New Britain herald., 1928-06-26
DELEGATES HAVING
REAL GOOD Time
Enters Into Spirit Of Carnival
at Houston

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Houston. June Is (UP)-This con-
vention has turned into a carnival.
and the sideshows will all move I'M
der the big tent today for the grand
opening.
The haWkers who have camped at
hotel entrances and done a much
better business among the democrats
than among the republicans at Kan
sas City, will move their wares down
the street a few blocks and set up
shop outside the monster coliseum,
which Houston builr in Ga DAYS az a
cost OF 100000
Holiday Spirit
There is a holiday spirit abroad.
Houston told the delegates she
wasn't much interested in politics.
but that she wanted everybody to
have good time at her party. The
delegates found out soon after they
arrived that the nominee was prac-
t,cally selected so they are entering
"liO!t-iled1lsutS Win houston lNlO
the carnival
Delegates and political leaders
stood in hotel Hobbies, chatting
ana!ably or wandering along Hous-
tons White Way and listening to the
tunes OF many strangely uniformed
bands. The principal topic of con-
versation was the gentleman who
went on a shooting party in the
Rice hotel, where the presidential
candidates and most OF the dele
gates have their headquarters. No
body was hurt, and nobody con-
fessed TO having seen the shooting,
but there was considerable excite
rent over eight bullet holes in ele-
vator doors
Bands Out Early
The bands, which have been do
ing all the tunes in the category
were out early on the streets today
and Houston knocked off work
and enjoyed itself
The townsfolk very generously
have given seats in the convention
Idtl " tIc NtStloIS itSlD /. OIti IA
corners of the country, so that their
show Is over, except for enjoying teh
general spectacle from outside the
convention hall
Many of them already have got
ten a glimpse of the nota bles here
for this convention, but the others
clustered early about Sam Houston
Halt today to get their first hand
view This is the first Democratic
convention in the South since Civil
War days. and there may not be
another for a long time.
They observed with keen interest
the cross section which constitutes
this democratic gathering.
They saw leaders of an old re-
g!me and figures in new one step
from their automobiles and taxi
cabs and enter the convention hall.
The last democratic administra
ton is represented by those here
whose names were in many news
paper headlines a, few weeks ago.
The Wilson regime is represented
NlOst intimately ny tiif "tAoN " 'it'
war president, Mrs. Woodrow Will
son, whom Houston has taken to its
heart
Wi!sonians
Wilson cabinet figures entered
the hall today-Newton p. Baker,
who was secretary Of war, and
Josephus Daniels, who was secre-
tary OF the navy; Huston Thompson.
who was chairman of the United
States shipping board; Joseph P.
Tumulty, who was secretary to VIII
son, and DR.. Cary I. Grayson, the
war presidents personal physician.
Contrasting with these men are
those OF the new regime which has
taken hold at this convention and
will dominate the high places OF
power if Gov. Alfred E. Smith OF
New York is nominated and elected
president OF the United states.
These are the leaders and the rank
and file of Tammany Hall.
jimmy Walked There
Jimmy Walker, who was received
nke q NlSlllng pOlenldtt, Is SS II,
Dol OF the young blood of Tammany.
a dapper slender gentleman, i'm
maculately and tastefully dressed.
Then there are the older who have
manager the Smith campaign
George w. Olvany. chlettain OF
1ammany Hall; Norman Mack,
grlzzled political leader and George
Van Nance, of the political school
Of these old Tammany leaders, but
from another state, is George Z.
Brennan, Illinois boss, who hobbies
about with the aid Of q, cane and
wears poker expression
The New York governor Was rep
resented by his wife, his sister ana
a son and daughter, Il is Mrs
Sn7oth'a third convention, hut the
most important one Mrs Smith,
who keeps house on Ollter street in
Neg York. pill ST. IN the section re
served tor distln gutshed guests Nth
Mrs Wilson