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r FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT I Roosevelt and Garner ^*0 lp Named by the Democrats New York Governor Wins on Fourth Ballot in National i Convention at Chicago?Platform Advocates (?>?< ? Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment? Lively Scenes in Stadium. ^ fr By EDWARD W. PICKARD Chicago.?Thousand* of qntorrlfled Democrats barged Into itils city by the lake; 045 of them nominated Franklin } . D. Roosevelt of New York for Vrqsldent; 1,154 of them selected John N. Darner of Texas for second place on the ticket; practically all who were delegates adopted a platform that Included a plank declaring for repeal of the Klghteenth amendment and for Immediate legalization of beer and wine. Then they uproarlngly greeted their Presidential nominee in?Mhe Chicago Stadium, and departed for their homes, confident of victory In November. It took the delegates six full days to do the work of-ihe national convention, and In the doing they put up as pretty ft political tight ns one could wish for. Several fights. In fact, enough to make a real battle. That was what the spectators wanted and expected, ami what the Democrats always seem willing to supply. They enjoy it themselves as do the participants in The traditional Don ay brook Fair. Why the "stop Roosevelt" effort failed was easily seen: In the tlrst place the New York governor had obtained a running start by corrallag a majority of the delegates, in many Instances having had no opposition in state preference primaries. Then the anti-Roosevelt groups did not center their efforts on any one man. Finally, after throe ballots had failed to bring Roosevelt the required two thirds, his managers made a deal with the Darner forces (hat put him over on the fourth ballot with ease. The accretion of 11 California and id Texas votes made his band wagon Irresistible for most v/f the othrr delegations that had been holding out Alfred |;. Smith of New York, the standard bearer four years ago, was the only other aspirant who received any considerable vote, and bis supporters nearly stood by blm to the totter end He started with -"1 \ votes and wound up with \otes. First Session Not Eventful. Opening tln-ir proeeedings witt) dignity that w.t< tinged with buoyancy, the I ten,. . r.i i - put "it it xle-w the hr>t day that ua- >o uneventful that the spectator^ might have thought the late Republican convention had reassetunied. wiin coiisi,|erat)le dittteuifv nut infinite patience. Chairman John .' Iiaskob of ike national committee managed l" I'h'ain order ab.'Mt one I.our : lie. lie O eii a brief but p. I 1 % .!'! ' t. .|-\ I ? ;r.--s .11 I !. ' the l;. p ' - ..-1 I . , 1 ,1 . T ? , t I . % k .,, " 1' ' ' . 1 ].. v l:\: . . I ... -P. -a... S: 11i \: \ n the I 1 now < a' Po-\\ and :>- a ar linpr. a: .on ul.., h had ill effect I. un.V ng her . (here w.i- no Ourrtnr o*" r ? , faults and mik <>r the d. Then, in a great glar.- . f l.glr Mine. Rose Ztikilinn. an \r ne-:. an fron Roston. sang "The Star Spangled Ran nor," In full, rich voice and with dm nintlc gestures. The audience tried t< Join In. tint ns always rather feehlv The first stanza over, the accompanying band stopned and the crowd ftp plauded. but lime. Zulallan had n sur prise. She knew the word# of anothe stanza?which Is more than moat Americana know?ho she went right ahead with them, and the band and ita leader hud a hard time catching up with iter. | Cermak Does Some Keynotlng. Mayor Cermak being Introduced , made the customary welcoming [ speech on behalf of Chicago, and, be- i ing himself an eminent Democrat, he! then continued with n miniature key- ' note speech all his own, earning a cheer when he declared : "The i'resi- ' dent who Is to assume oflice next Mareh has not yet been named." Yet j louder cheers greeted this: '"The American people believe that < we shall have more respect for the i Constitution with (he eighteenth : amendment out of it. . . . Let It ; be recorded In history that in this J convent ion. America was reborn." As the mayor stepped hack to bis 1 k seat, there was a wild yell from the j galleries, and the entire Massachusetts J delegation arose to its feet cheering. . All necks were craned in the effort to see what was causing the excitement. 