The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-07
CAMBRIDGE COLBY
SOON ELIMINATED
Secretary Of State Had Consent
ed to Be Drafted" but Name
Was Not Presented-Band
Wagon Rush of Enthusiasm
Carries Choice of New Yorker
Throughout Without Ballot.

San Francisco. July 6.-Franklin D.
Roosevelt, of New York, assistant sec
retary of the navy, vas nominated for
Vice President today Dy the Democra-
tic national convention and became
the running mate Of Governor James
NJ. Cox OF Ohio, Democracy's choice
for the presidential nomination
The first cries of Cox and Roose-
welt" rang through the convention hall
and were mixed with the shouts of the
vote by acclamation by which he was
nominated without a ballot
Despite disincination of the Tam
many organization to accept him.
Rooseyelt's name went over with
band wagon movement, during which
all other candidates were withdrawn.
James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois
was withdrawn early by former Gov
ernor Dunn; Governor Stewart of Mon
tana announced his own withdrawal,
Edward l.. Doheny of California, and
former Governor Hawley 7. Of Idaho
were withdrawn and Major General a.
d. Tyson OF Tennessee in person am
nounced he would net be a contender
as did David X. Francis of Missouri.
Nomination Of w T. Vaughn, of Ore
gon, who had received state primary
endorsement, was changed into sec
ond for the successful nominee, oasblr
cambridge Colby, secretary of state,
who was considered as candidate
and refused to allow his name to be
used finally was urged to consent II
he should be drafted" As 1t fell out
the Tammany crowd decided to accept
Roosevelt, who brought to the ticket
the participation of an administration
man, and Mr.. Colby's name was not
considered further
Mr. Roosevelt was placed in nomi-
nation by Timothy l.. Ansberry, for
mer representative from Ohio, who sat
as a Cox delegate in the District of
Columbia delegation. Seconds sprang
from all parts Of the convention hall
and although Roosevelt was not for
mally nominated until well after the
business of nomination was taken up,
there was never any doubt about it and
never at any time was there any op
position.
The seconding OF his nomination by
Governor Smith of fNew York from the
Tammany delegation clinched it.
Franklin D, Roosevelt first sprang,
into political prominence in 1915
when he was drafted by the Demo
crats of the 2Sth New. York Senatorial
district, consisting of the counties of
Duchess, Putnam and Columbia, in
an effort to defeat Senator John F..
Schlosser of Beacon. who was can
didate for reelection. Roosevelt was
elected, rolling up majority of 356
in the Democratic landslide which
carried John A. Dix into the
governors chair, One Of the stories
still told of Mr. Roosevelts first cam;
paign by local politicians is that he
corralled the farmer vote by running
on platform which advocated uni.
form apple barrels.
Mr.. Roosevelt was reelected in
1912, but resigned his seat on March
~, 1918, to accept the appointment as
assistant secretary Of the navy. His
most famous exploit in the state Sen
ate was his leadership Of the insut-
gents who opposed the election OF
William F. Sheehan to the United
States Senate. After three months
deadlock, James A. O'Gorman was
elected with Mr.. Rooseyelt's concur.
renee.
Mr.. Roosevelt was born in Hyde
Park, January 30, 1882, the son Of
James and Sara Delano Roosevelt.
He is a distant relative of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt on his fathers
side and of the Astor family through
his mother. He attended the Groton
school and was graduated from Har-
ward in 1904 and the Columbia Law
school in 1907, being admitted to the
New York bar during the same year.
He practiced at first with Carter, Led
yard and Milburn of New York and
then became members Of the firm OF
Marvin, Hooker &Rooseyelt.
Mr.. Roosevelt married Anna Flea.
nor Roosevelt, niece of the late Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt and daugh-
ter of Slot Roosevelt, March Is, 1905.
They have five children, Mr.. Roose-
welt divides his time when at home
between his family, his interest in
local affairs and tennis, for which he
displays his chief sporting enthu-
siasm.