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their judgment of the conventions
choice was boo, rotten and hooey."
The stampede to Roosevelt was
stopped temporarily in its tracks,
in fact, by the bull throated gal
leryites. Convinced. apparently.
that if they could shout down Will
liam G. McAdoo the word never
would get around that he had
switched to Roosevelt, the galleries
gave the former secretary a booing.
1t was booing such as few men
have experienced since the Nc
Adoo name reused Madison Square
Garden spectators in 1924 to the
greatest, nonstop collective boo in
American history.
McAd0o Firm
"I shall say what nave to say"
reported McAdoo into the loud
speakers. The gallery ruled other
wise by mastering its full volume.
Chairman Walsh shouted to no
avail that the gallery was out OF
order. Finally Anton j. Cermak,
mayor of Chicago, had to go to the
platform to remind the customers
that the Democrats were spending
money in their town and might
not come back but it was all work
ed out in time and the uproar sub
sided.
Sleepy delegates were late i'll ar
irving at the convention hall for
the $3.50 p. m. meeting. The WORD
went out that the deadlock per-
sisted.
Then an electric rumor swept the
hall and set the Texas delegates on
their heads. Speaker John N. Gar
ner had released the Texans.
The war was over. McAdoo I'M
allv prevailed over the bowling mop'
Texas and California went to Roose-
welt together. They began immed-
lately the only effective and ell
cient parade that can occur IN
political gathering save only the
final resort of dissenters which Is
to walk out. Breathless, unstoppa
BILE stampede to the speakers plat
form of favorite sons ana thelr
resulted.
They arrived painting to explain
to the big cop on the gate that
they had to get right up there and
tell the folks that they were trading
all hope of a White House desk
and chair for any old kind of rid
ing space that could be had on the
Roosevelt bandwagon.
Leaders Surrender
Cermak announced the allegiance
of Illinois. Gov. Albert G. Ritchie
had his brief say through micro'
phone from the floor.
The proxy of Gov William CAL
falfa Bid Murray almost missed
the Roosevelt special. The big cop
had never heard of John A. Simp-
son, or the National Farmers un-
ion.
But Simpson, an Oklahoman with
Murray's votes for Roosevelt on the
tip of his tongue. was not being put
off by the police. He shouted
some more, finally attracted the
attention of persons on the plat
form and soon was up there and
addressing the crowd.
Delegates, meantime, were eager
but exhausted. There was one
whooping descent on the platform
when all but half dozen or so of
the state banners were clustered
there. Farley grinned. A bevy of
Roosevelt-for President states sem
ators slapped each other on the
back. Others Of the Roosevelt
leadership signalled to the crowd
to put on a show.
But that crowd was tired. Per-
haps it was Just as well. There
were few silent, sore spots among
the cheering hundreds. Alfred E.
Smith was not one of those who
surrendered his battle to stop
Roosevelt. He lost but he didn't
quit. On the final roll call eight
states gave him votes, Connecticut,
Massachusetts,, New Jersey. New
York, Ohio and Wisconsin, Rhode
Island and Pennsylvania.
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