Evening star., 1924-06-24

1ohh, June Zf.-0OUVeHlr'
for friends are being distributed by
the principal campaign headquarters
Razors wait at the Offices of Gov
Alfred E. Smith and by mistake one
was put in his hands by an enthusi-
astic booster A friend OF the candi-
date said:
Does that mean a close shave for
you, Governor"
NO." retorted Mr.. Smith. "it indi-
Gates safety for US
Twelve hundred policemen. oper.
ating in two shifts, were assigned
today to the Madison Square Garden
zone for the protection and guidance
of convention delegates and visitors
A special detail of 800 policemen and
added to the regular forces in the
Times Square section where the
bright lights blossom for those who
have time to frisk and play after
dark.
Mrs. Inez knight Allen. one OF
Utah's delegates at large to the Dem
ocratic convention. doesn't agree with
her husband, r. E. Allen, of Provo
on politics. Two weeks ago he was
in Cleveland as a delegate to the
Republican convention
Arrangements for broadcasting the
proceedings of the convention as ar
ranged by the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company and the Ra
dio Corporation of America are ex-
pected to make the big show avail
able to 50,000,000 people. OF course
hardly that many will hear the
population of the country could listen
in if thNy had radio sets
The Convention Hall is hooked UP
with fifteen stations located as far
west as Kansas City.
The tragedy Of the tickets" is
the latest production of the conven-
tion. Delegates and their friends,
here from all parts OF the country
didates and planks. They want
tickets to the big show in Madison
Square Garden. And the tickets are
not to be had.
The candidates who could pass out
the greatest number Of tickets would
have the votes of the crowds here
today.
The Smith people are accusing the
McAdoo people. and the McAdoo
people are accusing the Smith people
defrauded out of their proper num-
Der Of tickets.
The fact of the matter is, there
aren't enough tickets to go round
and there never were enough.
Some tickets have been printed ad-
mitting to the balcony" but with
out any coupon showing the number
of the seats. Fear is expressed that
after gaining admission the
sergeants-at-arms Of the convention
because they have no seats
The Democratic national committee
has distributed the tickets accord
ing to the size Of the state delega-
tions. allotting two seats for each
delegate. or vote, in each delegation
The candidates thought they were
entitled to a special number OF
tickets, and they are omitting roars
of pain that can be heard around
New York. How are they going to
reward their faithful followers?
The Pennsylvania delegation. one
party of it at least, is up in arms
1t appears the national committee
man, James NJ. Guffey, signed for all
1872 tickets allotted the delegation,
tional committeewoman of the state.
whereupon the national committee
woman, Miss Mary Archer. went ur
in the air, and the incident threatens
to disrupt the party in the Keystone
State.
Here is the song the Democrats
are singing today in convention hall
1t is inscribed on the back of thou
sands Of little fans:
Keep cool without Coolidge, and
fan with this fan; every woman is
now with us as well as her man.
Gals kite and Calls tail can't fly
very high. in Democratic year. boys
Hell-Maria,, goodbye"
The newest campaign device made
its appearance in New York streets
last night. It's an electric campaign
an Illuminated picture Of McAdoo
appears. You press 1T again, and q
smiling photograph of Al Smith ;. IL
1poseo. = :, :: .
And what do you suppose the; Smith
people are giving to the women as
souvenirs Of their New York visit:
Fans, with APs photograph on them
and the cutest and handsomest puff
boxes with a fine picture of the gov
ernor' -enameled on the cover. But
even this does. not satisfy some OF
ask II a Iipst,ck ala not go with the
puff box and still another remarked
that she thought 1t would be a capital
idea to give away curling irons.
Woulans 5, you IKE ,ss an a1s.,;h%sai slsStris
all out. We expect shipment OF
wardrobe trunks tomorrow" - :
The dry enforcement squad really
is doing effective work under the
direction Of the Washington chief
whom, Wayne. B. Wheeler summoned
to New York. Several damp places
about the big hotels have been dried
up. Roy Haynss, THE head of the
bureau, has planted sieuths in sew.
eral restaurants, and Immediately the
barkeeps were of0Ared to sell nothins