Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1924, Page 4

7 4 THE _EVENING _STAR ‘WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1924. Klan and League Planks Remain Stumbling Blocks of Platform Builders DELEGATES BARRED BY ‘GATECRASHERS Usurpers Flood Convention Hall to Join in Demon- stration for Smith. WOMEN “JUST DROP IN” B£li Candidates Endowed With Wondrous Qualities in Nomi- rating Speeches. " GOTCIRT T. SMALL. MEW YORK, Jun —Those who ertieised the canned qualities of the Republican convention at Cleveland ~eftainly can have no complaint amout this Democratic affair in Madi- son Square Garden. This convention wide open—or has been. There was sume the attempt at a tightening of lines today. but during the suc- | cessive and almost continuous Al mstrations of Thursday | parently were down, and | most remarkable sights | ever cncountered in a national po- | litical gathering were witnessed. ( The fear of the McAdoo supporters that the awarding of the convention to New York City would result in an effort to stampede or overawe the delegates proved to have been well founded. The persons who had a right to be in the convention hall were but trampted under foot The invasion from the outside was limited only to the capacity of the garden to house a ukhtly pressed moving human mass. compriled to in order to chance for them to Delegates were nd upon their cha There was small card Senator Walsh of Montani, vigor- ous prosecutor that he ix. proved to 4 flering permanent chair- man r the greate pirt of the time he viewed the tumuit in what seemed to be helpless amazement. It | was evident to all that the police and the doorkeepers of the convention had violat their pledges and instruc- e d had opened the hall to the Smith demonstrants, including three biz brass bands and half a hundred | banner carriers. So, it small wonder that Mr. Walsh, in a mild sad it was evident “many j who had no right to be th “n admitted to the hall. had not oniy past all pussibility of orderly business, but in violation of all fire rules to an extent it placed in Jeopardy every man d woman in the Luildin Patience exhausted at toward the close of a six-and-a-half-hour session Chairman Walsh said if the ixorder did not cease he would “en- tertain 4 motion to move the con- vention away trom New York. This stern rebuke seemed to bring some of the “outsiders” to their senses and there was comparative calm for During this lull the writer looked on at what was to him the most amazing incident seen during twenty years of convention reporting. Stand- ing in a center aisle, in front of the accredited delegates, were two vom- en. Evidently they had been shop- ping., for their arms were almost filled with the usual bags and pack- s of the woman who § spent a couple of hours at the bargain counters, There they stood gossip- ing, apparently oblivious to the sup- posedly historic scenes about them. Thev wore no badges, possessed no Guides Ralston Boom TOM TAGGAR' Of Indinna, who chuckles s Sw.ith nd MeAdoo forees belabor each other in Demoeratie esnvention, reducing their chances of victory. SMITH SECOND CHOICE OF RAILROAD LABOR “onti lican Democratic and parties would not be suflicient to assure victory for a4 Democrat Unions Take Hand. However that may be, the railway unions have taken a hand in the strug The campaign betweer the candi- dates continues without much change. The so-called test vote on adjourn- ment Thursday has been upset by the statements of some delegations which voted with McAdoo and some who did not that they will be found in another column when the balloting starts and that their votes last night sim- ply indicated their personal conven- ience on the question of a night ses- Louistana, with twenty votes, with the McAdoo forces, for in- s . but will probably be for Gov. Smith. Virgiria, with twenty-four votes, wanted a chance 1o hay ter = nominated before a bod rested delegates, but is friendl McAdoo. The Philippine delega with SIX votes, were in confer with McAdoo when an alternate cast the ballot with the anti-McAdoo-gen- als on the floor of the corvention. Nebraska is favorable to McAdoo, but voted with the anti-McAdoo group to avoid @ night session. Hax at Least 500 Votes. All in 2ll, the first only that the McAdoo claim of around 500 votes is not exaggerated, and that they may have more. The fight now is against time with the anti-McAdoo strategists trying to prolong the convention so that Al Smith ~ sentiment may have more chance to permeate the minds of the delegates as unquestionably when they mingle with the populace here they find almost unanimous enthusi- asm for him. The platform fight is dragging out and it now looks as if the committee will not be ready be- fore nightfall and that the debate will take most of Saturday. There may be a ballot or two before ad- journment Saturday. but the McAdoo forces will try to.delay it until Mon- day so a Sunday will not intervene 10 enable their adversaries to pene- trate the McAdoo line. ballot shows TAMMANY CATCHES WOMEN UNAWARE: Unknown Member of Sex Made Vice Chairman With- out Previous Notice. CHOICE PROVES POPULAR No Candidate uf National Repute Had Gone After Place, Leaders Explain. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 27.