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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09
STOCK FOR SERVICE
CARMACK AT SERVICE

Registered Black Percheron four
year old Stallion. This is a thick
set. good boned we'll made horse
that is proving himself good
breeder. Carmack will make the
Season at home one mile south Of
Deerfield. Mare owners please make
arrangements or phone through
MOrganville. Fee, $12.-DONALD
FINLEY sneS
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

DR.. f. G. Rex plans to attend the
state medical meeting to be held
next week in Cincinnati. DR.. Rex
is a member of one of the commit
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Todds grange will meet in regu-
lar session Friday evening. May 10.
Lecture hour will be followed with
a pot luck supper
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Don't forget Walkers Garage Ser
yice-repair on all makes of cars.
Third street Phone 225-Black
Price and satisfaction guaranteed
ON 4
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Mrs. J. S. Torbert who resides
with her brother S. S. Williams,
near Todds is quite III with stom-
ach and gall bladder trouble.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Wall Paper-see our 1910 lin
and get our prices before you buy
The Stanbery Pharmacy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09
NOTICE

Regular meeting of the American
.egion Auxiliary at the Legion hall,
Friday evening, May 10, at s
C'c1CoI~
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Marigold Wall Paper Cleaner will
so further and will not crumble OF
streak; only at the Stanbery Phar-
macy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

See the Blackstone Washer at
Morris Hardware You will be ia
vorably impressed with its good fea-
lures
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Edward Gibson and family of
Canton have moved onto the Nor
thrup farm on route TT.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

The ladies aid society of the
Presbyterian church will meet in
the church parlors, Friday, May 10,
at p. m.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Vote for Florence b. Barrell fol-
Clerk of Courts for second term
Pol. Adv.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Annabell Jean and Donna Marie
McInturf, with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Dwight McInturf, Macks-
burg, and grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wooley of Ringgold, Wis
tied Saturday with Annabell's and
Donna's great, great, great, uncle,
William Christman, Civil war vet
eran of Oakdale. Mrs. Wooley' 5
grandmother, the late Susanna
Christman Parsons. was a sister of
Mr.. Christman. She died in 1922,
at the age of sc years. Mr.. Christ
man viii be SO years old Sept. 10.
He remains quite III.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Mrs. Northrup, wife of DR. Edgar
Northrup and son Bruce, returned
Wednesday from a three weeks Wis
1t with the formers home people
at Ottawa, Canada.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Miss Lenore Moore of Philo and
Edna Vorhies of GAINESVILLE spent
the week end with home folks.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09
HOME MARKETS
/. LfO AL n E w S

Vote for Florence B. Barrell for
Clerk of Courts for second term
Pol. Adv.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Miss Marie Bamfield of Lancaster
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with her parents of Stockport.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

VIM Wymer, of Chesterhill. was
taken suddenly i'll Wednesday, and
was taken to Memorial hospital
for observation.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Sheldon Heintzelman and Chas.
Croy are building a house on Shar-
on avenue, GAINESVILLE, for H. Bole-
ner.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

The local postoffice sold S30.600
worth of savings bonds for the year
1899, and the Malta postoffice $685.
1915
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Vote for Florence B. Barrell for
Clerk of Courts for second term
Pol Adv
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

