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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1924
Page
1
At Madison Square Garden the Democratic National Convention begins amid orderly protest and party enthusiasm. Leaders discuss a two thirds rule, platform committee duties, and speeches by McAdoo and Smith while others pursue alternative candidacies and organize strategy for the coming sessions.
New York reports say supporters of John W. Davis for the Democratic nomination stay silent on claims of rising strength. Governors visited Davis headquarters and were told of a perceived uptick in a second-choice effort, but heavy campaigning waits until after party ballots. Davis himself attended the convention briefly, meeting old Wilson era associates but avoiding the Davis HQ.
The Democratic national Convention committee on permanent organization split into two meetings over meeting place. One session chaired by Senator Copeland adjourned to 10 a.m. tomorrow. another in a nearby room chose Senator Walsh as permanent chairman and made other officers permanent. H D Merritt protested lack of courtesy but would not file an official protest. Thomas H Ball was elected chairman and Mrs Robert E Newton secretary.
New York June 24 AP A. Needles Norfolk & Western president said the Pennsylvania Railroad had not given a basis to release Norfolk & Western and no action was taken by the regular quarterly committee. Delegates discuss abolishing the two thirds rule in favor of a majority for presidential nominations, with Texas and a few others showing limited support. The rules committee proposes a sequence for the convention including credentials, organization, platform, and presidential ballot.
New York reports show Alfred E. Smith supporters at his headquarters mobilizing delegates while Governor Smith swims nearby and Franklin D. Roosevelt travels between convention events. Roosevelt notes strength from unexpected sources and optimistic readings from outside workers.
Fred Bailey cashier of the Commercial Savings Bank of Bethesda in Belmont county Ohio was arrested on a warrant for embezzling funds. He could not post 55000 bond and was jailed. State Bank Examiner Wolfe from Columbus arrived to take charge as the bank faced a planned merger with the First National Bank of Bethesda.
Senator Pat Harrison delivers a blistering keynote at the Cleveland Democratic National Convention. He criticizes Harding Coolidge policies and Senate inquiries, naming Daugherty Fall Forbes and Newberry while urging unity to elect a president with courage and honesty. He condemns corruption and lauds Walsh and others amid investigations.
The Democratic National Convention resolutions committee began hearings to draft a platform amid sharp disagreements on league of nations prohibition farm aid and Ku Klux Klan. Homer G Cummings was unanimously chosen chairman and Senator Key Pittman named secretary. Committeemen rushed to file written platform suggestions as the session opened in New York.
Convention called to order by Temporary Chairman Harrison at 11 o clock eastern daylight savings time. Invocation by Bishop Thomas F. Gailor. Reports from creden tials permanent organization rules and order of business. Secretary calls roll of states for selections of national committeemen and committee women. Resolution empowering Democratic national committee to fix time and place of next Democratic convention. Adjournment of session.
In Brooklyn a blast aboard the British freighter Egremont Castle caused a fire that killed five men believed burned and left four others seriously wounded. The ship, carrying naphtha, was towed to Red Hook Point Flats as explosions risked further danger. The missing crew included four stevedores and Charles Keller of Standard Oil, a cargo inspector.
New York June 24 The fight over naming the Ku Klux Klan in the Democratic platform dominates hearings as Hawes and Altchele urge a direct plank to avert floor battles. A drafting sub committee is formed to prepare tentative language for the full committee.
New York June 24. The Democratic convention opens in cheerful mood as Woodrow Wilson names spark enthusiasm and delegates chant in tribute to the late leader. Georgia and corn belt delegations lead the floor with songs while Pat Harrison takes the keynote stage to blast Republican actions.
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