—Women attending the Democratic national convention are learning some prac- tical politics from Tammany leaders An outstanding lesson which they awakened today was how the Tammany braves took the vice chair- manship of the convention right out of their hands and gave it to to a local worker, Miss May Kennedy The widely known woman leaders were not consulted regarding the ap- pointment. The first they knew of Miss Kennedy was one day last week, when her name appeared on a local committee list. The next they heard of her wus when her name was read from the convention platform as the recipient of the fattest plum in the convention. Newer Active Nationally. Promiment the country, almost cvery detail of the conven- tion except’ grabbing the highest place in it for one of their own leaders began to inquire about Miss Ken- nedy’'s work in the political field and ask cach other who “put her over.” Tbey foumd, according to leaders, that she had been a local worker in the Bromx and had done some very effective campaigning last fall for nator Copeland. She never had been active nationally Then each leader began asking her- self and others why some one who had been long in the national lime- light had not been chosen. And the only answer was that no nationally Known woman had gone out after Democratic who had women of discussed the place. So far as that was con- i cerned, neither had Miss Kennedy Before Session 0pens' sought the pusition Pleased with Choice. J By the Associated Press. Immediately, proceeding on the| - aiore v 27 theory that Sif you can't lick ‘em,| NEW YORK, June 27.—The Raisten join “em,” the leaders began culti-|boom hit the convention floor today. her ealiss Kennedy. They found | Taking advantage of an hour's delay HEle A w&;; ‘\:;“mafi,“m.',:'f in starting the proceedings, Thomas while she may not have been a e | Taggart, pilot of the Iadfana sen- tional figure last Monday, she cer-|ator's candidacy, went into action tainly one today If Senator Walsh shoul C e incapacitated today. Mia o Konnors newcomer in national politics, but the choice of well schooled and very prac- tical politicians, would step into his place and wield the gavel Should such an exigency arise, of course, there might be wailing' among the elder stateswomen who long carried h ecord a large ecarly vote, Tag- banners. arranged entertainment for [ o3 0% Prends destared he had asked Vlsiting delegates, served on commit- | $3TUS friends declared he had asked tees and raised funds fur the party. Flurry Over Mrs. Blair. Other than the ripple which the Kennedy appointment has caused, everything appears to be lovely among the women. The flurry over whether Mrs. Emily Newell Blair of Joplin, Mo., the national vice chair- man of thé national committee, will succeed herself is past for the pres- ent, at least. Denlals have come from a h el many women to the effect that a “Gone over he said. “Su T've fight on Mrs. Blair was planned. A |gone over to Samuel M. Ralston, und new vice chairman will be chosen | there Il remain” after the convention. Mrs. Blair has not said whether she will be a candi- ate. Taggart personally and w gations and leaders. said he was “greatly nleased.” wished to vote for theé Indiana sei from doing so. | the hall by McAdoo support=rs to the to their candidate were denied by him. egy think in the close contact existing beiween APPOINTMENT CAUSES STIR MISS MAE Vice chairman of the Democratic mational convention. shown making her BOOM FOR RALSTO BROUGHT T0 FLOOR Smiles Broadly After Visiting Delegations h groat vigor. Taggart visited about a dozen dele- talked Halston with As the convention started e took his seat, smiled broadly Because he does not want Ralsten to reframn tor after the first ball “Wait until e counseled. Denies “Jump” Rumor. Persistent reports spread I give vou the word.” around flect that Taggart was ready to jump Close observers of Taggart's strat- they sce great significance KENNEDY, Mins Kennedy Is cceptance speech. SELECTION OF GLASS AS McADOO HEIR IS HINTED BY FRIENDS before the or possibly committee can go over the report of the subcommittees and agree upon a report to the convention. tomorrow, full Klan Fight Still Bitter. The Ku Klux Klan plank continues to be a stumbling block, with the contest over it growing in intensity and bitterness. There is no question it will have to Le dealt with on the floor and there are the makings in the situation of a stubborn and momen- tuous contest when it comes before the convention itself. The delegates seem pretty well wearied over the speecnmaking in behalf of the favorite sons. It is realized that the presentation of their names in most cases is merely a ges- ture, fraught with compliment, but not inherent with expected serious re- sults. They will receive one ballot and then fade from the picture. Glass Boom Livems Up. The boom for Senator Carter Glass is one notable exception, however. It has been a live boom from the start, and yesterday took on larger proportions. Elaborate headquarters were opened for him on the office floor of the Waldorf, and his supporters were busy pushing his fortunes among the delegates. It is regarded as highly probable that when Mr. McAdoo finds his own case hopeless he will try to swing his followers to Senator Glass. Sena- tor Glass has up to this time avowed his loyalty to Mr. McAdovo. and the question s now being asked whethe he has received a hint to “stand by Democrats Clear Way to Begin Balloting Tonight or Tomorrow Bryan by admissions to the floor. It had the effect as usual of making it dif ult for everybody who had busiress there and easy for everybody who didn't. A hard-boiled announcer stationed at the entrance to the platform chased out several national committecmen and other dignitaries before he ac- quired some sense of discrimination Five mirutes after the hour set for starting business thers were still many rows of empty seats in the zal- leries, and probably not one-fitth of the delegates were in their places on the floor. The band leader apparently had found a new repertoire overnight and went ir_for the classical. His band moaned and groaned its way through some heavy stuff. Walsh Drexses Formally. Chairman Walsh evidently expected something formal today. for he re- appeared in the formal morning dress he wore when he first took the gavel, discarding natty white flannel trou- gers and blue coat, in which he ap- | peared vesterday. The chairman was annoyed yvesterday at the noisy be- havior of the convention and looked |as if he intended to be very serious with it today Meantime ~Senator Pat Harrison temporary chairman, and several Me- Adoo men, including Bruce Kremer of Montana, had their