Evening star., 1932-06-30
GOVERNOR PRAISED
AS PARTY LEADER
Record as New York's Chief
Executive Cited in
Speech.
The text of John E. Mack's speech

nominating Gov Roosevelt follows:
I'VE have met at period OF great
concern to this Republic OF ours-a
period Of depression and dissatisfaction,
and a period when genuine alarm IS
widespread as to the farming and buSl-
ness prospects and the future OF the
country as a whole. 1t behooves US at
this time to unite in q general spirit OF
unanimity Of purpose to do everything
in our power to induce. promote ana
maintain a speedy return to prosperity
and to bring about government whlGn
will so wisely, honestly and falthlulAy
administer the affairs of this great
country of ours as to bring about
speedy rehabilitation.
There will be presented mere LOT
your consideration Of the ONCE OF the
presidency galaxy OF men whose repuI
tation for intelligence, problty ana
statesmanship are so well established
as to make any of them, if we consider
them only from this standpoint OF
ability, intelligence and integrity, wen
fitted to hold the high office OF the
presidency of the United States. Great,
indeed. is the party which has within
It's ranks such illuStrious candidates.
I feel abaShed at the honor con-
xsrred upon me in being selected 10
pface before this great asSemblage the
consideration-one who possesses not
only all of the qualities which l have
enumerated. but who in addition has SO
administered the affairs of a great
State as its chief executive as to win
the support at the polls of more votes,
not only of our own party but OF the
progressively minded members OF our
political rivals, than have ever been
secured by any other Governor seeking
reelection; a man who in addition has
bv these same acts of wise admlnistra-
tion. by his fairness and his integrity,
won the support in the Democratic pri-
maries and conventions OF 81 States
ard 6 Territories as their choice as the
person most certain TO carry our party
to victory this Fall.
Loyal to Old Friends"
"But I know that the honor paid me
by my selection came not from. any
merit of nv own, but because Of the
great spirit of friendship existing in
the heart Of this candidate, and that,
although there were available TO pre-
sent his name many gifted with real
eloouence who could and would depict
far better his attributes, character and
ability. nevertheless he has given me TO
understand that to his ears the plod-
ding, hesitating utterances OF one
whose heart is filled with a frienoshlp
which has existed for quarter OF
century would be to him finer ana
more welcome tribute than that OF the
most gifted tongue. This loyalty to
old friends is characteristic of my can
didate.
eve comes to this convention with
the greatest number Of States behind
him in the history uf the Democratic
party-the North, the East, the South
and the West-the great Central States
of the Midwest unite. Maine JOINS
hands with Florida, Washington
marches shoulder TO shoulder with Ala
bana. From all the far-hung Terri
tories and from the patient, long-Su1-
fering agricultural States, finally deter
mined to be deceived no longer by
partv promises that never are fulfilled,
there never was a candidate who ap-
pealed to the whole country as this
man has. I am not about to tell you
In detail why this is so; why Montana
makes common cause with Georgia, or
Colorado with New Hampshire, or what
has inspired this universal belief of the
great rank and file Of the Democratic
party that he is one who most truly
represents the Democratic party and
the one who will most assuredly attain
success in November These States Will
later speak for themselves through
spokesmen far more eloquent than l.
Captured Upstate New York.
But there is one thing can tell
you probably better than any man in
this convention, and that is the make
I'D of this man and his intrinsic worth,
the things he has done, the things ne
has always stood fof-what might call
the whole mechanism Of his public life;
the way in which he has captured the
heretofore irnpregnable enemy strong
hold of upstate New York, the terri
tory which in all the history of the
Democratic party never gave It's guber-
material candidate majority, until in
1880, after having carefully observed
this man for his entire public life and
his conduct for two years in the Gov
ornor's chair shoWered upon him not
bare Democratic plurality, which would
have been a notable victory in itself,
but the overwhelming majority In up
State New York alone Of $4,000 votes.
Had not one of the 557 900 votes which
swelled that majority from the great
City of New York been cast, my canoi-
date would still have been elected by
an almost unprecedented majority, and
when the loyal and enthusiastic sup
port of the City of Greater New York
was added his plurality almost equaled
quarters Of a million.
why this sudden change in the votes
in upstate New York2 II was brought
about, in the first place, because he
insisted on knowing his own State flrst.
He knew every public institution and
county in the State, every public 1nstl-
tuition and county in the state knew
him. It was a repetition OF his record
as Assistant Secretary OF the navy,
when, because of his character1stlc
thoroughneSs, he knew every port OF
this country, and every port likewise
knew him. In the World War, when
called to Europe, instead Of travelling
on a carefully escorted transport, ne
insisted on crossing on a destroyer ana
sharing the dangers Of every seaman.
He has also that rare gift for making
and holding friends that made every
townsman in his home at Hyde Park
feel free to visit in his own oooryard,
and every townsman was welcome. Nor
did his elevation to the proud place OF
Governor alter or diminish in any way
his priceless gift of sympathetic under
standing of others. Every citizen VINO
brought his case before him received
not only full and fair but friendly con-
Sideration also.
Accepts Hometown Test"
"A New York daily has said: How
a man stands in his own home town
is always important. 1t is there that
one goes for the final word on repu-
tation and q performance
Il accept that test. l speak for the
town of his birth and his present home.
If that paper had consulted the cleo
ton returns in 1880, it would have been
fully informed as TO what his town OF
HYDE Park thought Of this candidate.
"As Governor, by rail, by auto, by
river. by lake and by canal he covered
upward of 10000 miles in order to
know his own State, as well as its in
stitutions and their needs.
In the second place, he earned that
huge majority by the fearless courage
with which he insisted on fighting for
what was Just. and because he knew the
needs of the State and its people
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