The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
McNARY NOMINATED
WILKES MATE
CONTINUED From Page One)

CONTINUED From Page One)
received from Washington that
McNary, like a good soldier
would accept" and that was that.
Short Complimented
Missouri complimented its only
republican member Of congress,
Rep. Dewey Short, by placing him
in nomination, but it was a run
away race from the start, ana
scarcely one which Short took Sc
riously. The final figures were 800
for McNary, 1OS for Short, and
two for Senator Styles Bridges OF
New Hampshire. On Shorts mo-
ton the nomination was made
unanimous.
Word was already spread about
the hall that Willkie would visit
the convention and make a speech.
Once, in fact, those near the en-
trance thought they saw him COM
ing and raised a cheer which
spread to the delegates inside. 1t
was a false alarm. Finally, how
ever, he arrived, in a driving
storm.
With Mrs. Willkie he waited in
an anteroom momentarily and then,
proceeded by a captain of police,
he entered the hall from the rear
and began a long, slow procession
up the center aisle. Those near the
door spotted him first, and started
a great clamor that instantaneous
ly spread to every section of the
convention and it's gallery specta-
tors.
Through the tumult MI. and Mrs.
Willkie proceeded up the aisle, ne
smiling and waving, and respond
ing to quickly-snatched handshakes
from those with aisle seats. Mrs.
| Willkie had to steady her hat in
the jostling. Torn paper fluttered
down from the galleries. The out
burst made all previous demon
strations of the convention seem
puny.
Still with Mrs. Willkie, the NOM
inee climbed to the platform and
walked out the long runway lead
ing to the speakers desk. They
stood together while the crowd
cheered-she in navy blue, with a
small white hat and a corsage of
three orchids; he somewhat stoop-
ed and Enthusiastically rumpled
and %windblown. The shouting we'll
ed up again.
Introduces Wife
Chairman Joseph W. Martin CAV
eled the crowd to silence and in
troduced:
"The charming lady who will be
the next mistress Of the White
House."
The crowd cheered again. Mrs.
| Willkie smiled a timid greeting
and withdrew.
Then Martin presented the lion
meets the demand for a leader
who can seriously tackle these
great problems which now con-
front America"
It was minutes before Willkie,
nodding his head jerkily and way
ing in all directions, could obtain
enough silence to make his speech
audible.
Down from above came a rain
Of confetti and scores of red, white
and blue balloons. The confetti got
in Wilkes hair, in Mrs. Wilkes
hat, and in the typewriters of
furiously pounding newsmen, seat
ed on both sides Of the runway.
Earlier, Willkie held his first
press conference as a presidential
nominee, and from it these state
ments emerged:
He would resign from Common
wealth and Southern, vast public
utility holding company of which
he is president.
The outstanding issues Of the
campaign would be national unity,
building adequate national defense
and rehabilitation of the national
economy.
The result of his whirlwind cam
paign for the nomination was an
expression of the will of the
people,"
He would be "delighted' to visit
President Roosevelt and talk for
eign affairs with him.
And he said then what he told
the throng in the convention hall,
that he would make an aggressive,
fighting campaign of it.
II want to say to the members
Of this convention that as your
nominee, I stand before you with
out a single pledge, promise or
understanding Of any kind except
for the advancement of your cause
and the preservation of American
he said.
1T is a most moving and ap-
pealing and almost overwhelming
thing to be the nominee of a great
free convention Of this kind"
The uproar and commotion which
greeted his appearance was re-
peated when the speech was con-
cluded. Willkie smiled and waved,
and then returned to the micro
phone. The hubbub stopped at
once.
"Now," he said, "Im going to
sleep for a week"