Show FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT iv i s i r t i rh n I e 1 r A r lb b w k kt t y DEMOCRATS PUT ON SHOW AT CONVENTION Picked Roosevelt Garner as Standard Bearers for National Race By WRIGHT A PATTERSON Chicago The democracy ot of America met In national convention in this city and at the end of ot six days and two nights of ot strenuous labor had selected Gov FranklinD D Roosevelt of ot New York as ns Its candidate for President Speaker John N Garner of ot Texas as Its candidate for vice Ice president adopt adopt- adopted adopted ed ell a platform one plank of ot which provides for repeal of ot the Eight Eight- Eighteenth Eighteenth amendment and the immedi Immedi- Immediate immediate immediate ate modification of ot the act to permit the sale of ot beer and lIght wInes listened to the speech of ot ac- ac acceptance acceptance ac acceptance by Its candidate tor for President President dent an and anil l adjourned The above paragraph tells the news story of ot the Democratic con con- convention convention convention It tells what was pre presumably ably done in the convention hall but no news paragraph can ca give the reader a picture of ot a national political gathering nor can that pic pic- picture picture picture ture he painted with only the In- In Ingredients ingredients In Ingredients found In a convention hall Both Doth national conventions of ot this year consisted of ot a gathering ot of 2303 delegates and alternates men and women from every ery state In the Union and from every enry outlying pos pos- possession possession session Quite naturally they felt they were at Chicago representing the sovereign will of ot their party members in their respective districts dis dIs- dIstricts districts and sat In the convention In the glare of the spotlights for that purpose But of ot that men men women than one fourth one and w men less actually had a voice In d deciding iding What would be done and the be one one- one fourth fourth diplomatically or sometimes brutally told the other 1500 what they would do A goodly percent percent- perc percentage percentage nt- nt age of ot the tho 2303 del delegates and al- al alternates alternates al alternates did not know just what It was all about Oh Ou the floor of ot the convention about 00 90 per cent of ot the activities was bunk and ballyhoo noise and hysteria a n useless effort to t crent I sentiment nt for or against this that or the tho other policy polley or this that or orI orthe orthe orthe the other candidate The other 10 I per cent consisted of ot the ratification ratification ratification tion of ot whit what had been accomplished I by tho the leaders behind closed doors In committee meetings hold In ho- ho hotel hotel ho hotel tel rooms If II It it were Vere not done In I that way vay a convention would neTer never end and party government In Amer America ica would be Impossible Conventions Much Alike That In brief Is a picture of ot any national political convention and It t was as true of ot the Democratic con con- convention con as a of ot any other with the exception that tho the committees were In no sense unanimous and there were minority reports presented from practically every one ODe of them themon themon themon on practically every question ot of policy polley In the en however cr the wishes of ot the major f of ot each com com- committee committee committee were ratified by the major major- majorIty majority ity on the floor The Tho ballyhoo of ot the convention con was particularly noticeable ns as It at- at al always ways S has been at the time of pre pro presenting tenting the names of ot candidates to the convention It began benn shortly before two o'clock Thursday after after- afternoon afternoon noon continued until the adjourn adjourn- adjournment adjournment ment at sIx elx began amin at nt nine that night and continued continue l without n a break until thirty four Friday morning For or nominating fope speeches chel of ot which there were Roo Roosevelt nine nine Roosevelt Smith Traylor Garner White Byrd need Reed and Murray O Murray 20 ruin mla utes ates each roch was allowed For sec sec- speeches BT of ot which there were Vere more than 80 0 five mInutes each was allowed Following each nominating speech came periods of carefully staged hilarity which was supposed to represent enthusiasm but which In the majority of cases represented noise produced by the pipe organist with the aid of ot all the loud pedals on the Instrument 0 Gallery Always Alway In Evidence The exceptions were the demon demon- demonstrations demonstrations demonstrations for tor Governor Smith and Governor In thes these demon demon- demonstrations demonstrations demonstrations the unruly gallery gOds took