heads together in conference on the platform. Chair- man Walsh chatted with the clergy- man who had been invited to deliver the opening prayer. Aisles Filled, Seats Empty. Half an hour after the convention was supposed to be in order doing business delegate spaces still had many empty seats, but the aisles were mmed with crowds of people, talk- ing and loafing there. The band hav- ing wallowed through a mixture of |airs, modern and classical, concluded with a resounding chord in G, the kind that used to be played at the climaxes in the old-fashioned melo- drama, and actually drew a round of applause for itself. In the crowded conversations going on in the aisles and on the platform, the McAdoo leaders were sending out word to drive the business ahead at full speed and force the convention to start ballot- ing. The Smith people were sending out their scouts seeking strength for the first ballot. There were flying re- ports that this delegation or that delegation was going to vote for Smith on the first ballot. Such re- ports always are common in every convention and are never safe until the ballots are actually cast. Hull Boom Is Started. While the convention was waiting Chairman Hull's friends launched a boom for him. Apearing in one of the galleries they hung over a huge banner bearing a picture alleged to resemble the chairman. Luckily it was labeled “Hull.” The convention also had some Re- publican visitors. Y Harreld of Oklaho tate delegation for a while, chatting with friends, and today Senator Bdge of New Jersey came in on the floor. He said he was merely there “to meet the Jersey boys.'” Sesnion Slow to Start. Despite the openly announced in- tention of the McAdoo floor leaders to drive the convention ahead, it had not turned a wheel an hour after meeting time. Most all delegates were in their places by that time and the @ulleries were filled. There was no_traffic_crush outside today, how= ever, the rain had taken care of that, and ‘there was no gate crashing of rushes on the doors, because there was no demonstration on for Al Smith —as yesterday member of the subcommittee work- ing on the platform, had a conference Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, a’ Last of Nominations of Candidates Near. Personal Tributes Paid Cox and Delegates. named James M. Cox the Ohio dele- gation rose and cheered and was joined by sprinklings of delegates from other parts of the floor. There was an attempt to start a procession headed by the Ohio standard, but E. H. Moore of Youngs- town, the Cox floor manager of four vears ago, stopped the movement. For several minutes the convention remained on its feet watching those who were taking part in_the demon- stration for Cox. The band played “Ohio” and nearly everybody sang. It was an opportunity for a stretch and a little diversion, whether a dele- gate was for Cox or not. Allows Demonstration to R about the Ohio standard going into a parade. Apparently there was some agreement about it because when one man seized it several others held it {down and had a heated argument | which resulted in the standard re- maining where it was, but not until after there had been a near approich to a scramble. Judson Harmon, one of the party war horses from Ohio, stood smilingly on the outside of the a middle of the delegation and a wom- an raised it aloft. chorus of “wah-hoos” and “whoop- las” from different sections of the hall and galleries. The band kept up an excursion through a medley of popular airs and noise and get back to work the dem- Chairman Walsh calmly sat down and had a conversation with vention. ‘Woman Leads Cheering. The ardor in the Cox delezation centered about Eleanor Bailey John- son of Zanesville, who stood on chair with a whistle between her teeth and hat in her waving arms and whooped up the spirits of her fellow delegates whenever they seemed to lag. Finally the band stopped and Chair- man Walsh began rapping for order. But the aisles had to be cleared. and some singers had to be quieted before business could go on again. a Montana Divides. After having used up twenty minutes the call of the roll was resumed, and Montana sent to the platform William H. Maloney of Butte to second the nom- ination of Gov. Smith. Mr. Maloney tock but when he tried his voice it was obvious that Mr. Maloney had been root- ing for somebody very much, for he had no voice left. Mr. Maloney merely emitted a variety of strange sounds while the convention roared with laugh- ter. He gave it up and retired smilingly while the convention roared again Everybody said it was the best epeech so far delivered. Chairman Walsh an- nounced to the convention that Mr. Finally there was a near rumpus arguing group watching the outcome. . Finally, the standard was moved off | Some professional demo: the aisle to the protection of the|had bcen arranged, waiting There was a as there was no attempt to stop the up a place in front of the microphone, | e of the convention” was de- Every national convent ¥ national convention devel- oDs one voice which sounds out above all others. At San Francisco four Ars ago it was a fellow who ex- aimed “wonderful” in a tone which penetrated every part of the hall. At Cleveland it was a Bull Moose rooter the gallery who bellowed *hoo- With the accent on the “hoo.” 8 champion, who conducted a an _ demonstration for Gov. Brown, merely let it go at “ray,” bat the volume of his tone and the ex- | plosive force of his delivery attracted | as much attention to himself as i did to the candidacy of Gov. Brown. Even Chairman Laughs. Even Chairman Walsh got a laugh out of it. It was the first time the chairman had e ed a smile sin the convention began. The rootes confided to those about him he did not know who Mr. Keefe was nom nating, but he was a friend of Keefe' Whoever he was. The Missouri dele gation promptly adopted the gentle- man; one of te delegation member held him up on & chair and let him holler. Then somebody pinned a Silzer but- ton on him