1 It was one A1 Smith, smiling genially, I making his way to his place In the 1 New York delegation. With a little j encouragement from him, the convention would have given him what Is I called a "demonstration." Hut he j quietly seated himself between Mayor ] Jimmy Walker and John W. Davis. To complete the preliminaries, the j veteran lsudore Dockweiler, national committeeman from California, was introduced to-read Thomas .T?*(Terson*s first inaugural address, a foundation stone of Democratic principles. He read It well, hut many of those In the hall took advantage of the chance to get out into the lobbies and corridors to obtain a hlte of luncheon. They might well have remained In their seats to hear such wisdom as this: "With all these blessings, what more Is necessary to make us a happy and a prosperous people? Still one tiling more, fellow citizens?n wise and frugal government which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leuw thein otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits <>f industry and 'improvement, and shall not Tnke from the mouth of labor the Barkley Rakes the G. 0. P. More to the taste of the throng was the f .TV keynote v.; |, p,,\v delivered ] by Seu.r.-.r \!be11 \\ H.irkb-y of KenI t ; U>. the tea p..r.try ? h.urrnan. He ! tali.e.i fail :.a thousand uerds. but held ' - e u ell a!:d u i- ! .j )] [. r.j ... . ! -. | | 1:1 lb , n ! - ! e. If. . ,n ; : . . - r -,,?i .? , ' ' > r.. r w - 1 - - : . d Ii.it . t s , -i.e : . . I . . v r .- p. lis ' \.o. 1 * - -; . . r I 1 -a".' > ^, I ' ... . ._ | ' . ; , . j- . ,, . , I ,e : e < '. o !' . t f... ien. ' -T . f: ri . r: |. , r. ? arks <m ::.e pr,iU;!,;t;i?. ... .. D. - lio d tl.e.r - .! ? d . .O . hed \ e, ; g ; .. ._ : .. s.,-^ and* w ere - :_' t ; n * . :a I I.e - i dors and I-' u.-l po;ub" "a > , 1 j with the ' : - , 1, , ? j s; S t i Tl g. Mid b,inters ,, . 11!, s 1 made their appea'- in I ' " r ?a fit s of all the l?th..|i<.* vs ..I, their feet throughout the -let..mm.1 tion, and their cheering svas st-omjngly * unanimous. If there were any d.ys in the crowd they were t? :;i: y sub r merged for the time be'r.g ^ggggg-ag?wBtr-g So en(led the first day, with no out ward evidences of the hot fights that 1 were going oif In committee rooms and delegation headquarters. 'Tomorrow we will see the battle Open," said ev< eryoue. OtiHequenlly, when Chairman Harkley started proceedings Tuesday noon all seats were tilled. 'Iho del'' gates and alternates were unxlously eager for the cOQfllet and the spectators might have been as many men and women of ancient Home avid for u gladiatorial conibaLlu the Coliseum, x,. After a pessimistic' prayer by lit, Hov, Mgr. F. O. Ostrowskl of Chlcugo and a sentimental song by Mrs. Howard Austin, the first fireworks were set off, tho pleee being the contest between Senator Huey IV Ixmg of Iawls! ana and his delegation, selected by tlyt state central eoimulttee, and anothei bunch of delegates named by a state convention. Here was the first open demonstration of the operations of the Roosevelt steam-roller. The credentials committee, controlled by the Roosevelt forces, reported In favor of seating Cong and his crowd, they be ing counted as for the New \ork governor. A minority report was read b.v W. Emery Lancaster of Illinois and ably upheld by him und several others. "KlngfUh" Didn't Bluster. The chief debater on the majority side was Long himself, and the "Kingfish" furnished a great surprise. His antics In the senate and In committee rooms since his arrival In Chlcugo had lod to tho belief that h.e would be ram; pageous. Not so. lie was. on the contrary, quite dignified und gave an exposition of bis case Jhat was Impressive If not entirely convincing. Seemingly. to the unprejudiced hearer, he bad the law and the regulations of the Democrats on his side, and whereas, when he stepped to the platform he was greeted by a storm of boos and catcalls, when he finished there was an equally loud salvo of cheers. The roll coll on this matter resulted In the adoption of the majority report, seating the Long delegation, by a voto of 038% to 514%. It was the severest test of the Roosevelt strength dur ng the day and was not unencouraglng to his opponents since It showed some defections In delegations counted on to vote for his nomination. This was especially notable In the cases of North Carolina, Iowa and Illinois. On the other hand the Roosevelt forces madp gains In Missouri and Connecticut that bad not been anticipated. There was