Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-15
SECOND SESSION
OF G. o. P. MEETING
OPENS LISTLESSLl

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party officials grew with the arrival OF
National Chairman Fess and several
aides. On the floor. will Hays came in
in light suit Mabel Walker Willie
brandt fought her way through a
crowded aisle. stopping to speak to
Gov. Rolph Of California. Gen. James
G. Hartford circulated about, shaking
hands
In his seat under the standard of the
State Of New York. Nicholas Murray
Butler waited smiling.
The musicians got their first gallery
applause when the organist filled the
stadium with the rollicking notes OF
The Sidewalks of New York" A lot
Of laughter and a little handclapping
greeted the 1928 campaign theme song
of Al Smith
Immediately afterward the temper
airy Chairman Senator Dickinson OF
Iowa. made his first try for order.
AS everybody stood with bowed head
the prayer was said by Mgr. Thomas P.
Bona of Chicago. who petitioned for a
spirit Of justice and generosity to all
regardless Of race or creed
Without pause, Albert w. Jefferies
Of Omaha. chairman of the Credentials
Committee, big man with a big voice,
began to read his report.
Report Ratified.
The report was ratified without de-
bate by reclamation
Then Miss Katherine Eyrne OF Con-
necticut, chairman of the Committee
on Permanent Organization. stood up
on the platform amid applause and
presented the slate Of agreed-upon con-
vention officers, headed by Smell.
She was the first woman to address
the delegates. She got through her
short task without hesitation and in
very business-like manner A bright
red hat, topping pale blue suit, bobbed
and nodded to emphasize her sentences.
A cluster of purple orchids trembled
on, her shoulder.
The committee report adopted by &C
clamation, retiring Chairman Dickin-
son appointed three women to escort
Smell to the chair. They were Mrs.
Bertha Baur Of Chicago, Mrs Alvin T.
Hert of Kentucky and Mrs. Marion
Margery Cranton of Pennsylvania
They got the first real cheer of the
session as they appeared at the front
of the platform.
Smell Gets Hand.
Smell also got a hand Then he
launched into the manuscript OF his
speech. He sounded little hoarse but
he had no difficulty making them hear.
He took it slowly. and the delegates and
galleries liked his deliberate delivery
and pounding gestures. They cheered
him several times when he talked of
NJ d
and praised President Hoover.
When he declared the President "the
one man in America who has furnished
leadership in this great crisis" the dele
gates got to their feet, and the first
demonstration of the convention began.
California started it, singing a song
which asked for Hoover again" Near
~ every State standard was in it as
the whooping delegates circled around.
Gov. Rolph took along the California
State flag. waving it high and the or
gan helped out with California, Here
Come"
Chairman Smell stood smiling under
the Kleig lights, making no effort to
stop the March. Sporadic cheering &C.
companied the revolving marathon Of
the marchers, and the organ kept add
ing to the noise with new melodies
National Chairman Fess leaned over
the platform rail, clapping his hands
Oklahoma. as they passed by, handed
up their State standard to Tess and he
held 1t aloft. The Wisconsin Hoover
men who have brought q "conserva-
tive" majority to a national convention
this year after the long reign of La
Foletteism, also passed up their stand
ard to FeSs and he exhibited 1t glee-
fully.
Its the first time in 80 years we're
in it." the standard bearer said
rush of other standards to the
platform was halted by convention Off
Gals. Smell pounded for order and the
demonstration slowly subsidized after a
quarter OF an hour Of noisy progress.
Convention Adjourns.
Smell concluded as more cheers swept
the big hall, and presented Gen. Har-
bord to report as chairman of the
Rules Committee. His Offering. like
those which had gone before, was ac-
cepted by reclamation.
The convention secretary had the at
tention of every delegate as he an
nounced that copies of the prohibition
plank as it emerges from the Platform
Committee would be available at pm.
to State delegations wishing to con-
slider the same or hold conferences
thereon"
Without more ado, the convention
adjourned at lilo pm. to meet again