a hand band and supplemented the noIse made by the pipe organ To the gallery gods these two candi candI- candIdates candidates candidates dates represented beer and beer to the galleries was the most important important Important tant subject before beCore the convention The Tho demonstration for Roosevelt lasted 45 minutes Then followed that for Speaker Garner participated participated In by the Gray Mare fare band ot of Dallas and a goodly number of Texans Imported for the purpose Then came the naming of ot Governor Go Smith and pandemonium broke loose In the galleries as well as wIth the Smith delegations They kept It up for one hour and anel two minutes the record for fur the conven convention I tion That ended the afternoon Four hours liours gone one anal anil throe three e of- of the of-the of the nine names before the convention It began hegan again at nine and through the long weary ho hours of or on an night all session there was speech and ballyhoo speech and amI ballyhoo until thirty four Friday morning when that part of ot the Job was com com- completed completed completed and the roll was called on the first ballot for the party's candidate for President The result was wag Roosevelt CC Smith OH Gar Garner nero ner 2 White 52 2 Traylor 42 Byrd 25 Reed need 24 Murray 23 e 21 1 Baker 8 t 4 Mr fr Roose noose Roosevelt veil velt lacked laded 1037 of ot the needed two two- two thirds thirds to secure a nomination Two more ballots ballota were taken without materIal change In the result result and andi i then at nt thirty eight-thirty In the morn morn- mornIng morning morning ing the weary crowd quit until thirty thirty eight Friday night Trades were made during FrIday Speaker John Garner was as assured ot of second place on th the ticket If It his dele delegates ates threw v their votes Roosevelt and the nomination was made on the first ballot taken taen at ut the Friday night session the fourth ballot of ot the convention Roosevelt receiving 1 votes Smith with 12 Totes votes scattered between bet Ritchie Baker White and Cox Cor The Smith delegations stood loy by- loyally ally by their champion to the end and there thero was no motion to make the nomination of Mr Ir Roosevelt unanimous At the Saturday session Speaker John N Garner was vas chosen as the I for vice presIdent At that session Mr Roosevelt who had reached Chicago by plane was present and was received with tu- tu tumultuous tumultuous tu tumultuous enthusiasm lie He was em- em officially dally notified of ot his nomination and made malle hIs speech of ot acceptance The convention opened at 12 1245 5 five forty minutes on late late on Mon Mon- Monday Monday Monday day The stars of ot the first per per- performance performance were National Chairman making his last appearance appear appear- appearance ance Commander Evangeline Booth ot of the Salvation army and Sena Sena- Senator Senator tor Barkley y temporary chairman In hl his opening address the subtle wIt of ot the national chairman was Just a bit over the heads of ot his audIence and did not produce the snorting snorting rip hilarity characteristic ot of a n Democratic convention Sena- Sena Senator Sena Senator tor Barkley arkley was as more to the liking ot of the d delegates I ates and the audience aad d his slaps at nt the Republicans brought down the house bouse and creat creat- created created ed the noisy demonstrations that made It look and sound Mund like n a Democratic gathering gather The crowd on the opening day was as not up to expectations Chica Chicago go- go did not treat trent their Democratic goess any better than they had treated the Republicans and a third of the seats scats In the Stadium were rc vacant But Dut Chicago knew the fireworks would not start the fiNt day With the opening of ot the Tuesday session at nt 12 1250 fifty minutes late Ide Chicago Chicago was all set to witness areal a areal areal real Democratic shindig There was the promise of a scrap crap over contested delegations from Loui Loul Louisiana Louisiana siana slana and Minnesota another over the permanent chairmanship Walsh vs 5 Shouse and a third promised over the two thirds rule But nut the big Chicago audience that fille filled every ery available seat was dl disappointed n Tho The session cession did not develop on on n the any surface surface any fights but nil all the evidence of a Demo Demo- Democratic Democratic cratic love feast except for Sena Sena- Senator Senator tor Huey Longs Long's castIgatIon of ot the Lunch bunch of ot outlaws that were con con- contesting contesting con contesting testing the seats of the senators senator's group of or delegates To be sure It had not been pos pos- possible pos possible sible for tor the committees on creden