Evening star., 1932-07-04
R|TCH|E To WORK
! FOR PARTY TICKET
Governor Says Wet Plank
Was Drafted in Baltimore
City Hall.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July Gov. Albert c.
Ritchie came back to Maryland yester-
day on his special train from the Demo-
cratic National Convention at Chicago
and told several thousand people who
greeted him here that he was going
to take of his coat and work for the
election Of FRANKLIN D. Roosevelt"
Gov. Ritchie himself was placed in
nomination for the presidency at the
convention in a speech by Senator MIL
lard D. TydingS and received the vote
of his native State and scattering votes
from other delegations on the first three
ballots.
On the fourth and nominating ballot
Gov Richie, chairman of the Mary
land delegation. stood on his chair in
the convention hall and cried: Mary
land casts Is votes for Roosevelt"
Standing on the platform of the
train, the Governor said the prohibit
ton repeal plank in the Democratic
platform was drafted in the office OF
Mayor Howard w. jackson in Balti-
more's City Hall.
Ritchie described the vociferous ova-
ton as the most completely over
whelming" Of his career.
The crowd received in return his as
surance Of a triumphant Democratic
presidential campaign to which he
would give unstirting support.
To Begin Battle.
when last January at a meeting of
the Concord Club said that. of course,
I'd like to be President also said that,
if we're unsuccessful, you would tlnd
me this Summer and Fall battling for
the man successful in attaining the
party's nomination, Gov Ritchie
Shouted through the amplifiers. II ex-
pect to leave this platform this after
noon and begin that battle.
THE party has put forward plat
form that is worthy of the support of
the people 1t has two candidates,
Roosevelt and Garner, that also are
worthy of the support of the people,
and 1 believe they are going to get it.
I hope and believe Maryland is going
to be behind those candidates, too"
Concluding his brief address the
Governor called on Maryland Demo-
Gratis to take of your coats and put
your shoulders to the wheel; fight for
the election of Roosevelt and Garner"
One passage in the Governors ad-
dress evoked more cheers and applause
than any other, when he proclaimed:
"The fights over; the battles won.
The eighteenth amendment is doomed" !"
The ovations frequently were inter-
spersed with inquiry for Mrs. w. Wal
lace Lanahan, who, waving flag from
the Chicago Stadium platform. had led
the demonstration that followed Gov.
Ritchie's nomination. Members of the
delegation appeared unanimous in de-
scribing her as 'the hit Of the con-
vention."
Mayor Jackson Cheered.
Cries of "Ritchie, Ritchie - Hi,
Ritchie" and Go back and get 'em
next time, oil boy" went up as the
Governor arrived. Close at his heels
came Mayor Jackson of Baltimore for
whom there were nearly as many cheers
as for the Governor.
Former Mayor Preston, the next
speaker got his address under way with
some difficulty, train announcer's bel
1owings in the distance providing grace
notes that stirred the crowd to bursts
Of laughter. .,
Gov. Ritchie and the Maryland dele
cation deserve well at your hands" he
began. They have made Maryland the
center Of the universe"
Gov. Ritchie has done more for
Maryland and Baltimore than any other
man that ever lived, t.
Cheers.
-Four times Governor and three times
10 nomination for President of the
United States" t
Laughter.
No More "Raddio," He Says.
Turning to the Governor, Mr.. Pres
ton continued:
IF you could nave seen the family
H.
should say 'raddio.' But I think that
hear so much Of 'raddio' from now on.
The crowd laughed again.
Gov. Ritchie, the last speaker, after
voicing his appreciation Of the recep-
ton. said:
Although we did not come home with
the bacon, the Maryland delegation did
do what consider great thing. II
was in the very forefront of the battle
for the plank pledging our party fol
repeal. That plank was drafted In
Mayor Jackson's room. Only two Of the
nine members of the subcommittee that
finally submitted it were for it at first
The fact that 1t finally was adopted BY
the Resolutions Committee by vote OF
IS to II lay largely to the credit oi
Mayor jackson and Brooke Lee"
address he was presented. with basket
OF flowers from the Maryland delegation
and huge floral representation of the
State flag from the Maryland Club
Later he had the flag sent to his moth
er's grave.
Explains Switch Of Votes.
Later. at the Belvedere Hotel, when
informed some of his partisans were
outspokenly regretful that the Mary
land delegation had not voted for him
to tie bitter end, Gov. Ritchie laughed
and said:
What else was there TO do? We
were licked. Roosevelt had won. Nat
urally, we wanted TO make 1t unanimou;
If possible One might excuse delega-
ton for refusing If it were backing ar
out-of- State candidate, but compet-
ing candidates own delegation belongs
to the winning candidate when his VIC
tory is no longer in doubt"
The Governor declined to comment
on reports that he would seek a fourth
term as Governor or that he would rur
for the United States Senate.
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