Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-25
BUSINESS
Of NOMINATING
At Convention
Fordney Johnson Of AIahanla
Places UnderWood's Nan1e
Before ConcIaye
THAT STATE IS FINS
Permanent Organization Con
pIeted and Chairman WaIsh
Gives His Address

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
NEW YORK. June 25-The Dexno
cratic convention today perefee1oG
its organization. gave a rouatne ~
ception to its permanent cha1rmnn.
Senator Walsh Of Montana and then
moved swiftly along to the nrn< Z
stage of its fight over the preaiden-
tial nomination. S
Amid floor demonstrations thar
bespoke the resoluteness Or tho
coming struggle. the names Of f1Ho
first OF the score of prenid6utfnI
candidates were placed for2Ha13< -.
fore the convention. M
Voting on nominee win nok NJ
gin. however. until the conr&
has received and adopted it, q
form which today was taking nhau6
in subcommittee.
Alabama, standing at the head 81
the roll call, presented Senator I'm
dtrwood as the first OF those 70 be
placed formally before the delexafes
fer the presidency.
A demand of Senator Underwood
of Alabama, that the Democrats
national convention condemn ~
name the political activities Of the
Ku Klux Klan was voiced today by
Forney Johnston of Alabama. as the
key note of his speech placing Mr..
Underwood's name before the con-
vention for the presidential nonain-
alton.
No bare reference to the consti
tuition or the bill of rights, actually
mentioned in the Klan oath. Il ade-
quate in this connecticut" Mr..
Johnston declared. .sThe bills or
rights are limitations only upon the
state and federal governments and.
not upon private conspiracy That
Is why the candidate of my people
has insisted upon plain words
The question before this party.
Is whether secret organizations shall
be given powers immune from the
bill of rights and superior to those
delegated to the elected representa-
tives of the people.
Above all does the candidate we
represent condemn the nlassed ac-
tion of secret political orders in fur
therance of any objective which is
plainly contrary to sne spirit OF the
constitution"
Meeting an hour earlier than yes-
terday. the convention took up the
perfection OF its permanent orsani-
cation headed by Senator Thomas r..
Walsh of Montana. the Teapot
Dome investigator.
The platform committee was
| busy at work on the declaration OF
| party principles as the convention
went into session and the rules CONF
mittee had amended the order OF
business to provide for hearing the
nominating speeches while the plat
| form builders are at work.
The large number of candidates
| to be placed in nomination had
caused the convention managers to
shorten the time for nominating
speeches. to limit the number OF
seconding speeches and to lay out =
plan to drive ahead at full speed ~.
soon as the organization pre1imin-
aries can be disposed OF.
Under a broiling sun that heat
down on the Madison Square Garden
roof with an unrelenting Intensity.
and sent baking heat waves to tEe
mass of humanity on the floor below.
| the delegates went to work today In
a shower of palm leaf fans.
! The situation as to candidates ~--~-~.
little changed on the surface ana the.
same powerful undercurrents were
| flowing. There were claims of gains
| for their candidate and losses fnr
that one, but only the first few hal
| lots can reveal the real sifuation
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