Evening star., 1924-06-26
Smith accorded Wild acclaim
Following Nomination Speech
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though it began to warm up as the
delegates were coming to the hall,
the heat had not yet become oppress-
i've. AS the hour set for opening the
convention passed some indications
of the coming demonstration began
to appear also on the convention
floor.
Entrances damned.
At all the entrances to the arena
where delegates are seated spcial
sergeants-at-arIns hung out the
delegates only sign, but somehow
or another many of the men and
women who had ccme to the garden
to whoop it up for Smith, the idol
OF New York Democracy. got past the
crowded aisles, just as the McAdoo
rooters had done at yesterdays ses-
sion.
shortly after 1880 Permanent
Chairman Walsh appeared on the
platform, took a look over the floor
and galleries and then went back
stage again to wait until the bulk
of the crowd had arrived
He had shed the long tailed suit of
black in which he took command
y
flannel trousers and a blue serge
coat, his usual Senate chamber rig.
Delegates Come Slowly.
At that hour not a third of the dele
gates were in their places and the
galleries were filling up but slowly.
The unwritten law that prescribes IS
that nothing about a national con-
vention shall come off on time was
working and those on the platform
cd n he. K n no rel a c
to call for order.
Again today a wide eXpanse of the
glass roof of the Garden had been
hauled back, so that the delegates
could look out directly on the blue
sky. And the sun. too, could look
directly in. Today, however, the roof
opening had been made in different
place and the hot rays which yester
day wilted the bright sunfiowers
worn by the Kansas delegation were
shifted across the middle aisle to
light up New Jersey.
Roosevelt Gfvrn Cheer.
The band went through it's usual
preliminary concert and in the midst
of it Franklin d. Roosevelt, who was
to make the speech nominating
to the. platform and was given a
cheer from the floor and galleries
There was a touch of pathos reflected
in the faces of many delegates who
cisco convention of four years ago,
when he was nominated for the vice
presidency.
Then he was among the most active
of all the delegates, central figure
in several demonstrations. and a
vigorous, athletic man in the prime
of life. Today, after months of suf-
fering from paralysis, he literally
had to be lifted up the staircase
by two strong men, and his face was
drawn and deeply lined.
Calls for Order Ignored.
The aisles still were crowded with
delegates who wanted to talk over
this or that overnight development
and with workers for the candidates.
An army of sergeants- alarms used
their best persuasive powers to in
duce the grinding mass Of humanity
to disperse and leave the aisles free,
and Mr.. Walsh hammered away with
Of success after the effort to bring
the convention to order had been in
progress for five minutes, but Just
then a glee club stationed in a high
gallery overhanging the stage began
to sing East Side, West Side"
through megaphones, and confusion
reigned again.
It was the first time the unofficial
had been heard in the convention, and
the galleries echoed it and, applauded
shrek DEe the call of shrill factory
throats in another gallery, followed
by cheers for AL Smith. Senator
Walsh, banging away in the midst Of
the bediam, stopped minute to care
gavel, gave evidently fearing rim hesf he had 1oose eae
ened it from its shaft by his vigorous
pounding.
The only answer to the chairman's
rat rat, t. tat, .,ontt tat was was another mot success.
the galleries. On the floor, too. con-
fusion persisted, but 1T apparently
grew chiefly from the efforts of late
arrivals among the delegates to
Seats. The paraphernaiia that had
been planted in the delegate in
closure yesterday for the McAdoo
demonstration had no parallel today.
Nearly all Of the Smith demonstrat-
leries, at least for the time being.
Rand Drowned Ont.
Long ago the band had become dis
competition from the Smith rooters
about 1t was too much for 1t. From
one song to another the glee club
went through the Smith campaign
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Senator Walsh retired temporarily
from the speakers stand to wait for
a more favorable opportunity to con-
tinue his appeals for order.
Smith Bands Loudegt.
Outside a group Of Smith bands ar
rived alongside the garden and the
blare OF their militant music fioated
in with a volume that almost
drowned out the concert OF the con-
vention's own, which was completely
surrounded by Smith demonstrators
in far gallery. On the fioor fresh
bundles Of American dAgs like those