The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-02
TICKET IS FILLED
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
Of PARTY COHORTS
Texans Selection as Roose.
veIt's Running Mate is
Made Unanimously
LONE OPPONENT QUITS
General Matthew A. FINLEY, OF.
Tered by Iowa, Asks For
Party Solidarity

Chicago Stadium, July 2.-(P-A
Democratic ticket reading Roosevelt
and Garner was written on the bal
lot OF 1882 Saturday by the Demo-
cratic national convention.
Having named Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt Of New York its presiden-
tial nominee in a fourth ballot stam-
pede late Friday night, the delegates
at their last session Saturday NOM
mated by reclamation the speaker of
the house, John Nance Garner Of
Texas, as his running mate.
Then. with noisy reclamation, they
marked time to await Gov. Roosevelt
himself, dashing here by plane to
give the delegates face to face, his
pledge of earnest leadership.
Garner-veteran of 80 years of DO
ntlcal warfare, in congress, but still
Cactus Jack" of Texas to his many
friends--had been chosen for vice
president by the leaders hours before
the convention itself ratified the Sc
lection with a great shout.
Turn HELPED Roosevelt
Texas and California had voted for
him for the presidency. and it was
their turn to Roosevelt last night
which broke the back of the OPPOSE
ton, heaping up at the feet of the
New Yorker nine-tenths Of the whole
strength of the convention.
The only real threat OF opposition
to Garner came from the defeated
partisans Of Alfred e. Smith, but it
never materialized.
Iowa presented Gen. Matt Tiniey
but no general support for him de-
veloped.
A session Of speech-making follow
ed and while it was going on.
Iowa reconsidered and sent up word
it would withdraw FINLEY, making it
unanimous.
Then Gen. FINLEY himself was re-
cognized and, amid much handicap
ping and some cheering, launched in
to a speech calling on the party to
stand together and save the country
in the present crisis.
Finally, he moved that the nomin-
alton of Garner be made unanimous.
Oregon seconded the motion, and
when Connally put the motion there
was ringing shout of approval.
There was not single mo" through
the big hall.
The ticket was viewed by many
party leaders as ideal. Garner, a
veteran of 80 years in the house and
speaker since the Democrats seized
control Dec. 7. 1881, is a spectacular
and vigorous campaigner. In rough
and ready debate, his friends regard
him as able to meet all Corners.
That the Roosevelt leaders favored
Garner was definitely indicated early
saturday by a statement of James A.
Farley, campaign manager, that the
Texan, by releasing the 90-votes, had
contributed notably to the success of
Roosevelt.
"A Great American
Garner is a Great Americana a
great Democrat" Farley said. al
though still declining to discuss the
vice presidential possibility.
Geographically, Gamers selection
appealed to leaders as perfect Roose-
welt previously expressed the wish for
running mate west of the Mississip-
pi to balance his eastern location
Garner is popular generally but par.
ticularly SO in the middle and far
western agricultural states
Garner is rugged. straight forward
type. BY logged determination he
rose from poor and sickly North
Texas youth to vigorous, healthy
and wealthy statesman. banker and
farmer. In addition. he is the out
standing expert in congress on taxa
ton and national fiscal affairs He
b So years old and his home is at
Uvalde.
Friends Of the Texan explained
that, though Garner considers the
vice presidency less powerful than
the Job Of handling the speakers
gavel, he decided to withdraw from
the presidential race to keep the par
ty united and to prevent recurrenc,
Of the 1924 deadlock. When informed
Of the situation Friday after the third
ballot. he told Representative Sam
Rayburn, chairman Of the Texas del
egation, by long distance telephone t.,
release the Texas and California del
egations from their pledges to vote
for him.
Garner recently said he would serve
hts party in any way he could, an
nouncing at the same time that he
was for repeal Of the 18th amend
ment. against which he voted when it
was enacted.