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dent Garner. mounted the rost-
rum and withdrew Texas 46 votes
which had been cast for Mr.. Garner
and turned them over to President
Roosevelt.
The Farley motion was seconded
by Senator Walsh of Massachusetts,,
who also announced that the vote
of the Bay State delegation was to
be counted wholly for President
Roosevelt. On the roll call, Massa-
chusetts had cast q a for Mr.. Roose-
welt and 1917 for Mr.. Farley.
The actual count on the roll
call before any changes were made
was as follows: Roosevelt, GAG
1880; Farley, u 27/30; Garner,
81; Senator Tydings of Maryland,
9 1890; Hull, S 20/30.
This showed that total of 149
2/30 votes had been cast for candi-
dates other than President Roose-
welt, out of a total of 1,095 1890
votes. The total voting strength
of the convention. with six votes
added for the Philippine Islands at
the last moment, was LOO.
Unit Rule Affects Total.
This Roosevelt tnird-term
vote would have been larger had
it not been that many of the State
delegations we're bound by the unit
rule, under which majority of the
delegation controlled the entire vote
of the State delegation.
When Mr.. Farley rose and an
nounced he proposed to make the
vote unanimous, the Democratic
national chairman was given
tremendous ovation by the dele
gates-among whom he clearly had
a host of friends. When he made
his motion Mr.. Farley said to the
convention:
Fellow Democrats: You have
given me on two occasions the
highest honors that could come to
me-to be chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee. I ask
your indulgence for a brief mes
sage.
Il have pursued a course dictated
by my deepest convictions. When
a man fails to follow this course, he
is false to himself, to his party
and to his country.
Il wanted this convention to pro-
coed as Democrats should proceed
to nominate the standard-bearers in
keeping with the high traditions Of
our party. That is the only Demo-
cratic method and that has been
observed. My name was placed In
nomination for the President of the
United States by a great and noble
American. AS long as live I shall
be grateful to Senator Carter Glass
Of Virginia.
Pledges Support to Nominees.
II am grateful to the delegates
of this great convention who voted
for me and to those who would
have voted for me If they had not
been otherwise pledged. Down
through the years I have always
given my best efforts for the cause
of Democracy and I want this con-
vention to know I will give that
same support to the nominees Of
this convention.
TT is therefore great pleasure
for me, Senator Barley, to move
for suspension Of the rules and to
declare the nomination of Presi-
dent Franklin Delano Roosevelt by
reclamation"
The most dramatic moment Of the
session came when Senator Glass OF
Virginia rose to nominate Mr.. Far
ley.
In a voice that started so huskily
as to be almost inaudible, but which
gained strength as the veteran pro-
ceeded, Senator Glass declared his
devotion to the third-term tradition.
He was interrupted with loud "boos"
as he developed his theme, although
his appearance had ct. first been
greeted with loud applause. Finally,