Arkansas, permanent Chairman of the Demscratie Convention, who is backed by Tammany Hall "for the Vice-Presidency, uttered a warning at to-day's session of the Convention. against inclusion of a "wet" plank in the Democratic platform. He thrilled his audience with "a re ference to the Teapot Dome scandal. declaring that the Democrats were entitled to make the issue one of. honest government.
The convention hall is a striking: spectacle. Placards on poles are dotted all over the auditorium, showing the location of the dele: ates from the various States, while the ceiling is. mass of high-power decor trumpets and maga ed electric lights interspersed with
phones. Hundreds of electric fans fare being used to counteract the stifling heat, Over 1,000 journalists are attending the Convention Much amusement was caused today when Houston's famous "Grey Mare" band, formed at the time the Texas contingent went to the Great War, paraded through the hall led by the mare herself, mounted by a beautiful girl, and followed by a room, a amall negro dressed. in While the delegates were assem-Bing democratic airs and Fromptu dances whiled away the time.
Senator Robinson is nominally opposed to Governor Al Smith on the question of Prohibition, but he is the first Southerner to be nominate ed for high office on a Democrat national ticket since the Civil War, and his inclusion on it with Governor Smith, if accomplished, is expeet.d to prevent a serious defection led by Southern "drys."
Speakers following the chairman dealt with the revival of the Demo-¢ratic spirit throughout the land. They were aided by a chorus of 100 darky "Jubilee" singers.
The heat to-day was into Fisticuffs occurred during the session among the North Carolina delegation as Governor Smith's supporters, making a "religious liberty" demonstration, endeavoured to snatch a banper and make others join in. The police intervened ant broke up the tussle, freely using their truncheons. The whole hall was in an uproar.—Renter.
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