Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-15

OF the convention. n alliance
against him collapsed and scattered
and his chief opponent, Frank o.
Lowden, withdrew entirely, disap-
pointed and dissatisfied with the
party platform plank on farm re-
lief.
How serious the farm relief dis
pute may yet become was a subject
Of speculation everywhere as the
delegates prepared to separate. Aft
er sending his messages Of withdraw
al TO the convention Mr.. Lowden
boarded a train Tor his home at Ore
gon, Ill, without making a further
statement or sending his congratula-
lions TO the successful candidate.
Some OF the other farm leaders who
had tried in vain to put the party
on record as favoring the princi-
pies OF the McNary-Haugen bill said
they we're preparing to carry the
battle to the democratic convention
meeting in Houston on June 20.
The administration farm plank,
which led to Lowden's withdrawal.
proposes a program Of economic
equality" for the farmer but makes
no mention Of the McNary-Haugen
bill or its equalization fee. This
plank was given a three to one pre-
ference vote by the convention it.
self. In his message OF withdrawal.
read to the convention in place Of
the speech that was TO have placed
him in nomination, Lowden said that
IN his opinion the plank adopted did
not contain the guarantees agricul-
ture must have to saw il from ruin
and was so disappointing that he
would not care 70 be a candidate on
the platform as il stands.
Lowden's elimination was followed
by the accession Of many Of his
delegates to the Hoover standard.
although "a of the $50 or SO that
had been credited to him stuck TO
the captainless ship and voted for
Lowden despite his withdrawal. Out
Of the total of 1884 votes cast.
Hoover had in the end S37 with onlv
54S needed to be nominated. Most
o. the rest were scattered amonx
Curtis. Watson and Norris with none
Of them having enough to match
Lowden's "a.
Despite further personal word
from President Coolidge that be did
not want his name before the con-
vention he was nominated formally
by Representative Ralph Cole Of Ohio
and IL votes we're east for him-I3
from illinois and -four from Ohio.
The nomination was voted by a
convention which had undergone 4
great change since its drab and un-
interesting opening last Tuesday.
The Hoover people came to the night
session manifsstly determined 10
make a fete Of il while the remnants
Of the opposition, realizing the bat.
tie was all over were plainly dis.
posed to keep a stiff upper lip and
see il through.
Repeatedly during the hours taken
sp with nominating and ~secondinr
speeches the delegates got ENTIRELY
out OF hand. A Hoover demonstra-
ton Of more than 20-minutes dura-
ton swept the floor at the very be-
ginning the speech placing him in
nomination, with delegates paradinv
through the narrow a~isles, singing
and shouting and w~hooping IL up for
their man in the most approved con-
Vention style. "A similar ovation
greeted the actual presenting Of
Hoover's name at the end Of the
speech and there was a d~eafening
thunderclap of cheering when the re-
suit Of the first and only ballot was
announced toward midnight.
Curtis Of Kansas also was boosted.
with all the might and main Of the
lusty-lunged delegation from the
SuEflower State who were Joined NJ
the delegates of Oklahoma in n
parade around the hall. There were
lesser ovations for all of the Others
placed in nomination and In many
cases the Hoover delegates, generous
IN their security, helped the finn
along to the discontinue Of the pre-
siding officer, Senator Moses. whose
oveEgrown wooden gavel was not bic
enough to crash through the con-
tinuing barrage of noise from the
floor and restore order.
All OF the now familiar machinery
Of political convention demonstration
was present. The convention floor
was rs well stocked with rattles and
Whistles as a nursery. Many colored
TOY balloons were bounced about.
even IN the more serious moments Of
the session and the sleek gray
haired delegates who looked sedate
enough TO play the roles of retired
bankers and business men back home.
joined IN the fur and noise like
children on a picnic.
The best-ordinance Of all the dem
onstrators were, of course. the
Hoover people. who not only had a
small American flag apiece but also
boosted a be-megaphoned male quar-
tette. an accordion player, a ten foo.
framed picture Of their candidate
and . baby elephant that looked like
tissue paper hide. All of these thev
employed 70 the roisiest and most
colorfnI advantage. 4