The Washington times., 1936-06-16
R00SEVELTIANS
.PLAN0LD-TIME
RALLY HERE
By EARL GOODWIN

BY EARL GOODWIN
The local Democrats, including
the outlying counties Of Maryland
and Virginia, are staging o grand
parade and rally as a spring board
from which they intend to leap
into hitherto unreached heights Of
enthusiasm on the night President
Roosevelt delivers his acceptance
speech at the Democratic national
convention at Philadelphia-but
they are having q hard time get
ting together the various stage ef-
fects of an old-time rally.
Horse and Buggy Props
First it was donkeyS they
couldn't get; and now its old
fashioned high bicycles and "road
gigs" or other evidences Of the
"Horse and Buggy Days" Commits
sioner Melvin D. HAGEN, who Is
acting grand marshal for the pa
rade, with his side partner, Gen.
Albert L. Cox, have planned q
parade Of $4,000 bowling Roosevelt
supporters. They have all the
bands, horsemen and horSewomen,
floats, living cartoons and what
have-you-but they are shy q d.
vision Of the exhibits Of the Horse
and Buggy Days.
. Said Commissioner Ha1en, at q
meeting Of the general committee
in Chairman Joseph e. Davies
office:
"What we need Is . lot Of road
gigs, old family coaches, covered
wagons and other relics Of that
by.gOne horse, buggy and steel
tire and hickory spoke day. You
just don't realize how hard 1t Is
for q parade marshal to gather
together stuff of this sort; and
I am appealing to the country
side of Maryland and Virginia
to come across and help us with
this event. We need some old
time vehicles"
The parade Of which Commits.
Sioner Hazen speaks is being bally'
hooed by the Roosevelt Nomi'
nators' Club as the prelude to an
old-time political rally at the
Griffith Stadium, June 27, at
which time the club will give an
outdoor show leading up to the
broadcast of the Presidents &C.
ceptance speech at Philadelphia.
The parade is being formed as q
series OF bands, pageants on
wheels, State delegations, etc,
and those who attend the meet
ings in the offices Of Joseph E.
Davies (former Federal Trade
Commissioner, chairman, con"
tinuously talk of $4,000 pro-
Rooseveltians being in line. They
are confident that, with the aid
of the surrounding counties Of
Maryland and Virginia, many
persons Will parade.
Open to All
It was explained by Chairman
Davies that membership in the
Roosevelt Nominators is open to
anyone wanting to see the PreSi-
dent re1ominated and elected
again; aid that admission to the
club is just 81. The membership
card and badge allows the holder
to walk in the parade and enter
the Griffith Stadium where an
outdoor show and fireworks is
promised.
Practically every Democrat Of
note in the District Of Columbia
is listed o. the committee, except
those Of course in Government
offices. General Chairman Joseph
E. Davies has as his immediate
aides, Rober Whiteford and Mrs.
j. Borden Hartman, Democratic
national ccmmitteewoman for the
District; also L. w. Chip" Robert,
former Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury, who is acting as treas
urer for the local Roosevelt Nomi.
natorS' clubs.
Mrs. Hartman announced yes.
terday that she was organizing
the District Democratic Women'S
Clubs as q part Of the organiza-
tion behind the drive for member
ship in tie club.