Nogales international., 1936-07-11

lin D. Roosevelt Will be reelected in
November and will carry practically
every state over his Republican op-
ponent, Gov. ALT Landon of Kan
sas, Craig Pottinger, county Demo-
cratic chairman and publisher of
the Nogales international, returned
Wednesday night from Philadelphia
where he was delegate to the
Democratic national convention.
II found sentiment for Roosevelt
strong everywhere, he said, land
the concenSus that he will carry all
the states with the possible excep-
ton of one or two in New England,
and perhaps Kansas and Pennsyl-
vania. Even in Pennsylvania, a rock
ribbed Republican state, the Presi-
dent is very popular and it would
not be a big surprise should that
state be found in the Roosevelt
fold", he said.
"Our great leader, President
Roosevelt, who has a magnetic per-
sonality, is looked upon as the saw
iour of the Nation - the greatest
humanitarian in history, and a man
who cannot be bluffed by the big
interests that are fighting him now.
The Convention
"The Philadelphia convention,
particularly the final night when
The President delivered his accept
ance speech before a gathering Of
10000 persons at Franklin Field,
is an event I shall never forget.
The parade of the states, history in
the making was inspiring.
ARIZONA, thanks to the great
quantity of copper that Delegate N.
D. Brayton of Miami brought to
the convention, was right in the
limelight. Mr.. Brayton carved out
hat bands and belts from copper.
wore a tall copper hat himself, and
the Philadelphians and the thous-
ands of visitors knew an Arizonan
the minute they saw copper.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"A week ago last Saturday Ma
tional Chairman James A. Farley,
with Vice-President John N. Garner
sitting at his side, heard the Writ
G. Bowman-R. G. Langmade ma
tional committeeman dispute. It is
nv opinion that eventually this
matter will be settled in favor of
Mr.. Bowman, who is recognized in
Washington and throughout the
East in Democratic circles as the
most powerful Democratic leader in
Arizona.
mfr. Bowman played an import
ant part in the convention and was
among the Nations leaders buying
box seats in the convention hall
Those seats sold at $500 each. Mr..
Bowman enjoyed having his many
friends witness the convention pr0~
seedlings from the Bowman box. o.
Gated lust behind tho "''eake~'~
stand in tho h1~e auditorium the
seated $4,000 persons.
Quaker Girls
"The Philadelphians proved then
selves roval hosts and hostesses
Nothing was too good for the dele
gates At each hotel beautiful Phila-
delphia girls, dressed in Quaker at
tire sat at information desks in
hotel lobbies.
Among those at the Chateau
Crillon. 3O-story hotel on Ritten-
house Square where the Arizonans
were housed, we're Misses Grace
Curry and Elizabeth Kaufman, de-
butantes of the City of Brotherly
Love.
Convention headquarters were at
the Bellevue -Stratford hotel, CEN
tra1ly located and reached by both
surface lines and rs'4 4bway rains.
When the conve ton was not In
session there va. ,lenty to do a
splendid program ii entertainment
having been arranged big league
baseball games, trips Tndepend-
ence Hall, the Liberty II, Carp
enters Hall, Navy Yai 1jam1n
Franklin's grave, banque ences,
etc.
The Return Trip
Following close of the conve
the delegates visited various
of the East and Middle West.
The writer went to New York and
viewed that great metropolis from
atop the 102-story AL Smith EN-
pire State building, highest in the
world. An elevator boy working for
AL informed us that should Al ever
run for office again he would be
lucky to get a dozen votes, the New
Workers, as we'll as the convention
delegates. resenting AIS opposition
to President Roosevelt.
Leaving New York the writer
went to Indiana and attended re-
union of about 80 old school friends.