Evening star., 1932-07-03
MOST Of DEFEATED
DEMOCRATS SILENT
Some Just Pledge Support.
Garner Alone Offers
Congratulations.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 2.-Of the candidates
defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt only
John N. Garner, who is to be his run
ming mate, gave immediate congratula-
tions to the victor. One other expressed
pleasure, the rest gave bare pledges OF
support or maintained silence.
It was Alfred E. Smith who refused
to say at all whether he would support
the nominee. 1t was Melvin A. Traylor
the Chicago banker, who said:
Il am personally very happy at
Roosevelts nomination"
White Bows to Decision.
In between, Gov. White of Ohio said
CURLY:
I'VE bow to the will of the conven-
ton"
Alfalfa Bill" Murray pronounced:
1T was my opinion that Roosevelt
was not the best man, but now I sin
cerely wish I was mistaken. The fact
that I permitted my name to be placed
in nomination meant that I would sup
port the candidate, as that is the way
play the game"
I'VE Democrats in Maryland, said
Gov. Ritchie, who personally cast his
votes into the Roosevelt landslide, "be-
lieve in the principles Of Democracy
and we always follow the candidate"
Garner dispatched brief congratu-
latory message from Washington, the
simple enthusiastic expression:
'Heartiest congratulations. Your
nomination means your election"
Other comment from important fig
ures in the Democratic party rang all
the changes Of opinion.
From John j. Raskob, chairman OF
the National Committee chosen by
Smith and now about to be retired,
came the most unfriendly of all:
Il have no comment at all"
John F. Curry, the Tammany leader
who lined up his machine for Smith:
THE convention has decided. We are
good Democrats"
John McCooey Brooklyn leader, who
went along with Curry: I'VE will abide
by the convention"
Hague Holds Post -Mortem.
Mayor Frank Hague Of Jersey City,
Smith floor leader, said nothing of sup
port: claimed, though, that except for
California's switch Roosevelt would have
lost Iowa, Mississippi Minnesota and
Alabama To this post-mortem he
added that New Jersey would put in
nomination for the vice presidency
Representative Mary T. Norton Of Jer-
sey City, who Is anti-Roosevelt.
Its great" said Senator Wheeler Of
Montana and Senator Hull Of Ten
nessee:
He is a great man and will be
elected with the greatest electoral ma
jority given any candidate in a gen.
Grafton"
Senator Connally of Texas. NOM
inator of Garner:
1T was inevitable"
Senator Huey Long: Roosevelt will
be a winner. There never was any
doubt but that we could put him over. !"
Similarly one after another OF the
Roosevelt partisans gave vent to en-
thusiasm, predicted victory, or, like Rep
resentative Ruth Owen of Florida, Of
fered their services in the campaign.
Baker Is Silent
Newton D. Baker, former Secretary
OF War, who received several votes in
the Democratic presidential nomination
ballotting, though ne did not seek the
honor, had no comment to make today
on the selection Of Franklin D. Roose-
welt.
Although he opposed the later
abandoned plan of Roosevelt's friends
to abrogate the two-thirds rule for the
nomination, Baker remained in Cleve-
land throughout the convention ana
apparently took no other part in the
proceedings.