The Washington times., 1932-07-01
leneIs Appeals to Roosevelt Friends
4 To Stop SecOnding Speeches and Vote

1
The ch airman. Senator Thomas
walsh of Montana. started
anuing his gavel for order at
8s40 O'clock last night.
Qeorgi. was first in the geo.
rAnhica list: One of the young
sk COVE rnors in the country.
l4hard 9. Russell, went to the
latform to second the nornina-
an Of lranklin D. Roosevelt.
Byrd Nominated
Idaho was called and yielded
80 NiFgini1.
Senator Carter Glass C a m e
Forward to put in nomination
Drmer Gov. Harry F. Byrd Of
Nirginia. Byrd's was the fourth
name officially entered into the
"a demonstration for Byrd was
fGanized as, soon as Glass fin
sned.
Illinois was called, and re-
pOnded with Melvin A. Traylor,
Nnicago banker, who was placed
~ nomination by Michael Igoe.
E. Emery Lancaster. an Illinois
! MelegRte. seconded the nomina-
lion AZ Tray'or.
The roll call rolled on. Kan
As sent It's governor, Harry Wood
1fng. . prominent Legionnaire
l11d En aspirant for the vice
9esidency, up to second the
3DminatiOn of Roosevelt.
Kentucky'S Governor
< Kentucky also sent its COVER
nor ruby Laffoon, to the plat
form tD second the Roosevelt
nouinnli0n.
rtWnenS Louisiana was reached,
9cSephuS Daniels. former Secre-
4Ary Of the Navy in the Wilson
AfiminiStre ton. took the plat
form under the Bayou States
patronage. He said:
=. 81 appeal to all friends Of
AGOvernOr Roosevelt to stop
these 81 4cOnding speeches and
-tOte."
.:At 11:45 the roll call had been
only half completed.
Maine passed.
= Ritchie Nominated
Maryland was reached on the
&oll call. and Senator Millard
Tydings took the platform to
place Governor Ritchie's name
before the convention.
-.He reminded the delegates that
0f all the states of the Union,
Maryland under Ritchie's leader
ship alone has reduced taxes dur
ing the administration of its four.
|. time governor.
1sHe recalled Ritchie's long fight
SeainSt prohibition. when it was
not so fashionable to fight as it
II now"
z.Tydings had named his man
Oh the stroke Of midnight, and
five minutes after that, the aisle
were filled with the Marylanders
and their cohorts.
Reed Nominated
-;;when he finally got order
Walsh recognized Richard F.
cleveland. q son Of Grover Cleve-
hand and d delegate from Mary
land, who seconded the Ritchie
Illumination
2 Massachusetts yielded to Cover
nor Wilbur G. Cross of ConnecTi-
cut. who seconded the nomina-
Gfon of Governor Smith.
Mississippi passed.
siBut Missouri didn't.
-;Sam Fordyce took the platform
and formally nominated James A.
Reed. He said:
I. II won't leave you in doubt
Ias to our candidate, for 1 shall
s1ay simply that we ask yOu to
@nOminate James, A. Reed. You
salI know him, his record, his
~tOmpetency.s
-iFordyce reviewed Reeds long
public carer briefly.
Mrs. Alice Moss Ferris, Of Mis-
souri,, seconded Reeds nomina-
fion, as did Perl D Decker. a
former Congressman from Mis-
souri,.
:: Adjournment Loses
.:Walsh annonnced at 1:42 a. m.
tlat through an "inadvertence"
Mississippi had been passed. so
he recognized w IL. Cuice, of BIZ
loxi, who secondly the domination
az Ritchie.
.:When Ohio was rea' he'd former
senator Atlee Pp1nerel took the
Tsiatform and pAt G v. George
whites name IN the c. ldidatorial
mt.
4Senator Pomerane nished at
s 1:s4 q. m. and Senate Connally
df. Texas then moved immedi-
ate adjournment hntil L a. m.
4Chairman Wala put the ques-
J ton and was una Il 10 distinguish
whether the aye OF roes had
Won. M
ION a rising vol We sh ruled
that the noes had It.
The Roosevelt fOl ces vo ed solid
ly.against the mot On.
mrs. Josephine McGo van. Of
Canton, Ohio. seconaed q nomi-
11stion Of GovernorI Whhe in a
brief speech
4 Eat 2:4S a. m. Cdnnally moved
arain that the convention adjourn
@Waish called for The ayes and
r0es, and then wals unable to
decide who had won.
:: Rogers in FEheas
-Ry a rising vete.l Walsh de-
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