Evening star., 1924-06-26

The third session today OF the
Madison Square Garden political bat
tie was fraught with great possibili-
ties for the radio fan.
Yesterday the listener-in was treat
ed to a fine program of band music,
oratory, profanity from the rostrum,
the gentle fiuttering of doves. the
over all, as though from the far dis
tance. the weird echo of the kleagie
emerging from its kavern.
According to the official program
there was to be continuation today
of yesterdays proceedings, enlivened,
perhaps, by another ominous note
the whinnying of dark horses intent
on being loosed in the White House
meadows.
Well, let us see.
Announcer McNamee started out
hy arologizing for the failure of the
great prima DONNA Anna Case. to
Elng yesterday, as scheduled. Many
a music lover sat through several
hours of boiler factory din yesterday
with the head phones glued to his
sensitive ears. trying to convince
himself that he was listening to the
anvil chorus while he patiently
waited to hear Miss Cases voice.
Mac explained that Anna was pres
ent, on the platform, all right, but
didn't get a chance to. break through
the barrage of noise. 1t was rumored
that some one spread a report that
Miss Case is a Republican and that
her voice consequently might have
Bounded a little fiat.
The announcer was just as witty, If
not more so, than yesterday. Instead
of regaling his audience with such
remarks as The delegates are now
taking off their coats" he would sud
denly come at you with something
like this: 1T is not so hot here today
as ii was yesterday" Thus were the
tagged spirits of the radio fans kept
at their height during lulls in the
performance. which, fortunately, were
few and far between.
Light music by Lieut. Somebody's
Band failed to indicate the darker
things that were scheduled to come
today. Announcer McNamee predicted
to be the biggest session so far in
point of activity, significance, and all
around noise. The band stuck to
such selections as "Anitra's Dance"
snatches of "HumoreSque" and vari-
Gus operate airs of more or less
enliVening nature.
Following the opening music, the
announcer filled in the interim by
Underwood of Alabama, which sound
ed suspiciousiy like the Congressional
Directory William Gibbs McAdoo's
life then was unfoided from another
source. Underwood, it was disclosed.
was born in Kentucky and McAdoo
in Georgia, which may or may not
lead TO something further. Nothing
like being a favorite son to several
papas. when you need parental sup
port.
1t was still cool, Mac confideG
after his propaganda stunt for th@
Underwood and McAdoo forces.
Prayer silences Tumut.
Senator Walsh permanent Chairman,
at first experienced the same trouble II
bringing the convention to order that
Pat Harrison did yesterday, when gavri
landing among delegates in the hrSt
row put an effectual quietuS to a
long period of confusion. Continued
rapping, with a warning look from
the ChairmanS eye as he poised the
weapon in midair. failed to bring
about even semblance of order.
Casting about for help, the senator
finally shouted that the invocation
was about to be pronounced by
Christian Scientist The Scientist
started out as though every one were
quiet and sure enough they soon
were.
With but brief preface the third
session of the Democratic convention
was on Almost before the delegates
realized that they were in order they
were plunged into a wild demonstra-
tion of u decidedly disorderly char
acter when Gov. Sweet of COLORADO
responding to the resumption of the
roll call of states. seconded yester-
days nomination Of McAdoo in as
many words. The announcer mad
the local fans feel real chummy to-
ward him when he announced that
the District of Columbia had Joined
in the parade around the hall in honor
OF the former watchdog of the Treas
ury.
he advised
Encouraged by the hand given his
first few words, Gov. Sweet essayed
to continue his address when the dele
gates had settled down little, but it
was almost hopeless task, and the
.listeners-in heard the governor i'm
patiently remark to the chairman
that he would not go on unless quiet
was restored. Apparently the gal
,1eries assumed defiant attitude and
the chairman launched forth into a
TRADE against the manners of those
in the bleachers. Yesterdays tistic
encounters had brought forth gen
eroUs gallery Of prize fight followers
seemed.
AS the governor got warmed up he
began to second the nomination for
"A rapid succession of reasons that
left no doubt in the minds of those at
the earphones that McAdoo would
get the nomination if efficient second
ing has anything to do with such
things.
Roosevelt Nominates Smith.
The big parade of the day came
"nen tOnneCllcuL Sleppco dSioo AZ
favor of New York to allow Franklin
d. Roosevelt to try his hand on nomi-
mating Al Smith. Mr.. Roosevelt de-
cided not to go at length into AIe
qualifications. asking the delegates
TO investigate his popularity fol
themselves by asking the elevator
man. the street sweeper and the bel
boy about it on their way out today
This, he declared, was true test OF
a mans ability to win the voters
The delegates learned that AL has
no enemies, even among those witt
whom he plays poker, and the orig
inally neutral Washington radio far
began TO forget about the thrill he
would get. if he could vote, by voting
for Mr.. McAdoo, as he was swep
away in the exhileration of learning
from NH Roosevelt that CIR. Smith !
cd r1,n thI