The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-26

ans keynote.
Faces Great Crowd
A tall woman, all in white save
for titan hair peeping from under
a small white felt toque and beauti-
full red roses and lilies at her side,
she faced the greatest crowd that
has attended any session of the con
vention to date.
Miss Kennedy concluded her
speech with the following words;
THE secretary will proceed with the
calling Of the roll"
Governor Sweet Of Colorado was
recognized and seconded the nOmi-
nation Of William G. McAdoo.
Seconding speeches were not ex-
pected and there was considerable
surprise and mingled applause and
boots from the floor. AS SU eet
mentioned the name Of McAdoo,
Kentucky pulled up a standard and
started a parade as the band started
playing over There"
California and the other McAdoo
States fell in behind. The galleries.
all jammed with Smith folks, didn't
think much Of the performance and
were for the most part silent. The
stunt apparently was a surprise, but
when the Smith galleries began
booing. Franklin D. Roosevelt raised
his hand 70 silence them.
Take off your hood, we know
you" Smith rooters shouted at the
McAdoo marchers.
Order vas obtained after a few
minutes Of rather desultory clamor
and Sweet went on with his speech
amid outbursts from the high gal
leries filed with Smith rooters.
Il won't go on without order
Sweet said. turning 10 Walsh. and
wheeling on his heels, STROBE back,
up and down the speakers runway.
Walsh Helps Out
Walsh stepped into the breach to
relieve Miss Kennedy.
Il trust" Walsh said, our guests
in the galleries will observe such
decorum as is expected Of them"
The New York delegation arose
and applauded this admonition.
Order was restored and Sweet went
on. Sweet declared that no greater
service had been rendered the
country by any man either in this
country or overseas than that
rendered by Mr.. McAdoo.
Unless we choose a progressive. "
he said, there certainly Will be a
third party that will go out into
the West from Cleveland on July A."
Sweet concluded and the State Of
Connecticut was called next on the
roll.
Connecticut yields to the great
State Of New York" the chairman
shouted.
A terrific din split the Garden from
end to end as galleries and floor
seemed to rise in one tremendous
outburst of violent noise.
Franklin D. Roosevelt stepped for
ward to the front of the speakers
rostrum and by a wave Of the hand
brought silence promptly out of the
bedlam. Such vas the organization
Of this great dsmonstration-and au-
g1Iry Of what was to come later.
The Smith demonstration began
rs soon as he had finished.
Smith Supporters Gather
Smith fans had been properly fore
warned to get here early so as to be
assured Of a seat in the galleries
When delegates arrived to take
their seats they discovered that on
each chair had been carefully place
p small green covered pamphlet
without any inscription on the out
side.
Opening It. in large black type.
were these words: "Kentucky's mes.
sage to the K. K. X" an address
by John F. Hager, Protestant-Masop
Democrat, president of the Kentucky
Bar Association. One paragraph
read:
THE principles Of such an or.
ganization r at war with u
most cherished beliefs and ere sub
versive of u institutions. To suffer
lawless Ku-Klux Khan bands to veil
their identity. enact their own sys.
tenn Of laws and without trial pun.
ish the victims of their wrath. in
enmity or suspicion, is to abandon
the citizens of our republic to OBJ
preston in its most hideous form"
The third day of the convention
began with the promise that nomi-
nations would continue throughout
the day.
Taggart in Control
Behind the scenes and over the
convention floor, however, an old.
tried and shrewd politician is NOV
ing into quiet, but complete control
Of the situation. That is Tom Tag
CART of Indiana. While other leaders
Brennan and Ed Moore, for ex-
ample-have been stirring the waters
over the Khan issue, Taggart has re-
manned silent. While Brennan and
others have doomed and doomed for
Smith as the nominee, Taggart has
said nothing.
Taggart was one Of the old time
triumvirate Of Democratic politics
Roger Sullivan Of Illinois and
Charles Murphy of New York be-
ing the others. He and Sullivan
were turning political wheels when
Brennan was but a Sullivan lieu
tenant in Cook County.