Evening star., 1932-06-29
BY ELMER DAVIS.

CHICAGO. June 29 tNANA).-
Godfrey G. Gloom, the Democrat Of
purist ray serene from Amity, Ind, was
discovered by a reported in the act OF
having a sore finger bound up at the
emergency hospital in the stadium.
when Indiana voted solid against
Huey Long" said the veteran, II
clapped my hands so hard 1t knocked
some of the skin off.
Aren't you pleased over the election
of Tom Walsh as permanent chair
mani" asked the reporter.
mo. sir, am not" said Mr.. Gloom.
st got too much admiration for Tom
Walsh to want to see him subjected to
the cruel but all too usual punishment
of the permanent Craftsmanship.
wish they'd left that battle-scarred vet
eran to his well earned rest. II the
Roosevelt people wanted their man
named for permanent chairman. why
didn't they stick to Barkley, however
sedate. And soporihc he may be as a
keynoter, he certainly wields the gavel
with grace and skill. keeping the con-
vention in as good ORDER as can be ex-
peeted of Democrats and keeping it in
a good humor, too.
Band Wagon Hitch Hikers."
However" went on Mr.. Gloom, 'it
was otherwise decided by those who
seem to hold our destinies in their
hands. They still talk about stopping
Roosevelt, hut 1t looks as II that would
be quite q Job. There must be some
few delegates at least who exercise a
personal discrimination, and it stands
to reason that II Huey Long could get
638 votes Roosevelt can get more than
that.
"And that don't count the band
wagon hitch mixers, who are liable TO
make Up his two-thirds. Anything that
is true around this convention usually
becomes fakehood and error half an
hour later, but you may quote me as
saving that at this present moment it
looks like Roosevelt is in. But see me
later and maybe I'll have an entirely
different story to tell you"
What is your general impression OF
the convention SO far?" asked the re-
porter.
"Oh, it's a good show" replied Mr..
Gloom, "and there are full houses, too.
At times the challenges and protests
fly around as thick and fast as they
did in the good old Madison Square
Garden fight. I moved around among
the delegates on the floor for q, couple
of hours, hopin' might get some idea
of their sentiments, but all OF EN- ]
heard were talking about the fine par
ties they are having at the hotels at
night and arguin' whether the Jasper
red they brought up from home is bet
ter than the Canadian rye you get in
Chicago
Many Friendly Reunions.
There was many friendly reunion
on the floor before the session started.
reckon the delegates figured that as
soon as the convention opened and
arguments started all friendships would
cease
"They give us a nice musical pro-
gram, too, beforehand, and was par
ticularly grateful to the band for playin'
The Pilgrims Chorus We Demo-
Gratis are pilgrims ourselves, you under
stand, marchin' down long and dusty
road I have sometimes suspected It
wouldn't be half as long or half as
dusty If We could make up our minds
where we were pilgrimaging to, but at
any rate we were grateful to the band
for recognizing our historical role in
American politics.
"But right after that the organ
started playin' Happy Days Are Here
Again They've played that every day
this convention and every day in the
Republican convention, and a fellow
sittin' behind me says: If they keep on
playin' that tune for a few weeks longer
it'll be the marching song of the revo-
lution'"
Are you one Of the pessimists who
anticipate a revolution, Mr.. Gloom?"
asked the reporter in some surprise
Il am not" said Mr.. Gloom firmly.
"You can't have a revolution without a
leader You may have all kinds OF
disagreeable happenings, but without
somebody to point 'em somewhere they
amt a revolution. If there was any
man in this country today who was fit
to lead revolution, he wouldn't have
to- The country would be turned over
to him by unanimous consent to see
what he could do with it. But II there
is anybody who commands any such
general confidence his name escapes
me-"
"At any rate" said the reporter
hopefully, what Is done at this con-