another contest, In Minnesota the decision in. which meant. much to the Roosevelt army. It. too, I was decided ns the credentials committee had ruled, and by a larger ma-J jority than In the Louisiana case, after a debate had been. In the wording of Chairman Harkley, "perpetrated." Walsh Made Permanent Chairman. For the third time the Roosevelt tactics were now put to the test, t e committee on permanent organization reporting the selection of Senator Thomas .1. Walsh of Montana for permanent chairman, and a minority report recommending that the place he given to Jouett Shouse of Kansas, nllv of the Raskob-Smlth group, who had been picked tentatively last spring bv the arrangements committee of the national committee. To the satisfaction of the party leaders, though perhaps not that of the blood-hungry gallory occupants, the debate developed no unpleasant personalities. 3 he nearest to this came in the speech of Mrs. Her nice S. Ryke of Ohio, who participated in the selection of Shouse bv the arrangements committee and who declared Franklin Roosevelt had i given the choice his approval at that | time. Aside from this it seemed the [ only argument was over the propriety ' of the sub committee's action. Those : who spoke on behalf of Shouse lav ' Isheil tLoir praise on Senator Walsh, 1 and the advocates of Walsh were equally laudatory of Shouse's services to the party. The best speech was made by John \V. Davis, the party's Presidential nominee eight years ago. He was witty, eloquent and suave, and while he Insisted Shouse should be chairman, he had all kinds of nice ; things to say about the Montana senator who presided over that New York convention of lb'-M. Chref orator on the Roosevelt side was Senator Clarence C. Dill of Washington, who was not quite so pleasing to the galleries. receiving once an outburst of boos and hisses. The decision of the suites was closer here than before. Senator Walsh was made permanent chairman by h vote of to .YJ.v and everyone stood and el red as the veteran was escorted p, tii,. platform an-l given the gave! The org m;st played "When it's s- r i ng! a me it' the Roekies and photographers leaped annual hko ? 1. t of goats. Back-Down by Roosevett. I hr.--.-ho ,i I > U<e I: N, -A V : h _ > m \\ ; I- t' t,..- I f i at tlo-> w . . .t \.. the * :r\ ' ' . re., .. r. i g .? two tii' rdis..:, on. ..ml he. tig .a ,-oti.::.11Te>-s tie was - 1 earned through. A Storm >>: : -ap pii.val a rose at oiiee. and a;- -f- f.---protesting were Some of v. '> most prominent supporters To el the rules in the middle of t!.. g c would be disgracefully unfair. \ a.gued. and furthermore would ' t lUcn as ft confession or weakness to the Roosevelt inns The governor \v..* i tifieil of the dangerous situation his i managers were crenting and promptly 1 wired them nrrt to try to hnve the rule 1 abrogated. However, he Included a suggestion that led Ids followers on tlio rules committee to alum through a rule providing for optional uhrogu tion of the two thirds rule after tho sixth ballot. Again revolt broke out In Hoouovelt delegation* ami this plan, also, was ubundoned. Farley now informed tho press that Itoosevelt stood for the traditional procedure and the regular order of business. Tho I too so volt forces ulso backed down on their scheme to adopt the platform after the nomination of tho ticket, the purpose of which was to - allow the candidate to shape the platform and perhaps to hasten the nomination. Wednesday afternoon's session was a washout so far as the transaction of business was concerned, for tho committee on resolutions was still wrangling over the prohibition plank. 80 Chairman Walsh, after a prayer by Itev. Duncan H? Ur.owne, turned the gavel over to Kddle Dowllng, a stage comedian,'1 and Eddie put on a very good Impromptu vaudeville performance. The delegates and gnests showed they enjoyed It Immensely. Came then the evening, full of tu- ' mult and oratory over the prohibition plunk. Some "Jfi.ooo men and women were packed Into the Stadium and many more thousands wailed outside when the duel's were ordered closed. Mayor Cermak had been giving dut vast quantities of "courtesy cards" and when It was discovered these had been counterfeited no more of them were honored. Many of those excluded from the hall held purchased tickets. Repeal Versus Resubmission. After the big guns had made their entries to appropriate tunes from