Evening star., 1932-07-01


Newton D. Baker, a dark-horse can
didate. received Of his votes from
Indiana and one-half vote from Penn
Not since the historic Madison
SQUARE Garden Convention, in 1924. has
there been so long and so dramatic
session of a Democratic National Con-
yention.
Meeting at noon yesterday, the con-
vention finally disposed OF its platform
and turned to nominating speeches Tor
presidential candidates At 5:25 pm.
an adjournment was taken until pm.
The convention went at it again, with
speech after speech, and demonstration
after demonstration.
At 2:45 am. a motion to adjourn the
convention until IL am. Friday to give
the weary delegates a rest was voted
down. $685. to 28li2. With cheer
the convention decided to push on with
its work. The call of the States was
continued and the last of the presi-
dental candidates TO be placed in
nomination. Gov Alfalfa Bill" Murray
of Oklahoma, was presented to the
weary convention.
Delegates Cheerful.
Cheerfully the delegates sang The
Gangs All Here" as they prepared for
the battle OF the oallOJS,
Although no more names for the
presidential nomination were presented
TO the convention after that of Murray
the call of the rest of the States, plus
q number of seconding speeches, drsg-
ged the time out and it was not until
nearly 4:30 O'Clock that the roll call
on the first ballot was begun.
Alabama casts "a votes for Frank
lin D. Roosevelt" led off the call, as
the Roosevelt people eheered. 1t was
very nearly two hours before the first
ballot could be completed. The first
major interruption came when Min
nesota was reached on the call. Tom
Flynn. delegate supporting Al Smith,
challenged the right Of the delegation
to be voted under the unit rule for
Roosevelt and also demanded poll of
the delegation to prove that three
fourths vote for Roosevelt prevented
breaking the unit rule as laid down in
the instructions Of the Democratic State
Committee
Chairman Walsh Of the convention
ruled that the instructions Of the State
convention held and the delegation must
be voted under the unit rule, although
the newly-elected Democratic State
Committee, dominated by anti-Rcosevelt
Democrats, had sent a telegram at
tempting to undo these instructions.
This, the chairman ruled, was beyond
the power of the State Committee.
Smith sympathizers in the galleries
jeered and booed the ruling. The crowd
in the galleries had dwindled during
the lcng hours of the night to a few
thousand, and the great press which
had filled every nook and Granny OF the
huge hall holding $4,000 persons, had
been filed with perspiring humanity.
Galleries Unruly.
Those who remained we're clearly
anti Roosevelt and pro-Smith. They
frequently interrupted the proceedings.
But the hrmness Of Senator Walsh in
dealing with every situation, finally
quieted this unruly element. At one
point In the proceedings, when the
crowd was jeering Roosevelt speaker
and not permitting him to proceed-it
was Representative Rankin of Missis-
sippi, who reminded the galleries that
1t was the delegates, not the guests CT
the convention, who would determine
the nomination Of the Democratic party
for President-Walsh sarcastically called
the attention of the crowd to the fact
that the first principles Of hospitality
required it to be in order. He obtained
the SILENCE ne CeSlreQ.
When the call of the States reached
New York, John F. Curry, Tammany
leader, asked the chairman to make
poll Of the Empire States delegation
Curry apparently proposed to put the
delegates "on the spot" He desired the
record TO show just which of the dele
gates voted for Al Smith and voted
against him and for Roosevelt 1t was
weary task, for New York's big group
Of delegates at large each had only
half a vote. and there were absentees,
necessitating the calling of the
alternateS
was not among those present It took
minutes to flnd his alternate and record
him
Mayor Jimmy Walker was another
absentee when the poll began. but
before it closed, the mayor clad in
brown and dapper as ever rushed into
the hall and demanded TO have his
name counted.
Il cast one vote for Alfred E. Smith, ="
said the mayor, while the crowd
howled.
His vote had its dramatic side
Charges have been preferred against
Walker by the general counsel Of the
Legislative Committee investigating the
removal asked Judge Samuel Seabury
is the counsel These charges are still
pending before Gov. Roosevelt. against
whom. in effect, Mayor walkers vote
was cast.
That's courage" was the comment
Of one member of the crowd
Mayor Walker, however, had to decide
whether he wished to appear seeking
to curry favor with the Governor in
~
in his voice and manner as he addressed
the chairman.
Another New York delegate came into
the hall after the Poll had proceeded
almost to its conclusion, clad in his
pajamas, but with his coat closely but
toned on above them. 1t has been a
hard night for the delegates. The worn-
en- have stuck to the job gamely.
d. C. Vote Challenged.
The chairman of the District of Co
lumbia delegation when the District
was reached, declared that the delesa-
ton. under the unit rule, cast its six
votes for Roosevelt Immediately, Col
Arthur OvBrien, a delegate, challenged
this declaring that the District dele
cation was not bound by the unit rule.
His point was over-ruled by the chair
man, who announced that the Districts
six votes would be counted for Roosevelt.
Col. O'Brien demanded that the dele
cation be polled but Senator Walsh
ruled that his demand came too late.
Cat-calls from the gallery followed his
ruling.
He'd give 'em to Roosevelt, any way"
shouted one of the hecklers
Before the result OF the roll call was
announced, Missouri, which had voted
its SO votes solidly for Reed changed
its vote. giving to Roosevelt II of the
delegate votes and retaining for
Reed "a
Loud cheers from the Roosevelt sup
porters greeted this change, amid Kisses
from the galleries.
II was the first break to be announced
during a roll call in the ranks of the
anti-Roosevelt and faVorite son group.
In the disturbance so created. Walsh
ctcsIr in afnrnniirnnirar thu rasiilt Of