Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25

He's typical of Lone Star hospitality
A letter addressed to convention cor
respondents reads as follows: THE In
ternational Press Club, an organization
of the hedonistically inclined editors OF
the 36 periodicals published On the
Last Frontier of Texas has unani-
mouSly elected you to an honorary
membership. This club is unique, in that
1t is the only one In America that holds
all of its monthly sessions in a foreign
land. A very damp banquet has been
arranged for the newspaper men who
take the side trip to the lower Rio
Grande Valley after the convention
This will be held in a little Spanish
Reynosa. The date is Friday evening,
July g. O'Clock. NUNS the word.
Doesn't that intrigue you?"
Jim Reed and Mrs. Gretchen Down
Cunningham of Washington. ID. c., and
Galveston, Tex, had a diverting run
in Saturday. Senator Reed was holding
his first newspaper conference. So many
scribes turned up that they had to mi
crate from Reed headquarters across
the Rice mezzanine to more capacious
chamber apparently untenanted.
Jim" led the journalistic van in that
by an Amazonian Democrat-Mrs.
Cunningham. This Is reserved for the
national committee" she said TO Reed.
"Oh, we'll" was the reioinder as Jim
waved his half-chewed cigar at the
lady, they're OF no Importance! They'll
soon be out of office. anyhow"
With that Reed took possession. The
screaming feature of the alteration was
that Mrs. Cunningham is the conven-
ton secretary of Mrs. Emily Newell
Blair, vice chairman Of the Democratic
national committee and Reeds pet
aversion In Missouri,
Discussion of the platform almost
sidetracks nomination talk because OF
the prevalent belief that Smith has all
but brought the bacon home. A New
York enthusiast Is carrying around AIS
idea" of a platform. It's part of the
governors address to the 1924 New
York Democratic convention and says;
You will have imposed upon you the
duty of representing this State in
the makeup of the national platform,
Whatever else you do, insist on plain
talk. The people of this country are
worn out with this Court OF Appeals
language. SO, what you want to say.
say III UNDERSTANDINGS tSAlHS. Gay IL
so that the man I'm the street. the plain
ordinary man. can know what you
promise to do. II you intend to carry
out the promise. you don't have to be
afraid of how explicit you make 1t.
Make 1t different. Make 1t concrete.
Make 1t to the point, and. above all, get
away from qualifications"
We shall soon see whether Gov. Ais
views on brass tacks In platforms are
going to prevail at Houston.
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Houstonians proud of having IN their
midst the first democratic national con-
vention held In the South since the
Civil War breathed a sigh of relief this
morning. They we're desperately afraid
some Protestant preacher at yesterdays
dedication OF Sam Houston Hall, the
convention scene. might let off sug-
gestion of intolerant steam Nothing
happened There were Baptists and
Methodists on the program along with
monsignors and rabbis. but pleas
ant time was had by all. 1t Is vera
ciously narrated that prayers for de-
liverance from an AL Smith nomination
went up from certain Houston pulpits
on Sunday. Convention hall Is voted
triumph OF beauty. constructive genius
and solid comfort.
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