Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-14
A WORD PICTURE OF
THE CONVENTION
On the Eve Of What Looks Like
a Contested Nomination


(By Buckley s. Griffin
Kansas City, Mo, June 9.--Bands
and candidates and speeches and STRAIT
egies and prejudices Of all varieties.
That is a picture Of this convention
city. Badges and iammed hotel lob
bies where progress Is difficult, arm
bands and hat bands. decorations ev-
everywhere, and talk. talk. talk. Every
one earnest and sure. everyone schem-
ing with entertaining self-confidence,
everyone doing missionary work with
more or less altruism. White Rock and
invitations, the CHATTER Of typewriters
and the swarm Of ubiquitous Western
Union and Postal messenger boys. The
headquarters and the statements, the
conferences and the Negro delegates
argued with, the poverty 81 hotel room
and the general freedom and abandon
Of being IN new surroundings for a
few days. Kansas City greets you
Democracy is articulatingl
Sit in the lobby Of the Muehlbach
Hotel for twenty minues and God Al
mighty and Satan and all ranks be-
tween win pass you. Here are the
great men and here are the newspa-
permen and here are Mr.. and Mrs.
Main Street, variegatedly attired. in
all stages Of mental anguish and joy.
Hear them page the mighty, hear the
bellboys mutter comments on the State
Of the Union
A block away in the Baltimore Hoo
tel are the Hoover and Lowden head
quarters, with the latter gathering
visitors not always as polished as the
frequenters of the Hoover corridor.
Woman hostesses are on deck, lavish
ing smiles with purposeful intent. Col
ored delegates. some of them fine
looking, well-dressed, grey-haired, are
met with. and near them a white or
two, seeking to eonvert.--and assum-
ing the comradeship that only occurs,
for some, once every four years. Hy-
pocraey spreads her skirts and mounts
the throne. II is part Of the game.
BY Saturday the great majority of
newspapersmen were predicting Hooy
er. At that time also the rumor was
about that the President would send a
word taking himself out Of the picture.
The majority Of the New England
delegations will probably support
Moses over Tilson for second place on
"A Hoover ticket The national conf
mitteemen from Maine, Vermont and
Rhode Island hint that the New Hamp-
shire Senator stands well with their
delegates. Moses does appear TO be
working for the honor. He laughing
~ voiced a philosophie attitude when
he said. How can / lose3 II | am
nominated | will be Viee-President,
and IL Curtis is nominated ! will be
chairman of the Senate rules commit
tee" post of influence. And if Floor
Leader Curtis becomes Viee-President,
some hint that Moses might be consid-
cred for Senate Leader. Curtis Is now
head of rules committee and Moses
next in line.
Many newspapermen and others say
that Dewar Is the man whom Rora-
back of Connecticut and Hilles of New
York are secretly for.
And II Hoover is nominated where
will Roraback, Hilles, Watson and the
other anti-Hooverites land7 Although
outward unanimity and friendship is
likely 20 b. proclaimed after the NOM
nation. a Hoover administration would
be likely 10 prefer others before his
bitter convention enemies. Would
such an outcome shake Boss Rora-
backs hold upon Connecticut.
Lowden didn't make a hit with the
on his arrival here Sat
urday. He was irritable and often
ambiguous. but especially irritable and
brusque. Which made the reporters
fire unkind questions at him.
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National Committeeman Peck Of
Rhode Island did not overjoy all the
Rhode Island delegates when week
ago he gave his proxy to Hilles who
10 vote Il against Hoover
delegates in the seating contests.
Rhode Island is for Hoover. There Is
talk Of possible opposition for the
reelection Of Mr. Peck 70 the national
While Mr.. Peck gave his
proxy to Hilles. Mrs. Stedman,
Rhode Island committeewoman, gave
hers TO Mrs. willebrandt, the assist
ant attorneys who is for Hoov-
err.
Speaking Of Mrs. Willebrandt, she
IL busy person here. She addresses
Hoover rallies, works at Hoover head