Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
CHARLES w. BRYAN
OF NEBRASKA
Democratic Candidate for Vice President

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Smith. To the unbiased listener, MI
Roosevelt's speech was the most salts
factory that had been made up t,
that time. His enunciation was per
rect, his sentences clean cut. The
vast audience hung upon his every
word. 1t was a highly effervescent
audience, surcharged with enthusiasm
and few speakers could have kept il
II restraint as we'll as did the gentle
man from New York When he had
set forth eloquently the virtues and
qualities Of Governor Smith which he
believed made him the best man to
head the Democratic ticket, Mr.. Roose-
velt gave "Al's" admirers their way,
and they went to it with a will. This
time the parade was led by a smudge-
faced, ragged little newsboy. and
though he was obviously frightened.
he did his duty as well as had "Miss
Columbia" and like her was perched
upon the rostrum. From the balco-
nies and lobbies of the Garden swarms
OF Smith shouters won their way past
the doorkeepers and the police and
LUelT
march. A score of big banner por-
traits Of the governor were unfurled
on the floor, and everyone had a flag.
The din was terrific, being augmented
BY the entire fire alarm system Of the
building. Outside the building, where
an immense crowd had assembled, the
demonstration was almost as notable.
oh
loudest and every man and woman
yelled for Al. A snowstorm of paper
confetti descended from the upper
windows of all buildings and whitened !
the streets for many squares. Since |
the McAdOO demonstrators had dem |
onstrated for one hour, it was incum- |
bent on the Smith boomers to keep
it up for more than sixty minutes.
They did so, order not being restored
until one hour and a half had passed.
Before this episode, Willard Sauls-
bury of Delaware, was put in nomina-
lions by Senator Bayard, and David
2. Houston, former secretary of agri-
;ulture and secretary of the treasury,
vas offered by Lewis G. Stevenson, Of
Illinois, son of former Vice President
Adlai b. Stevenson. Senator RalstOn,
II Indiana, was nominated with COM
nendable breVity, and before the ses-
ion closed these names had been pre-
ented: Senator Ferris, of Michigan; {
Governor Ritchie, of Maryland, and
ioV Jonathan M. Davis, of Kansas. [
Iext to the Smith demonstration, the I
lost enthusiastic was for Ritchie. /
Now 1t was almost dinner time, and {
he secretary read an announcement '
'om the Committee on Resolutions G
lat it would not be ready to report G
efore Friday morning A motion to a
Ike a recess and hold an evening ses- a
on brought on a controversy. New Ii
ork strenuously objected because the n
had planned evening en- Ii
for the visitors. Ad- "
until the next morning was
opposed as an amendment and for 81
e first time it was necessary to poll F
e convention. The vote was very W
to 513-but those who pre- ii
rred entertainment to business in W
e evening won out to
Nominations Completed OF
More than six hours were devoted al
Friday to completing the list of
nominations and to Sec
ding speeches, of which there were vi
my. The additional names pre- a
lted to the convention were: James do
K, Of Ohio; Gov Charles w. Bryan, bu
Nebraska; Gov. Fred. w. Brown, of ac
W Hampshire; Gov. George S. Sill MI
;, Of New Jersey; Senator Carter an
ass, of Virginia, and John w. Davis. Mc
West Virginia. This made sixteen cic
all, and Of course there were in
iition lot Of dark horses and ia of
lite sons who were not formally az;
ced in nomination. During the Sec the
ling speeches there was a lot of eig
Wing from the gallery gods, who hot
re tired Of hearing talk and wanted 7
ion. Once the obnoxious fire sirens We
e started again, but Chairman anC
lsh appounced that if their use pic
! not stopped he would have them UP
loved from the building. sup
aturday afternoon the worn out, ond
ow eyed Committee on Resolutions Sen
light in the platform in the building the
Thich it had been engaged, day and BILE
1t, throughout the week. Chair otht
Homer Cummings told Of the
efforts to settle the Klan and D
que Of Nations disputes without Bry
ing them up to the convention, vote
ng that at the final session of the the
mittee so sincere were the desires elm
g members that one Of them re- char
the Lords Prayer, and William Of t