Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-14

empty.
Honors Flag
Neither delegates nor spectators,
such Of them as were present, paid
any attention 10 Moses petition for
order but he persisted in his determ-
nation 10 start on time. or ahead Of
time. willy nilly.
He presented Rabbi Herman NJ.
Cohen, of Kansas City. who pro-
nounced the opening invocation rs
everybody stood. he prayed that all
OF the acts Of the convention should
De IN accord with the purposes Of
the Divine Father.
Then Senator Moses. in a few crisp
sentences. reminded the convention
OF the advent Of Flag day and taking
the silken fold of Old Glory in his
hands. continued:
w claim no monopoly on the
flag but We do recall that the frs.
task Of our party was to make this
flag the symbol Of a united country"
The band played the Star Spangled
Banner and the audience stood and
sang the words. Then the bandsmen
got their signals mixed and broke
into the Stars and Stripes Forever
while Moses hammered unavailingiy
with his gavel and snapped a whole
squad OF messengers into action to
get the music shut off.
Reads Platform
This got results and the chairman
recognized Senator Smoot to pre-
sent the platform. The rules OF the
house of representatives were in eff
feet. limiting speeches. to five min
utes each but Senator Moses said
he would entertain motions to sus-
pend the rules and to permit speak
ers TO have ten minutes-and no
more"
Smoot got a good hand ~ he
stepped up before the microphones
and began to read the platform.
The platform itself got its first
applause, a brief .ncerim of hand
elapping. when the committee chair
man read the sentence endorsing I'M
eq~uivocally the administration of
President Coolidge.
Scarcely had Smoot read two pares
before Chairman Moses walked to
the runway and raped loudly with
his gavel, directing the delegates 10
take their seats.
No further business will be trans
acted until the delegates take their
seats"
Applaud Coolidge
The Utah senator fssumed The
reading but was interrupted by rau-
caus cries Of Louder from the FAR
off galleries. That aalted him for a
mon emit and he changed his position
50 that he came within the range of
the battery Of mikes at the front
Of the runway
Delegates. continued To mill
around, wandering up and down the
aisies along the passageways in the
rear: Smoot had the copys Of the
platform on a music rack and he
rested both hands on each side ~
II as If he was fairly well worn out
by the long fight over the platform
which he presented.
Every mention of President Cool
idge's name brought applause. The
reading was interrupted a third time
with cries of louder and Senator
Moses rushed to the front Of the
Runway TO pound vigorously.
mere was a spatter of applause
from widely scattered sections Of
the nall when Smoot read the prom
Use Tor aid to cooperative marketing
and one or two longer bursts Of ar
pause as he went on down through
the phrases dealing with tariff and
other considerations and winding up
Win the declaration for economic
equality" for agriculture.
Hoover Gets Hand
There was a real. sure enough
cheer, approaching the Dimensions
Of a demonstration when senator
Smoot reached the plank commend
ing the work Of the department ~
commerce under Secretary Herbert
hoover The delegates came Ia
their feet at this first mention in the
convention of the name of the man
ior whom a majority already has de-
cided to vote for president. AS the
cheering continued, someone in the
1~ailfornia delegation unfurled 4
california state flag. with its bear
q star, and waved il aloft while a
man IN the Texas delegation took
up his state standards and started
toward the platform in an attempt
70 organize a parade. But he de-
sisted, and returned to his place
as chairman Moses hammered for
order. This would-be parader was
{. o. Harris of San Angelo, Texas
Inc standards Of New Hampshire
kentucky, Louisiana, MARYLAND ana
also we're tucked backward
and forward above the heads ar nv
cheering crowd. The ovation had
been on for three minutes when tbe
chairman finally raped the demon
strators back to their seats.
Ends in One Hour
Just a flutter Of ha~ndcIan,i,c
greeted the prohibition plank. in
which the party is pledged ~ tha
enforcement Of the eigbtssn.S
amendment. This plank was some
thing new, for four years ago TIE
cleveland convention contented IT
SELF with a blanket declaration for
enforcement Of all laws.
Smoot finished the reading ~ one
hour and fifteen minutes and tben
moved adoption Of the report. BIZ
Chairman Moses recognized Senato
ROBERT N. La Toilette. Jr., who pre-
sented a minority plank. The Wis
consin delegation stood up and
cheered and the youthful senator
was given applause BY the other
delegates and galleries.
La Toilette. in a brief introduc-
tory speech said Wisconsin always
mad sent a progressive delegation Ia
the national convention and ALWAYS
presented a minority platform. La
Toilette declared that while the first
OF the platforms Wisconsin offered
had been Missed and jeered." in the
convention. 80 Of the 80 proposals
had been made have been
written into law.
La Toilette Cheered
This brought a whoopinr cheer
scme sections of the conven-
ton with a yell from the south gal
lery Alta boy. Bob"
The young senator read his minori-
u platform with vigorous gestures
and in a clear, strong voice.