The Washington Post
June 30, 1928

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Th: only newspaper In Washington with the Associated Press news every - morning in the year. £ 84; lowest, 70. - ‘Weather—Partly cloudy and slight- ly cooler, preceded by showers, today; tomorrow, fair, slowly rising temper- ature; moderate west winds. Temperature yesterday — Highest, Weather details on page 8. a vee. es Fg ee rR ie a, 1 BRE SNE Ne ree he. Ba P ed : 2 y i ——ae —— «NO. 19,007. ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER POSTOFFICE, WASHINGTON, D, C. ~ WASHINGTON: SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1928. % COPYRIGHT, 1928, BY THE WASHINGTON POST CO. ——s TWO CENTS. { POST-SCRIPTS | WGCEORGE ROTHWELL BROWN al Bae “Now follows the dim horror of my tale, And I! feel I’m growing gradually pale.’’ Al writes his own platform as Al- ton B. Parker did in the message he nt to the St. Louis convention >f 1904, and does for honest Temper- ance what his predecessor did for the Honest Little Dollar. We shall have the gold standard when Bryan- ism shall be a forgotten nightmare. In standing by his guns on the subject of Volsteadism, as Grover Cleveland did on Bryanism, Alfred E. Smith discloses himself to his €guntrymen as a great Democrat and a great American. “Sir,” said Henry Clay, “I would rather be right than be President.” P. S.—He wasn’t President. Franklin Fort announces that the G. O. P. campaign will be waged to ie tune of “Onward, Christian oldiers,”” but how many Republic- ane will march out of the hall to the tune of “‘How Dry I Am?” Come on, Washington, what de you say? Wet’s get together for Inauguration it’s Hoover, maybe it’s We can’t wait fer that great big sad | Pa fe let’s pull together, don’t be af raid— Get all the people here and have a parade! 2 2 * - The Methodist and Baptist lead- ers down in the wet-drinking dry- voting South call a convention for the purpose of defeating Gov. Smith, and raise a dangerous politi- cal issue in a section where white supremacy rests on determined op- position to a hated Constitutional amendment. Watch Dixie! your step, Bishop Cannon goes off with a doud bang. ( It is better to have the prohibition law amended by the Congress than by the bootlegger. Western farm leaders leave Houston delighted with the Demo- eratice farm plank. They don’t un- derstand it, either. e e * * Tom Heflin is shocked and dumb- founded, not to say disconcerted. Indeed, it is not too much to say fhat he is bowled over and flabber- gasted. Young Cornelius Vanderbilt adds fo the distinction of the one he bears by deciding that “a good name ia rather to be chosen than great riches.” The Government's sensational yaics of New York night clubs put an exclamation point after Al Smith’s indictment of prohibition! Dr. and Mrs. Mallory Weems, of Kentucky, have just returned from heir honeymoon, but which steam- ship line did they patronize? Gov. Lowden, the well-known tent-sulker, is now the only member ef the Old Guard who is off the reservation. Maybe he is waiting for Secretary Hoover to thank him for the nomination. * * . Chairman Work estimates that it will be necessary to raise a cam- paign fund of only $3,000,000. And we have heard no suggestion that the slogan of the collectors will be “boys, step on the gas!” Speaking of campaign funds Tam- many, which had been the bitter foe of Grover Cleveland, was so anxious for his nomination for a third term in 1904 that it promised that if he Reould run it would raise a fund in excess of the Mark Hanna millions ef 1896. New York is a quarter of /a century richer than it was then. . _ — . _ We have a feeling of deep con- | wiction that before this campaign is | over Joe Robinson is going to give iwomebody a black eye. ' © ~ e It is understood that Jimmy Walker has already written the words and music for the ‘latest song nit, ‘“‘My Heart Is Where My Palate Ought to Be.” The drys are on the warpath, the : wets are on a spree, The Methodists and Baptists get out their snickersnee, ‘The ladies down in Texas are 33 swearing war on me— “My heart is where my palate ought =: te bel” je oe ae ae If Al is elected he'll be the first ‘Rresident we've ever had named ‘Smith, but Mrs. Smith