Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28

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thoughts on religion. His remarks would
have passed unnoticed in a Republican
convention. ii decided TO take what
Senator Robinson had said as an excuse
and so to it. OF course it was a Smith
demonstration. Smith is the only man
whose name is mentioned Ill connection
with religious liberty. So the Smith
folks started parading.
Now former Gov. Newland of North
Carolina takes his convictions seriously.
He saw no reason why his delegation
should Join a Smith demonstration, and
neither cid Alabama or Tennessee. But
when some other member OF the North
Carolina delegation saw a chance he
grabbed for the North Carolina marker
and Gov. Newland grabbed for it, too. The
aisle was damned and Gov. NeWland' S
seat is next to the aisle There was a
tuSSle. Policemen rushed III, about six
of them, and started parting people. All
the people were not fighting. This cor
respondent. for instance, was not fight
ing; he was merely trying to see who
was fighting, if any. But at least two
policemen parted this correspondent and
went about doing the same thing to
others There were blows, perhaps, but
no bloody noses Or black eyes. AND
when it was over, Gov. Newland still
held the pole of the State marker
though the sign bearing the name Of the
State was separated therefrom and on
the floor.
Grab Tennessee Marker.
About that time someone passing
down the aisle in the crush tried to get
the Alabama State marker. The Ala
baman held on tight, there was some
wrestling ana when the policemen sue
cessfully parted people again. the Ala
bama marker was intact. Then some
paraders caught the Tennessee marker
and dragged the loyal TennesSeean who
didn't want to parade down the aisle,
holding on tight When last seen the
loyal TenesSeean was about as fiat as a
pancake on the floor. His banner was
far down the aisle and he was soon lost
to sight under the rush Of feet.
But after these terrific fights every
body was laughing, just as college fresh
men laugh when they've pushed the ball
across the line over the PROSTATE and
bloody bodies of their classmates. There
was no intolerance about it-only De-
mocracy.
Last night when the demonstration
over Franklin Rooseyelt's nomination
sissippi delegates, like the North Caro-
lima, South Carolina. Alabama, TenneS-
see, Texas Virginia, Georgia, Okla
homa, Indiana, Missouri, Florida and
Kansas delegations, was standing silent
beneath the Mississippi standard, grim
ming and watching the fun.
Senator Joins in Fray.
A young man named Mike Morrisey,
said to be a former foot ball player at a
Mississippi college, came by and grab
bed at the Mississippi standard. SEN
ator Stephens of Mississippi was quick
and landed one on Morrisey. who still
hung on and grappled with the SEN
ator During the scuffie the Senator is
alleged to have poked policeman,
which couldn't very well have been
helped, as tl@re were at least six po-
licemen trying to make conditions moAe
muodled The fight was short and the
Mississippi standard was raised proudly
once more. But somebody got the Mis-
sissippi alternate's standard and pa
raded around with that. When the
parade reached the Mississippi deIega-
ton again there was concerted grab