The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-05
(Official City, State and County
Newspaper
Foreign Representatives
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CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON
Roosevelt Nominated

at the Democratic national conven-
ton failed to turn a vote against
Franklin D. Roosevelt, governor OF
New York, for the presidential nom
ination. The Smith die-hards sat
sullenly in their seats and voted Tor
their leader of 1928. Once the rumble
of the bandwagon, started on its way
by William Gibbs McAdoo, was heard
in the stadium, there was a stampede
in it's direction and that was the
climax of the convention. What hap
pens now is merely by way OF con-
tirmation.
The top-Roosevelt m oveme n t
never had a chance. When Raskob
and Shouse lost control of the con-
vention machinery, with it went their
influence to control the situation.
Political exigency and expediency
sped on in their relentless way to
the inevitable nomination of Gov
ernor Roosevelt who came in person
to view his triumph and receive the
plaudits of the faithful.
It has always been hard for Man
haitian to control national politics.
Tammany has hard shedding when it
seeks to run the political drama on
the national stage. 1t sought to de-
feat the nomination of Governor TIL
Gen. There Manhattan failed as it
did at Chicago in 1882. Tammany
turned it's batteries of ridicule and
venom on Grover Cleveland.
Thousands trekked from the wig
vans of Tammany to the two Demo-
cratic conventions which nominated
Cleveland in efforts to defeat him,
but the delegates stood behind their
choice, New York governor, too, as
they have behind Roosevelt.
The present generation has forgot
ten those struggles, but there are
many living and active in politics
today who witnessed the defeat of
Tammany at Baltimore in 1912. That
was a dramatic moment when Will
liam Jennings Bryan, delegate from
Nebraska calmly rose in his seat and
denounced Charles Murphy and
Thomas Fortune Ryan, Tammany
representatives in the great struggle
| to beat Woodrow Wilson. 1t was
sizzling hot day. Bryan. palm leaf
| fan in one hand the tails of his al
paca coat flying and one clenched
fist extended toward the speakers
stand, defied Tammany and brought
! about the nomination of Woodrow
Wilson. The son-in-law of President
Wilson, in no less dramatic setting.
turned the tables on Tammany at
| Chicago and got sweet political
revenge for what Tammany did to
him at New York, when the dead
locked 1924 convention defeated Nc
Adoo for the presidential nomination
in a struggle with Alfred E. Smith.
There are other minor instances
where Tammany has failed to con-
troll whenever party leaders sought to
fight it's bosses. Political history re-
peated itself at Chicago last week
and Roosevelt energies victorious
from the convention as did Tilden.
Cleveland and Wilson.
VIII the victory seriously split the
party?
That remains to be seen, but po-
1itical wounds usually heal quickly
and victory in prospect for Demo-
cracy will doubtless place united
party behind the candidacy of Roose-
welt. It Is not hard to predict what
the agricultural states will do. I'M
less there is q complete change in
economic conditions, Roosevelt should
sweep the west and the south.
Roosevelt's unpopularity in certain
financial circles of the east and with
the leaders who donate the war
chests. may slow up his progress in
that sector. It is known that the
banking and power interests were &C.
tive In seeking to stop Roosevelt's
nomination.
4 II the March presidential primar-
tes are indicative, North Dakota will
be found in the Roosevelt column in
November. 1t was registered fol-
Woodrow Wilson on two occasions.
/ This state u not party hide-bound
or ever has been within recent years
/ With both the Democrats and the
Nonpartisan group within the Repub-
lican party pounding the policies o.
President Hoover, it takes very little
1 political sagacity to guess the results
| Progressive Democrats viii be more