DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1928, Page 3

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

PLATFORM ADOPTED. PROHIBITION A STRONG POINT (United Press Association.—By Kiectr Telegraph.—Copyright.) NEW YORK. June 28.

The Democratic Convention was brought to one of its high moments when Senator .Moody asked and rereived the indulgence of the Convention to address it, but it was only an address of welcome to Texas. Then for the next four hours there were seconding speeches on various candidates. It wits long past the dinner hour, and the hall was three-quarters empty. The Democrats, however, were indulging to the full their penchant for endless windy talk, even heckling bv some disgusted delegates being unable to stop them.

Tlio balloting began for the Presidential nominee, and when the first ballot concluded, Smith bail 723 votes, lacking seven of the necessary majority, but Ohio thereupon changed its vote, giving him .4-1 more, ami nominating him, and. thereafter other States changed their votes until the Convention ultimately made it unanimous, the total being 849.

As delegations began to change votes, there were some interesting fist fights in which the police participated. Smith’s nomination was fast, blit a quarrelsome spirit bad to find vent. The announcement of Smith’s total produced a fine picture of madness. The Convention let itself loose. Four bands and thirty-five thousand throats and as many small devices for noisemaking. and twelve Klieg lights gave a setting to the demonstration. The only task left the Convention is to meet to-morrow to choose a A iccFresidont.

VICE-PR F! 81 DEN C Y NOMINEE (Received this day at 9.30 a.m). NEW YORK. June 29

Senator Joseph T. Robinson, ot .Arkansas. was selected as the Democratic candidate for Vice-President. Although tin's choice was a vin.mil certainty, perspiring Democrats were hardly ready to pass over the opportunity of hot weather oratory. Dozens of persons were put into the nomination in speeches lasting half an hour or more. The place literally dripped with felicitious eulogies of most inconsequential and unknown political figures. It seemed obvious that not by bread did Democrats live, but b\ oratory. When the flow of speeches ended Robinson’s uomintaion was routine and perfunctory. Tie received 1032 votes at the first ballot and the Convention did not even bother to make it unanimous. Everybody was gazing homeward moist and faggetl. but satisfied the Convention was over.

The Convention received a telegram from AI Smith accepting nomination and the. platform but reiterating his belief that States alone were able to secure real temperance and respect for law; also that the present condition relative to prohibition are unsatisfactory to the great mass of ’-he American people.