Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-27
Smith FRIEND

CONTINUED from uage one.l
report without any attempt TO figure
out how all Of them should be pro-
nounced.
When the committee chairman
moved adoption Of the report, Col.
Carl L. Ristine, Missouri's member of
the committee, took ia floor to pre-
sent a minority report. Eut he an
nounced that he merely wanted to
"go on record" and would not ask
that his report be either debated or
voted upon.
Ristine then merely read the mi
nority report, declaring that the
Ewing Louisiana delegates had been
selected contrary TO law" inasmuch
as the state central committee had
"either refused or declined" to call
a local convention, but had chosen
the delegates itself.
Robinson Applauded
AS soon as Ristine had finished
reading the minority report which
bore only his own signature, the con
vention voted it down in chorus.
Then w. w. Durbin Of Ohio, chair
man Of the committee on permanent
organization, presented his report
recommending that Senator Robinson
be made the permanent chairman and
it went through amid a bustling ova-
ton for Robinson.
The Arkansas senator was escorted
to the platform amid a thunder Of
applause. He was dressed in cool
looking linen with a flower in his
~buttonhole and spoke slowly and
clearly a. he faced the mikes" to
deliver his inaugural. Robinson's
big, deep voice carried well through
the loud speaker and the huge audi
ence hailed every political quip and
shot at the republican party with
glee as he went along.
A shout of approval went up when
Robinson said there would be no
doubt Of the constitutional eligibil-
ity" of the democratic nominee TO
seEve in the presidency. the audi
ence taking it as a hot at Hoover.
Outlines Policies
For the most part the senator
chairman went about his task Of cut
lining party parties seriously and
slowly, with little attempt at stir
ring mis- hearers through spellbind-
ing language or shouted challenges.
The huge hall was almost entirely
filled by this time. only a few scat
tered gallery seats showing vacant.
It was a sea Of waving fans and
shirt sleeved humanity in the noon
time heat.
The delegates seemed to like par
ticularly Senator Robinson's refer
ences to farm relief. and cheered
loudly his declaration that "the
farmers of the west and of the mid
die west will not support Mr.. Hoov-
err" He got another rise out Of the
audience when he shot off y verbal
sky rocket on the subject Of the
oil scandals and said that the demo-
cratic party was entitled TO make
an issue Of honest government.
The speakers prohibition refer.
ences. during which he did not fol-
low exactly his prepared ms1uscript,
were ~applauded. but he started a
real ovation when he added to his
prepared text q short peForation dur
ing which he said that Jefferson
gloried in Virginia's statute guar
anteeing religious liberly." Most of
the delegates stood and cheered,
hats were waved above the roaring
masses. but right in front Of the
hall, fifty feet from the convention
chairman, the delegations from North
Carolina and Alabama seated to-
gether, remained glum in their
places.
Start Parade
A parade Of the states was organ
izei almost Immediately. and a pas
serby got into trouble with the po-
lice when he tried to pick up the
standard of the anti-Smith North
Carolina delegation and take il along
into the whirling streams Of hui
mainly.
Two policemen helped the North
Carolina delegates to hold their
standard In place. but the scran over
II became SO intense that the stand
ard was broken in two. and the po-
lice officers used their blac.: jacks,
although there apparently were no
Injuries. A lesser fight broke out
over the standard Of anti-Smith
Georgia.
Then as tbs Smith leyiOns contin-
ued their noisy parade around the
hall a battle also broke out around
the Alabama standard. Some one had
gone back meantime and brought up
the North Carolina standard from
the alternate section in the rear Of
the hall, and IL was raised by w. o.
Saunders of Elizabeth City high
above the speakers platform itself
in full view of the parading dele
gates.
The hall was q seething mass Of
humanity as the state standards
were crowded forward to the plat
form front where Robinson stood
gazing down on the uproar his words
had started.
Outlets Storm
He made no move for many min
utea to quell the storm. although
the struggle in the North Carolina
delegation took place only a few
feet in front of him, on the front
row of the delegate seats at the cen
ter aisle.
Finally the Arkansas senator BE-
gan pounding with . huge mallsE