Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-26
smith RALLY
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nc the front Of the pier was the
silver plated ~microphone stand, the
only one Of its kind in the world
used first at the republican conven.
tion at Kansas City two weeks ago
The architect had placed ten spe.
cial platforms for photographers
They were perched like crows nests,
high atop a double row Of slender
supporting columns. and had a look
strangely like battleship fighting
tops when their crews took their
places. stripped for action. They
manned their battery Of movie guns
and searchlights with collars off,
sleeves rolled up. shirts open. hand
kerchiefs bound about their fore
heads to keep rolling Precipitation
out Of their eyes. In idle moments
they used their powerful cameras
TO look the ladies over.
Old Gray Mare There
An hour before the noon conven-
INK time a small advance guard of
the convention army had mustered
in the galleries and on the owen
ton floor. and two bands. placed
opposite each other in the north and
south bleschers. played alternately.
A little later another special Texas
convention Jazz company which call
ed itself "the Old Gray Mare Band
circled the wide outer aisle sur
rounding the delegate section. dress
ed as red shirted cowboys. playing
the tune for which Il was named and
headed by n cowgirl leader. riding
astride the Old Gray Mare herself.
Horse and rider got a better hand
from the crowd than either the band
or its music.
Among the first distinguished
guests 70 come into the reserved
section on the convention platform
was Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. She en-
tered accompanied BY Mrs. Jesse
Jones. wife Of the Houston pub
Usher and banker. who upset a lot
Of political dope buckets BY bring
ing this convention to his home
town. They sat down together. un-
noticed hv the assembling crowds.
Roosevelt On Hand
In a short. s~trairht-line g~eorgette
gown Of deep violet. shading into
lighter tones in the collaf-scsrf and
sleeves. Mrs. Wilson looked her
youngest. Her waving. grazing hair
was almost hidden bv q youthfully
snug deep violet felt hat with a
tiny brim. Her only jewelry was
6 REr single strand Of pearls. A
tiny black fan served the double
purpose Of cooling her flushed
cheeks and warding off photograph
ers.
Soon after eleven-thirty Franklin
d. Roosevelt came in, also unrecog-
nized by most of those about him.
Leaning on the arm of his tall.
young son. Elliott. the floor leader
Of the Smith forces made his way
along the frcrs of The platform and
TO his seat in the New York deleVa-
ton in the centeA He was beam
ing with the JOY OF political activ-
ity and the fact THAI le could now
walk with the aid of Z cane and
his sons arm where four years ago
be fought his way to the platform
On Madison Square Garden to nom
snate Smith only with two crutches
end a grim fighting spirit to over
ride his physical handicaps.
Eight years ago. on the opening
day Of the democratic convention in
San Francisco. il was Roosevelt. big.
husky. and young. who fought most
of the New York delegation TO bring
the state standard into the Wilson
demonstration. The San Francisco
convention nominated i'm for vice
president. Subsequently he was
stricken with ~infantile paralysis.
Many Notables
Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall, widow
Of the wartime vice president, took
her place with the Indiana delera-
ticn as q delegate at large. She
told innuirers that her state was
for Woollen con all ballots but
when asked who likely would be
nominated for vice president she
replied with q twinkle: "Woollen."
Two others who were famous fig
ures in the wilsonian wartime
washington regime. Joseph r. Tum-
uIty. the war presidents private
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