The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-28


as he tried to label his candidate
tlown-in-the-bottle Democrat, %
the galleries gushed oil. 1t was
only the stern admonition of
Chairman Walsh that enabled
Sweet to finish his address.
Smith Nominated.
The "thrill' Of the day came when
Connecticut yielded to New York.
The galleries were on hand. AS
Franklin d. Roosevelt rose to make
the nominating speech for AL Smith
the balconies and galleries cheered
TO beat the band. And for the first
time the jazz of the band was lost
in the noise of the crowd. The gang
and the gong were on hand. The
eastern and northern industrial dele
cations we're astir.
Mr.. Roosevelt went on to picture
Smith as a progressive" as a friend
Of labor, as an enemy of no class,
as champion of honest business re-
CARELESS of size. His address was
repeatedly punctuated with the ex-
pected applause that was certainly
well arranged for.
He'll Let Loose.
When Roosevelt announced Smiths
name hell was let loose. Pandemo-
mum reigned supreme. The north
ern, middle Atlantic and eastern cap
italist Democrats now had their in
ming. Smiths main strength lies in
the big industrial centers, where the
Democratic machines have consider
able strength. Thus New York,
Massachusetts, Illinois and Pennsyl-
vania are Smith strongholds. Here
the Democratic "Old Guard" or what
is left of it, is found. Tammany of
New York and Boss Brennan of I'LL
nois are Smiths towering pillars of
support.
And the character of the demon
stration in behalf of Smith clearly
showed its source. All the earmarks
Of the maneuvers and tactics en-
ployed by the notorious city ward
heelers, by the graft-dripping gang
of the lobby halls, we're brought into
ugly relief in the performance.
New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Mas
sachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Connecticut and Wisconsin were the
most vigorous marchers. But Idaho,
Utah, Colorado, Washington, Oregon
and the Solid South remained adam
ant They appeared like marooned
phalanx. Their rows rolled back the
Smith onslaught. They were glued to
their seats. Wave after wave of Smith
applause and noise were beaten back
by the crew from the states south of
the Mason and Dixon line where the
New York Governor has perhaps less
than a dozen votes in all.
1t was Illuminating to note that Ha-
wall. Alaska and the Philippines joined
in the Smith parade. The delega-
ton from these territories have been
very generous to everybody so far
They have participated in all parades,
demonstrations and outbursts.
Smiths powerful claque certainly
did heed the plea made in the opening
prayer of Rev. Caleb Moor, "Give us
this day our daily bread"
With noise as measure, the hired
hell-raisers of the Smith junta surely
earned their bread for the day. Bugles
shrieked; Sirens were at full blast.
Drums were bombarding. The mobs
were bowling. The band played, ION
the Sidewalks Of New York" to loud
local color Newsboys were rushed TO
the platform to remind the crowd of a
stage Smith is said to have passed
then in his life. II seemed as IL the en-
tire five department Of New York had
been called out to put out the flames
Of presidential hopes smouldering in
the breasts Of McAdoo and the dark
horses.
For seventy-five minutes the Garden
was a seething mass. Outside the
Tammany henchmen did their bit. New
York took on the garb II were on Armis-
tice Day. Then Anna Case, Metropolis
tan Opera prima donna took hand in
the matter TO strike a different key
note. She did not have much success In
inspiring the crowd to sing the "Star
Spangled Banner"
The Smith forces resumed their at.
tempt to stampede the convention as
soon as Miss Case wound up.