The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-18

. lie procession. and whenever the en-
thusiasm seemed to be dying down,
the devices familiar to all who have
seen such affairs served to revive It.
Miss Columbia and the trumpeters.
| hot but tireless, were hoisted to the
platform, and for just one hour they
| kept the demonstration going, All this
time Mrs. McAdoo, laughing excitedly.
stood in box and looked down on the
shouting delegates who hoped to put
her husband in the White House.
AL Smiths adherents now succeeded
In bringing about adjournment until
| Thursday morning. and they spent the
| interval In perfecting the details OF a
demonstration that they intended
should be more spectacular and longer
than that for McAdoo.
Woman Yields Gavel
When the convention was called to
order next day they were all ready.
Beside Chairman Walsh sat lady In
white who proved to be Miss May
Kennedy. the permanent vice chair
man. She was given the gavel after
the invocation, and after few pleas
ant words about the recognition &C.
corded the women, she ordered that
the roll call OF the states be resumed.
Governor Sweet OF Colorado was first
to arise. his intention being to second
the nomination OF Mr.. McAdoo. But
| the Smith throng. which by this time
had filed up all the available space
In the hall. was impatient and rude.
| Shouts OF "Oil" arose from all the
| galleries and even from the floor and
grew 50 numerous and loud that the
speaker was unable to continue. Here
Chairman Walsh again came to the
front with scathing rebuke to the
hecklers that sflenced them.
Smith Demonstration Thrilling
connecticut yields to New York"
said delegate from the Nutmeg state
a few moments later, and instantly
there was tumultuous cheering and
wild waving Of a myriad flags. But
| the demonstration was premature and
Franklin D. Roosevelt, on crutches,
mounted the rostrum and quieted It
so that he might place IN nomination
New York's beloved governor. AL
Smith. To the unbiased listener, Mr..
Roosevelt's speech was the most salts
| factory that had been made up to
that time. His enunciation was per-
feet, his sentences clean cut. The
vast audience hung upon his every
word. It was a highly effervescent
audience. surcharged with enthusiasm,
and few speakers could have kept II
| + restraint as well as did the gentle
man from New York. When he had
Sc. forth eloQuently the virtues and
| qualities Of Governor Smith which he
| believed made him the best man to
head the Democratic ticket, Mr.. Roose-
welt gave "Al's" admirers their way,
|. and they went to 1t with will. This
time the parade was led by smudge-
faced, ragged little newsboy, and
though he was obviously frightened,
lie did his duty as well as had miss
Columbia" and like her was perched
upon the rostrum. From the balco-
MES and Hobbies of the Garden swarms
of Smith shouters won their way past
the doorkeepers and the police and
joined the Smith delegates in their
march. A score Of big banner por-
traits of the governor were unfurled
on the floor, and everyone had flag.
The din was terrific, being augmented
b. the entire fire alarm system Of the
building. Outside the building, where
an immense crowd had assembled, the
demonstration was almost as notable
Every automobile horn hooted its