Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

had left their homes in evening frockS.
These arrived at the hall in a more or
. less bedraggled condition. DR.. Jennie
CollfaS. national committeeman for
Nebraska. set out coatleSS in a cream
lace dress and entered the hall thor
oughly drenched.
1T poured into the taxicab.' she said.
and when We reached TINS building
had to keep my umbrella up"
Bowers, who wore a .steel-gray suit,
with stiff collar and light-gray tie
striped with black, stood Squarelv in
front of the silver microphone and
made few gestures as he drove home his
assaults upon the enemy.
He had his address written out and
/ Enclosed in black covering, which he
laid on the table in front of him and
to which he referred occasionally. He
spoke in clear voice, emphasizing his
points by infection rather than gesture.
Most of the time he kept his hand on
the side Of the table, But occasionally
pointed "a finger 10 emphasize his words.
1t was IA, or A minutes after the
time set when Chairman Bowers came
TO the front of The speakers runway
and hamrreTedsfoI order. The hall was
in such confusion that 1t took several
minutes for-the delegates to sort them~
selves out from the hundred groups con-
sferring insthe aisles and find their own
sseats, kThe opening prayer was offered
by Ret.S George Giln1eur of the First
Unitarian. Church of Denver, Colo.
After a few announcements by the
convention. clerk, j. Bruce Kremer of
Montana, chairman of the credentials
ceranittee, preSenteds his committees
report, ! including. the recommendation
that the Smith-EWlng slate Of delegates
from Louisiana be seated.
Minority Report Given.
Kremer fixed pair of horn-rimmed
nose glasses in their places as he began
to read. with long, flowing cord an
choring them. Now and again as he
proceeded he removed the glasses and
used them to point gesture. He
looked very hot and uncomfortable N
his oubleAhEeasted black sack suit and
extremely high Stiff collar, gathered to-
gether with blue polka-dot tie. He
read rapidly, running over the mary
names in the report without any al-
tempt to1H2ure out how all OF thetn
should be pronounced,
when the committee chairman moved
adoption of the report, Col. Carl l..
Ristine, Missouri's member Of the COM
mittee. took the floor to- present NIL
nority report But he announced that
he ssnerely waned to Ego on record
md would not ask that his report be
either debated or voted upon.
Ristine then read the minority re-
port, declaring that the Ewing-Louis-
lana delegates had been selected con-
trary TO law" inasmuch as the State
central committee had Settler refused
or declined" to call "a local convention,
but had chosen the delegates itself. I:
The Arkansas Senator was escorted
to the platform amid a. thunder of ap-
plause. He was dressed in cool-lookir1g
| linen with flower in his buttonhole,
and spoke slowly and clearly as he
faced the mikes" TO deliver his In
augural Robinson s big deep voice car
| ried well through the loud speakers,
and the huge audience hailed every
| political quip and shot at the Repub-
| licans with glee as he went along,
Seen Rap at Hoover.
A shout of approval went up when
Robinson said there would be no douht
| ~ the constitutional eligibility" OF tlIe
| Democratic nominee TO serve In tlie
presidency, the audience taking 1t as q
| shot at Hooveft
For the most part the Senator chair
man went about his task of outlining
| PARTY policies seriously and slowly, with
| little attempt at stirring his hearers
Through spell binding language or
shouted challenges.