investment banking
business from coftimercial bank
ing . . . restriction of use of bank
funds in speculation.
MONOPOLY—Strict enforcement
of anti-trust laws . . . better pro
tection for lakffj:. amnll producer,
and distributor . . . use of nation’s
_ water-power in public intttrest . . .
’"removal r* government from all
fields of private enterpryie*
BU DGET—Urges maintenance of
federal credit by a budget bal
anced annually . . . based on a
system of taxation levied on the
principle of ability to pay.
JUDICIARY — Simplification of
legal proedure , . reorganization
of judicial system to make justice
speedy and more certain.
(fORRUPT PRACTICES — Pub
licity of political contributions
and expenditures . . . severe pen
alties for violation.
«
niis*(ioni.sts w**re «-otu|>lt*tely swamptHl.
The rt'peul plunk was udupted by a
vote *)f !1*14% to 21.3>4.
Tiie other minority reimrts were
still to be acted U|a>n, .but It was
*>f h«M)s. a minority re|M>rt. a prohihi-j I’ust midnight and the overwrought
lion plank that r**<*ommen(ls resiih , deiegHttn* wanted to go to bed, so the
mission of ili** qiii‘stion to the states convention adjourned,
hut does not (l(‘*-lare the party in i
favor of r**p**al. .\ls«». !lt oniifs tlie ^
recomniendiiiion for imni<‘<liate legal-
I ansMint t*» much until .Alfalfa 'fBill
j Murray’s sh»*w <-8111?. at the ve-.-y e'ose.
J It consisted ir.ainly of alM>iit tiffy las
sies and a kiltie hand, all wea iiig
shakos and kilts of the Murray laitan,
and of Will Uogers. 'Flie conMtbi'n lia*!
a lot of fun parading in a polieeiu in’rt
eni) and trying to steal various (s.ate
stamlard.s.
. Three Futile Ballets.
By this time it wa.s nearly 1:' <1 Fri
day morning, hut the lloos**\« lt iii-.iia-
gers were determine*! to liave at l*‘ast
one ballot before udjoiiruaient, so th*>
call of the r**ll of spites was begun t<>
thei cheers of the <I«*Iegutes a ml of th<?
sp*A.-tat*)rs. ahoiit a third of wIkmii dog-
ge<lly sat through the entire night.
There was tnailile over the '«>wa vote,
and nuire tnuihle over Minn<*K*»ta’s. A
,\<*w York del<*gate (leitianiie*! that his
*lelegati«»n he poll***!. whi*'ti of course
ctinsutiied a lot **f time. Mayor .liuim.v
‘ Walker was ahs«*nt ami his aliernate
voted for .''iiiith, hut a liHl*; latt*r
AValker a|ip<‘ar**tl ami asked pt'iiiiis-
si«»u to vole. This grant***!, h** slHHited
"I vote for .Alfr***! K. .Smitb," liras tell
ing the w<»rld that he was against th*?
gov.ei'nj.^r who was so*»n to i>.iss on hi.s
fitness t*) h*»l*l his *»fii*e. It was a t*oI*l
play ami **v*ik*“*J loutfrrhei'rs. District
*»f ('olumhia's little ImiihIi tif six vote.'*
*aus«**l 111** * hafrman a- hit of iribula-
H«in. hut at last the cal) was finishe*!.
' in one Imnr ami f*»rt.v niimifes uiul
I amid great «'onHisi<>n. .Misstiuri made
a slight change ii> favor of Hoos**velt.
and the goverimr’s managers vyere evl-
<lently hoping for m**re, for Hu* an
nouncement of the totals was so de- '
laye*l by the «*hair that a New Y*irker
|tr«)t«*st«*«l. As'iold oarlier in this story,
|{«Misevelt obtained (KMP/i voles, or ul-
imist KM less than ihe^ retjuir***! tw'o-
thinls. A Heeoml luillot was *)r*l*‘r***l
IniintMliulely. also ln*I»*«‘isive although
Itoosevelt showe*| a gain <*f 11votes.
