Evening star., 1932-06-29
Convention Notes

SPECIAL Dispatch TO Inc star.
CHICAGO, June ga convention
such as the Democrats are now holding
here makes possible an unending series
of intriguing etcnings.
Here are some of them:
Alfalfa Bill" Murray serenaded BY
Gov. Byrd's band from Virginia, which
played My Little Gray Home In the
West"
Senator James Reed growing remi-
niScent as the band tenders him that
good old houn' dawg song.
The best-looking women in Virginia
headquarters, with Gov Byrd holding
reception to the beauty and chivalry OF
the Old Dominion-as well as few fel-
lows from back o. the yards.
Byrds Byrdsongs being rendered by
the band of the Oldest military organi-
zstion in the country, the Richmond
Blues"
The Garner band, from Texas, with
Bombreroesque faces under dude straw
hats with striped ribbons, splitting the
echoes of the Stevens with st. Louis
Blues" and winding up with How Dry
I Am" while a Panhandle cattleman
shifts his toothpick and removes his hat
and the Lone Star flag is waved amid
enthusiasm.
Al Smith fan making a wet speech
on a crowded hotel stairway and being
challenged by a delegate from Mime
sofa who is just little wetter.
A lady mooching with a candidates
insignia covering up an Alfalfa Bill
badge with a dishpan Byrd button and
later found in Reed headquarters con-
niving for pure Reed-ing matter.
Bootlegeers so bewildered they tB
selling to each other.
Ladies wearing repeal neckerchiefs
Girl with kilties from Oklahoma, un.
prepared for lake breeze-and cutest
bare knee crop nearly suffers frostbite
Beer stein lamps for autos going like
hot fritters.
Alfred E. Smith had a new jot
today-autographin pocketbooks. A.
the happy warrior OF 1929 attempted
10 leave the Congress Hotel nearly q
dozen young women with white cloth
pocketbooks and handbags surrounded
him and begged him to scribble. Push
ing his straw hat back on his head
and rolling a cigar to the corner Of his
mouth, he said, Sure I will" ano
spent the next 10 minutes penciling
his name on pocketbooks as fast as
they were showed in front of him.
Senator Huey Long apparently held
no enmity against California after its
delegation had cast ~ votes against
seating him in the convention.
When the balloting had ended and
the "Kingfish" of Louisiana had cele-
brated on the floor, he dashed out be-
hind the press stand and consumed
four glasses Of orange juice in quick
succession.
But maybe they were Florida oranges
ct that.
Lend me so cents" yelled a tall
Texan as he hoped from a taxicab and
greeted a friend It was none other
than Jesse Jones of Houston, Tex, who
fixed I'D the Democrats for the 1925
convention
And what's more. he had just re-
turned from a meeting Of financial
giants who had arranged a loan OF
around 10000, 900 to Chicago bank.
1t was worth travelling 10000 miles tc
sit in this Democratic Convention, says
Robert Emmett Manley. national COM
mitteeman from the Philippines Man.
ley came all the way from home just
for this event.
Somebody with a loud voice and q
disconcerting idea of humor is bravinG
danger around the Democratic National
Convention delegates
"Huray for Hoover" Doomed out
from the balcony of Ritchie headquar-
ters in the Congress last night, the
tones carrying all Gown candidates row
The miscreant escaped before the
aroused groups could collect a reprisa
party.
There's one candidates daughter
who doesn't think he has a goos
chance 10 get the nomination Nancy
Traylor, Is. watched the show from
a box because fathers been men