the ofgan and the delegates had nil found their seuts. Chairman Walsh called on the tall, handsome former senator from Nebraska, CJIlbert Hitchcock, to present the report of the committee on resolutions. Mr. Hitchcock said with pride that he was about to offer the shortest and clearest platform ever produced In a national convention, and it was Just that. Though so concise that It scarcely requires summarizing, the main features of It are given In au adjoining column. Nearly every section was heartily applauded, but the throng was saving up Its voices for the climax that came as the speaker uttered the portentous words: "We advocate the repeal of the Eighteenth amendment." Then bedlam broke loose. Bands blared, the great organ pealed, cowbells Jingled, delegations marched John N. Garner shouting and singing through the aisles, state standards waving ahead of them, and In the packed balconies there did not seem to be a single person who wasn't screaming at the top of his lungs. Delaware, Kansas, ' Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia dele gates sat tight, keeping their standards Tin the sockets, but Texas was split and its liberals paraded with a banner of their own. The tumult lusted nearly 15 minutes, and Mr. Hitchcock then had a chance to tlnlsh reading the platform. Cordell Ilull, senator from Tennessee, presented, to an accompaniment of boos, a minority report, a prohibition plank that recommends resubmission of the question to the states but does not declare the party In favor of repeal. Also, it omits the recommendation for Immediate legalizing of beer and wines. Alfalfa Bill Murray and William (J. McAdoo also offered minority reports on other topics, which didn't have a ghost of a chance. it n.io ,w.ir,t u*.a!nh .?.n nounced that the proceedings, between 7 and f o'clock, had not been broadcast t<? the country, and asked If the convention were willing to have the platform and proposed amendments read again. This idea was vetoed at of..^ w I'll a mighty roar of lines. Wild Demonstration for Smith. Two h'Ujf-M t*t f*e*i??,? r,e Wof plank lot)..wed. a..-' ' favoring tin- 111.i i> r *;. rep.irt. though the re>?;bi:.:v. ore not badly represented b.v !. a- Senator Hull. T. A. Walters of Idaho and W <I-Mts of \tian,a. 1 nr the re peah-rs i ; 11: i forward early m the debate AI Siailli, and the de:noii>tra (ion that iue> made for him was e\traerdiruirily spontaneous and noisy For 1"> minutes ,\) stood smiling and actually blushing, waiting for it to subside. If all the delegates who were standing and .shouting their heads off had voted f?.r Smith Inter he would have been nominated on the first ballot. His talk was humorous and sna ppv. Governor Ritehie later took the i platform to urge adoption of the majority plank, a ad hlg welcome was " only a little less tumultuous than . that accorded Smith. On the roll call the moist resub mlsslonists were completely swamped. The repeal plank was adopted by a vote of 034to 213*4. The other minority reports were still to be acted upon, but It was past midnight and the overwrought delegates wanted to go to bed, so the convention udjourned. Nominations and Hullabaloo. Eager to get ut the business of nominating, the convention on Thursday speedily adopted the platform as a whole, two minor changes having been made?home rule for Hawaii, and "continuous responsibility of government for human welfare, particularly the protection of children." Nominations for President now were called for and, following the prearranged plan, Alabama yielded to John E. Mack of New York state, who offered the name of Franklin 1>. Roosevelt as a starter. This chronicler lias neither the space n<>r the inclination to quote at length from the speech of Mr. Mack or from nnv of ?h?? other nominating eh'nrfn. And a description in detail of each of the demonstrations would In- tedious, it is enough to say that every candidate, including Governor Roosevelt, was skillfully and persita-ively presented to the convention, and that most of them were plentifully second ed. Senator Tom ("onnally of Texas spoke for (iarner and was followed by Gov. J. P.. Ely of Massachusetts, whose eloquence in nominating Al Smith surpassed that of all (lie others. Ely even dared to allude to the religious prejudice that had contributed to Smith's defeat four years ago. and he also gave Roosevelt some shrewd Jabs. Recess until evening, and then the presentation in turn of the names of Harry F. Byrd of Virginia by Carter (Rasa, Melvtn A. Traylor of Illinois by Michael Igoe of Chicago, Gov. Albert O. Ritchie of Maryland by Senator Tydlngs, James A. Reed of Missouri by Samuel W. Fordyca, Gov. H , Of Ohio by A tiro fomt-M.;,, will a,, . m i' llenry S. Johnston. '** As for the dOMoi.oiratlonH, too* , lioosrV oil o Mil tiufMiT wriv |,?J W 9 thetlc and rather Uvomuu*, ti,,,,,.