The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-30
NATION HOPE
ISG. OPP, SAYS
HAMILTON

~ = " ~ ~ n WV SO'-1N-
dressing the great audience Of
$4,000 persons who last night
packed Madison Square Garden to
the rafters, Chairman John Ham
ilton Of the Republican National
Committee, declared that the
great battle Of Governor Landon
is "a fight to save the United
States of America"
Hamilton said:
"LandOn absolutely will be
elected.
Jim Farley once said that he
and / are engaged in the same
racket
NOT A RACKET"
I'LL tell Jim Farley this Is
not a racket but a fight to save
the United States of America.
"And I'll tell Jim Farley fur
ther, If he's listening in. that the
racket he'll hear on next Tues
day night will be the votes Of
$4,000, 900 American citizens who
are determined to elect Governor
Alfred M. LandOn President of
the United States"
More than $4,000 persons, thou
sands beyond the seating accom-
modations of the famous amphi-
theater, had pushed, fought and
struggled their way through the
vast crowds that damned the en-
frances to hear the KanSan bring
his presidential campaign to a
close in the East.
The gates of the Garden were
thrown open at $50 o'clock and
within IS minutes the galleries
and balconies see m I'd to be
damned to capacity.
More than $4,000 others blocked
the adjacent str is, begging,
pleading and shouting vainly for
admission. They formed an al
most 1mpenetrable barrier against
the late.arriving holders of box
and floor seats, hundreds Of whom
were unable to pierce the human
barrier lodged against the en-
trance on the four sides OF the
Garden.
Record G. o. p. Rally
Unbounded in enthusiasm, vo-
ciferously cheering every mention
of Governor Landon, the enor-
nous audience was admitted to be
the greatest and most enthusiastic
Republican rally probably since
the pinnacle of Theodore RooSe-
Velt's popularity.
The Garden was magnificently
decorated with American flags,
fine paintings of Landon, and
massive sunfloWers.
The crowd was in a merry as
we'll as optimistic mood. With
gusto, and satisfactory harmony,
it sang ooh, Susannah," Hail,
Hail, the Gangs All Here" and
political verses attuned to Three
Blind Mice"
Col. Theodore Roosevelt arrived
early and walked inconspicuously
to the platform. The crowd
spotted him. I'VE want Teddy"
they sang in rousing acclaim.
Young Teddy grinned, showed
his teeth in the Rooseveltian
smile, but made no offer to speak.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth en-
tered, took a seat beside him, was
introduced and was cheered as
her brother had been. Then the
cheerleader announced:
AL SMITH CHEERED
"And now we will sing a song
familiar to you all-"SidewalkS
of New York"-in tribute to AL
Smith, a great American who
bravely has put his country
above his party and who now
leads the millions Of JefferSOnian
Democrats throughout the ma
ton who will vote for Governor
LandOn."
The crowd yelled and cheered-
the great hall resounding-at the
name of the former New York gov
ernor, once his party's candidate
for President, now a foremost sup
porter of the KanSan in the battle
against Roosevelt.
Mario Chamlee, Of the Metro
politan Opera Company, sang
1.-THE Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lic." The great audience sang too,
with the seeming spirit of cruSad-
ers.
State Senator George r. Fearon
was called to preside. Defeated by
Justice Bleakley for the guber-
Material nomination, Fearon dem
onstrated his craftsmanship by
declaring his enthusiastic inten-
ton to support my good friend,
Will Bleakley, for governor"