'I'bere were varbais shifts that meant
nothing es|M*<*ial. F«»r instaiue, Mur
ray gave Ids eiitir*; ‘g*J t*» Will itogers..-
"I’r*** ee*l w ith Hie thir*I roll *'all,’*
or*lere«l S**i)alor Walsh w**arily, haml-
***l the gavel to .*s**nator r.aiUiiy and
reiirt**! f*>r a bit *>f rest.
.Again. «>ti this ihinl call. Hu* avnK-
I I
' abb* *l«“l**gal**s |•^*llls»**l t** b;;i» iiito tiie
Jt«*«*sevelt hamivvagon in vv *>illivvhilf»
1 ntimlM’rs. Hu* au)v*'i-nor giiinii.g <*tdy
i alxuil t\y2 voti-s oviT tl|e st*«**iiid. His
total was in»vv tiSg'TK, s*i far b» lovv tiie
iir^ixdJiinls.tljal liis manager, .lames A.
Farley. udmiHe*! his di.sappoitituieiil.
j The *H)nvenH*in ad.htuaentl 4i4~U--*g-elo*4t--
nnlg! evening, aii*l as the debgate*
stagger***! **iit of the Sta*lium. Farley
afi*l his :is,so< ial***l geiuuals hurii«**l to
the hotels lo atl*‘mpt some more tra*l-
Ing on the basis of the vi**** prtsideii-
ey. They were plainly astonmled hy
the firmiKxss with vvhi«-h the st*ip-
I{<M)sevelt group ha*l held Its strength.
Fourth Ballot Ends tho Struggle-
“The deal has heeu made an*l it'*
Uo*)Kevelt on the bairlli ballot” wu*
the word that pass<*d through the
press section as the evening session
opened. Wh«*n (’alif*>rniu was reachtid
on the r**!! cali Mr. McAdo«» t*K»k the
lilatforin and his first vv*»r*ls made it
plain to all that ('alifornia an*] Texa*
had taken th<‘ir places on the band
wag*)n. 'Hie U*»*»spvelt delegates put
on a iong aiid noisy demonstration, but
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when Me.Adoq tri**<l to resume ids talk
Nominations and Huliabalool
Huger to get at tlie business of nom
J• tihg,. Hie convention on Thurs<iav
LET S DRI* LAI E HOKUM | What followed is so remarkable
In 1865 it was proposed to John j that I quote it verbatim:
6tu»rt Mill that he should run for “Scarcely were those two words out
^*iu I mouth when vehement applause
m answered that he was willing(rounded through the whole meeting.} lot of
to do 80, provided the voters under- It was evident that the working peo-'
stood he would not make any election! pie Were so accustomed to expect 1
^>eec‘hes.or put up one cent, and that, j equivocation and evasion from those i
if elected, -he would support such na-i who sought their suffrages, that when}
^nal issues as appealed to his best'they found, instead of that, a direct
judgment and do ndthing for the local
(Bterests of his district.
avowal of what was likely to be dis-i
agreeabla to them> instead of being-;
was not quite m pl*‘asing to the gal
leries, receiving once an *uitburst of
l>*>*i8 and his.'ie.s.
The deci.'^ion of the statt's was **Io8er
h**re than hef**re. .'<«*nal«»r W’alsh wu.v
made p*>rnianent ehairman hy a v«»te
of G’20 to .VJS. and everyone sttMi*! an*l
clu'ered as the v«*;**ran was escorte*l
to the plaif«»rtH an*i given tiie gavel
The orgaiii.st played “When It’s
S|iringtinie in the U*»4ki*‘s“ and tlie
l»liotograph.*rs bxij**-*! arotin*! like a
r*»ais.
Back-Down by Roossvsit.
