The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-04
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\ They eaana0 their yaaFcl only wInan
tho c0nyentl0p actually began M
get under way.
Following the opening prayer ana
Slo singing 81 tho Star apangled
BANNER, AWguatus Thnlnas i, delegate
&Eeln New Xork toclg the platform
e Fead the Declaration OF IHdepend-
en0e.
1 hero nFa . lot o. you here. ho
qnD4 Gyyly, NWholn this won't in,
hQgog but tlara aFe millions VI
esRH m y! M.t l.al. !. 90 The radio whom
He explained briefly then the his.
1eEy ~ the famous American %.
olazesspn of right and began To
''Whsn IN the course Of human
events, n becomes necessary f0r
/ one peQRIe TO dissolve the political
DGnaa snet have connected them
Tbs atmosphere 81 the Garden
was toago as Thomas read.
While Thomas was reading, word
ran about the floor that the Ohio
! delegation was expecting momen1
taylIY word from Ex.GOvernOr
James ~. Cox, a. to his position tn
this MnpRecode panty situation,
/ Also while the delegates were lis
tening 70 the declaration William
q 1GAd00 LETT his heaAduarters IN
the Vanderbilt Hotel ana moved
down to the Madison Square Hotel,
across the, street from the Garden.
He told callers just before leaving
the Vandeyhilt that he was Sin
this fight 20 3 finish and he H.
sued q general invitation to all
delegates 70 come and see him
I there Whenever you feel Ike IT,"
Both Have Open Doors.
1.-THE door is open," he said,
Governor Smith was aGr0ag the
street too IN the Manhattan Club,
likewise holding "open house" for
any and all delegates.
4 When Thomas finished, Chairman
I Walsh announced he had hoped TO
have Toad 70 the delegates portions
Of Jeffarson's ahaugUTai address cut
I lining the essential principles Of
thu Democratic party by Hollins
Randolph, Of Atlanta, Q great grand.
son Of Jefferson, and Il Randolph
was unable 10 DO no ho would do
IL himself. Walsh did the reading.
Franklin u. Roosevelt. manager
Of the Smith candidacy, sat on the
I speakers platform today for the
first time since the convention
opened.
Z. He strengthened the feeling that
before the day Wos over there would
b naoment0us events IN the Demo.
cratic party,
When walsh finished, tho ron call
was resumed.
The talk Of ealing this conven.
Ton q dead heat and taking q
month - cool Off and then re-
!, ensemble "a come other city bAgan
- assume real proportions today.
Delegations TO Omit,
nnynheH Of influential State
leaders, whose word ordinarily ID
law In their delegations, informed
. both the M0AdOo and Smith leaders
todAy that unless an agreement ID
roANhod BY tomorrow night their
DELEGATIONS are going to leave Madi.
Oom Square Garden fiat on its back
ana 80 home, regardless 81 whether
there % q nomination.
They won't stay" warned the
i tele leaders. They're broke. and
/ ylred and they're going houa. The
women are worse than the men"
&heFe was . constant stream Of
gitogN, leaders big and leaders III.
~ ~ McAdOo and Smith head0uaI,.
Nn throughout the morning.
~ the Waldorf where Georrn n
sqnnap and Tom TaaRart hel6
4eEeh ViAitOrs 1troamed N ana one
1gweeyhOdy agreed II was "a rnesr. !"
! M no one seemed 10 hava anv
1oee OF just what to do about IL. AZ
\ ~ e'clock it appeared thaf MstIs
yp09Tean was being made tnward
amE noluticn Of the difserencss'
Danennced ~ Rockwell.
~ esyOne believes there should be
\ ..!s +, VA everyone knows there
% Wiehdrawnln before this
1900 convention can name IT,
pus tnus 1ar Ovartures have
- Uny tne classic response:
49, you. my dear Gastonv'
1AO1t .oI the agitation and pres.
2 nQre TOR the elimination Of he
smaller fry has conc froyn ~ ~
headquarters OF william al M,
AdoAs He or his Taanarera n ~
last twentysfour hours have ser
Z o. approached nearly every narr,,d.
I ~ candidate IN thG list WITH sorna
proposition providing Tor the -.
1855 oI eMau blOcs OF dolNKnteN.
EhO success that has atfenAn6
ynee0 private Cvertures. however e
best exemplified by the facf that
Today David i. Rockwell ias,,ad 4
ntGxement on behalf Of Mr.. McAdoo
pupucly proclaining a. can n,,t.
rageous tEayesty" the ConfinuSnce
o ne minority candidates IN the
.The favorito sons have Aaaa.
locked this convention for sixtv.ona
ballots and have not allowed th1
real strength Of either Mr.. McAdoo
Or GovernOr Smith 20 bo nhown =
said the MrAdoO manifesto' ssff
there are 20 b. any WithdrawaIa Il
should be they. Az for Mr.. Mo.
AdQO. whoever heard Of q Candidate
Withdrawing who IL receiving prac.
t.cal!y one-half the convention
Numerous conferences were held
Lnrougn0ut Manhattan before the
convention met again today.
Tnear sole purpose was to try FOR
an agreement that would enable
the weary ana Sullen delegates to
Ce-aasemblo IN Madison Square Gar.
0en at p. m. with some hone a.
breaking the impaaee that ~
settled down over the Garden, NO
. euffocating shroud. Some confar.
encss were held last night.
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