The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-28
SMITH, AYRES,
W00LLEN AND
GEORGE NAMED
Formal Nomination Speeches
Mere Gestures As AL Con.
trolls the Convention
FIST FIGHTS FREQUENT
Robinson Wins Vice Presiden.
tial Following by Religious
Equality Speech
BY BYRON PRICE

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Houston, June 2S.-(CR)-While
its platform builders labored in %.
clusion over prohibition and farm re-
lief, hot, tired, and irritable Demo-
cratic national convention turned
back to Sam Houston hall today to
complete the gesture Of placing for
mally in nomination = long list Of
already defeated presidential favor
ite sons.
After nearly four hours Of speech
making and demonstrating, spiced
with couple Of fist fights among
southern delegates, the roll call Of
nominating speeches was not half
finished when the convention quit
shortly before midnight. A morning
session today was given over to COM
pletion of this necessary convention
formality, with the hope Of going
on to balloting for . nominee either
tonight or tomorrow.
Neither delegates nor spectators
took q great deal Of interest in the
oratorical flourish Of presenting the
remaining candidates, for the big
scene Of the play had been enacted
1t the night session. Smith Of New
York, with enough votes already
pledged to him to nominate him out
Of hand, was presented formally in
> nominating speech that kept his
supporters cheering and st,rted .
Commute carnival Of noise making
and parading. It was during that
bit Of bedlam that fists flew on two
occasions to settle whether the state
standard Of Mississippi should 20
into the parade or stay out. Eventu-
ally it stayed OF, and apparently
no ono was much the worse for the
rough-and-tumble it took to accom-
plish the decision.
Besides Smith, whose nomination
was presented by Franklin D. Roose-
welt and seconded by . whole relay
Of speakers, including three women,
the convention formally entered on
its book Of elieibles Evans Woollen
Of Indiana, Representative Ayres Of
Kansas, and Senator George Of
Georgia. Today's list included Sem
Ator Reed Of Missouri, Representa-.
tive Hull Of Tennessee, former Sem
Ator Hitchcock Of Nebraska, former
Senator Pomerene Of Ohio, Jesse
Jones Of Texas, Senator Harrison Of
Mississippi, and Huston Thompson
Of Colorado. Few in the whole
group opposing Smith have expected
to withdraw almost IS soon as they
are put into the running, and throw
their support to the leader.
With Smith already as good 90
nominated, the delegates were more
than ever looking ahead today to the
naming Of . running mate for him.
Robinson Of Arkansas, the Demo-
cratic senate leader, who is chairman
Of the convention, continued far out
in front Of tho crowded field Of
aspirants, and some party men were
inclined to look upon his nomination
3s almost as secure as that Of
Smith himself. The general gossip
was that the Arkansan had greatly
strengthened his position with tie
great Smith majority by interpolat-
ing word for religious equality in
his inaugural yesterday, starting .
demonstration almost equal to that
staged last night for Smith himself,
and engendering, like the night
demonstration, some fist-swinging
around the standards Of three or
four anti-Smith delegations from
the south.
All forecasts Of m adjournment
date for the o..vention place the
final breakup some time tomorrow.
Under the customary procedure the
platform must be adopted before bal
loting begins for Z marty ticket.
Even Il the platform q out Of the
way in time to permit selection Of
the presidential nominee tonight, the
naming Of his running mate IN al
likelihood wilr bs kept until after IN
overniRht recess.