TlinMighttiil Tuesday the U*M»seve1l
f*>r* *s mainlain*‘«l their eluinis that th**
.New York g**vernor w*tnl*J he noiui
nated on an early l*all*»t. perhaps the
liiOiU—but—I hey—two—signifi*'
M 4 I , r**P^**’Wly^ttdopted the ptntr(|»riii bb a
Murray and William (J. McAdiNi also I , , . . , , ,
whole, two minor cliunges having been
off«'r**<i minority r**ports on other t»»p
i**s. wliieh di*In't have a gliost of a
<*lian<*e.
At tills p*)int ('iiuirman Walsh an
noune*Hl that Hie pr*K*e*‘<iings. he
tw**en 7 ami b o’clo**k, had not been
hnvudeast to Hie country, and askt*<l
if the convention were willing to have
the phitf**fni and proiavsed amend
ments r*‘a*l again. This ftlea wtts
vetoed at «»n*-e with a migiity roar
of noes. J' , '
WUd Demonstrstion for Smith. t
Two h*>urs of dcliate *iu tlie wtq
made—home rule for Hawaii, and
“continuous res|sinsibility of govern
nient for human welfare^ particularly
the protection *>f chlldreu;”
Niiminuti^ns for President now were
called for and. billowing the prear
ranged piaii, Alaliainii yielded to John
K. klnck of New York state, who of
fered the name of Franklin D. Roose
velt as a starter.
This chronicler has neither th^,si»aee
aor the inciiifbHlnn to quote at Vngtb
fnini the 8p(‘ech*of Mr. Mack or fr*im
any of the other nominating efforts.
the galleries, f.aithful to Smith, si
lenced Ills voi<‘e witli tremendous and
continuous booing. Cbalrinan Walsh
coiihlu’t qni«*t them, nor could .Mayotf
Cermak who waa called to the stami
IBiiOhe tall Californian finally tulk<*d
’ #
plank follovvtxi, most of Hie siieaker* ^And a des«*riptioo In *l(Hail of each of
favoring Hie majority reiiort, though i the ileinonstrations wtoiid i>e tedious.
the resuhniis.si<inist8 were not tuhilv
Hull, T. A. Walters of Idaiio ami W.
C. Fitts of Alabama. For the re-
He says in his autobiography that affronted they concluded at once that! Fv**n li**f.*re the c*inven
“a well known literary man was heard this was a person whom they could '"'‘nK'-'Pr. Farley, an
to aay that the Almighty Himself trust. ... nounc**d ttiat they would undertake to iieiilers came forwanl early In the
would have no chance of being elect-i '“The first working man who spoke! “‘"’’J-' "’*'* riie *cnHiiy-«dd rule f debate Al Smith, and the ilenainstra-
ed on such a^ program.” ; after the incident said that the work- ' ** two thinis'v*»te for n*>u)I^ j fion tliat was mad** f*ir him whs ex-
Nevertheless, Mill’s candidacy made ;,ing classes had no desire not to be ^*•^011. and fieing in <**introl of the traordinurily siM»ntune<ius and miisy
iwmarkabie progress, and just before!told of their faults; they wanted ‘’'’""'!*H**es. he was suie Mils could be For l.'i miruites Al sto«Kl smiling and | el*M|ui*iice lb nominating Al Kmltli #ur
^ election he agreed to appear at a I friends, aot flatterers. ... And to thia, * **'’rie*i through. A sr**rni .of’dl.«ap actually hiushirig, waiting f«>r it to iiassed Hiaf’iif all the *>thers. Fly
It is almost enough to stiy that every
cawiidate.- including Governor Rooie
velt. was skillfully and persuasively
present***! to the conventioi^ and that
most *>f th**in were plentifully siH-ond
ed. .'Senator T«im ('oiuially of Texas
s|M>k** for earner and'waa followed by
<l*iv. J. B. Kly of Massachmietta, whose
lew meetings in order to answer ques
tions.