c. f. Sherman, Y. professor
S. o., died Monday at his home in
Columbus. He became member Of
the O S. U. faculty in 1896 and
was chairman of the department of
engineering for SO years.
With modern Magic Chef range
and Pyrofax Gas in the country
home-cooking becomes an easier
cleaner-quicker and more pleasant
task Morris Hardware and Pyrofax
gas are getting a fine start in local
tiles beyond the city gas mains.
A daughter was born Friday to
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Milligan pearl
Ray) of Malta. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
Mrs c. B. Ray, Meigs, are grandpar-
ents. The father is assistant post
master at Malta.
| The Friendly Circle of Trinity
| Methodist church met Monday ev
ening at the home of Mrs. Clifford
Hupp, with II members present. A
pot luck supper was. enjoyed, FOL
lowing which a business business meeting ing
Sunday school lesson.
The Mary Reed Missionary society
| will meet Tuesday evening, May IA
at the home of Mrs. G. B. Frisbie,
| with Mrs. Evelyn Arnold, Mrs. An
ma Giles and Mrs. Mary Drake as as
| sistant hostesses. Mrs. olive Pof-
ter will have charge of the lesson.
The missionary society of the
| Main Street Church of Christ will
meet with Alyce Moody, Tuesday,
May IA, at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. A. M.
Love will have charge OF devotion
ais; Mrs Harold Ashton will lead
the program and Mrs. Otho Jones
the Hidden Answers.
No more of those costly incon-
veniences in homes with Pyrofax
gas service-cleaning wicks--filling
| oil tanks-lugging coal-cleaning
out ashes---no service Interruptions
no complicated expensive buried
tank systems; no digging to make
Pyrofax installation by Morris Hard
ware.
The Farmerettes will meet at the
home of Mrs. Venus Shuster, May
lis. with the following program:
Besse Burguin; current events, Lot
tie Calendine; music, Bertha Cal
endine; Origin of Decoration day,
Verga Patterson; musical reading.
Blanche Patterson contest, Blanche
Baker.
Lewis Horkheimer. well known
wool buyer, ID died at his his an nome me
ening. Mr. Horkheimer had been
in poor health for the past two
years. and he was the last surviv-
ing member of the HOrkheimer
company. Funeral services were
held at Wheeling, Wednesday.
In the recent examination held
at O. S. U. for central Ohio students,
Miss Aileen McGovern, freshman at
St Marys Of the Springs, represent
ed her school in the Latin examina-
tion and tied for first place. She is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur F. McGovern. of Columbus, and
a niece of Mrs. Margaret Curran,
and Mrs. Ella Tavenner OF this
place.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Vote for Florence B. Barrell fo
Clerk of Courts for second term
Pol Adv
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Mrs. George Clemens and son
Jackie and Mrs. Welker WingeieI
visited Monday with the formers
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe of Sand
Run. near Nelsonville.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Miss Corintha Whipple who has
been quite Ill is showing improve
ment. Her sister, Mrs Ella Cos
grave, who has been suffering with
arthritis, is also improved.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

A daughter was born Tuesday 10
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. V. Gano, of Ma
rietta, named Mary Cleo. The baby
is granddaughter of Mrs. Edna
Balding OF this place.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Mrs. George Mckinney who was
quite ill., is much better.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

The Home and Foreign Mission
ary societies of the Malta Methodist
church will meet with Mrs. Cap
tola McKeown, Friday afternoon. at
2:15. Mite box opening for the
Home group.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

I Fred Slenker, Of Caldwell was a
business visitor here, Wednesday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Samuel McKibben of the south
river road, is suffering with ulcer of
the stomach
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Congratulations to the M. & M.
school board and the NYA for our
splendid new athletic field.-The
Stanbery Pharmacy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Robert Barnes, of Malta, who has
been i'll with influenza for several
days, is some better.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Malta hill room house, bath
and full basement. The Lewis Riley
home. now owned by Mrs. Will S.
Ham,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Klean-O makes house cleaning
easy.-The Stanbery Pharmacy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

We are running double election
news bill purposely Tuesday night
as it will probably be late before we
can get much information from the
polls. But with our splendid force
we hope to give you the news rap
idly later in the night. Soon as the
show is over our tally board will
be placed on the stage and we will
begin giving you any results that
can be tabulated Admission after
the show will be 10c
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Neelyville grange, Thursday, May
s. Short Mothers day program.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

If YOU want to make an exciting
discovery. see the new Crosley
Freezorcold Shelvador refrigerator
at Morris Hardware, with the extra
shelves in the door. Only Crosley
has it.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

The Big Crosley 6 TT. size plus
the extra shelves in the door Most
desira ble-most sought after fea-
ture in all refrigeration, most for
the money, $119.95, at Morris
Hard ware
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

