New Britain herald., 1924-06-26

to smith were riding a rising wave ot
 noise and disorder. From it's first
 feeble squeaks and scattered wells rechoing across the vast amphitheate,
 IL had mounted to a continuing grow that Kept the long steel girders of the garden reyerberating and took com
 pIete possession of the proceedings.
 At eleven o'clock senator Walsh
 eesah pounding for order. But the
 aisies still were crowded with dele 1 gales, and with workers for the cani- ! aates' An army of sergeant at arms used ihelT best persuasive powers to 1 lhduce the grinding mass of humanity 10 dispersc and leave the aisles free anu MT, Walsh hammered away vii h will. There was some small show of success after tue effort to bring the convention 10 order had been in pro- sreSs for five minutes, but just then Giee club stationed in a high gall ] lefy oVerhanging the stage began to slhg The Sidewalks of New York" through megaphones, and confusion reigncd again.
 II was the first time the unofficial campaign of the Smith hackers had been heard in tlh convention. and tbe galIerl"s echoed it and applauded the singers A moment later the call of a shrill factory whistle came from haIt hundred throats in another gal lory.
 Cheer Upon Cheer.
 senator Walsh. banging away in the m"iSt of the bedlam, stopped q min- HJe to carefully tighten up the head or the Eavoi, evidently fearing he had looSencd Il from its shaft by his Wig rrouS pounding. The only answer 10 lLe chdIrman's rat-taf-tat was anoth- tr succession or shouts, songs and ciahss from the galleries. On the itoor too, confusion persisted, but ii apparently grew chiefly from the ef- forts of the late arrivals among inc deirgatcs 10 squeeze their way through 10 their seats, The paraphernalia that rad been planted in the delegate en- closure yesterday for thea McAdoo ,' ''hohstfatlon had no parallel today. Nearly all Of the Smith demonstration machine seemed 10 be in the galleries at least for the time being.
 Long ago the band had become dis l couragcd and cut off it's concert. The l comp 1tit!on from tho Smith rooters about II Was too much for it. From | one song to another the glee cluh went through the smith campaign songs, and when they swung into Hail. Hail. The Gangs All Here" senator Walsh retired temporarily rom The speakers stand to wait for | mor" favorable opportunity to con -inne his appeal for order. '
 Returns To Attack. il
 A moment later the senator re- l, urned to the attack, however. pouud. ng so hard that the head flew off the ;a'oI and landed in tho crowded aisle 'n feet below him. l. was remark lble that nobody was hurt. Senator Walsh slammed the headloas handle '' the gavcl down on chair beside nm, seized another and went to ork again,
 "East Side, West Side, All Around he Iowa." answered tEc glee cluh to he chairmsn's best efforts and then hey wound up with three cheers for 'mith and took their seats. A mo-
 rnl later the hall was quiet and Will am w. Porter C. < B.. of inc board [ icc ur"ship, Mother church. First hurch of Christ, Scientist Boston. .as presented to pronounce the invo- ailon llo askci tho delegates and Tcrta'1fa to uani in silent rraycr for
 moment. and than join with him in .p'a'iag the Lords prayer.
 Resumption of the calling of tfH 10 for nominations for prcst lent thrp ,s in order but there was a short clay while the convention secretary 'ad some announcements, including 1 initiation to delegates 10 attend ccption thia afternoon at Tammany ali.
 Miss May Kennedy of tho Bronx, lmr1 Ni,r-rhawman of thc conyen- on yesterday was Introduced hy
 m'0r Walsh and made a short 'cecb, thanking inc delegates for the rnor and predicting that tho women .. tbc nation would hclp to swell tho ' ie Of democratic victory in Novem- r. Sine "as dressed in a pleated - 'i.e gown trimmed in red.
 Woman AS Chairman. ila She carried a large cluster Of rinl, to scE. Tn" convention gave her a lo c"r vhon sine rose to speak and re- '' atodly interrupted her with up- lusr Then Senator Walsh turned rr The eavcl 10 Miss Kennedy and m f lac first time in history ua- in nal convention was in The guiding w nd Of g woman. She directed the an .retIry to continue the roll call. in
 seconds McAduo. all Colorado. inc first on inc list, did pl; respond at first. but a moment too or Governor W. F. Sweet appeared flo the platform. Himself urged by N
 friends to accept the support Of ha iorado. Governor Sweet seconded 5 nomination Of William G. Mc- sta oo on hohalf pf bis ratc. tio \ previous plan to place Mir. rnr rct's name formally before the con- out .iiou and give him the states vote rril the first two or three ballots. be- Go Q going 10 McAdoo, apparently had tho n abandoned. ten
 McAdoo Parade Fizzlcs.