The Washington times., 1924-06-26
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were included in the gate crash
ers.
They came In with the men
and started grimly Tor the best
seats in the house.
''Here, where are you going?''
aslEed the convention ushers. And
them 10 the police. where are
they going2"
ROars Of Noise.
whats the difference? shrugged
the cops. They're for Al"
BY dint Of hard ana fearful per
suasion, the ratified ushers managed
to ret q solid block OF Ais friends
cut Of the reserved seat section On
the south end Of the Garden and
]. under the grinning direction Of the
cops they were despatched to the
second and third balconies whore
they soon let the world know where
their sympathies lay.
Nearly every matchmaking device
known to man came In with the
cohorts OF Tammany and Al. Sirens
30 big that they made two men
pant TO carry them were lugged
through the ill-guarded gates.
A band Of forty-six, composed OF
boys from the Mount LorAtto
School at Point Pleasant, Staten
Island. was among the entrants.
All Galleries Packed.
BY the time the first delegates
had arrived on the floor the top
most galleries of the old Garden
were packed as far around as the
eye could see with New Yorkers,
friends of Al. It was q fight crowd
in those galleries--the same crowd
that has looked down on q thousand
rings in the Garden and yelled
for a favorite to "knock i'm dead. .
The delegates themselves trooped
IN to the accompaniment of the
rattle of bells and sirens in the
galleries. They looked curiously
GROUND and then found their seats
and prepared to enjoy show that
win make convention history.
"Out Do McAdoO," Order.
''Out do McAdoo" was the plain
purpose and intent Of the Tammany
+ hordes.
Not all Of the Governors friends
were In the balconies and galleries,
either. They were on the floor too.
Shortly before the opening hour,
women appeared with hundreds OF
small American flags and passed
them to all who would accept. In
the galleries the flags were strewn
around by the hundreds.
Outside the Garden the cops were
having their troubles.
The Smith cohorts laid seige TO
every entrance, even to the sacred
gate through which the delegates
themselves were supposed to enter
This seemed to have been due to
some Misunderstanding OF orders "a
70 what gates were 'ok."
At several Of the entrances there
were heated arguments, and the
takers closed the big, iron grill
doors until the crowd could be dis
perged.
The regular convention band kept
=, stream Of medley bathing the
hall. The galleries noisily kept time
to the music with stamping OF feet
ana whistling.
Senator Walsh Late.
Senator Walsh, the permanent
chairman, came in late. His frock
coat Of yesterday had been discard
ed for the cooler and more comfort
able white flannels Of humid June.
Norman Davis, Assistant Secre'
tary Of State under Wilson, APP
peared for the first time.
Senator Tom Helm OF Alabama
moved about greeting friends. jose
phus Daniels was there as was New.
ton D. Baker. 1t looked like old
home week for the war administra-
ton.
The Smith crowd Increased apace
with the regular visitors. An excited
assistant sergeantat-arms declared
he had seen 400 Smith supporters
come In through one entrance alone.
with not a ticket In the crowd, prob.
ably an exaggeration but indicative
of the state of turmoil the conven'
ton managers were in.
It was 1902 before Chairman
Walsh began pounding his gavel
and ordering the delegates into their
seats. At that hour the floor was a
milling mass Of delegates, officers.
casual visitors and hangers-on.
Roosevelt Put on Stage.
BY 1O:40 the Fourth avenue in.
gress had been checked by general
complaints from the supporters OF
other candidates, and a really for
midable force of police was sta.
toned near the door. The word
got around to try the Twenty
seventh street entrance, and there
was a surge in that direction.
Smith lieutenants then appeared
and yelled to friends outside to
"stop it. youll spoil it,"
GIVE us tickets" those outside
yelled.
"There amt none," came the re.
ply. "You can't expect to get in
when you don't show up till II
o'clock"
At 10:45 o'clock, Franklin d.
Roosevelt, Smiths pre-convention
manager, was carried to the stage
and placed in position to make the
nominating speech for the governor.
Mr.. Roosevelt suffered a stroke of
paralysis after his retirement as
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy,
and is unable to stand. His appear
ance on the platform was a signal
for scattered cheer from the gal.
leries.
Noise Holds Up Walsh.
At 1915, a crowd Of about 200
women, members of various Demo
cratic clubs In the Bronx, were
,shepherded In under the manage.
nent of Jim" Brown, one of the
Democratic leaders of the county.
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