New Britain herald., 1928-06-15
HOOVER RECEIVES
 MUCH APPLAUSE
Convention Wildly Enthusiastic
 at Mention of His Name

Kansas City. June IS Rt-Hoarse from shouting. leg weary from stumbling through narrow, congest- ed asles, ear-weary from oratory and just plain coLvention-tired. hot and sticky. it was with hardly the spirit left to raise cheer that the republican national convention of 1928 set the formal seal of its ap- proval on Herbert Hoover as its chosen leader last night just in time to escape Friday and its traditions and superstitions of bad luck.
 After days of doing almost noth- ing since 1t pushed its way into con- vention hall last Tuesday, the as- semblage is the four year mainspring of party energies crowded into one day and night of almost continuous session virtually all of the business 1t had to do.
 Trample Opposition
 Once given the chance to say its own say as to platform dispute or rival presidential nomination as- pirants, the Hoover host trampled all opposition under foot so overwhelm- ingly on every issue that 1t seemed dubious that enough pieces could be picked up today to put together a running mate for the Californian out of the convention circle itself.
 And with that done, the conven- tiQn hustled off to hotel beds or waiting sleepers bent on long sleep. It didn't even wait to hear Chair man Moses rattle away an adjourn ment formula that stands in the minutes as duly taken vote but which in reality is just an arbitrary cutting short of proceedings by the gingery New Englander who has al- ready built himself a reputation as ringmaster Of national political convention.
 Plenty of Action
 But let nobody get the impression that the convention did not get it's fill of noise and action when it got back from dinners yesterday and selected its presidential candidate, The row it kicked up over Hoover's name must have set that worthy's ears tingling with pleasure as he was listening in, and who. in his position, would not have been.
 Moses and his gavel notwithstand- ing. it took time and patience to reach the actual vote. The Hoover double demonstration, of course, took up lot of space. It was done with zest and finish both times his name was chanted by big-voice John McNab of San Francisco. There was nothing lacking, although everybody knew days ago just what was going to happen.
 Loose Enthusiasm In the circumstances, a somewhat perfunctory orgy pf noise would have been no more than natural But Hoover friends were legion on the floor and all their bottled up en- thusiasm of the week burst loose like sounded off at the very start of hif speech. And it was worse, if pos. sible, on the second round. The usual stage settings and properties had been provided in plenty by efficient Hoover managers. Flags, tin rattles wooden clackers Of assorted kinds were showered over the place from some mysterious horn of plenty.
 They were all used and most of them were used up: but even if never mechanical gadget of any kind had made its appearance the Hoover show would have been deafeninp from lung power unassisted.
 There were other demonstration, as Watson, Golf. Norris and the others were named. They were just one or two state affairs, except wher Curtis Of Kansas was put up, ol rather when he was about to be put Up.
 Galleries Cheer
 That was matter outside conven. tion control for it was the folks back home in Kansas. just over the rivel and surrounding Missouri, who did that job, except for the Kansas an6 Oklahoma delegations and lad here and there with Curtis leanings the floor and the delegates had no hand
 
 frome the packed galleries.
 sounded Like Rival
 Heard without explanation, i would have sounded like & real riya demonstration that threatened Hoover's grip on the convention But nobody in the hall could have been mistaken. even before Nose! threatened to clear the galleries witt police aid If the guests failed to shu off their whooping for the home town boy and let business proceed There was only one real demonstra tion at this convention and that Wa. for Hoover, both chunks of it.
 So when Moses finally managed tt get his flock of platform account, into agreement on what the vot, showed end officially declared tha the answer to the now famous "Wht but Hoover" was Nobody" Ther, was just strength enough left for . feeble cheer, a flutter of bedragelet flags, a few weakly waving, tiret hands-and that was all.
 In another half hour the tired ane sleepy-eyed host was galloping of about it's business and very consid erable part of 1t seemed to be gallon ing clear out of town.