AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21224, 2 July 1932, Page 9

AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.

DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES.

SEVERAL IN THE FIELD.

PROCEEDINGS AT CHICAGO.

ADJOURNMENT REJECTED.

BALLOT IN PROGRESS. By Telegraph—Preps ABsociation--Copyright. (Received July ], 9.5 p.m.) CHICAGO, July 1. The names of the following candidates were submitted to the Democrat Party's national convention last night for the Presidential nomination : Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor of New York. Mr. John N. Garner, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Mr. Alfred E. Smith, ex-Governor of New York. Mr. 11. F. Byrd, Governor of Virginia.

Mr. Melvin Tray lor, banker, of Illinois. Mr. James Reed, ex-member of the Senate for Missouri. Mr. Albert Ritchie, Governor of Maryland. Mr. George White, Governor of Ohio. Mr. William 11. Murray, Governor of Oklahoma. At 3 o'clock this morning i.he convention rejected a proposal to adjourn and commenced to ballot for the nomination candidate. A motion that the convention adjourn until 11 a.m. was moved at 4 a.m. On the roll call the Roosevelt lines held * firmly for continuing, indicating that the managers were determined to force the ballot before the adjournment in spite of their opponents' objections. Mr. Roosevelt's Name Submitted. After speedily adopting the platform with only one amendment, namely, a pronouncement advocating child welfare legislation, the convention settled down at 2 p.m. to listen to the nominating speeches for the candidates. Mr. John Mack, in submitting Mr. Roosevelt's name, said:—"He is a man who never forgets his friends." This was greeted with a tremendous shout and it was an obvious reference to the RooseveltAl. Smith feud. Upon the conclusion of .Mr. Mack's brief address a parade of delegates began. However, the States which oppose Mr. Roosevelt, namely, California, Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts and Texas, were undemonstrative, indicating clearly that, no break in the anti-Roosevelt alignment has occurred yet. Demonstration Lasts 43 Minutes. v Shouting long and loud was the feature of the demonstration for Mr. Roosevelt. Round and round the big hall the marchers went, shouting and dancing, led by the roaring tones of the monster pipe organ. Forty minutes after the demonstration had started, Mr. James Farley, the Roosevelt manager, began waving the demonstration down. "Call it oft,'" he shouted to tho scouts on the floor, but he forgot to telephone to the organist and the music continued, interspersed now and then with only weak cheers. A few minutes later the chairman., Mr. T. A. Walsh, rapped for order. The demonstration had lasted 43 minutes. Galleries Extremely Noisy. The name of Mr. Garner was the second submitted and there was another demonstration, by the Texas and California delegations, which, headed by an immense brass band, and led by the Texans, filled the air with wild cowboy yells. Mr. J P. Ely, of Massachusetts, submitted Mr. Al. Smith's name. There was a crash of cowbells from the galleries reminiscent of Tammany's favourite noisemaking instrument at Madison Square Garden in 1924 and at Houston in 1928. The galleries were extremely noisy. It was a notable demonstration, lasting about two hours, but on the floor only the Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island delegations took part in it. There were fist fights among some of the delegation for possession of their State standards. It was ali a brave spectacle, but it was obvious that the Smith influence was not what it was at Houston in 1928. Further Names Submitted.

In the evening ifc was apparent that anti-Roosevelt strategy was to delay the vote as long as possiblo in the hope that it would result in defections from Mr. Roosevelt, or, if his managers insisted on a vote before adjourning the disapproval of that move would react against him. Singing, shouting, cheering and parading continued as the names of Mr. Byrd and Mr. Traylor were submitted. Much time was occupied by seconding speeches and Mr. Josephus Daniels, of North Carolina, apparently in an effort to prevent further delay, urged Mr. Roosevelt's supporters to forgo these speeches, which several immediately did. At midnight Mr. Millard Tydings, Senator for Maryland, completed a powerful nomination plea for Mr. Ritchie. This provoked a strong demonstration, which lasted almost as long as that for Mr. Smith.

Subsequently the names of Messrs. Murray, Beid and White were added to tlio list of candidates. The demonstration for Mr. Ritchie lasted four hours. ROOSEVELT LEADING. RESULT OF FIRST BALLOT. NOT TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY. (Received July 2, 12.-25 a.m.) CHICAGO. July 1. As the result of the first, ballot at the Democrat Convention, Mr. Roosevelt, was 104 votes short of the necessary twiv thirds majority for selection as the party's Presidential candidate. The voting was':— Roosevelt 666 Smith 201 Garner 90 Travlor 42 White . . . , . . . . 52 Byrd . . 25 Reed . . . . . , . . 24 Murray . . , . . „ ... 23 Ritchie . „ .. 21 Baker . „ w ,>, k < 8