won’t be the wife of a President named Smith, for our second Chief Magis- ‘trate, the aristocratic John Adams, in Abigail Smith, found his wife in ‘ this historic clan. 1 ae Se _, President Coolidge’s confidence of an early conclusion of an anti- war pact was doubtless shattered _ Bishop Cannon began his oe mn hanes GOOD 1S SELECTED TU MANAGE 6.0. P, | CAMPAIGN IN WEST Chief Work Will Be to Win Farmers Over by Pacification. $3,000,000 WANTED FOR CHEST OF PARTY Not as Large as Heretofore; Candidates Best Asset, Work Declares. James W. Good, of Chicago, who was in charge of Herbert Hoover’s precon- vention campaign, vill serve as the Western manager in the campaign for the Presidency, it was officially an- nounced yesterday by Chairman Work, of the Republican natioral committee. Good will have his headquarters in Chicago, and it will be his job to pacify and win over the farmers. In the opinion of Hoover chieftains here, no better man could be found for the task. Although he now has a law practice in Chicago, Good is a native of Iowa and is intimately familiar with the plight a’ 1 the temperament of the farmer. Chairman Work said iat there was no announcement to make regarding ar Eastern manager. There seems to be no doubt, however, that this post will be filled by Senator George H. Moses, of New Aampshire. The East- ern headquarters probably will be in New York. Newton to Direct Speakers. Representative Walter A. Newton, of Minnesota, it was announced, will be in churge of the Western speakers’ bureau. Newton was one of the first members of Congress to get on thr Hoover band- wagon and did much valiant service for Hoover on the floor and in the cloak- room of the House. Commenting on the nomination of Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York as the Democratic presidential nominee, Chairman work said: “He is the strongest candidate the Democratic party could put up, but I] dc not think any Democrat could win this year against our ticket.” Secretary Hoover himself would make no statement regarding the action at Houston. Like almost everybody else, he felt that Smith’s nomination was a foregone conclusion. What most inter- ested him, it is understood, was the Democratc platform. It was recalled yesterday that when Hoover was nominated at Kansas City, Gov. Smith’s comment was, “He ought not be hard to beat.” Campaign Cost Estimated. Chairman Work estimated yesterday that the Republican campaign to put the Hoover-Curtis ticket in office would cost about $3,000,000. He recalled that in the last campaign the Republican war chest held $4,500,000. Afterward, he said, about $1,500,000 was returned to the donors. “This is not intended to be a money campaign,” Work said “That is no CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, COLUMN 4. BETRAYS SON TO HALT HIS CAREER OF CRIME Mother Believes Science May Save Him From More Wrongdoing. New York, June 29 (A.P.).—The World will say tomorrow that a mother who betrayed her son to police in an effort to enlist the aid of science to save him from a career of crime, saw her endeavors halted for the time be- ing today when 18-year-old Herman Duker, jr., was held without bail for hearing on three charges. He was arrested in his parents’ apart- ment after the mother told police of his alleged theft of $1,000 worth of clothing and jewelry from his own home. He was held as a fugitive from a Baltimore reformatory on several charges. The mbdthet said his criminal traits became apparent when he was 14 years old. Physicians scoffed at her belief that the boy was a victim of thyroid trouble, but she reported his where- abouts to police today on condition that he be given a physical examina- } tion and returned to the Baltimore re- formatory, from which he escaped in May while serving a term for com- plicity in a $40,000 robbery. Flier Sets Record By 80 Barrel Rolls St. Paul, Minn., June 29 (A.P.).