and he let out a few whoops for Silzer. After that the Missouri delegation decided it had enough of the visitor and he was led away by the hand | { . a very gemtle crea ture for such a great voice, Nominates Silaer. After euiet was restored New Jer- sey was called and John 4. Matthews took the platform 1, nominate Gov Silzer Wiith_the mention of the nawmc of Gov. Silzer a new Jdemorsaation burst out, naving some of the at hich demonstration d. into the the stand a march around the Jersey legation vit prompily pi | | tachments W | [ Fire Truck Sirens Used. aisles, and they joined in. Some £ truck sirens which had been used in the Smith demonstration were place in the New Jersey delegation space and one of the delegates in dustriously turned the the siren let out _its nk while variets onstration for Cox continued. It was|SCreeches. The New York and Massa a spontaneous demonstration so far | CRUSELLS Standards fell into the pro as it went, and without any profes. | ESSion and soun were joined | sional attachments, but as there < P S = 3 no machinery for giving it force, it m’.rv)?‘,r;".?-ji}f”:("..}")f"}'ffiffrfir ha did not get away with a loud nolse. | niZirorm all morning, evidently was Jerseyman, because made no ¢ Some | joctjo when a party Silzer demon | associates and let the band go ahead | Jiraiors” rushod the Tattem cis |and the Cox people continue their|angd took possession of the front of demonstration. Apparently nobody | A blonde in black was hoisted his was in any 'mood to hurry the con-|on to one of the tables, waving t ew Jersey state flag. Music by Melodeon. A small melodeon, such as is us | by traveling evangelists, was Lrougt to the front of the platform and [trio of "professional |song to the Thraugh |about S| Ho to the Whits i Th v good and the con- vention stopped the racket and nois {of the demonstratio o ten to it |1t was a nove! relief from the smash and din and racket of the fire siren {the tin horns and the blaring of th band an the convention the relief on th. ars, The songs over, the musicians fold ed up their melodeon and departed as they came They had entertai d the convention for five minutes, Wh the entertainers finished, the band took it up and soon had the lot of demonstrators prancing around to the crashing rhythm of “The St and Stripes Forever.” It was obvi that th r demonstration wa: getting some help from friendly qua ters and that it was not drawing an approval from the sections count as favorable to McAdoo. Walsk Walks Out. Chairman Walsh took the Silzer demonstration for an opportunity t get some rest and food. He turned the gavel over to Representative { Alben W. Barkey of Kentucky, n his hat, picked up his walk stick and departed for the quiet of | nearby cafe, leaving the conventior to quiet down and get ready for bus ness by the time of his retur They ore dges. possessed r . 3 t . Mal ad taken the platform to sec- Ovation Subsides. Sremenitialn apREntly (they nag SCnte = The plan of radioing & summary of | Taggart and James M. Cox of Ohio, |for a possible move in his direction if | with Chairman Walsh, presumably | aoBey had taken the platform lheng The r demonstration finally e v st Ioapaen and thought on Case for Labor. the convention activities nightly for | who made the race in 1920. They haveé |Mr. McAdoo finds his own fortunes |giving him the low-down on the introduced S. V. Stewart of Montana, | cyp.eided. being partly quicted down 1 by o v hove®| The friends of John W. Davis are | (he benefit of women and children | peen in consultation by luig-distance : situation. who made a speech seconding the nom- | by its boomers and partly because on the way home, as it were. It never is working well. Mrs. Louise Graham it en heie and Davion | - Hoiitor Ralston ot Tndians. isyres : v s condin by its b v occurred to them that they were [Very hopeful now as the deadlock be- | Harding of New York now has miven ,‘"“,"';!‘d’:,’;““'; Moore, Cox's manaxer, | garded as not having lost any ground Walsh Demands Order. ination of William G. MecAdoo. was wearing out. = o helping to impede history. They |tween the leaders grows more and |two radio talks and many compii- | 4nd Edmund Moore Cots mans in twenty-four hours, although Finally at twenty minutes to 12 McAdoo Delegates Cheer. e R e M oohgrossed either In some neigh- Imore certain. In opposition to the | MeNtary telegrams and leiters have | "% Mirqay" was a perfect Kalston | manager, Thomas Taggart, cannot be | Chairman Walsh began whacking for | The mention of their favorite's name e e e e e borhood .;‘Ldr;zll.lh or tgfib‘ ;Ih.'ers ais= e that Me Davls Was cninaal fot he;‘&“re‘ig‘;fil res“{g‘ns her remarks. | 3,u at the convention, Taggart de- | oblivious to the constantly reiterated 1onier. t;lul_hp wh:rked gingerly, hav- | . ye the McAdoo people another oppor- | ™ e g s cussing the bargains they had found ke iy ewspaper wobian 0o used to be af.jved last night, as, collarless and|objections to the senator's age and |ing i acked the heads off two tunity, and they cut loose with a short | the floor. will ed Mr. Ge- that morning in the shops. These |the Standard Oil Company comes the | newspaper woman, is trying to tel | Slared last night, 8. COUSL el 8101 objections to the gavels vesterday. endangering the 3 y e I Sl e e e wo women who “strolled: into the |statement from is oonomens o er story in a way that women will e ted bie skulls Of several delegates on the | burst of cheerinz. jran an . 1 &2 5 zarden were the very best evidence supporters (hat he | understand and appreciate. She first | hotel headquarters and gree Bryan After Davis. floor. : arty of O Nab, | Tound of dnslause foappneciats ¢ Gf the slipchod manner in which the | ha® recently won for organized labor | tells about the outstanding women in | ¢7. "0 te trivnds aisionts GARITREY SR 2 The sergeants-at-arms, aided by the | Harry B. Fleharty of Omaha, Sebo | “(n'the resumption of the roll ca convention had been handled. Dele- | Its biggest victory in the Supreme |the convention and describes their| Taggart wants Ralston's cand/ddey| John W. Davis. the leaders predict.