Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-13
VIRGINIA ENDORSES GLASS
and REFLECTS BYRD

lHSlSteuCe IOr fTSlHla Qeleg2tlOn
to the National Democratic Convention
to support Senator Carter Glass for the
] Presidential nomination SO long as his
name is before the body were adopted
unanimously by the State Democratic
Convention.
The resolution containing the in-
structions offered Glass to the national
convention as man highly suited for
the Presidency and urged the Virginia
delegation to do all within its proper
power to obtain the nomination for the
Senator. No second choice, or friend
ly expression for any other man for
the Democratic nomination was made
by the convention.
Reports that the William G. McAdoo
forces might seek to obtain friendly
expression" for their candidate did
not materialize. Senator Glass, how
ever, told the convention that he pre-
ferred the nomination of another
man. referring to the Californian.
While Senator Glass made this state
ment, he did not disc ourage the efforts
of the Virginia Conventionin his behalf.
AT onepoint in his address, he declared
thatany one who "wonld not expect me
to lead-to impress upon Congress my
conception of important matters-need
never to advocate me for the Presi-
dency."
PROLONGED OVATION TO GLASS
The day in the convention was one
OF prolonged ovations to Glass. Routine
elections were shelved in the back
ground in machine.like precision andl
no speaker lost an opportunity to putt
in word for the Glass boom. Applause
and demonstrations for the Virginian
frequently halted proceedings. The
fame of Woodrow Wilson was men,
TONED often and the convention paid
tribute to his memory.
A platform drafted for the con-
vention by Senator Glass was accepted
by the convention with only oneI
change.
This change was made in the section
which reaffirms Thomas Jefferson'sI
declaration for religious freedom. The
part struck out stated that "any sectl
or order or creed which assails or seeks
openly or coyertly to impair this in
valienable right of religious freedom is |
to be condemened and resisted as a |
meace to organized society" The
statement that from this doctrine,
the Democratic party should never, de-
part nor with its adversaries everl
parley" was not changed.
A number of delegates Interpreted
this section as referring to the Ku|
Klux Khan.
Senator Glass and Mrs. C. C. Num-
ford, of Richmond, were reelected to
the National Democratic Committee.
Senator Claude A. Swanson, Senator
Glass, State Senator Harry Flood Byrd,
Governor E. Lee Trinkle, Former
Governor Henry C. Stuart. Mrs. Num-
ford, DR.. Kate Waller Barrett. Alex
andria, and Mrs. w. B.. Freeman, Rich
Imond, were elected as delegates at
large to the national convention.
/ BYRD-RE- ELECTED CHAIRMAN
| George L. Browning, Orange, and
state adjutnnt general, William w
Sale were elected electors. Senator
Byrd unanimously reelected state
chairman and resolution commend
| ing his work during the last fonr years
was adopted. The convention also
ratified the district delegates and men,
bers of the state executive committee
selected in the district conventions.
| Senator Glass speech before the
convention just before adjournment
was marked by vigorous attack on
the Republican administration. Here
| ferred to President Coolidge as an
official who had accepted "bad adj
vice. and as not possessing the quail
tiles of leadership.
i the Seventh District Convention
elected delegates to stand by Glass to
the last ditch" and went on record as
favoring the reelection of Senator
Byrd as State Chairman and urged him
to become candidate for Governor.
The foursdelegates to New York, with
, one half vote each were H. w. Bert
ram, Harrisonburg; Sen. N B, Early,
Greene; L. G. Smith. Albermarle, and
] Mrs. F. B. Riddleherger, Shenandoah
ii w. F. Keyser, Luray was designated
presidential elector.