The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-07-06

emily worded. On the other side there
came from the New York delegation
a plank denouncing the present law
and proposing that each state be per-
mitted to name the amount OF alcO-
holic content permissible in each state.
From the dry southern states as well
as some of the central and mountain
states there came die prophecies of
what results might be expected in No
vember should the wet ideas of New
York. New Jersey, New England, and
some of the other northern states pre-
vail. Governor Moody indicated that
the adoption of such a plank would
be ian overdraft on the loyalty of
the South for the Democratic party"
The other plank over which there
was, much discussion, and many varied
opinions was that on farm relief.
From some states came a direct de-
mand for an Endorsement of legisla-
ton similar to that proposed by the
McNary-Haugen bill including the
equalization fee. From that they
graded all the way down to those
that wanted only to promise the farm
err a square deal without specifying
how it was to be done.
Houston Enjoyed II All.
Houston made the most Of her first
national political convention. Her peo-
pie were out to see all, and to be. as
much as possible. part of the big
show. Forty-eight hours before Chair
man Shaver called the convention to
order there was no installing the fact
that q convention was coming. Sun
day morning the streets were alive with
bands shouting welcome to each in
coming delegation, and the buildings
were gorgeously decorated with the
national colors, In which the Lone
Star state flag Of Texas was promi-
nent feature. Every native son and
daughter were as greatly excited as
any small boy or girl attending their
first circus performance. It was big
event in Houston, and the Houston
ians wanted the whole world to know
that they knew 1t.
In the arriving delegations there
came the Smiths and the O'Flanna-
gans, the Jones and the Levinskys,
the Petersens and the Baumgartners.
It was Democracy.
With the delegations came also the
visitors, and many Of the latter ar
rived in automobiles Of all makes
and many yintages. Largely they were
farmers, but they were not the mill
tant farmers that had been expected
at Kansas City some two weeks be-
fore. They were the cotton farmers Of
Texas and the sugar cane growers Of
Louisiana-they and their families
came to town to give assembled
Democracy the once-over.
Many Bands and One Tune.
The bands were colorful and noisy
part of the big show. There were
fully a dozen of them, each CARRIED
in a brilliant and distinctive uniform.
The lobby Of the Rice hotel was a
favorlte spot for operation. Around
the mezzanine floor of the hotel were
grouped the headquarters Of the vari-
GUS candidates f. the Presidential
nomination, and each one had one or
more bands numbered among his fol-
lowers. At times two or three Of these
would attempt at the same time to
entertain the delegates gathered about
the hotel. The result can be more
easily imagined than explained.
"Dixie" was the favorite piece Of
the band leaders until Monday after
noon following the arrival of the New
York delegation. After that the en-
tire town was fed 1.-THE Sidewalks of
New York" as its inspirationai music.