— Setting a world’s record, Thunder Johnson, St. Paul aviator, made 80 “barrel rolls” over the airport here this afternoon before he was forced to de- scend by illness. Three official ob- servers of the National Aeronauticai Association witnessed the performance. A “barrel roll” is a maneuver in which a plane passes through the air with a screw-like motion, meanwhile continuing its forward fiight. It turns over on its back and continues turn- ing on its longitudinal axis until it is right side up again. Veteran pilots at the a declared that the maneu is the most sickening stunt known aviation. Johnson was eroeey when he landed, quickly. The previous record was ; but recovered unofficial . made D. Custer in California in 1919. DEAD JURIST J Harris & Ewing. JUSTICE JAMES F. SMITH, JUDGE OMITH, OTRIGKEN WHILE ON BENCH, DIES Jurist of Customs Court Was Temporarily Serving on District Tribunal. James Francis Smith, tice of the United States Court of Cus- toms Appeals, general associate and former governor o. the Philippines, yesterday died from heart attack, with which he was stricken while on District Suprme Court. He ing as a in court. relie” justice the About 11 o'clock Justice Smith com- plained of feeling ill. He went offic at 719 Fifteenth street northwest. There he told Arthur B. Shelton, clerk of the Court of Customs Appeals, that | sacrifice te do it. he was unwell and that rest for a while. About condition becoming took him to Emergency he died about 5 o’clock. Justice Smith, who Oliver street northwest, one son, Francis Smith. Born in San Francisco in 1859, Jus- tice Smith received his education at Santa Clara College and Hastings Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1881. When the Spanish-American War broke out, Justice Smith gave up his law practice to become a colonel of the First California Regiment of vol- unteers, and was in the first expedi- tion to the Philippines, arriving at the islands June 30, 1898. He served through several engagements in the islands, and was present at the capture of Manilla, being appointed deputy provost marshal after the capture After Manila he engaged in several more battles, and was commended in dis- patches for gallantry in action. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in April, 1899. In October, 1900, he was appointed collector of customs for the Philip- pines, and in 1901 was honorably dis- charged from the Army. On the day of his discharge he was appointed as- sociated justice of the supreme court of the islands. He was a member of the Philippine commission and secre- tary of the public instruction of the islands from 1903 to 1906. Justice Smith was appointed gover- nor general of the islands in 1906 and resigned in 1909. The following year, when the United States Court of Cus- toms Appeals was organized, President Taft appointed him to the bench on which he served until his death. he wished to worse, Shelton Hospital, where lved at 3781 is survived by fus- | the bench of the! Was serTVv- local ah 'purely a moral obligation to my stock- | holders,” Mr. Vanderbilc said in an in- sn til i'terview at the Drake Hotel. “Legally, I Oo nis} il wish 2 o'clock his | YOUNG VANDERBILT SIGNS INHERITANCE IVER TO CREDITORS Gives Up Sum of More Than $1,000,000 to Stockholders. MEETS LOSSES DUE TO TABLOIDS’ FAILURE Obligation, He Explains, Is Moral, Not Legal; Sets Up Trust Fund. Special to The Washington Post. Chicago, June 29.—Cornelius Vander- bilt, jr., scion of one of America’s old- est and foremost families, today signed a unique legal document in Chicago, by which he relinquishes his inherl- tance of more than $1,000,000 in order to repay the stockholders of his de- funct newspaver properties. The money, left to young Vander- bile by his maternal grandfather, the late Richard T. Wilson, and his pa- ternal grandfather, the late Cornelius | Vanderbilt, is to be placed in a trust 'fund for the stockholders Previously young Vanderbilt gave up more than $990,000 of his personal fortune to meet 'losses incurred when his tablold news- FORMERLY IN PHILIPPINES | | Francisco failed. papers in Miami, Los Angeles and San The trust fund signed today is ex- pected to wipe out his entire indebted- i|ness to the original stockholders in his journalistic enterprise, which went on the rocks four years after young Van- derbilt's parents refused financial aid, further Moral Obligation Only. “I am giving up my heritage as no longer to have any obligations. wipe the no matter how But Slate absolutely clean, much I have to “I came to Chicago today to execute the trust fund because my stockholders, numbering more than 3,000, are scat- | tered throughout the country, and this | CONTINUED ON PAGE 7, COLUMN 4. Youth, Slayer of 3, Sentenced to Chair Chadron, Nebr., June 29 (A.P.).