In one of his e^Uer books he had
md# the remark that the “working
Haases, though differing from those
h 4ai some other countries, in being
ashitnied of lying, are yet generally
Haw.'*
OfpoiHmt put this on a plae-
atm mtmting of working men
I mM whether he had writ-
Mblislied it. He promptly
e\**n •Ijir***! i*i iillu*!** t*i the religions
^he meeting heartily responded.’’ j pniyiH ar*is«* at *»n**<*. t(n*l t^iong th*>sc ; subside. If all the ilelegates who were
it has long been my conviction that were s»*nie of ^*s>sevelt’s I standing anjl shouting rh**ir heads prejudht* rhyt ha*l contributed to
politics has not kept up with popular pcoiidiumt supimrters. To change j*off had v«iU*d for Sctjth Isteryiie would .’^mliirs *l*^f*ai f«*ur yciirs «g*i. and tie
inteUigence, that the people are sick' ''"'‘*** *“ niiddle of the game | hat/e l>e*rti nonilnafed on Hie first bnl
of hukum and the politicians have not he disgracefully unfair, they ar ; lot- His talk was humorous and
found it out. gu*d. ami furihenaore. wouhl be taken
,I belifve we jwe at a point in thisl ■ (Tonfession **f w**nknps8 by the
country when ^men can be elected to! IbMiseveltians. 'fhe gov«*inor was no
office, jis Mill was elected in London, I *^*^**<1 *if the ilangenms xitnation hb
;ni«* lliMis«‘\elt some slirewil
by courageously telling the truth. '
I admit I have not much evidence
to. support this conviction. But I cer-
I tainly should Hke to see it tried out.
managers w**re cr**ating and-promptly
wired them not to try fo have the ruU
•brofrnted. However, he lni*huled a
snappy.
Governor JBitchle later t*>*ik ihe f
platform to urge adoption of the ma
jority plank, and his welcoase wan
«>nly a little less tumnltnoi.* tJiun
that at'cordtKl Smith.
On the roll rail the moist resub-
ill*'**
J.'lbs.
ll.t-css intll evcnlii'g, e.ml then the
prcii4*niatoll In turn pf tin* mini*** **f
Harry F Bynl *!f VlrgUila hy thirter
Glass. Mi'lvW) A T,":iyh*f *>f IK'nois by
Micha**! lg*ie of,Clilcago. fhu Altnirt
Ulti'hje «if Marylnnil by Senator
Tydlngf, Juni*^ A. II«»(b1 *>f hy
them Into comparative quletinle and
coni|»let*‘d his explanntion of tlie Gar
ner swiU’h.
Then one after another all the dele
gations fell Into line, except the
dogged .Smith a*llierents in .Massachu-
setts. Gonnet-tlcuf. .New .Ttysey, Rhode
Island and some of those in New York,
I’ennsylvania, Olilo and Wisconsin. A
doz(*n scattering votes were given to
others, but the Roosevelt total was
announced at JM.'A. which was 1”.''* more
than enough.' 80 Senator V.'alKh pnv
clniin<*d him the nominee of the con-
ventl«>n.
While Jim Reed ma*le a political
8|ieech oommunit'iition with Roosevelt
was *istntilish<*<l an*l his telegram of
thanks waa -wuL- askeii the
eopventhin to remain in ses.sion until
he e*)uld arrive by pl.-me Saturday
aftt'rmion as he wi;:li**d to upfiear (n
the Stinliiun ami tliere re<*e;ve the
fiwiiial noHficatbin. In con8***nience
coniplethm of Mie ticket was ptis'fxinetl
until next ilay. wlien the *l**nl that had
been made was consiiuimatett and
John N. (hirner was riominatiHl f*ir
vice presifhmt hy acflataation.
fbnernor U*Misevelt. renting a while
after his tli*fht. riele to the Stndiiini
RiKt was Kssl>;ted to tlie sfleaker’s ros-
triim." The **r«iw*l tiuit packeil the vast
haJI t*» its limits gave him a fine ova-
thm and wat*h<**l v.itb%, interest the
not I fi< *011011 «*<»retii«>ny. that ll•mkl1y
tal:e.s place In the eamlidejo's bmne. Ir
w*s ^ sfiet’tacu’lar emllng of^•n Inter
enting nntjon:*l ••cnvenilon.
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