^;? Hi latter was enlivened by tin, ( er, Mhw Malvtnu Passinofr or UuuiZ' H < vivacious, with u good VX H< and the prettiest net or arms hi th H( Stadluiu. When Judge Mark g*IVe form H i the name of Al Smith, that doUKhtv leader was accorded an ovation by th delegates, alternates and galleries thai I was a moat extraordinary persona < tribute. It lasted ubout one hour ana I < the yelling and singing and inarcfe|B- 'H were continuous, needing little stimU IntIon by bands and organ. Colorful and enthusiastic, too, was the Ititchle demonstration, with singing girj8 g[1(1 9' waving stute rigs. The others didn't H< amount to much until Alfalfa bill Hi Murray's show came, at the very close It consisted mainly of about Arty la* sles and a kiltie baud, all wearing ; shakos and kilts of the Murray tartan I' and of Will Itogers. The comedian had I a lot of fun parading in a policeman's lc cup und trying to steul various state Hc standards. 9' Three Futile Ballots. I' By this time it wus nearly 4:30 Fri- B day morning, but tbo Roosevelt niana- I1 gers were determined to -have at least Ic one ballot .before adjourument, so the Hi j'^all of the coll of states was begun to I the cheers of the delegates and of the 9 spectators, about a third of whom dog. | gedly sat k through the entire night. There wus trouble over the Iowa vote, I < and more trouble^ver Minnesota's. A 11 New York delegate, demanded that his lt delegation be polled, which of course 9> consumed a lot of time. Mayor Jimmy 9 ' .Walker was absent and his alternate 9 voted for Smith, but a little later Walker appeared and asked permission to vote. This grunted, he shouted j j T rote for Alfred E. Smith," thus tell- H< ing the world that he wus against the H1 governor who was soon to pass on his H1 fitness to hold his office. It was a bold HJ play und evoked loud cheers. District 'j of Columbia's little bunch of six votes Ij caused the chnlrman a lot of trlbula-. I tion, but at last the call was finished, j In one hour and forty minutes and " I] amid great confusion. Missouri made H' a Blight change In favor of Roosevelt, I and the governor's managers were evl- j dently hoping for more, for the an nouncemeht of the totals was so de- j layed by the chair that a New Yorker jj protested. As told earlier In this story, <9 Roosevelt obtained GOCM, votes, or al- I most 104 less than the required two- j thirds. A second ballot was ordered jj immediately, also Indecisive although j Roosevelt showed a guln of 11^ votes. I There were various shifts that meant nothing especial. For instance, Mur- jj ray gave ids entire '22 to Will Rogers, j "Proceed w'lth the third roll call" j ordered Senator Walsh wearily, handed the gavel to Senator Ilarkely and ^^9 retired for a bit of rest. ; Again, on this third call, the avail- || able delegates refused to leap into the 9 Roosevelt bandwagon in worthwhile I numbers, the governor gaining only j . about GV6 votes over the second. His total was now 082.70, so far below the j two-thirds that his manager, James ^ 1 Farley, admitted his disappointment. 1 The convention adjourend at 9 o'clock 9 until evening, and as the delegates staggered out of Jhe Stadium, Farley and his associated generals hurried to 1 the hotels to attempt some more trad- 1 ing on the basis of the vice preslden- 9 cy. They were plainly astounded by 9 the 'firmness with which the atop- 9 Roosevelt group had held Its strength. Fourth Ballot, ?nds the Struflflla. "The deal has been made and Roosevelt on the fourth ballot" was ] -the word-that passed?through thg jM press section as the evening session opened. When California was reached on the roll call Mr. McAdoo took the I plafform and his first words made it plain to all that California and Texae had tnken their places on the baw . wagon. The Roosevelt delegates pot 9 on a long and noisy demonstration, bol 9 when McAdoo tried to resume his U? the galleries, faithful to Smith, ? 