— Convicted by a district court jury late yesterday of the murder of three mem- bers of the Roger Pochon family, near Rushville, Nebr., last May, Henry Sher- man, 19-year-old farm hand, was sen- tenced to die in the electric chair at Nebraska Prison October 22. Sherman admitted the killings but pleaded insanity. Those slain were Roger Pochon, his wife, Hattie, and his mother, Mrs. Eugene Pochon. Sherman committed the crime, he said, because the Pochons objected to his attentions to their daughter, Ellen. 2 Negroes Lynched; Attacked White Men Brookhaven, Miss., June 29 (A.P.).— Two negroes were lynched here tonight by an infuriated mob of several hun- dred persons who forced their way into the Lincolm County Jail and obtained the prisoners. The two negroes, James and Stan- ley Bearden, were arrested this after- noon following a fight with Claude and Caby Byrnes. Caby Brynes had attempted to col- lect a bill from James, when one of the negroes pulled a pistol. Claude was shot three times and is now in a crit- ical condition. Caby received a scalp wound. 6 Shot in Mine Disorder As Workings Are Reopened Union Officials on Missouri-Kansas Line Are Accused in Warrants of Inciting Riot; Workers Waylaid by Band of 250—Battle Results. Minden, Mo., June 29 (A.P.).—First serious trouble in the Southeastern Kansas coal mine section since mines shut down April 1, resulted early to- day in the shooting of six men and injury of another, when union miner sympathizers and pickets clashed with nonunion miners preparing to open the Western Coal & Mining Co.’s No. 23 mine. The mine is just across the Kansas State line, and 10 miles from Pittsburg, Kans., district union head- quarters, Five nonunion men from Oklahoma, reporting for work, were waylaid by about °250 union sympathizers, and a revolver battle ensued. Twenty shots were fired and the five men stripped and chased to the mine shaft before order finally was restored. The clash followed a mass meeting near the mine last night, attended by a dozen miners who had come from Oklahoma. The Oklahomans told county officers today they were offered $15 as expenses to return to their homes if they would not report for work today. Several accepted, but the five decided to report. All five were wounded, four by bul- lets. Walter and Dave Mays, of Henrl- etta, were shot in the neck, and C. A. Hill, of Albino, was shot through both arms. Fred Thomas, of Henrietta, sus- tained a slight scalp wound from a bullet and a broken leg, while Zake Leach, of Henrietta, was beaten. Arthur Eagleton, United Mine Work- ers of America, District No. 14, auditor, was shot through,the leg, jaw and neck, while John Strahota, union picket, was shot in the left eye. Harry Burr, District 14 Union Miners’ secretary-treasurer, ana James Skahan, District 14 president, were reported in- strumental in finally quelling the dis- turbance. Mines have been closed down here since April 1, when the Jacksonville wage agreement, approximating $7.50 a a day or equivalent in tonnage, ter- minated. Some mines have reopened at the 1917 wage scale of $5 a day or equivalent in tonnage, while others havé sought to open with that wage scale in force. Warrants charging James Skahan, president, and Harry Burr, secretary- treasurer of Union Miners, District 14, with attempted murder and inciting to riot were issued late today. eee OF OUUTHERN DAYS , once, ANTI-OMITH PARLEY TD PLAN CAMPAIGN Bishop Cannon and Dr. Barton Call Meeting at Asheville. PROHIBITION FORCES ANGERED BY NOMINEE Many Criticize His Stand; Women’s Opposition Is Certain, They Hold. By PARKE BROWN. Special to the Washington Post. Houston, Tex., June 29.