Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-29
Al SN|
IS CHOICE
OF PARTY
Landslide For New York
Governor Brings Nomi-
nation on First Vote.
FIGHTS MAR VICTORY
Delegates Stage RiotOus
Demonstration AS Result
Is Made Known.
BY CARL D. GRoAT
UNITED Press Staff CorreSpondent)


CONVENTION HALL, Houston,
Texas, June 29.-GoVernor Alfred l..
Smith is the Democrat party S
candidate for president.
Smith, reared among the humble
surroundings Of Now GorF's cast
SIDE stood today as democracy $
standard bearer, chosen amid wild
acclaim and some strife in the Demo
cratic national convention Just be
fore midnight last night.
Today Il party united after \
week Of pickering, turned 10 naming
Smith $ running mate. Senator
Joseph Robinson, a sturdy Democrat
Of the southwest, stood out as likely
running mate.
Smith won the nomination with
$40 % votes. Ohio. switching from
its favoritc son. Atlee Pomcrene,
turned the tide for him. Tho ballot.
ing interrupted by disagrcements IN
the Mississippi and Oklahoma dele
cations showed total Of 124 -
before the delegation clamor"d to
change It's votes. The climb to the
bandWagon started.
Ohio gave Is of its 4S votes to
Smith, Mississippi amid much argu-
mcnt, gave him another Il; IN
diana chimcd in with - more; Ncb-
raska gave II more, and Kansas II
IL.
Women Given Honor
Mrs. John J. Galligan, of Salt Lake
Fifty went to the platform to an
nouncc the official count The tumali
If applause drowned out her words
but her announcement showed Smith
victorious with $40 % votes s-more
than ll6 above the two thirds ma
ioritv he needed.
Earlier in the night the party
platform with a strong 18th amend
mcnt enforcement plank, was adopt
ed.
The announcement of Smith 5 vie
tory started a demonstration that
r,adc the raftcrs of the sam Houston
Coliseum trcmble. 1t was marrcd by
another of the fights which hay"
exploded among the southern dele.
gates in the three sessions.
Police rushed in as an attempt
w's made TO seize the Texas stan
card and force it into the swirling
parade. Police soon had the trouble
quieted ard the parade went on.
Mrs. Alfred f. Smith, wife of the
governor, was the happicst person
in the hall Her son embraced and
kissed her, and other members Of
her party swarmcd about. Then there
followed a scene with elements of
both hcroism and tragedy. Senator
James 4. Reed of Missouri, the
beaten fighter, came down from his
hotel and with the instinct of good
American craftsmanship, told the
convention the battle was over and
that it was up to everybody in the
party to make common front
against Il common foe.
Reed Dies Game
1t was Il tragic hour for the vet
cran Missourian. He had had his
chance.
Yet when he strobe on the plat
form where another defeated Demo
crat sat--John w. Davis, 1924 candi-
date-Recd smiled. a badly beaten
candidate with only 81 votes to his
credit, Reed did not show by his
manner the bitter disappointment
HAT his friends know was his.
Chairman Robinson, Smith s pro
hable running mate, announced after
the nomination that he had sent this
telegram.
"You have received $40 % votes
on the first ballot and have been
declared the nominee of this con.
vention Receive my congratulations
aud best wishes -- Joseph 7. Rob
inson, chairman.
The nomination Of the governor
climaXed hectic day in the Coli
scum, Other candidates were nomin
ated and seconded Jones
Houston millionaire; Huston Thomp
son Of Colorado; Senator Reed, fol
mer Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
representative Cordell Hull OF
Tennessee and Atlee Pomerene OF
Ohio.
At the opening of the night meet
ing ''N Pi"ti"'h N"S VI 'iSu ~ thV
resolutions committee. 1t contain.
ed dry plank which endorsed the
18th amendment law enforcement
condemned alleged failure of Re
publicans to enforce laws, attacked
alleged Republican corruption and
advocated a Democratic program of
farm relief tantamount to the Me.
Nary Haugen equalization scheme
but without naming equalization.
Governor Moody who had threat