Show t r j St St. elwer t s K Keynoting t. t ang as Senator of Oregon had INASMUCH from ten to fifteen coauthors In in the preparation preparation preparation tion of his keynote speech at Cleveland Tuesday night it manifestly would be unfair to accord him all of whatever praise is due the speech Itself and as unfair to unload upon him whatever whatever whatever what what- ever adverse criticism the effort earned According to Colliers Collier's compilation of the thc f ci votes of members of or congress in the first session session ses ses- sion of the Roosevelt administration Senator voted yes on the following legis legislation legislation legisla legisla- a- a act beer AAA TV TVA A tion Emergency banking to continue V C A 1934 revenue bill to override bonus veto s securities and e exchange cha act Norris HOLC amendment navy construction act and andt t- t the housing act He voted no on the national economy act 1933 independent offices bill 1933 gold bill 1934 gold bill veterans' veterans compensation bill cotton control bill bilI silver bill bill to re reduce reduce reduce re- re duce tariff thrill There was essentially nothing that escaped his withering denunciation but what it itis is found in his long list of yes votes to new deal proposals There are two inferences One that he has 2 changed his mind in the more than three long r years ears the other that some of the excoriating was being done by the coauthors with lips lipsy J The speech is known to have had the approval of the G. G 0 Ol P. P high command and and unquestionably its longest and sharpest spi spikes es will be used to nail down some of the planks in the platform If listeners wanted to hear what specific remedies rem should be applied to tob present economic social and political evils they b listened in vain The party picked a keynoter who performed admirably doing everything a keynoter is supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to do He stirred the emotions of the convention stimulated the party loyalty of the del delegates gates in front of him and of party members members members mem- mem bers over the nation He was eloquent fluent forceful and dramatic comparative obscurity of a m member of the s senate nate he emerged a leader in th the r y as s h i ded his speech It rt is difficult to view him now in any other light than as t the e man of the hour for second f place on the ticket |