| o;lice, went through the aisles re. | %as pecch he had prepared nominating Mexice Nortl_Caneiin gates, alternates and others having | COUrt—a sign that he merely a|clothes. Then she tells what they|to v uaierchil wom any OfRer 0 L0 will make a good showing in the | quiring delégates and alternates to | the speect T e e ed and North Dakota sent J official business in the convention are °r and not a partisan of either | did. She mentions many names. Two | convention, and he declared happily | 0500 c although his friends | De seafed. and those having mo busi- | GOYV. Bryan i oy Bugene D, O'Sal. | T- Connor of Grand Forks to secor subjected to the closest serutiny by | apital or labor. women featured in her talk last night | that he believed it is all of that so s hould | N3S there to move on or out. They |delivered for him by Eugene D. O'Sul-| oy mination of Mcadoo. the police s they approach the gar- | The city is sill talking of the demon- | are from Hawaii and the Philippines. |far. ~The simple, brie{ presentation|apprehend that If his boom should | miVed principally on; onee having |livan of Omaha. L . A T e e : St e stration for Al Smith and the remarka- | She also mentioned women from al-|of Ralston's name yesterday, followed | 5410in serious proportions William J. |gained an admission that class of con. | The convention @id not seem _ den entrances. But the “gate crash- nat o v F 11 of th. i v the t “On the Banks of 4 . 5 much interested in one man's speech | During the course of his speech. « Skl v it at all | ble nominating speech made by Franklin | most all of the states in the Union.|by the singing o Bryan may be counted upon to get|Vention fan seldom moves out. < arran by the Med aesvpear to be welcome at all{p,ogevelt. The delegates ‘are becoming == the Wabash,” without marching, | Bryan may 2 P & Finally, ‘after 4 few more whacks, | being read by anclner, and kept up a|had been arranged by'tho Vot times convinced that Al Smith can care NoE siren shricking, or other loud dem-|out his trusty Baltimore tomahawk |the chairman did got ome semblance | Continuous hum of conversation while | managers, he referred to the ol €iov At mo session of this convention | York if nominated. He did not have | PLATFORM SESSION onseration, was in strict accordance | and go after Mr. Davis' scalp as he|of order and introduced the Rev.|Mr. O'Sullivan was reading. Once Chair- | wirling by contest over Have e onston of this: conventlon | wany states in the parade of basinees with Taggart's orders. He wouldn't|giq Champ Clark's and upon similar | DWight W. Wylie of the Central |man Walsh had to intervene and rebuke | wirling by contest e e e o gt fitor been|| il him championa; ire Gontinuiie. 1o have had any more display for any- il g el ion | Presbyterian Church of New York to | the audience for its inattentiveness. i Klan plank Th fromt of the Matforn: passageway | argue that a man who can carry New PROBABLE TONIGHT | i, e i3, Znd nobody in the In- | groundsdof Mr. vis' corporation | geliver the invocation. Missouri Leader Active. V' Mr. McAdoo at « banked five and six deep,” There has | York can carry Ilinois, Massachusetts diana delegation suggested it. They | affiliations. The clergyman delivered his prayer | oo g it 0 D00TS ook the oppor- el R which becn no thought of limiting the tick. | nd New Jersey and Connecticut. (Continued from First P ars solldly with Taggaris leddersliD. | Mr. Dawls suffers trom Iack of sup- | SZtemparenconsly, havine mothing| “€URERTE Ot e T M e e e T hEen ol nughe o1 ¢ the tick- | 47 S enificant that in the McAdoo Continued from First Page.) To date, Taggart believes, Ral-|port of experienced politicians and | Prépared to read, as o sen A8 S leunlly : . circu- | religious worship as provided in th e oventioe elt atic delas | demonstrations the west and eouth ston’s candidacy has left no sore|men of established influence in the|{oMary among convention chaplains.eeph B. Shannon of Kansas City, circu- | FENEOUS worship as provided (b L gates are a lons suffering lot. Their | J9fed. avhile the cast made up the bulk [ culture and transportation, the plat- [spots anvwhere, and he hopes it|party councils. Mr. McAdoo for his|Once more the ety e ade 2| jated among the Missouri delegates a | fraedom of speech. frocdom of nventios ol aus Lot Thelr | of the Smith strength in the parades. form committee of the Democratic|¥on't. If he has his way, the leaders | part is long on that supply. He has | Di3RUNe appeal to delegates to call | 0 F0 i Wag received from Justice | prefQOR, =6, SPCECR, 08 TR o mismanagement about them. This is |, McAdoo and Smith <till lead the fled, eeory | will eliminate each other by the very | the cream of the old guard political | 3f th¢ convention pos 8| R F. Walker of the Missouri supreme | Somiy. due, of course, to the tremendous | and there is little evidence that either is | national convention was in accord.|pjtterness of their animosities, and maneuverers, who know all the tricks ¥ . court expressing the hope that the dele- “I am opposed in the name of sol- ressure to get in. Republican con- | I9SINE ground, though the dark horses ' The platform committee toiled over |then Ralston will be brought out,|of the trade and know the most in-| , Post Office Overflows. gation would not give its vote to Me- s and sajlors «ho sleep in death press & e ingly | AT€ still hopeful that the New York 0v- | the party declarations until nearly | without having made an enemy, to|fluential of the delegates. George| “The post office is overflowing” | Aaog silence.” said O'Connor—in their Yentions, as a rule, arc exceedingly | ernor and former Secretary of the 0 o'clock this morning befe v | receive the nomination. Brennan of Illinois and Thomas Tag- | Wailed the secretary. The Jjustice’s letter declared Me- | oo JUCHTS O0E F G Rair all, in the tame alongside the emocratic show | N i each other ot as 814 | 7230 9glock this morning before siv! S i Eart are the two most outstanding | The call of the Toll of the states| gty ~JSsHet 00 Mediocre ana < of the millions of peopie of my and therefore there is no comparison | waod and wden at Chicago four (25, UP, the offort to complete e ) exceptions of this following. for presidential nominations then was | {000 the average of a lawyer. and POS- [ awn faith 1 want to sav to you as M]!