New Britain herald., 1924-06-26
SMITH IS GIVEN
 GREAT OVATION
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Ing forward systematically. Several
 hundred men and women, wearing
 Smith for president ribbons and
 equipped with cowbells and many
 ether devices for raising a racket, filed
 into the unassigned upper sections of
 the galleries and got all set 10 giy
 the convention a lively hour to rival
 that taken up yesterday by the Me
 Adoo demonstration.
 Some of the rOoteEs could not sup
 press their enthusiasm and after
 much scattered shouting for their, ia.
 "orite, group after group burst into
 Smith campaign songs, ans -ye,in!!
 each other along the long stretch or
 gallery under the ,eayes of the olt.
 garden. Bundles ot small Am Fican
 flags were passed around. and the
 gallery was ahutter with color as the
 demonstrators warmed up. It Was tc
 be Al. Smiths inning in the big con-
 'ention, and his New York friend
 were determined to make the most O.
 f..
 The early hour of assembling and
 the cooler weather helped 10 pep up the smith men both in the galleries and on the floor. Yesterday the Me
 Adoo demonstration was staged in a sTeltering afternoon blaze of sunlight, flooding in through the glass roof of the hall. But a thunderstorm after last nights adjournment had cleared the air and although it grew warm as the delegates were coming to the hall, the heat was not oppressive. As the hour set for opening the con- Nention passed, some indications of the coming demonstration appeared also on the convention floor At all the entrances to the arena where dele gates are seated special sergeants at arms hung out the delegates only" sign. but many of the men and wom- en who had come 10 the Garden to ~hoop il up for Smith. the idol of New York democracy. got past the crowded aisles just as the McAdoo rooters had done at yesterdays scs- sion.
 Walsh Looks Fin Over
 shortly after 1o:30 Permanent Chairman Walsh appeared on the platiorm, took a look over the floor and galleries, and then went back stage again to wait until more of the crowd arrived, He had shed tho long tailed suit of blacks in which he took command yesterday, and was at- nred Tn white flannel trousers and oih' serge coat, his usual senate caember rig.
 At that hour not third of the delegates were in their places and iho satteries were filling up. but slowly. me unwritten law that prcscribes mat nothing about 2 national couyen. ton shall come of on time was work ing, and those on the platform seemed to be making preparations to call for order
 Again today a wide cxpanse Of the glass roof of tho Gardcn had bonn haglod back. SC that tho delegates cosid look ont directly on tho blue shN And the sun. too. could mod, in. Today, however. the root opening was made in a different p'teo and the hot rays which vcster. Jay wiltod the bright sunflnvrra worn 1y the Kansas delegation were shift ~ across the middle aisle to light up New Jersey.
 Cheers For Roosr,rlt |, The band went through is usual , preliminary concert, and in the midst t T 1t Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was i o make inc speech nominating smith vas helped mp ihe steps to thn rlat- n orhl and was given a cheer from Y ne floor and galleries. There vaa 4 oneh Of pathos rclericd in tho faces s ' many delegates who had moi seo, b nm slnce tho san Francisco ronecn- Q ron or four years ago, when ho WAS q oniinated for th" vice. presidency. b ihen' ne vas amnSg the meet ac W i've of all tho dclcratrs, a central lie. Ire in several demonstrations and igorous. athletic man in the prime i I life. Today. after months or suffer c1 lg from paralysis, he literally had to pt e lifted up tho staircase hy te.o p' 'rong men, and his face was drawn e, nd deeply lined. ic Outside group nr Smith I,ao.fa s,- ' fi .'cd alongside the Eardcr and inc hs iare Of .hrir militant music foafod in sc ifh volume that aimcsi drowned ' '''' t'ht'it VI inc rOnNnntiOq's 'n' which was completely sIrrpipj- nc I by Smith demonstrators in far la allerN On the floor fresh l3ilrbIes of cr mericsn flags like those already gly- nj out in th" galleries. were passed CT round in fine New York delegation. tlf he gallery watchers spotti thase Af feparations and lot ont another leor. Trumpcts and ro"bciis chimcd SN with raucouS accompaniment fo vc le band as it attempted To play foi and opera selection. and the dele foi ttes greeting each other on inc floor be, Id to shout 10 one another 10 make Nm5eiyes heard The nrrlirninarr siarrr l,f .tft...t !, ..l..