Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-28
CHAIRMAN WALSH
SHARPLY REBuKEs
ROWDY ELEMENTS
Demonstration for AL Smith
Is Longest, Loudest and
Lustiest of Week

The following names had been
laid before the Democratic conven-
ton for the presidency up to Fri
day morning:
WILLIAM G. MADOO. g. California
ALFRED SMITH. ...... New York
OSCAR w. UNDERWOOD Alabama
DAVID f. HOUSTON. New York
SAMUEL RALSTON. Indiana
WILLARD SALISBURY. Delaware
CHARLES M. ROBINSON. Arkansas
ALBERT RITCHIE. Maryland
JONATHAN DAVIS. Kansas
WOODBRIDGE N. FERRIS. Mich.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
New York, June 26-Overruling the
plans of floor leaders for a night ses-
sion to expedite business, the Demo-
cratic national convention voted late
Thursday to adjourn until Friday
morning at 1890 o'clock, after
long and hectic session. The Off
cial vote was 555 IL to 513.
The vote was taken after disorder
had grown to such proportions that
Chairman Walsh threatened to en-
terrain a motion to move the con-
vention to another city unless order
could be maintained.
Ten candidates had been placed in
nomination when the session adj
journed.
After an upset of the days plans at
the outset had started the proceed
ings with a renewed demonstration
for William G.. McAdoo, the Smith
people got squared around with the
nomination of the governor by
Franklin d. Roosevelt. They staged
the longest, loudest and lustiest
demonstration of the convention to
date.
1t was not wholly a delegate DEM
onstration, to be sure, but as was
the case with the McAdoo demon
stration of yesterday, it was an af-
fair built up by the use Of large
numbers of bannerbearers, shout
ers, noisemakers, horn-blowers and
specialists in the art of arousins
enthusiasm.
Nevertheless, it served the .pur-
poses Of the Smith managers, AMI
held the floor longer than any which
had preceded it. After the Smith
demonstration subsidized, the conve1-
states for presidential nominations,
taking seconding speeches as they
came along.
While demonstration for Cover
nor Richie, Of Maryland, was going
on the floor managers agreed on
recess after Michigan had been call
ed. Under the plan the convention
would have reconVened at z o'clock
to continue the nominating speeches
with the hope of clearing them all
out of the way.
The platform builders worked stead
.ly today while the convention was in
session.
The convention converting at 1890
in the morning, eastern daylight time,
worked on through the afternoon
without stopping for rest or food in
an effort to complete the long string
Of presidential nominating speeches.
New York AL Smith followers
were sharply rebuked by Chairman
Walsh as a result of prolonged and,
disorderly demonstrations. The chair
man said that IF We can't transact
our business in this city the chair
will entertain a motion TO go else
where"
No sooner had Franklin D. Roose-
welt IlHIS0eQ MS speech pldClHS Inc
New York governor in nomination
than the racket broke loose. Bands,
rooters armed with megaphones,
cheer leaders, singers and others
with all the equipment of profess
sional demonstrators purst out into
tn damned aisles and began pro-
cession about the hall. From points
of observation on the speakers stand
it appeared that probably half the
delegate space was taking part in
tn demonstration either by contri-
buting to the marching parties which
bore various state standards or by
standing on chairs and waving flags
and joining in the cheering.
The other section of the delegate
space, apparently interested in look
ing over the show, stood up too but
gave no evidence Of joining the Smith
movement. In the machinery Of the
demonstration about every device
seen heretofore and many new ones
appeared. Children as young as
three and four years were used.
Some of them were dressed as raga-
mullins, others as newsies, all of
them had automobile license plates
hung around their necks bearing
the words "Al Smith"
The fathers who presumably had
rented the children out for the occa-
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