“\‘\'v ;\Ivh" pressu for tickets of | vears ago, which led to the nomination until 2 p.m. today, after instructing| ‘yhenever any one suggests Ralston Mr. Brennan's hostility to McAdoo {fiumed. Minnesota l;emg called, | gaesing an itching palm which could | an American citizen 1 condemn th of Harding, who had less than fifty bal-1iye“gratting committee to meet af |votes reposing in any special state|is intense, He is credited with gay- | "!liam J. Quinn of St. Paul, an only find rejief in"the contributions of | ardar”known s the Ku Klux Kl The Renublican “invagion” of New York continues The lutest conven- tion visitors ineluded Tiepresentative Theodore E. Burton of Ohio, who was “keynote and temporary chairman at Cleveland. and former Senator Al- bert Jeremiah Beveridge of Indiana, who was a delegate with half a vote at Cleveland There is no chance of the Dem crats nominating the “wrong man this year. That is to say. if all of the orators who have been placing the favorites and the favorite sons before the delegates are to be b lieved. They have endowed their se eral and individual aspirants with all of the qualities of Jackson, Jefferson, Cleveland and Wilson. There has been no exception to this rule. But only two nominators ventured out- side the Democratic fold and brought to their entrants the ad nal qual- ities of Lincoln and Roosevelt. So, even if there is to be no Jackson, no Jefferson, no_ Cleveland,~no Wilson nominated this vear, there will be al candidate possessing the best quali ties of all four and a few of his own. The nominators have made all of the candidates safe for Democracy. A Democratic convention can spend more time on a motion to adjourn than a Republican convention can employ in nominating a candidate for President. And when the motion to wdjourn carries with it the option of meeting again at night or waiting until the next morning, the contest becomes a colossal one. Not only must there be a roll call of the states, but often the individual states ques- tion their own votes, and the clerk has to read the name of each delegate from the state and let him vote aye or nay. The Democrats insist upon being untrammeled and unbossed. The boomers of Senator Ralston of Indiana for the nomination have dopted as their battle cry: “Rugged, Robust Ralston.” This is because 80 many of the supporters of other aspi- rants'have been contending the sena- tor from Hoosierdom was “too old.”. New York's great populace, which has not learned to distinguish be- tween, “nomination” and “placed in nomination” were under the impres- sion Thursday that their Al Smith had actually been chosen by the con- vention as the 1924 standard bearer: The extra editions of the afternoon papers featuring the words “Smith named” and “Smith nominated amid wild acclaim” helped to spread the erToneous impression. If the com- lots at the start, Anything may happen, but the job of eliminating the two lead- ers has hot yet been accomplished. (Copyrigut. 1924.) INDICTED N FAILURES. Four Said to Be Named in Dakota Bank Crashes. SIOUX FALSS, 8. D, June 27.—Five indictments have been returned by the special grand jury investigating ailed Lanks of Minnehaha County, State’s Attorney Hugh Gamble let it be knowr today. Four pe. s are! said to Le named. The grand jury wlill report this afternoon and warrants will be served at once. All the {ndictments returned to date, officiais admitted, grew out of the faiiure in January of the Sioux Falls Trust and Saving; Bank. vention should seek its candidate elsewhere, it will be difficult to con- vince the East Side that “Al” did not get a raw deal somewhere. The old saying that east is east and west is west and never the twain shall meet cannot apply to the north and the south. It was significant to see the state of Maine seconding the choice of Alabama and urging the nomination of Senator Underwood. Maine said that if the convention would nominate the Alabaman, 100,- 000 Democats of the Pine Tree state would march to the polls next No- vember and lay forever the ghost of sectionalism. The convention band is getting on ‘the ‘nerves. Tt will go good one day and bad the next. When Michigan had the floor the band played “Mary- land, My Maryland,” thereby doing much to confirm the views of dele- gates who declare the average New Yorker “never has been nowhere and don’t know nothing.” jless controverted sections and found noon for another attempt to reach #n agreement on the Klan and league More Than 35 Planks. > Thirty-five or more planks had been put into place when the com- mittee adjourned, and little difficulty was encountered until the Klan and league hurdles were reached. Meet- ing last night after the subcommittee of eleven commissioned to draft the platform had decided to submit ma- jority and minority reports on the two most troublesome subjects, the entire committee took up first the w a P! P u u; few changes necessary. The first and principal plank, as reported by the sub-committee and approved, deals with Republican “in- efficiency and corruption,” charging the present administration wita fail- ure and accusing it of “attempting to impede anG stop” the Senate investi- gations. Reference was made specifi- cally to the Teapot Dome, Daugherty and Veterans' Bureau investigations, and to the charges against Republi- can members of Congress, which fol- lowed the Chicago grand jury inquiry into the Veterans’ Bureau case. Relief of Agriculture. For reliet of agriculture, the com- mittee would pledge the party to fos- ter creation of national co-operative marketing associations and a corpo- ration or commission to increase ex- Dorts of farm products; to take steps to bring agriculture to a parity with other industries; to seek reduction of transportation’ costs on products through development of internal he u u P P ol h L} Waterways, and to move for revision | of the tariff and of rail and water| g, transportation rates. It also calls for an international policy of co-opera- tion designed, t revive American ex- ports to Europe, asserting that Re- publican policy has had an opposite | g ie‘m:?t by retarding economic rehabil- ation. 