Evening star., 1932-07-03
CURLEY PUTS D. K.
Of ISLE ON GARNER
Boston Mayor, Delegate from
Porto Rico, Seconds
Nomination.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Z CHICAGO, July 2.-The final roll
call Of States was nearing its end in
the closing session of the Democratic
National Convention today. State after
State had sent orators to the platform
to second the nomination of John N.
Garner for the vice presidency.
Porto Rico" shouted the clerk.
There was a muffled response and
Senator Thomas j. Walsh, the chair
man, shouted into the microphones:
THE chair recognizes the delegate
from Porto Rico-Mayor James M.
Curley of Boston" he said.
Then. while members of the Massa-
chusetts delegation, whose election as
supporters of the presidential candidacy
Of Alfred E. Smith sent Curley TO over
whelming defeat as a Franklin d.
Roosevelt candidate from the Bay
State few weeks ago. sat silent in their
places directly in front of the speakers S
rostrum. Curley spoke the final word
for the New England delegations on the
floor.
How He Became Delegate.
"In conformity with an old Spanish
custom" he said, Il was admitted to
this convention as a delegate from
Porto Rico. 1t was my great pleasure,
as a member of Congress, to serve four
years on the Committee for Foreign
Affairs with that able, brilliant son OF
Texas, John N Garner"
Curley came to Chicago. with a group
of Roosevelt rooters and without ere
dentials as a delegate. He found a
place with Porto Rico where vacancy
occurred. His seat was far toward the
rear. Today he came up the aisle, past
the second row seats of the Massa-
chusetts delegates and looked directly
down upon them as he spoke.
Much has been said Of the forgotten
man." he went on, naturally I've been
interested. Some ask who and what
is he?" He spoke Of the homeless men
Sleeping within the shadow of the Ma
tional Capitol" the 100000 unemployed
in Detroit and the 100000 who, he
said. were living on charity in New
York. Garner, he said, could be re-
lied upon to devote his ability and
craftsmanship to the aid OF the for
gotten man"
He Seconds Nomination.
$50" he concluded, 'as a delegate
from the beautiful island of Porto Rico,
7 second the nomination of John N.
Garner"
Earlier in the roll call New Hampshire
had seconded the Garner nomination.
Rhode Island, which remained stauneh-
lv for its presidential candidate, Smith,
to the end. added its second. Massa-
chusetts. however, made no response
when it was called. Neither was there
any from the Vermonters although
they were prepared to support Garner
if a vote had been required.
Gov. Joseph B. Ely of Massachusetts,,
who presented Smiths name to the
convention, declined, before leaving to-
night for Boston to comment on the
outcome of the convention. Former
Senator Peter G. Gerry of Rhode Is
land. however, called for united support
on the part of the Democrats OF his
State for the ticket.
Members of the four delegations
were homeward bound tonight. The
Massachusetts delegates left on spe-
cial train about 6 pm. and the New
Hampshire group left little later to
90 home through Canada. The YER
monters split up and some left by the
Canadian route and others, among
them Chairman Fred Martin, by way
of Albany. Most of the Rhode Islanders
left at 9 pm. They went by various
routes Mayor James E. Dunno Of
Providence and Mayor Felix A. Toupin
OF Woonsocket planned to return
through New York. Several planned to
SION off at Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
Former Senator Gerry and j. Howard
McGrath. chairman of the delegation,
planned to return home by automobile.