Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-26
smith RALLY
BY CALIFORNIA
ONLY THRILL
Convention Adjourns
Until 1880 Without
Official Action on
Committee Groups

SAM HOUSTON HALL. Houston.
June 26.-tRj-A democratic national
convention whose major decisions
we're all but made before " ever con-
vened began here today in nm open
ing session so brief that it was over
before the delegates got settled in
their seats.
Leaving the keynote speech, the US
ual magnet Of opening day interest,"
for an evening session, the conven-
tion merely went through the mo-
tions Of getting itself legally afoot.
and then after "a session of one min
ute less than a half hour, recessed
until 1880 p. m.
The only convention hall thrill was
not "a part Of the session itself. It
was q short demonstration for AL
Smith, put on impromptu by demo-
Gratis from Herbert Hoover's home
state Of California The solid Smith
California delegation raised a big
picture Of their man high above their
place in the convention floor and q
cheer went up 10 the rafters from the
legion OF linen-suited Smith men on
the sweltering convention floor and
their summery clad women comp2n-
ions Of the Smith delegation.
Shouts Of "No" came from All over
the great hall as the chairman an
nounced with the parliamentary
rapidity of machine gun that the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. motion for a
recess had carried. Now that they
were at IL after many days OF travel
southwark and hotel-room waiting.
the delegates seemed 60 like il and
want 20 so on with IL. heat or no
heat.
A newly appointed platform COM
mittee viii wrestle forward during
the next twenty-four hours in the
hope OF getting a finished product.
including a prohibition plank that
may avoid floor fight, ready By to-
morrow or tomorrow night. Although
the convention officials forgot to 70
through the motions az formally Civ
ing convention approval 70 the new
committee, It's members already have
been designated by the various state
delegations and they are ready 10 40
to work informally.
The keynote will be virtually the
only business at the evening session.
Voting for a presidential candidate
probably will not begin before Thurs
day or Friday.
The convention was late getting
under way while Chairman Shaver
OF the national committee conferred
with other leaders regarding the
program.
Five minutes past the hour rat
Tor convening. al the seats on the
floor were filled and the aisles were
packed and jammed with a jostlinT.
moving crowd, but the galleries Sera
nowhere near filled.
Just before noon John wv. Davis.
who was nominated for president on
the lO3rd ballot nc Madison Square
Garden four years ago, edged his
way through the slowly moving
crowd massed before the platform A
ms place with the New York della
cation. He paused for a moment 4,
greet Josephus Daniels, former Ser-
retary Of the navy and a delegate
from North Carolina.
Jimmy Cheered
a cheer went up Nv jimmy Walk
er, New York's dapper mayor. push-
Ed through the crowd 10 the Empira
state section. II was a little after
the noon hour but Walker found that
he wasn't late With him arrived
George II. Van Nance. Smith prs-
convention manager, who was ON
hand 10 watc Developments, although
ne Is not a delegate.
At 1912 p. IN. Chairman Shaver
stepped up in front Of the silver
mike" and began to hammer with
MS gavel the three inch plank placed
beside the speakers stand, at tha
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