7 Senator Walsh may not be an ag- gressive presiding officer, but he certainly is a swell dresser. After sweltering in a cutaway coat during two days of the convention, he blos- somed forth in white Sannel trousers and blue serge coat, looking both neat and natty. (Copyright, 19203 Pledge on Prohibition. A The subcommittee’s law enforce- | I except Indiana, Taggart get nervous and will not discuss the situation at been working especially in the middle them. are out of the way. opinion, this may be beyond the tenth ballot. has no idea when there may be a nomi- nation, and he does not predict any particular number of votes for Ralston Ralstor . I It is known, however. that he has est, and Ralston's friends say he has number of votes in that section ledged for delivery whenever he calls His tactics, according to present lans, are not to begin to call for votes ntil the present leading candidates In Taggart's He says very frankly that he ntil the present leaders are out of the way. Among other Hoosier chiefs, how- ever, there exists the opinion, which they express guardedly, that Ralston may begin to pick up votes about the sixth ballot. ¢ . Rumors constantly fly about the otel corridors that Taggart is only sing Ralston as a stalking horse, and that he has another candidate nder cover. If this is true, he is rodigal with his offers of bets on The mere mention of the ossibility of any other candidate winning usually brings from him an offer of a bet of a suit of clothe: r a hat, on his candidate. Last nigh! e went further and began figuring on entertairing the newspaper men who will spend the summer in In- iana if Ralston is nominated. ———— EIGHT SAVED IN FIRE. Neighbors Rescue Woman and Children Trapped in Store. Nelghbors this afternoon rescued re. Sam Gritz and her seven chil- ren from a two-alarm fire in the Army and Navy Supply Store at 1533 th street, of which her husband is manager. When Gritz discovered the second oor of his place was ablaze, he vain- ly tried to reach his screaming fam- ily. He was forced back in several ttempts to climb the stairs down which a choking smoke was coming. n the meantime neighbors reached ment declaration was revived by the | the woman and her children from the committee to make the pledge apply | r specifically to prohibition. It also a: sails the Republican administration’ enforcement record, but nite mention of the amendment and nth 81 to safety. ear of the store and took the family Firemen, responding to a econd alarm, were compelled to don oids defi- masks because of the density of the moke. The damage was several lars, the Vols ast. thousand do ing that if MeAdoo s nominated, the Democrats will lose the country by 10.060.000 ~ votes: ‘while Cox in 1920 105% by only 7,000.000. Smith Gains Slightly. Gov. Smith has made some inroads in the past twenty-four hours into McAdoo's strength, notably in Con- necticut, where it was supposed Homer S, Cummings would hold the McAdoo forces intact. The Smith workers are “borers from within,” and include agents operating in every western delegation, although hopeless of the south. That region of old Methodists, Baptists, Presby- terians and Prohibitionists does not offer fertile ground for the propaga- tion of the Smith boom. 2 i 1 am told authoritatively that the strategy of the Smith managers is to hold the convention in deadlock as ong as possible, on the theory that every day's session will add to the weariness of the delegates and also afford facilities for spreading Smith propaganda. They count upon the psychology of local support of Smith affecting the old line leaders, but rival leaders are advising the dele- £ates not to let themselves be swayed by local sentiment, but hew to the line of picking a 'winner, and that Smith could not carry the country for the Democrats next November. Kilan Issue Vitai. There have been no vital develop- ments in the situation in the four days the convention has been in ses- sion. It is today, indeed, just what it was a month ago—probability of McAdoo and Smith blocking each other and forcing the convention to select a compromise nominee, with that person not yet definitely in sight. This statement is subject to this quali- fication, that the apprehended contest over the Ku Klux's turning out to be far more serious and bitter than was generally expected. Every Amer- ican citizen, Democrat or Republican, may be saild to have an interest in this feature and may look upon its potentialities as notably more im- portant even than the selection of the nominee. EET S Many an insect has met his “Water- 100" within the treacherous cavern of the pitcher plant, says the Nature Magasine, for once ke enters his fate is sealed. 