Evening star., 1932-07-01
WILD OUTBURSTS
! FOLLOW ORATORY
Each Candidate ExtoIIed as
One Man to Lead the
oarty to Victory.
BY the Associated Press.

Ch1CAGO, July l.-NlQe ulSJm-
elished Democrats were presented to
the partys national convention in the
long nominating session which dragged
into this morning, and each was eXtolled
as the one man to lead to victory in
Novembers presidential election.
Gov. Roosevelt, Cactus jack Gar
ner. Speaker Of the House; Al Smith,
former Gov. Byrd of Virginia, Gov.
Ritchie, former Senator Reed Of Mis-
souri,, Melvin Traylor Of Illinois Gov.
White Of Ohio and Alfalfa Bill Murray of
Oklahoma-an these were offered
Starting the oratory, interspersed
with uproarious demonstrations for the
individual candidates John E. Mack OF
Poughkeepsie. N. Y, proposed the name
Of his old friend. Gov Roosevelt.
He comes to this convention with the
greatest number of States behind him
in the history of the Democratic party,
Mack said. The North. the East the
South and the West-the great Central
States of the Midwest, unite
Ely Nominates Smith.
The New Yorker, he said. filed the
CRYING need for a practical American
with clear perspective and KnoWl-
edge of the entire Nation as our Chiet
Executive"
Nominating Smith, Gov. Ely of Massa-
chusetts praised him as "a modern An
drew Jackson, a positive, virile, straight
speaking, plain-thinking statesman
Alone of all the candidates. Ely con-
tinued Smith has been 80 utterly bold"
as to disregard his political future In
proposing a "clean-cut definite pro-
gram for the Government to follow in
attaining the country's economic re-
covery"
Referring to Smiths defeat four years
ago. the Bay State executive said:
In 1928. riding the crest Of the wave,
the Republican party was unbeatable
With the tide Of prosperity against him.
200 900 voices properly placed would
have changed the election. What would
happen today in the tide Of depression?
Sure victory"
Speaker Garner was placed in nom
ination with an assertion by Senator
Connally Of Texas that with him there
would go to the White House courage
Gus, experienced. capable leadership.
This supreme hour calls for a man, y
Connally said. Weak and wavering
vacillation must give way to a leader
with a sense Of direction and determ-
ination to reach his destination We
want neither a superman nor miracle
man. Charms and incantations have
lost their force.
Glass Presents Byrd.
In answer to that call. Texas pre-
sents to this convention superb Demo-
crat a militant leader, man Of the
people
Senator Glass Of Virginia, dis
tingtIished Democrat who was Secretary
of the Treasury under Wilson, presented
his States former Governor, Harry
Flood Byrd, as a Governor Of Virginia
who made a record never surpassed in
the entire history of the State"
What Byrd did for Virginia he would
do for the country if nominated by the
convention and elected by the people, -
Glass continued "A confirmed expert
in business methods, tested in the
problems of public taxation, he would
inaugurate at Washington a wise and
provident and honest pay-as-you-go
administration Of which the Demo-
cratic party would be proud and from
which the entire Nation would derive
the blessings of a better hope and the
contentment of permanent recovery"
Michael L. Igoe of Chicago proposed
Melvin Traylor Illinois banker, as a
new type Of candidate.
we must name a new type of man"
1goe said. One who will change the
national psychology--on who will point
this Nation once more toward assured
prosperity.
We accordingly propose to you as
our nominee for President one to whom
the American people would turn with
ia -
the indecision, the lack Of vision, the
ineptitude and the Incompetence Of
Herbert Hoover"
Ritchie, "Man of Destiny"
Maryland's Governor, Albert G.
Ritchie, was placed in nomination by
Senator Tydings. who termed him the
man of destiny
This man embodies as does no other
the qualities for whi the Nation
vearns." Tydings said He is now SIS
wears of age, iI the rich prime Of his
life. in the full vigor of his manhood,
rich in executive experience, with a
record Of demonstrated accomplish
ment. the repetition Of which in the
national sphere is the demand Of the
dsv"
Nominating former Senator James A.
Reed Of Missouri, Samuel Forydce OF 81.
Louis said
THE only way in which Democracy's s
message can be effectively carried to our
suffering people is by nominating man
whose record shows a sincere belief in
the great fundamentals Of our Constl-
tuition. 1 present to you such a man.
He has fought always for the rank and
file. in turn the rank and file has
always fought for him"
Gov. White Offered.
Gov. White of Ohio was placed in
nomination by former Senator Atlee
Pomerene. who said. Name him as our
candidate for the presidency and
Democracy will not be on the defensive.
He will make an aggressive fight from
the day the campaign opens until its
close"
Last to be presented was Gov. Murray
OF Oklahoma. He was proposed by for
mer Gov. Henry S. Johnson OF that
State
Gov. Murray" said johnson, knows
enough to realize that voluntary and in
voluntary idleneSs are equally destruc-
tive; he knows that the former is self
imposed and the fault of the idler. and
that the latter is thrust upon an in
dividusl and is the fault Of the system.
Murray is the man Of the hour. He
is that as measured both by his position
and qualifications, he is that by expert
ence and by inherent character qualifi-
cations-by virtue Of being great con-
stitutional lawyer, a Democrat in the
majestic sense. a true tribune of the
people"