—With weep- ing, wailing and gnashing of teeth, the drys who thought they had won a vic- tory in the Democratic national plat- form and had hoped the presidential nominee would confine himself to the law enforcement plank of that docu- ment, assailed Gov. Alfred E. Smith's telegram of acceptance today as his acceptance of the liquor forces. leadership of the Various elements of the prohibition organizations reacted in different ways to the reaffirmation of the New York- er’s views concerning | present clined the remedy for conditions. But all were in- to start militant procedure at that anti-Smith belligerency | ranging from simple declarations that | he must be beaten to threats of a third | party movement. The declaration that Gov. Smith had | avowed himself formally as the cham- | pion of alcohol came from the execu- | tive head of the Antisaloon League of | America, F. Scott McBride, who after several hours of considera- | of Illinois, tion and conference issued his com- ment in typewritten form. McBride’s Statement, The McBride statement follows: | “The telegram from Gov. Alfred E. | Smith to the Houston convention in which he assumes leadership in the wet program to modify the prohibition laws is a challenge to constitutional gov- ernment. The main provision of this program was presented to the platform in committee by Capt. W. H. Stayton, of the Association Against the Prohi- bition Amendment, and was backed up by Gov. Ritchie of Maryland and Sena- tor Edwards, of New Jersey. Nicholas Murray Butler and Mr. Curran pre- sented a similar proposition at the Kansas City convention. The proposals were rejected by both conventions. On the other hand both major political parties went on record on behalf of the vigorous and effective enforcement of the prohibition law. This makes the issue one of candidates. “The constituency of the Antisaloon League, which determines its support only after the candidates of the par- ties are named, will be greatly disap- pointed in the action of the Houston convention which has nominated as its CONTINUED ON PAGE 10, COLUMN 2. POWER DAM FAILS; FLOOD HITS VALLEY 20-Foot Wall of Water Sweeps Down From Cooke- ville, Tenn., Barrier. Cookeville, Tenn., June 29 (A.P.).— Weakened under the tremendous strain of water piled up behind it by torren- tial rains early today, the municipal power dam across Falling Water River broke at 6:15 o’clo@k tonight, releas- ing a 20-foot wall of water on the nar- row, hiliy valley below. The dam was located 12 miles below Cookeville and the city itself was not affected by the break. The dam was a concrete structure about 300 feet long. Whether any people were endangered by the floodwaters that caused a 60- foot wing section of dyke to collapse. Mayor J. R. E. Whitson, said he was unable to determine tonight and would be.unable to say before tomorrow. i Index to Today’s Issue. Pages. 1—Good Named G. O. P. Manager. Vanderbilt Signs Away Inheritance. Drys Meet to Plan Campaign. Robinson Is Nominated. Smith Outlines Dry Stand. Justice Smith Dies on Bench. 2—Hesse Shifts Policemen. Pierce-Arrow Merger Voted. Six Killed in Tornadoes. Noted Actor Dies. 3—Mrs. Robinson Active Worker. Robinson Praises Platform. 3-4-5—Political Sidelights. ‘4—Corn Belt Chiefs Pleased. News of the Films. 5—Frazier Is Renominated. 6—Editorials. 7—Society. 8—Weather and Vital Statistics. 10—In Washington Churches, 10-16—The Legal Record. 11-12-17—Sports. 14-15-16—Finance. 16-19—Classified Advertisements. 17—The Post’s Funny Folk. 18—Magazine Page. Radio News and Program. 20—The News in Pictures. Cadet Officers Go to Camp. SMITH’S RUNNING MATE SENATOR JOSEPH Harris & Ewing. T. ROBINSON, Smith, Accepting, Declares kor Change in Dry Laws ee Pledges Himself, if Elected, to Enforce Statutes With- out Evasion—Praises Farm, Labor, Waterpower and Foreign Relations Planks. Alban‘ Alfred E cratic in N. Y., June 29 (A.P.).—Gov. Smith the Demo- nomination the Presidency 600-word today, a full half of which was devoted to a state- accepted for a telegram ment of his position on the prohibition question. Shortly after this telegram, which was addressed to Senator Joseph T. Robinson as permanent chariman of the convention in Houston, public, Senator Robinson nated as Vice President ernor was made nomi- and the telegram of was gOov- sent him a con- gratulation. In his acceptance’ telegram Smith stated that if elected he enforce the Constitution Gov. would and laws mediately followed this with a reitera- tion of his belief that there should be fundamental changes in the