9 lenced his voice with tremendous and. ? continuous booing. Chairman W* couldn't quiet them, nor could Mayor Cermak who was called to the stari. 9 but the tall Callfornlan finally talked j them Into comparative quietude aM 9 completed his explanation of the Gar 9 ner switch. Then one after another all the deie/-II Infn Unn OVCPflt tM dogged Smith adherents in Mflssac^p ] setts. Connecticut, New Jersey. Rh^ J Island and some of those in New or .,^9 Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin. 9 dozen scattering votes were given J^9 otlicrs, hut the Roosevelt totjil 9 announced at P4S, which was 1O -9 than enough. So Senator j? claimed him the nominee of the co 9| .vtui Li on._ While Jim Reed made a pontic** 9 speech communication with R??se .-J was established and his tel-grani _ thanks was read* In It he asked 9 convention to remain In session 0 i he could arrive by plane Sfltnrf j afternoon as he wished to 1 the Stadium and there receive ji formal notification. In cons>*qU j completion of the ticket was until next day. when tho deal that ~|^9 been made was consummnt John N. Oarner was nominated vice president by acclamation. Governor Roosevelt, resting ? .9 after his flight, rode to the 'ft and was assisted to the speaker s 9 trum. The crowd that packed t _JB hall to Its limits gave him a "ne -aJ tlon and watched with in.ere -py 9 notification* ceremony, that " _ "1 takes place In the candidate's ho wesib spectacular ending ^--?^^9 eating national convention. (WNU S#rv>e*> ~ ~^r'c ^ . j *~7" t'-^ - - : r 'niakiib i SUMMARY OP DEMOCRATIC PLAT^O iM PROHIBITION?Urge# repeal of Eighteenth intendment ... immediate action by congress to submit repoal to state conventions called to act on that aole question ... the states to enact such laws as will promote temperance and prevent return of the saloon ... | federal government to protect dry states from shipments , . , immediate action by congress to modify the Volstead act to permit beer ... to provide revenue. ECONOMY?Urges immediate and drastic cuts in expenditures by abolishing useless commissions, consolidation of departments and bureaus to bring at least 25 per cent reduction. ^CURRENCY?Urges sound currency and calling of international conference for the rehabilitation of silver. TARIFF?Urges competitive tariff for revenue only . . . reciprocity , by agreement with other nations ... international conference to restore trade and credits. RELIEF?Urges extension of federal credit to states . . . extension of federal public works, such as flood control and waterways , . . spread of employment by reduction of hours . . . unemployment and old age insurance under state laws. ? AGRICULTURE ? Urges better ( financing of farm mortgages through reorganized farm agencies at low rates of interest . . . preference to credits for redemption of mortgaged farms . . . extension and aid to co-operatives . . . control of surpluses. VETERANS ? Urges full justice for all who suffered disability^ or disease caused by or resulting from actual service in war and for their dependents. NATIONAL DEFENSE ? Urges navy and army adequate for national defense. Survey to eliminate some of expenditures now ? nearing a billion dollars a year. FOREIGN AFFAIRS ? Urges a firm policy . . . peace and settlement by arbitration ... no interference in internal affairs of other nations... adherence to the world court with reservations . . . international agreement for reduction of armaments . . . co-operation of the western world to maintain the Monroe Doctrine . . . opposes cancellation of debts. ISLAND POSSESSIONS?Urges independence for Philippines . ultimate statehood for Porto Rico . . . home rule for Hawaii. BANKS?Urges filing with government and publication of full facts in regard to all foreign bonds offered for sale . . . regulation by the government of holding companies 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 commercial banking . . . restriction of use of bank funds in speculation. MONOPOLY?Strict enforcement . of anti-trust lawc . . . better protection for labor, small producer, and distributor . . . Use of nation's water power in public interest . . . removal of government from all fields of private enterprise. BUDGET?Urges maintenance of federal credit by a budget balanced 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. CORRUPT PRACTICES ? Publicity of political contributions and expenditures . . . severe penalties for violation.