North river road rooms, bath,
furnace, garage and a good lOca-
ton. Nice spot for fisherman!
For sale or trade.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

REBUILT square aluminium May
tags, $3.50 up. Other makes of
used washers, $3.50 up. Used cleo
trio motors, $3.50, while they last.
New electric Maytag motors, $685..
All makes of washers repaired. One
good, used. living room suite, $25.
- McCONNELSVILLE MAYTAG
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

A A., 6 rooms, barn, poultry
house, coal house, work shop, hog
house, and some young fruit.
Farms of all types and descrip-
tions.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Lewis Horkheimer. well known
wool buyer, died at his home
at Wheeling, w. Va, Monday ev-
ening Mr.. Horkheimer had been
in poor health for the past two
years, and he was the last survlv-
ing member of the Horkheimer
company Funeral services were
held at Wheeling, Wednesday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09
TWIN CITY OPERA HOUSE,
LEVEL "A NJ . pho..o a

E WEDNESDAY, May Is Mae
West and W. c. Fields in my Little
Chickadee. It's everybody for
himself. She was looking for new
Fields to conquer-and he was out
to tame the wild west. And Lew
Ayres, Lionel Barrymore and Lo-
raine Day In CDR. Kildare's Strange
Case His new adventures-best
of them all One show, 1880. Ad-
mission 10 and zoe.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY, May
16-17-Frankie Darro and Mar
jorie Reynolds in Chasing Trou--
ble." And Marlene Dietrich and
Again Roaring drama of the west.
One show each evening at 1880. Ad-
mission 10 and zoe.
SATURDAY, May 18-Marcia
Mae Jones and Jackie Moran in
"Tomboy." Comedy. Cartoon.
Shows, $50. Admission, 1oc.
SUNDAY and MONDAY; May ~
2O-"Gone With the Wind" Matt
nee each day at o'clock. Admis-
sion, 75c including tax. Each night
at 8. Admission $1.13 including
tax All seats reserved. Seats on
sale starting Friday at 2 O'CLOCK.
Ticket office will be open every az
ternoon and evening. Telephone Or
ders will be filled after the line at
the box office have been sold. We
believe that it will be more salts
factory if you can call at the ticket
office and select your ticket, then
if we cannot find good seat for a
particular show, we will probably
be able to find you good seat for
a later show.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09
Statesmen WANTED

q WANTED: A good reliable man
to supply customers with Raw1eigh
Products. Write RAWLEIGH'S
Dept: OHE-298-127, Freeport, Ill.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

c. f. Sherman, 72. professor
emeritus of civil engineering at O.
S. T., died Monday at his home in
Columbus. He became member Of
the O s. u faculty in 1896 and
was chairman of the department OF
engineering for SO years.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Nice sized young farm team, 3
and A year old.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

No more of those costly incon-
veniences in homes with Pyrofax
gas service-cleaning wicks-filling ng
oil tanks-lugging coal-cleaning
out ashes--no service Interruptions
no complicated expensive buried
tank systems; no digging to make
Pyrofax installation by Morris Hard
ware.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09
FOR SALE

SIX YEAR OLD Shorthorn, Jersey
COW, priced to sell.-JOHN SIMS,
near Bristol Presbyterian church.
Phone Bristol
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Span Of mules at a reasonable
price.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

With a modern Magic Chef range
and PyrofaX Gas in the country
home-cooking becomes an easier
cleaner-quicker and more pleasant
task. Morris Hardware and PyrofaX
gas are getting a fine start in local
tiles beyond the city gas mains.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

The missionary society of the
Main Street Church of Christ will
meet with Alyce Moody, Tuesday,
May IA, at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. A. M.
Love will have charge OF devotion
ais; Mrs. Harold Ashton will lead
the program. and Mrs. Otho Jones
the Hidden Answers.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

