June 27.
Mr. Franklin DB, Roosevelt, the Democratic Party's nominee for the Vice-Presidency in 1920, aroused the} Deyweratie Convention to frantic enthusiasm to-day by naming] Governor Alfred E, ("Al") Smith of New York for nomination as. the Party's candidate for the Presidency] of the United States.
Mr. Roosevelt declared that] Governor Smith was "the man again to place the United States among] the nations of the world as a country which values ideals as well as} material values, possessing as he] does the four qualities required for the Presidency, namely, leadership, experience, honesty and willingness that the Government should again assume its share of responsibility in the nation's progress."
'A tumult of acclamation lasting] half an hour greeted Mr. Roosevelt' speech. This contrasted strongly with the apathy with which the delegates to the Convention listened to the nominating speeches for other candidates, The Chairman's Warning.
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