Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28
SPEECH FOR SMITH
/ F|RESSUPPORTERS
Plea for Religious Tolerance
Brings First of Two
Demonstrations.
YY KIRKE L. SIMPSON.
Associated Press stan Writer.


HOUSTON. Texas, June ga roar
;ns. formlcSs. eieantie voice leaped up
"a bulge and shake walls and roof of
this n,ichtv hail last night in tribute 70
Aired Z. Smith. hailed as the happy
warrior" of politics.
II was tire clamor Of the host Of DEM
oc~ats assembled herr 70 name their
standard bearer for the battle next No
ver-5sr.. It came IS Franklin D Roose-
vs1r. for the third time champion Of
she New York governors claim TO the
nirhest preferment his party can give
It's sons. dehe6 the infirmitieS thrust
lDc7 hin since he stood himself as vice
presidential nominee Of the democracy
eight years ago. and shot III high. ring
3n- voice that one name for which the
convention had been waiting INTO the
ears Of the multitude.
II loossd a volcano of sound that
ercwne6 the best efforts of a half dozen
bands.
South Remains Silent.
% from their rests leaped State stand
arcs from East and West. Flags, ban
r,e.s Smith slogans appeared as by
magic. Around and around the huge
hal the paraders went with never q
waEer or faltering note in the DIN OF
shouting vainly blaring bands. ana
.h0wliuc. distant fire sirens, painfully re-
u1lnoing Of the New York four years
ago. OnlE-+l7e State standards of the
southland stood fast. each guarded by
its group Of anti-Sn1ith men.
The frst clash came down close in
trent where Mississippi is posted. Early
in the evening. fearing another rush on
SIS State badge. the MlSSlSsipplanS had
moved il into the center Of the group for
protection. But q short. square Shout
dere6. black haired man. with look OF
New York's East Side about him.
surgsd al it regardless Of this precau-
ton.
Raider Elected.
The Nississippians led By Senator
Stephens. who held the aisle seat, met
him souareIy. hurting him back into
the damned passageway. Back he shot
again, gripping for the prize and with
e score>of husky Six-foot Houston police
closing down on him. A writhing.
twisting mass of humanity Surged this
way and that before the raide. AS cap
tured ard escorted from the hall.
But Il was only an incident of all that
was going or. That huge. humanity
damned floor. framed in its square of
crowded galleries. showed dozen near
fights about other standards, only to
be oueIled. The spare State standards
Of the alternates. including those Of
Mississippi and North Carolina, showed
7auntingly In the, rambling. roaring,
rattle lines Of paTaders. But through
i ali MissLssippis main guard stood
fast,
Free-for An Fight.
Hardly had the FIRST raider been re-
moved when new fighting Smith sup
porter leaped By the guard and lunged
a. the standard A free-for-an fight
raider rolled on the Aobr, Wrapped in
the arms Of the defending MissiSsip-
plans and l1alf-dozen police who fell
On the pile. Lattening man by man and
pulling struggling couples apart. Fists
few, folks were OveTSet in the riot and
2 clear space quickly widened out about
the Mississippi storm center.
But through it all the sweating,
steaming. pllInging police in their heavy
blue uniforms with guns in holsters at
their sides kept smiling. They main
tanned a steady guard over that Mis-
sissippi standard after the second out
AAEcAs EAa W EAEAAN VI A4ACCC AAASAy
youngsters IN blue presenting formid
sbie line 70 any who considered third
raid.
Senator Grabs Attacker By Throat.
Ir1fhe pitched battle Senator Steph-
enE u the MiSsisSippians had one at
<acz# lby TIE throat and was swinging
2 hkly unsens torial fist when the Of
hce# charged TO separate the comba-
tsnfss When It was all over and the
hoarM tuning folks staggering about
the assles finally gave out in the heat
and BEARD Chairman Robinson's roarg
that Gentlemen viii take their seats
the WkslsSippians sat in their restored
chaI# lp,Ifang and blowing a great deal,
but triumphant Their standard had
not blldged an inch.
Just IL front Of Mississippi was North
Carolina. Alabama and Tennessee. all
Of which figured in the struggles Of the
afternoon session precipitated by Rob-
1as0n,g bold challenge Of the religious
ISSUE that has lain all this time Just
below the surface Of proceedings. But
last nlgnt with the Smith dernonstra-
ton h0wl3ng along at a speed that
seemed 70 threaten dire happenings and
physical injuries. by tacit assent, ap-
p2reafly, these three other groups, trou-
bAce with internal strife over Smith
aUo ag1ti-Srnith splits. just stood look
ing on. Nobody attempted to raid
their Standards.