CABBAGE Plants, Spring Grown.
Copenhagen and Marion Market,
40c per 100. Marion Market is re-
sistant to cabbage yellows.-JOHN
MCDANIEL, Malta, Ohio, State
Route 669 Ems
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Grown Piano for sale. Cheap.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Shoppe.
Mrs. George Mckinney who was
quite i'll, is much better.
Vote for Florence B. Barrell for
Clerk of Courts for second term
Pol. Adv.
Miss Marie Bamfield of Lancaster
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with her parents of Stockport.
Vote for Florence B. Barrell for
Clerk of Courts for second term.--
Pol. Adv.
Miss Lenore Moore of Philo and
Edna Vorhies of GAINESVILLE spent
the week end with home folks.
Wall Paper-see our 1910 line
and get our prices before you buy.
The Stanbery Pharmacy.
Edward Gibson and family of
Canton have moved onto the Nor
thrup farm on route II.
Marigold Wall Paper Cleaner will
go further and will not crumble or
streak; only at the Stanbery Phar-
macy.
DR.. f. G. Rex plans to attend the
state medical meeting to be held
next week in Cincinnati. Dr. Rex
is member of one of the commit
tees.
Klean-O makes house cleaning
easy.-The Stanbery Pharmacy.
Mrs. George Clemens and son
Jackie and Mrs. Welker Wingeier
visited Monday with the formers
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Wolfe of Sand
Run, near NelSonville.
Miss Corintha Whipple who has
been quite i'll is showing improve
ment. Her sister, Mrs Ella Cos
grave, who has been suffering with
arthritis, is also improved.
If you want to make an exciting
discovery. see the new Crosley
Freezorcold Shelvador refrigerator
at Morris Hardware, with the extra
shelves in the door. Only Crosley
has it.
The Big Crosley 6 it. size plus
the extra shelves in the door Most
desira ble-most sought after fea-
ture in all refrigeration, a most for
the money, $119.95, at Morris
Hard ware
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

A daughter was born Friday to
Mr. and Mrs Harold Milligan pearl
Ray) of Malta Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Milligan of Malta and Mr.. and
Mrs c. B. Ray, Meigs, are grandpar-
ents. The father is assistant post
master at Malta.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-09

Automobile, Fire, Wind and Crop
Insurance. r o @8Y t
'It's a good policy to have a Pol
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National Convention
'Free-For-Au" Battle
CONTINUED From Page y

ers are jittery with fear that these
1000 or 80 delegates and alternates
will snarl themselves In deadlock.
Willkie, O one.time Democrat,
might crash through under such
circumstances. But there are vet.
Grams who fear he would prove o
vulnerable, politically intractable
and defeated candidate by election
time next November.
Taft Looms Up
SO they are talking here OF Sen.
Robert A. Taft, r., O., who Is cut TO
the pattern OF q. o. p. tradition.
The big hall buzzed with talk Of
trade but tho leaders have made no
progress yet toward O deal either TO
stop or to name o candidate.
A group Of Republican congress.
men initiated o Stop-Willkie drive.
The move was led by Reps. Frank
Keefe, Wisconsin, and Harold Knut-
son, Minnesota-both strong isola.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-24

