U.S. PRESIDENCY

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 28 June 1924, Page 5

U.S. PRESIDENCY

THE DEMOCRATS, MANY NOMINATIONS. STAND AGAINST KLAN. BY CABLI—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT NEW YORK, June 26. As a result of the third day’s activities at the Democratic Convention, the following candidates for the Presidential campaign were nominated: Mr. William McAdoo, Governor “Al’’ Smith, Governor Brough of Arkansas, Senators Underwood, Rolston, Robinson, Carter, Ferris, Glass, Messrs. Davis (former Ambassador in Britain), Saulsbury, Houston and Ritchie. The convention perfected its organisation to-day, and gave a rousing reception to the permanent chairman (Senator Walsh), Avho was prosecutor in the oil fraud investigation. The convention then moved swiftly to the first stage of the fight over the Presidential nomination. The voting on the nominees will not begin until the convention receives and adopts its platform, which is taking shape in sub-committee. The determination of the party’s attitude to-' wards Ku Klux Klan is being grappled with. A prolonged demonstration greeted reference to the positive stand against the Klan taken by Senator Underwood.

The nomination of Mr. Ritchie caused an outpouring of good feeling, which continued undiminished for thirty minutes, much to everybody’s surprise, Mr. Ritchie so far was not prominently mentioned as an aspirant Presidential nomination. . Various nomination speeches were interspersed with seconding speches for Senator Underwood, Mr. W. G. McAdoo and Governor “Al” Smith, but only one speaker on behalf of 'Governor Smith dared to say that no oil had touched him. Mr. McAdoo’s followers immediately harassed him viciously from the convention floor. Various women were seconders, and it was interesting to not© that they wer© ©xspeakers and were well received The session opened under subdued atmospheric conditions. Rain last night had cooled everything apparently, save- the spirits of Smith’s sup. porters They were bent on outdoing the McAdoo demonstration and succeeded, ten thousand persons being all determined, to express the same np’I t!m S’ but man in<:,ivi dual manseemed nnable to contam the enthusiasts, and the demonstration poured out into the streets It appeared destined to last for hours Gowjrnor Sweet (Colorado) seconded Mr. McAdoo s nomination, and the>© buJ-sts fUrt if artificia - Uy stained outS J 4.- Jt wa ? a n interesting exhibit of shouting and counter-'shopting and the chairman’s gavel wa s fairly imatimuhe con vention hall at New A' Tho putting of nominations a t d Unabated ’ »*** for interrupt Ba?el v { Zv° C rT al demonstrations. Rarely half of the names have been mentioned, and the convention’s third session has already consumed seven

Tim cwif i ay oi \ weai- ying tumult, ilie Smith demonstrators became so Walsh! at , the , chairman (Senator Walsh) threatened to disband the cOnvention and resume the sessions in anThen ’ aftei : Senator Ferris, Michigan, was put into nomination, uissentions arose concerning the adjournment until the evening or next morning, and a roll-call was necessarv. Many State delegations were unable to agree among themselves, and the conready to disagree about n n?v The con y en ficm finally deelded to adjourn until tli© morrunoNEW YORK, June 25. i S - econd day of the convention opened in oppressive heat. The en thusiasm, however, seemed inexhaust-

in S +lla t -1 Sl \• wh< ? was prominent in the oil investigation, upon bein<* named as permanent cliaiiman, re" + a fiftee ?. “‘“rites’ ovation. Rliatchln S State standards with t v^l? 00r ’ g / ee * ed Senator Walsh nith yells cat-calls, shrieks and aSvfi B 'i aSS bands Uttered eliaotic approval, and a cluster of two dozen radio amplifiers seemed to multiply tli« 6 f aS w e ! r i. braX f n throats trumpeted Senator Walsh s charges against a contrat' €nt ,Y to Clant Re l“blican admiuis-

si Z. h ol c “ llclusio ‘‘ot'.the speech was the signal tor a typically unrestrained strath? 111 ' PO f l itical conve ntiou demonend tL Ifc , f emed be without tlv \ r f ctat , o, : s Participated hearty- United States delegates were not deterred by a practically unbearable temperature. It was a holiday for emotions. , - v

Punctuated by the reports of various minor committees, the routine business was quickly accomplished, and the conA cntion stood ready to adjourn for the esumution of the non-public struogle a,l< ’. ‘ he linrin u, ''''"- 111 “ XiMrl, potr,l?f • j cAdo ° i» nomination, emndtahW d hi hIS eX€cu . tive achievement, hd rL h War TV, CG as Secretary of the Treasury and Director-General of wdrdTthe lah He Cited tob fi° Ur a - S T C f atlons ’ a “d this ligned the financial interests of the railroads against Mr. McAdoo Ulnn' Ph l la V’ to the KuKlux Jvlan. said that if there are those who would make political capital out of intWto dISSenS1 ° nS ’ they are welco ‘“ e

AT ? h^ l,ral Western enthusiasm for Mr. McAdoo was augmented bv adroit Palifnr ” iana^ emenfc - characteristic of California the so-called film State The latter boldly employed the principles of fcemc pageantry. Tn a. demonstration lasting an hour. the v sought to ex. press approval of Mr. McAdoo A total of 18 delegations joined the par§tate T1 fl«.! 1 c arCb f r ' S 'V iff \ ial ’ Produced it ate flags, coloured ribands, and other decorations and insignia, suggest ind that, it was nre-arranged. There were cS! anC shout,na: alld war-

In the meantime jealous Smith adherents raised a rival cry of “Smith »'» which temporarily drowned the McAdoo supporters. The cries of these u t T mately regained the ascendanev bv Jet son of an ecstatic dance bv a maiden wearing California, colours ‘ The delegates were exhausted hv then vigorous demonstration and quickly adjourned. • 1