| Show NEW YORKS GOVERNOR IS EASY WINNER AT HOUSTON convention senator jos T robinson of ackim as will undoubtedly beh be his h running mate for vice presidency platform contains compromise ila plank I 1 TEN VOTES GO 00 TO GOVERNOR SMITH repeating tile performance of the republican party parly at kansas city 9 couple ot of weeks ago the democrats assembled at houston llou aton texas last night named their standard bea bearer r er on the first ballot lit in the person ot of governor alfred K E smith of now new york on the first roll call ot of the 8 states ates governor smith received and votes or 9 slid and Vs less leas than the required number to put him oyer over but sal so hear was he to the goal that immediately there was a clamor ironi front several states stales to change their votes and get lit in the at smith band wagon ohio was the he first to bo be recognized by tile the chair and having baying given alice a favorite son nou 47 of her 48 votes on oil the roll call to change chance her vote to 45 for smith and three tor for Po homerine pomerine merine that put the new york governor over oler easy but several other oher states still clamored for recognition bliss was waa next to get the floor she had given her votes to reed on roll call but finally filially witched switched part pari of them to the successful candidate all and bo it went with several others until the final fount count oil oi the first ballot rave gave governor smith a votes out of the 1100 represented ft at tre convention A motion to make the vote unanimous wag wa ruled out of order by the chairman and was never put ten votes went to smith on oil the roll call before balloting on oil the nominees the party platform wigs wag adopted with a law enforcement plank intended tor for the wets and the drys and a farm relief plank as its outstanding features after a lot of orr ory tile convention adjourned adlour ned late last night to reconvene this morning 0 o nate a vice president t it Is generally conceded that senator joe JOB T robinson of arkansas will be the conventions choice tor for this office PT |
