AMERICAN LEADERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22457, 29 June 1936, Page 10

AMERICAN LEADERS

BOTH EE-NOMINATED

PRESIDENT AND DEPUTY

DECISION OF DEMOCRATS

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

(Received June 2S, 5.5 p.m.) PHILADELPHIA, June 27

The Democrat Convention last evening nominated Mr. Roosevelt for the Presidency and Mr. J. N. Garner for the Vice-Presidency, both nominations being for second terms.

Mr. Roosevelt was proposed by his life-long friend, Mr. John Mack.

The proposer said: "With our decks cleared for battle, and justice, right and progress with us, Ave are ready for more action under the inspired leadership of that great American, whose name I give you as your candidate for President—no longer a citizen of merely one State, but a son of all the 48 States —Franklin Delano Roosevelt."

The delegates immediately indulged in a demonstration which for noise and colourfulness lias rarely been exceeded. It lasted for the record timo of one hour seven minutes. Speedy Nomination ol President After the demonstration, speakers from the 48 States and territories rose one by one to deliver seconding addresses. In the course of hour after hour of oratory the delegates maintained their enthusiasm. The supremo height of the seconding speeches was reached when Mr. H. H. Lehman, Governor of New York, spoke. He attacked the Republicans as a menace to Liberalism, and in effect made a final and complete break with Mr. Al. Smith, his former political ally. After almost eight hours of the seconding speeches, the formal approval of Mr. Roosevelt's candidature required less than two minutes for the motion to nominate him by acclamation • to be submitted and approved with a thundering roar of "ayes." The chairman, Mr. J. T. Robinson, called for "noes," hut before any could so respond, even if they desired to do so, the chairman declared the President nominated. Another hilarious demonstration followed, but the weariness of the delegates made it less noisy and shorter than the previous one. Mr. Garner Also Chosen

Mr. Garner's nomination also was carried by acclaim. This was something of an anti-climax to the convention and in spite of the best efforts of the Texas delegation to start a demonstration for the Vice-President, it fell far short of that for Mr. Roosevelt. There were 17 seconding speeches, however. With the adjournment of the convention proper the delegates and visitors started crowding the Franklin Field Stadium, where Messrs. Roosevelt and Garner formally accepted nomination. Steady rain reduced the expected crowd and dampened the enthusiasm of those present, but by the time the President started speaking the clouds had cleared. There were at least 100,000 people in the huge athletic field. Mr. Roosevelt's Programme

In a comparatively short address the President accepted nomination and in general terms again defined the programme he expects to follow if he is reelected. He pictured his administration in a battle to establish "economic freedom" to-day where "the fathers of the Republic achieved political freedom from the 18th century Royalists."

Withholding promises of specific legislation, Mr. Roosevelt clearly indicated a strong Left, or at least progressive, policy. Ho pointed out the nation's material advance since the adoption of the constitution and said: "Out of this modern civilisation the economic Royalists carved new dynasties and new kingdoms built upon the concentration of control over material things. "There is no place among this Royalty for our many thousands of small business men and merchants who have sought to make worthy use of the American system of initiative and profit." To rectify this, Mr. Roosevelt pointed to the reforms he had effected, which, he said, would be enlarged upon if he were re-elected.