Evening star., 1936-06-28

SETS NEW RECORD.
Party Protected by Largest
Gordon of Police in
u. S. History.
B, Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, June 27.-In SOL
emn quietude, preceding the storm Of
acclaim seldom equaled in this coun-
try, President Roosevelt and hts party
detrained at $50 o'clock tonight
protected by formidable Gordon of
secret service agents, police, sharp
shooters, motor bandit patrol and
G-men. Never in the history Of this
country has President or other off,
cial been so closely guarded.
The off1cial delegation to greet the
President when his private car ar
rived was composed of Postmaster
General Farley, just reelected to be
chairman Of the Democratic National
Committee; Vice President Garner,
just renominated, and the Presidents
private secretary, Marvin H. McIn-
tyre. They were joined by the Presi-
dents son, Franklin, jr., and his
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Boettiger.
James and John Roosevelt, SONS Of
the President. had made a hurried
trip to Washington to ride back to
the notification and acceptance cere-
mony with their parents. In the
auto with the President on the ride
to Franklin Field, following an escort
of 20 motor cycles with sirens scream
ing. we're Vice President Garner. Post
master General Farley, Mrs. Roose-
velt and James Roosevelt.
They were followed by the White
House secretariat and other special
guests of the President on the train:
Mrs. Roosevelt's private secretary, Mrs.
Malvina Schneider; Secretary Stephen
Early, Miss Marguerite LELAND, the
Presidents personal secretary: Mrs
Grace Tully Col. Edwin w. Watson,
senior military aide; Capt. Paul Bas-
tedo, senior naval aide, and Henry
Kanee, executive stenographer.
Is in Motor Cycle Escort.
The President had an escort of IL
limousines, which had been waiting
for nearly two hours at the B g. O.
station, about six blocks from Franklin
Field. These cars, with a detail of 25
motor cycles, were lined up on the
tracks in the station. Before the
Presidents train arrived. Thomas D.
Taggart, national committeeman from
Indiana, who was waiting for his
train, had a conference with Post
master General Farley.
This arrival of the President for the
notification is the second time in four
years that he has thus made history.
-Four years ago Mr. Roosevelt went
by airplane to Chicago and addressed
the delegates before they had time
to start back home after nominating
him. Today he made another innova-
ton, with a double notification of
both presidential and vice presiden-
tial candidates in the same ceremony,
in the most spectacular event of this
kind III the history of the Nation.
And never was the head Of any
government more carefully guarded.
Col. Edward Startling, chief of the
White House Secret Service, had been
working all day to perfect plans for
proper protection of the President
and his party. The Pennsylvania
Governor, George H. Earle; Mayor
Wilson and the Philadelphia police
force co-operated earnestly - they
took over this duty as ceremonial.
One man was ushered away from the
station platform before the President
arrived because he could not show
any particular business there. All
traffic in that part of the city was
stopped 10 minutes before the Pres