Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-28
PRAISE GIVEN
MEN ALREADY
OUT OF RACE
Reed Supporters Stage
Demonstration Last
ing 20 Minutes As
Senator lis Named
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SAM HOUSTON HALL, Houston.
June 2S.-F1-While its last real
disagreement-over prohibition-waS
adjusting itself iH committee, the
democratic national convention spent
the waiting hours today paying trib-
ute ~ the little coterie VI favorite
son candidates whose supporters
still are refusing 10 board the Smith
band wagon.
In hours Of stump speaking and
h%urrahing, one after another Of tho
already-beaten minor candidates
were placed formally IN nomination,
and some Of them were given MILF
tant and ~colorful demonstrations OK
loyalty by their home state delega-
tons The convention likewise heard
another batch Of seconding speeches
for Smith, whose name was pre-
scented last night.
The MissoErians who want "JimF
Reed in the White House rut on q
twenty-minute demonstration when
he was put i'm nomination. With the
help Of the convention bands and
enough cowbells ~ supply q sizeabIe
dairy herd. they kept the convention
hall vibrating a. they paraded about
the wide aisles shouting the praises
of their man.
At 1887 p. m the convention re-
cessed until 3 o'clock.
Opens at 1885
The session began at 10.35 "a. r4
Senator Robinson, permanent chair
man and leading candidate for the
vice presidency, apparently was
anxious 70 get on with business
When he called for order only about
half the delegates had arrived.
The chairman did not wait for or
der, but while the hall was rumblinR
with conversation presented the Rev.
A. Frank Smith of the First Meth
odist church Of Houston, who pro-
nounced the invocation. The crowd
stood and grew more silent
Governor Albert q. Richie oe
Maryland, his states favorite son,
who withdrew a few days Y I'm
favor of Smith. made the first
speech Of the day, ~seconding the
nomination or the New Yorker. AZ
he mounted the platform many del
egates stood and cheered ms two
bands joined in Maryland, NY Mary.
land"
Beginnings Humble
"Fate decreed for Governor Smith
beginnings which were humble" Mr..
I Richie said. "She moulded him in
the fashion of a man, and he was
destined TO realize to their fullest
and their richest degree the possi-
bilities of America as the land Of
opportunity.
"Govcrnor Cleveland said the
whole art az government is simply
applied common sense and common
honesty, with reason. justice and
tolerance as hand maids.
Governor Smith possesses all
| those qualities. He is living proof
that American democracy can pro-
duce leaders simple and vet great.
/ believe that if every voter in thu
land could see him and hear hims
and come under the spell OF his per-
sonality. there would be few who
would not vote for him. This will
BE no less true in the north and east
and west. than in the south, where
the spirit Of democracy has N
tiers have never faltered in their al
legiance 20 the democratic party
Others Laud Smith
Another seconding speech for
Smith was made by former Mayor
Andrew J. Peters Of Boston, who
said the whole background or tbs
New York governor was truly
American
II deem IL a duty 10 renew the
faith ~ the Pilgrims Ne said. "
know no better way To renew that
faith than to rejoice in the fact that
American conditions can make possi-
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