Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-07-15

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After four days of convention
sessions, Mr.. Cannon went into
action last night.
It happened after a series of
speeches seconding Senator
Lyndon johnson for the vice
presidential nomination.
- Shortest Speech
Kansas Gov. George Dock
ing made the shortest speech
of the conventional sort of
Hello there: I'm for Lyndon;
farewell all you great dele
gates" Representative Udall of
Arizona wrapped it up.
Across the crowded floor,
Gov. Collins. presiding. sud-
denly saw a stranger standing
no, it was Representative
Mccormack, the leader of the
Massachusetts delegation.
He rose, he said, to offer a
motion to suspend the rules
and to 60 ahead and take the
nomination by voice vote.
Some observers, before the
roar died down, pointed out
that Mr.. Cannon would not
allow the motion because he
had written the rules every
body was operating under.
Gov. Collins got order and
said Senator johnson would
have to have a two-thirds
voice vote.
Cannon Finding
He called for the crowds
feeling on the proposition.
When it had been heard Mr.
Cannon whispered in Gov. Col
Inns ear that he had been able
to hear two-thirds Of those on
the floor vote yes. Gov. Collins
announced this finding.
It was a fine demonstration
on the part of Mr.. Cannon. And
as Senator johnson left the
floor after his first acceptance
speech-another is due tonight
he leaned down and obviously
said some nice things to Mr..
Cannon.
It was the high point of an
evening filled with no sur
prises, but one which ended
on a tragic note.
A baritone who sang the
campaign song, walking Down
to Washington" tried the new
lyrics, hastily arrived at when
there was a rumor Senator
johnson would be on the ticket |
with Senator Kennedy. But. in
the first few go-rounds of the
song, he sang delegates should
walk down to Washington and
shake Kennedy'S and jack
sons hand. A guitar player
Strengthened him out before it
was all over. 1t was not immedi-
ately learned whether his ca
reer was shattered in that mo-
ment in the great convention
hall.
"FOrtuitous elimination"
It was also a night when a
number of people improved |
their positions. The Rev. E. A.
Anderson, a Los Angeles Bap-
fist minister, was able to de-
Felop the invocation in the
spirit of a man who" speech.
And Gov. Almond of Virginia
was able to get the rostrum to
say the nomination of Senator
johnson would be the "fortui-
tous elimination of one Of the
greatest of political conven-
tons" II
Once, the lights went out
and movie came on a screen
that had not been rolled out
before. The same movie-a
documentary" on the last
eight years in America-was
piped into television but, |
through marvel of electronics, \
delegates were seeing the same
scenes a few seconds after the
rest of the Americans who may
have been watching.
There were many speeches
and many resolutions. Gov.
Luther Hodges of North Caro-
lima said, distinctly, that he was
giving a. "graSs-roots report"
and said it had been found that
tall people are basically the
same" At that moment how
ever, the johnson supporters
noticed disputes in the Mich
igan and District of Columbia
delegations.
Question Time
Gov. Orville L. Freeman
spoke about the great North.
At one point, he said, why do
we accomplish this? Why /
haven't we accomplished thisP"
Then, later on, he said, "It can
be done. 1t can. We must |
DO it."
Gov. Freeman also said the |
country could provide food,
Clothes, shelter for every man,
woman, and child presumably
regardless of race. creed or re-
aigion) on the face of the
Earth"
! isn't that" he asked, IAN
exciting thought?"
In further action taken last
night, the delegates:
/. Paid a silent tribute to
William Jennings Bryan, who
would have been 100 years old
this year and still running. Q