Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-27
SMITHS NAME
Continued from Paae One)

and Mr.. Roosevelt placed Governor
Smith in nomination.
Delegates who four years ago saw
Mr.. Roosevelt standing before them
at San Francisco, seconding the NOM
ination Of Governor Smith and win
ming the vice presidential nominal
ton for himself had in their minds a
pcture of q young man in the flower
OF his manly vigor stepping briskly
to the platform. Today they saw
him virtually carried there, crippled
BY the creeping inroads Of infantile
paralysis, and obliged to prop him
self against the speakers desk once
he had been lifted to his feet.
1t was noticeable that the conven-
ton paid closer attention to Mr..
Roosevelt than It had any Of those
who preceded him with nominating
speeches and that he had his audi.
ence under control. Managers Of the
demonstration which was to follow
for Governor Smith had worked their
plans out quite as extensively as had
the McAdoo managers the day before
and they had not failed to equip
their professional demonstrators with
all the noise making and enthusiasm
raising devices at their command. BY
the time the convention was called to
order Smith shouters were packed in
like sardines. Although the police
We're suppos I'D to stop at the guard
lines block away all those who held
no tickets to Madison Square Garden,
at some Of the doors the Smith en-
thusiasts in blocks Of two and three
hundred rushed the doorkeepers and
police.
They filled the seats Of delegates
and alternates who had not arrived
and they overlooked into the sections
o. reserved seats and occupied them
and finally they packed the aisles.
The police and fire authorities closed
doors of the convention hall on the
ground that there was no more room
inside and left clamoring in the
streets outside hundreds II not
thousands OF legitimate ticket hold
ers.
When Mr.. Roosevelt's perorat ton
signalled the end Of his nominating
speech the racket cut loose. In VOL
ume OF noise 1t exceeded the McAdoo
demonstration Of yesterday and was
lacking in the same way Of particle
pating Of any great body Of dele
gates. Some delegates, to be sure.
headed by the New Workers. pranced
about the hall bearing their state
standards, but they were followed by
hundreds Of men and women wearing
no delegates badges.
For an hour and half the din
continued one continuous wave of
noise.
From that point the roll call Of the
states continued and when adjourn
ment was taken for the day the
rAa 4sA - tS,n -
showed that the convention had be.
for the presidency the following:
William @. McAdoo, OF California.
Alfred e. Smith. Of New York.
Senator Joseph T. Robinson, OF Ar
kansas.
Senator Samuel M. Ralston, OF IN
diana.
Former Senator william Salisbury,
of Delaware.
Governor Jonathan Davis, OF Kan
sas.
Governor Richie. OF Maryland.
Former Secretary Houston.
Senator Ferris, of Michigan and
SENATOR Underwood, OF Alabama.
Meanwhile the small sub commit
tee of the platform committee still
was at work attempting to harmon
lie the conflicting Views into q party
platform. While 1t was making
progress. word was sent sto the con-
vention hall that the platform could
not be brought in before tomorrow.
The word was passed about the
floor that the New York delegation
wished to prevent q night session be =,
cause it wished to avoid coming 70
the point of balloting for candidates
until the Ku Klux Khan issue in the
platform had been disposed of.
The McAdoo leaders plainly show
ed that they wanted to force a night
session and dispose Of the nominat-
ing speeches so that the convention
could proceed to balloting before the
report Of the platform committee was
brought In.
After long tangls the vote was
counted and 1t was found 56S votes
had been cast against the proposition
to merely recess a. proposed by the
McAdoo managers and 61sM votes
had been cast in favor Of II. The
vote on the adjournment quickly fol-
lowed and the convention piled out.
When they reassemble tomorrow
morning the delegates will still be
faced with enough nominating
speeches to keep them all day, and
should the platform COMMITTEES be
ready to report there may be q night
session. IL the platform is taken up
for immediate consideration that PLAZA
OF procedure would throw the bexin-
ming OF the balloting for president