At SiViIs' famous roadside restaurant
In Houston, Texas there are 100 smiling slrls
who serve you and they will tell you that
ChsstsrRsld 10 the cigarette that satisfies thou.
sands Of eosst.to.ooast tourists.
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tlonistS.
They protested the Willkie cam
didacy principally on grounds OF his
Democratic connections, pointing out
that his switch TO the Republican
side came only after voting for
Roosevelt In 1882.
The United Press was informed
that some 30 or 90 Republican house
members met this morning to place
their protest against Willkie on rec
ord.
Al Smith Mentioned
I'VE might as we'll nominate Al,
Smith," one antl-Willkie congress-
man said, ~ we ore going TO name
any Democrat"
The Willkie candidacy and the
foreign policy plank were stirring
the biggest convention controversy.
Sen. Charles Tobey, r., N. H., was
tuning about the proposed plank
outlining the party's stand on war
and foreign affairs.
He said that no and Sen. Henry
Cabot Lodge, Jr., OF Massachusetts,
tried UNNECESSARILY 10 present their
protests to the subcommittee on for.
eign affairs.
IT that plank looks like what I've
read In the newspapers" Tobey said,
I'VE might as well 90 home. II
doesn't say o. thing that the Ameri-
can people want to hear II has o
foot In one camp and tho other
foot In another"
Rep. George II. Bender OF Ohio
said that the stop.Willkie meeting
was informal.
Put Wheeler On
1.-THE tenor OF II was" no said,
"that II wo are going TO nominate
0 Democrat, why not make II two
Democrats and put Sen. Burton X,
wheeler, D., Mont, on the ticket,
too?"
Bender said that the Willkie
movement was "springing up from
the grass roots--grass roots Of the
well.kept lawns and polo fields OF
the country"
States represented at the meeting
included New Hampshire, California,
Minnesota, wisconsin, Ohio, PENN
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bylvania, South Dakota and Illinois,
Hamilton gavelled the initial ses-
sion--which viii name Gov. Harold
stassen OF Minnesota, tho eonven-
ton keynoter, as temporary chair
man--to order nearly % minutes
late.
stassen Is expected tonight TO DIFF.
fer with those party leaders who
sought last week 10 read Henry l.,
StiMson and Frank Knox out OF the
party because they had Joined the
Roosevelt cabinet. Chairman John
d. M. Hamilton, Of the National
committee, and others, sent Slim
son and Knox on their way. But
that hasty and almost angry action
was not wholly approved here and
there 10 sentiment for taking an
other tack, whereby President Roos-
evelt would DO congratulated for
seeking able Republicans 10 head
the departments OF wiz and navy In
o national defense emergency,
Dewey, Sen. Robert A. Taft OF
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-24
Program Of COP. National
Republican Convention Today

Philadelphia M-tUP)-Todays program for the Republic
National Convention folows IAN time Eastern Daylight and
proximae.
ii,Oo A. M.-NatIona Chairman M Hamilton calls
vention 20 Order
iiO-Invocaton BY che Rev. Albert Joseph Mccartney WASH
ngton followed BY singing and the taking OF official photo
graphs.
vention 10 city.
i5-Convsntlon elects Gov Harold staen Of Minnesota
temporary chairman and other temporary convention oees adopts
convention rules,
1880 r. M.-Conventlon recesscs,
M-Conventon called 10 ORDER invocation by Dennis
Cardinal Doushery Archbishop Of Philadelphia singing OF "Baad
| for Americans"
iOS r. M-Temporary Chairman keynote
speech.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-24

Ohio and-to tho CONSERVATION OF
many q party Veteran--Wendell L,
Willkie are the leading oontenders
as the delegates stream into Phila-
delphias big municipal hall for their
first session. Willkle's Pine street
office In New York neighbors Wal
street, Only four years ago, with his
vote for the Republican presiden-
tial ticket, Willkio hedged his con-
tribution and vote toward the cleo.
ton Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
In 1899.
The power mans nomination
would violate many OF the rules OF
politics and Tor that reason such
party leaders as senate Republican
leader Charles L, MeNary, have been
telling themselves and their conf.
dantes that 1T can't happen" But
the Willkie movement hit conven-
ton town like q PanSer division
The Philadelphia Inquirer startled
delegates last night with q story that
All M. landon 1889 Presidential
candidate, through John l.. Lewis, OF
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-24
Political Party Conventions
BY TALBOT ODELL, STAFF WRITER
waterbury Democrat Washington Service Bureau

the platform committee Is at work
the spellbinders will be making
nominating speeches and secondin6
the nominations Of the several can.
didates.
Convention tl.Cllmax
Finally, as IN anti-climax after
the presidential nominee has been
selected, one or more vicepresiden-
tlal nominations will be made and
tho selection will DO be rushed
through with little ceremony. Only
once In recent history has there
been anything like q sensation In
the nomination for vice president,
That was In Cleveland In 1924, when
the Republicans nominated Frank
o. Lowden Of Illinois, although they
were reasonably certain that he
would not accept. When his def.
mite refusal came, the delegates
chose Charles q. Dawes,