creden- credentials credentials credentials and on permanent organiZAtion organization tion ion to arrive nt st unanimous opia- opia opinIons opinions ions lons and there were minority re- re reports reports re-porta re ports from both committees brought to the floor of the convention the te cute of the various arlous members member of the committees Indicating very clearly just where the strength th or weak weak- weakness weakness ness of ot the lending leading candidate lay The first test came on the th seat seat- seating las eat ing In Inot of ot the the Long Long delegation from Louisiana which was Instructed for tor Roosevelt the contesting delegation dele dele- delegation delegation gation being Long Lone won Von The minority report the tho adoption adoption n of ot which would have unseated his delegate delegates was defeat defeat- defeated defeat ed e ed 1 by a vot vote of ot to 14 JAt J JAt At the su suggestion of ot Senator Barkley arkley t the e oratory had bad been con con- fined con fined tt to the tile Louisiana contest contest an nd he also suggested that the conven conven- convention convention convention tion dispose of ot that case before the th delegates had perpetrated upon them the oratory In the Minnesota contest The speech making ranking In the MInnesota case consisted largely in inthe Inthe n the orators and there were several telling of ot the virtues of ot all nil Minne MInne- MInnesota Minnesota Minnesota sota Democrats only some Ome had bad more virtues than others othera depend depend- depending lug ing upon which delegation they be be- belonged belonged longed longell to The contestants Were quite willing to be satisfied WIth halt half the tho honors and proposed that both delegations be seated Boated each dele delegate ate having half halt a vote In Inthe Inthe Inthe the end the contestants were wera tie- tie de defeated tented by a vote of to 4 2 Walsh Wields Wield Gavel The settling of ot these contests was followed by what the chairman referred to as the controversy over the selection of ot the permanent chairman The Roosevelt majority wanted Senator Walsh the Smith Ritchie Reed need White Murray etc etc minority wanted Jouett Shouse ot of Kansas That controversy was productive tIe tive of ot eulogistic oratory Ralph c C ONeill O'Neill of ot Kansas eulogized Walsh while talking tor for Shouse and J F Burns of South Carolina Carolina N fk fkr K r tt air 3 s H 5 R RJOHN JOHN N GARNER eulogized Shouse while talking for tor Walsh Then came tho the former Demo Demo- Democratic Democratic cratic standard bearer John W Da- Da Davis Davis vis Da-vis vis who eulogized both Shouse and Walsh though presumably talking for tor Shouse use On the roll call can Walsh was elected by a vote of ot G 0 to r Altogether It was a mild affaIr No snorting rip-snorting roaring Democrat Democratic ic Ie demonstrations no arguments arguments arguments ments no real entertainment for tor forthe forthe the Chicago audience that had pur pur- pur- pur purchased purchased chased d season tickets ts at prices up to 50 nothing to Indicate that It was a Democratic national conven convention tion In session Wet Chicago went ent to the conven cons tion convention Wednesday night to help the wet Democratic majority put over Its wet plank It was a roaring natured good mob that gates s-ates of ot the Stadium to the extent of ot thou thousand nd and final final- ly finally forced the closing of o othe the doors to the exclusion of largo large numbers who held legitimate ts of ot admission ad- ad admission ad admission mission Genuine Ovation for AI Al The one outstanding note of Wednesday nights night's tumultuous ses ses- session session session sion was the tho reception accorded Smith when he took the platform to speak for tor the majority liQuor plank lie Ue was the hero of ot the convention and j of ot the fact that he will not get their votes the tho Idol of ot tenths nine of ot the dele dle delegates gates ates Despite every effort of the chairMan to restore order that the business of ot the convention ml might bt b be t expedited the roaring howling marching demonstration for tor AI lasted fifteen minutes The drys had a hard time The gallery gods did not want to hear them and ana made that fact evident Despite every ery possible effort efort on the part of ot Senator Walsh and all ot of the biting sarcasm he could put Into his denunciation of ot behavior the be- be be havior of oC the moho mob nobody was per per- permitted to hear the speakers sup sup- porting supporting the plank presented by the th minority But nut all of ot the oratory whether heard or not did riot change a 1 single lc delegate delate vote rote and the dripping wet plank adopted by a vote of o to 23 wu was |