Evening star., 1936-08-16

LSTC IS UuS SfCCLCu Oy WCntcS' .
m actor: Mrs. John D. M. Hdnltl
film dctor-brother.
group come over 10 our group, but that
we both stand for truth. You reach
out In your direction. Well reach out
in ours"
Father Coughlin. in closing the days
session, thanked DR.. Townsend and
Smith and said. They will retain their
fidelity to their movement. but they
are with us in common cause.
Trustees Are Named.
The following Board of Trustees was
named tonight to direct the National
Union:
Father Coughlin; B. F. Stephenson,
Michigan; Miles Hayes, Massachu-
sets; John p Bramer, New York; Ed
ward Quinn, Wisconsin; Mrs. Robert
E. O'Brien, Michigan; M. Rhodes,
Michigan; E. Burke, Michigan; Syl-
vester Mcmahon, Ohio; Fred Zimmer-
man, Ohio; John Sullivan. Minnesota;
Chester Carpenter, Rhode Island; D.
Rhodes, Michigan; Joseph Robbins,
Pennsylvania, and P. Schwartz. Mich
igsn.
Father Coughlin reported to the con-
vention today the first published bal
| ance sheet of the organization
1t showed expenditures Of s7l8,-
2s7.82 since it was organized Novem-
ber IL, 1884. Receipts for the same
period he said, were $6S4444.30 from
outside sources and loans of S53,34l.22
Largest of the expenditures was
s366,6145S for radio broadcasting.
Salaries amounted to $ll3.844.70. he
said. adding he had received no salary
during that time and intended to re-
| ceive none.
Printing Costs $4,000.
A stationery and printing item of
500, ,190.30 was included. Others were
postage, s45,6l626: telephone and
telegraph, sl0,256.96; State ofice Or
ganization, s24 4.43305; Washington Of
fice expense, s7,040.50.
Donations from units Of the union
amounted to S611 1861, he said. Rev.
/ cIlue olcGC AlCCtAl6o wac SlN'-
674.l7, donations from money books
s56, ,400.72 and convention advertising
sl,5l2.50.
A loan of $1,000 from the tenth
Illinois district organization was list
cd and another for s52,341.22 from the
Radio League of the Little Flower.
Balance on hand was given as $l9.-
547.7O.
John H. O'Donnell Of Pittsburgh
shouted his lone dissent as the first
national convention of the Coughlin-
founded organization went on record,
in a tumult of cheering and shouting,
for Lemke and O'Brien.
Police Form Escort.
The convention broke Immediately
into a din of jeering and heckling.
Police formed an escort for O'Donnell
as he left the convention.
Chairman Mcmahon. questioning
whether the mo" came from delegate
called for a second vote on the resolu-
ton to indorse the Lemke o 'Brien
ticket. Again O'Donnell cried no"
Amid a chorus of jeers. he was es-
corted to the platform for examina-
tion of his credentials. They were
found to be all right and Chairman
Mcmahon sought to permit O'Donnell
to address the delegates, saying this
is a democratic convention. We will
hear Mr.. O'Donnell."
Booing drowned out Mcmahon,
voice He finally restored order and
gave the floor to O'Donnell.
I'VE have witnessed a remarkable
demonstration of mob psychology here
today" O'Donnell started.
Interrupted by Heckling.
Heckling interrupted him. Finally
the audience quieted and he said:
This convention could have beer
a success except for the trickery o.
Hearst and the American Liberty
League, which this convention is hum
bly, and ignorantly following"
Charles j. Madden. from the sam,
Pennsylvania district as O'Donnell
answered O'Donnell, calling him {
"stooge of Jim Farley"
Father Coughlin spoke next, say
ing
There are 8.153 delegates here
OF these, 8,152 endorsed Lemke an,
O'Brien. One refused. The reasor
for that is, Mr.. O'Donnell says. tina
I am a follower of Mr.. william Ran
dolph Hearst and the Liberty League.
The radio priest denied any con
nection with Hearst and said of tn,
American Liberty League, II was th'
first to impugn it."
Praises AL Smith.
Father Coughlin took OCCASION how.
ever, to praise former Gov. Alfred z
Smith OF New York, one of the leader
of the American Liberty League. a!
the most beautiful character of ou
public life" and the greatest Cover
nor who ever adorned a chair in an!
State"
The priest referred to Gov. ALI M
Landon of Kansas, the Republican
presidential nominee. as IAN honest
AMtRicAy FINEST PIANO VALUE
IA n a.