The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-06-26
HISTORY MADE.
BY DEMOS At.
NIGHT SESSION.
Near Riot Started by Injec-
ton of AL Smith Banners
Into Meeting
USE STEAM ROLLER
TACTICS ON VOTING

CONVENTION HALL, Phila-
delphia, June 26. (UP).-Demo-
Gratis last night adopted the plat
form on which President Roose-
welt will campaign for reelection
this year amid riot started by
alleged supporters of Alfred E.
Smith, who slipped into the con-
vention hall carrying banners
booming the party's former stand
ard bearer for president.
Before the wild and enthusiastic
delegates approved the platform
unanimously there was rammed
through the convention without
debate a motion scrapping the
historic 104-year-old rule requir-
ing a two-thirds vote to nominate
a candidate for president.
Today, President Roosevelt will
be the first Democrat in 104 years
to be nominated by a simple ma
jority of a tWO-thirds vote. His
denomination will be unanimous
and will be followed by the con-
vention's choice of Vice-President
John N. Garner to be the other
half of the New Deal ticket.
History was made IN this hail
last night where blows were struck
between two adherentS of two
men who once were political al
lies and close personal friends
Smith and Roosevelt.
A small group in the left bal
cony broke out banners reading
"AI Smith Democrats" and 1--WE
Want Smith" while members of
the Young Democratic clubs of
America paraded the hall, blow
ing tin horns.
Roosevelt men charged toward
the Smith boosters. There was a
furry of fists, men crumpled to
the floor and police arrived to
clear that section of the gallery.
The disturbance drew comment
from Senator Bennett G.. Clark OF
Missouri, when called to present
the report of the rules committee.
"The demonstration by a few
paid interlopers is in contrast with
this magnificent audience, of rep
resentative Democrats" he said.
at affords accurate and adequate
comparison of the DUPONT Liberty
league and Alfred +. Smith on the
one hand and President Roosevelt
and the Democratic party on the
other"
After searching the disturbers
for weapons, police whisked them
away from the convention hall.
David l.. Lawrence, chairman
of the Democratic committee OF
Pennsylvania, apologized to the
delegates for the outbreak. Il
All opposition to abrogatlon OF
the twO-thirds rule was sternlIy
suppressed by Senator Joseph l.
Robinson of Arkansas, convention
chairman. There seemed to be
about an equal division of ayes
and "noes" when he called for
vote on the question of accepting
the report of the rules committee,
which contained the provision Tor
abrogating the two-thirds rule
"The ayes have it," Robinson
yelled and those four wordSh no
Grated the Democrats from RUE
which frequently has hampefed
and divided them, causing Cne
party to exhaust all its strength
in civil war rather than husband
ing its resources for battle against
Republicans.
A chorus of protest from the
delegates stretched back across
the floor answered Robinson. out
it was futile.
Adoption of the platform went
through in the same manner Sen-
ator Robert F. Wagner OF New
York, chairman of the platform
committee, explained the pIa;nr,kS
and read all the provisions. Inc
Robinson gavel fell again. ana I I
Democrats had their platform Dg,
fore they could get the ayes
past their lips. A., on,i++od
1t is a platfor mthat G,,,i' tba
anil suggestion of committing ou sGe
party to a constitutional a ;t
ment giving states authority 70
legislate on hours and wages IL
endorsed the New Deal and put
the party on record as IdNof crr
the objective of SUNNI
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