legislative provisions for prohblition, “While I fully appreciate,” he said, “that these changes can only be made by the people themselves through their elected legislative representatives, I feel it to be the duty of the chosen leader of the people to point the way which, in his opinion, leads to a sane, sensible solution of a condition which | | | | | | | nomination il am factory people.” convinced the is unsatis- of our entirely to great mass He assuured the convention that in his formal acceptance of the nomina- tion he would give his views in full “upon all of the issues of the cam- paign,” and closed with an expression of confidence that he would lead his party to victory in November. In his telegram of congratulation Senator Robinson on the latter’s the Vice Presidency, to for | Gov. Smith said that he had received | word of the convention's action E: “with great deal of personal satisfaction ;}and joy.” without reservation or evasion, but Im- “Your half of constructive record in be- the country and our party,” he told the senator, “assures me a strong, vigorous running mate.” The full text of the telegram of ac- ceptance from ‘Gov. Smith follows: “I received your message on behalf of the convention. With a deep sense of responsibility and a fervent prayer for the guidance of Divine Providence, 1 accept the call of my party to lead CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, COLUMN 2. Heflin “umbfounded” At Smith’s Selection ee oe Towanda, Pa., June 29 (A.P.).—When informed here today that Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York had been nomi- nated for the Presidency by the Demo- crats at Houston, Senator J. Thomas Heflin, of Alabama, declared he was “shocked, grieved and dumbfounded.” “Smith’s nomination is a mistake,” the senator said. “He will, of course, be defeated in November.” Heflin filled a speaking engagement here last night. Flier, With Coolidge Mail, Strikes Tree Superior, Wis., June 2 (A.P.).—Lieut. Ciifford Coppin, Army pilot, carrying President Coolidge’s mail, had a narrow escape today when his plane struck a tall pine tree about 15 miles southeast of the landing fleld near here. Lieut. Coppin, flying from Chicago, encountered fog and in attempting to get below it crashed into a tree. He managed to keep the plane going until le reached his destination. The upper wing of the machine was split, the lower wing shattered, the landing gear bent and the tail torn away. Miss Rasche’s Flight Over Sea Abandoned New York, June 29 (A.P.).—Miss Thea Rasche, German aviatrix, announced tonight that she definitely and finally had abandoned her attempt to fly the Atlantic in the Bellanca monoplane North Star, and would return to Ger- many. Representatives of Mrs. James A. Stillman, wife of the banker and spon- sor of Miss Rasche’s latest flight plan, said the decision was made after some of the flyer’s former backers had block- ed attempts for an amicable settle- ment of their differences, 100 or More Drown In Japanese Floods Osaka, Japan, June 29 (A.P.).—A death roll of at least 100 persons is reported from western Japan, where floods have been causing devastation and great property loss. The flood is particularly severe at Kyushu, where 1,500 houses and 70,000 acres of land are under water. A force of 4,000 troops has been ordered to assist in strengthening the river embankments. It is estimated that property damage will exceed £1,- 000,000. ON TO GETTYSBURG! This Sunday, sixty-fifth anniversary of the Civil War’s decisive battle, The Post will publish a motor tour to the historic field. Pose Go THE WASHINGTON POST The Capital’s Greatest NEWSpaper ORDER YOUR SUNDAY POST TODAY. ROBINSON SELECTED FOR VIGE PRESIDENT IN APPEAL TO WEST Overwhelming Vote for Arkansas Senator; Smith Approves. CONVENTION ENDED IN PEACEFUL SESSION All Speakers Urge Unity and Denounce Sectionalism Within Party. By JAMES L. WILLIAMS (Associated Press Staff Writer). Houston, June 29 (A.P.).