Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-26

for Vice President, she replied with a
twinkle. "Woollen."
Two others who were famous figures
In the Wilsonian wartime Washington
regime. Joseph p. Tumulty. the war
Presidents private secretary, and Adj
miral Cary r, 0raySon. personal physi-
clan 10 Wilson through his eight years
in the White House. walked together
among the delegates greeting old
friends.
The band played Dixie" and from
throughout the now half-filled hall rose
a brief and feeling chorus Of Rebel
wells.
There was cheer In the convention
when. just at the hour set for con-
vening. the California delegation un-
furled large banner. announcing that
California was for al" The New York
governors picture was In the center Of
the banner.
we Are for Al"
As they shouted I'VE are for AL"
We are for AL" the delegates from the
State of Herbert Hoover. the Republican
presidential nominee. removed the plain
standard bearing the word California
to guide the delegates to their right
place In the convention and put the
big blue silk banner In its place.
The convention was late getting un-
der way. while Chairman Shaver Of the
national committee conferred with other
leaders regarding the program. The
delegates circulated around In the great
est confusion and apparently impatient
for the great Democratic show to get
under way. Five minutes past the hour
set for the converting all the seats on
the floor were filled and the aisles
we're packed and jammed with JOS
Ting, moving crowd. but the galleries
were nowhere near filled.
Just before noon. John w. Davis. who
was nominated for President on the
103d ballot at Madison Square Garden
this slow-moving crowd massed before
the platform TO his place with the
New York delegation. He paused for
a moment to greet Josephus Daniels,
former Secretary OF the Navy and u
delegate from North Carolina.
A cheer went up as Jimmy" Walker.
New Yorks dapper mayor. pushed
through the crowd 10 the Empire State
section It was q little after the noon
hour, but Walker found that he wasn't
late. With him arrived Van Nance.
who was on hand TO watch develop
ments. although he Is not delegate.
Shaver Raps Gavcl
At i2:l2 PM. Chairman Shaver step
ped up In front Of the silver mike" and
began to hammer with mis- gayel the
three.inch plank placed beside the
speakers stand, at the extreme front
OF the little fag-drapad pier. He had
no luck. for the hall remained anything
but orderly as delegate greeted delegate
and thousands of late spectators were
shown to their places In the bleachcrs.
Even a real granddaddy gavel, three
times as large as the one first used by
the chairman, and big enough to be
dignified by the name OF mallet without
INDUCING In a figure OF speech, failed
for time TO get results. Then, as the
little gray-haired, gray-suited head Of
the national committee launched into
q tattoo and convention band placed
on the floor down In front 0f the chair
man blew attention" the babble OF
talk began to die out slowly.
A bespectacled. white-bearded. red
necktied guest In the front row on the
platform behind the chairman sought
without success TO help by shouting
silence" at the top of his voice. He was
Nicholas M Bell Of st. Louis, lie got
some attention but no order.
Finally Chairman Shaver got silence
by bringing TO the front OF the platform
Bishop g. n. Hay of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, who pro-
nounced the openina invocation. While
tbs delegates and spectators stood and
a battery of binding photographers
lights played ON the little platform
group, the bishop prayed that Divine
wisdom should guide the decision OF the
convention aud finished by asking that
the audiences join with him In the
Lords Prayer,
Mrs. Smith Enters.
just as the convention was opening
Mrs. Alfred r. SmitA entered by side
door almost unnot4ad. and was es-
cnrted to front box on the left, about
half way back, She was wearing al