13 Alternate in the Minnesota deloga. tion, tok the platform to second the nomination of Gov. Smith. Blow Almed m¢ McAdoo. While Mr. Quinn was speaking, a band was blaring outside the hall playing “How Dry I Am." Conferences going on among the leaders on the floor developed that when the nominations speeches have heen completed today, the combined forces opposed to McAdoo and led by ith captains will resist an attempt to go on with balloting if the plat- form is not ready, but will seek to adjourn the convention until tomor- row morning as they did last night. They expected a contest and a roll call just as was the case at the con- clusion of yesterday's session. As the leaders on both sides, this time, had the opportunity to know what was coming and to get their forces in hand, such a roll call, if it came, could be regarded. more fairly as a test of strength than yesterday's. Demonstration Brief. Mr. Quinn's speech seconding Gov. Smith ended in a burst of applause and hand-clapping, spurred along by the band. It was a Smith demonstr: tion, but only'a pocket edition com- pared with the one of yesterday and it soon quieted down and permitted the business to go on. Mississippi vielded to Ohio when called and for- mer Secretary Newton D. Baker took the platform to nominate James M. Cox, the presidential standard bearer of 1920. The band struck up “Auld Lang Syne” and the convention gave the former War Secretary a rousing demonstration, while the big lights were flashed on and the movie men cranked off a few yards. League Gets Applause. The conventjon floor showed it had some divisions of opinion on the league of nations issue, because when Mr. Baker during his speech mention- ed the name of the league for the first time, the league men on the floor started a demonstration of cheering and handelapping during which prob- ably a third or a fourth of the dele- gates rose to their feet cheering and urging others to join them. The band helped -the thing along but the re- mainer of the delegates remained silent and Mr. Baker went on with his_speech. The league of nations has been the subject of a fight in the platformgcom- mittee in_which Mr. Baker has been leading the contest for its recogni- tion by the conventfon. ‘Whes My Baker oconcluded. and cuch clients hs Doheny and Morse." Mr. Adoo supporters. The maneuvering among the dele- v at there was gates developed also <h : considerable tension on the floor over the religious aspects of the Ku Klux ech and make the point that the D ious aspects have mo proper Place in the deliberations of the con- vention. Walsh Rebukes Delegates. Mr. O'Sullivan concluded the read- ing of the speech after the chairman had rebuked the delegates twice for their inattention and after he had skipped several pages of the pre- pared manuscript. " He reviewed the business and po- litical activities of Gov. Bryan, which 'he said fitted him for the presidency. [At the conclusion of his address and his mention of the name of Bryan there was an outburst of cheering. Most of the cheering folks in the gal- lery probably thought they were cheering William Jennings Bryan. A lot of old-time delegates joined fn a standing demonstration to the name of Bryan, and some of the dele- gates who are working for other candidates joined in, too. California, \for instance, which is for McAdoo, Yook part in the cheering and sing- Forks, D., to make a seconding fng, which was scattered about the fhoor. Bryans Acclaimed. Finally, after. a little milling around, a parade got started, with Nebraska at the head. It was a pa- rade for Gov. Bryan or his brother, Willian _Jennings Bryan, whichever one mught prefer—bat at ‘all events it was a parade and a demonstration for the mame of Bryan, and the old- timers, ~whatever their affiliations and_sympathies in the present con- vention maay be, joined gladly and smilingly in with the recollections of the battles of the past in the back- ground. The tributa> to the name of Bryan wound up wih the delegates singing “Onward Christian Soldiers” Then Chairman Wiulsh banged for order, got it after a little waiting. and in- troduced Framcis Clyde Keefe of Dover, N. H. -who nominated Gov. Fred H. Brown. New Hampshite, he told the con- vention, was spwaking in the big meeting for the fiyst time in seventy- two years. ‘While Mr, Keefegwas speaking “the Thus Mr. 0'Connor announced hin self as being of ine Shd dbpoted to the Wis Wopoin The ‘Mo were glad of the opportun before the conventinn Noixe Soom Quieted. ty to make The convention went off into + spasm of cheering and racket, with the band, as usual, instigating the noise. The Silzer people, not vet out of the mood of demonstrating, cager- ly joined the procession, which start- ed with the New Jersey banner. If the demonstration were (o bo accounted an anti-Klan demonstra- tion ome would be bound to report that it was neither as vociferous nor as spontaneous, nor as genuine as that which marked the speech of Forney Johnston of Alabama on th second day of the convention. A few good wallops of the gavel quieted the noise and let Mr. O'Corn- nor proceed. He only proceeded far enough to say he seconded the nom nation of “William G. McAdoo™ and the McAdoo people took the oppor- tunity to break loose again with another hurricane of “wah-hoos™ and “hoop-las,” handclapping and cheer- fng. Representative Barkley. how- ever, was determined to have the con- vention do somd business in the ab- sence of Chairman Walsh, and he proceeded to gavel the convention back o order very successfully. demonstrating plainly how quiet could be restored if the presiding offi- cer wished to have it. Mr. Barkley ordered the aisles cleared, the delegates back to their Seats, as if he meant it, and presented Mrs. Carroll Miller of Pennsylvania, who delivered a speech seconding the nomination of Gov. Smith. Mrs. Miller' disposed of the religion issue, if there were one, by reminding the convention that “all races and religions sleep side by side on the battlefields of France.” When she finished announcing th she seconded the nomination of Gov. Smith her words were the signal fo* another Smith demonstration. The band struck into “East Side, West Side,” dou- bie time, and in a minute the prancing and pushing and scrambling about the aisles with state standards was on again. Representative Barkley in the chair, however, wanted the convention to ge! back to business. So very energeticaily and firmly he gaveled the band in silence and ordered the marchers back to their seats. Reluctantly the marchers went back to_their seats, the convention quieted (Continued on Fifth Page.;