—Joseph T. Robinson, rugged product of an Arkan- sas farm, was chosen today to battle for Democracy side by side with Alfred E. Smith in the November elections. He was swept into the nomination for Vice President at the closing ses- sion of the Democratic national cone vention with an overwhelming vote of 1,03214. The next high candidate on the final count was Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen, retired, who had a total of 21.. But prior to the announcement of the offle cial figures, many States switched their allegiance in order to climb aboard the band wagon of the Democratic leader of the Senate. Robinson was permanent chairman of the convention which selected him as the running mate for Gov. Smith. Long before the convention assembled it was evident that he was the over- whelming choice of the delegates, With the vote impending, he retired from the platform, turned his gavel over to Senator Pat Harrison, of Mis~ sissippi, and went to his hotel to be notified of his victory. Pitted Against Curtis. In choosing Robinson for Vice Presi- dent, the Democrats pitted him against Curtis, of Kansas, the Republican leader in the Senate, and the second | place man on the ticket with Here , CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, bert Hoover. As in the case of Curtis, friends of the Arkansas leader said he would add strength to the ticket in the farm sections. Robinson voted for the McNary-Haugen bill at the last session of Congress and followed up by voting to override President Coolidge’s veto of that measure. The final day of the first Democratie national convention held in the South since the Civil War breathed the spirit of harmony. Delegates whose high feeling at previous sessions had led to @ number of fist fights showed no in- clination to do anything except show @ spirit of good fellowship. Southern State delegations, around whose standards disturbances broke ovt during Robinson’s opening address of the convention, voted for him. In that address the vice presidential nominee had sounded a call for re- liglous equality, but if any of the ef- fects of that first outbreak remained, they were not noticeable on the gur- face. In Complete Tranquillity, Instead, the convention adjourned in a spirit of complete tranquillity. The last act was a cheer for Gov. Smith, who had thanked the delegates by tele- graph for nominating him for Presi- cent; had reiterated his views as te the prohibition problem, and had prom- ised to stand on the platform prepared for him. Five candidates were in the field for Vice President when the official vote was announced. Besides Robinson and Allen, they were Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, of Wyoming, 2 votes; Senator Alben Barkley, of Kentucky, 9; Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, of Florida, 7; Lewis G. Stevenson, of Illinois, 2: Evans Woollen, of Indiana, 2; George L. Berry, of Tennessee, 1114; Goy. Dan Moody, of Texas, 944. Most of these had original- ly received a larger vote, but the rush to Robinson at the end swept them off their feet. The selection of the nominee really was decided upon hours before the convention met. His popularity among the majority of the delegates mani- fested itself soon after he took over the gavel aS permanent chairman. A vete- eran in the arts of a presiding officer, and a Democratic war horse carrying many battle scars, the Arkansas man had an appeal that wuld not be de- nied. First North-South Team in Years. In nominating him, the convention linked the Smith ticket with the sece tion where the governor’s nomination had been most bitterly fought. It also put a North-South team in the field for the first time in years, and the speakers chosen to second the vice presidential selection were from East, West, North and South, each preaching the gospel“of nonsectional- ism and unity for the battle against the Republicans in the fall. Senator Bratton, of New Mexico, placed the name of his Democratic chieftain before the convention. Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts, sec- onded it on behalf of the Bay State, and it was indorsed in turn by men and women from every section, the final plea for him coming from a Texan. The delegates in voting had before them the picture of a brilliant cam- paigner, an orator of the highest or- der, and a two-fisted battler with « political reputation reaching to every corner of the United States, and they COLUMN 6. ot .¢ : % ial ¢ » ~ “4 2 ¥ ; ' » A al