Two thousand neatly dressed, ham-handed delegates of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen & Helpers of America crowded into Washington's Constitution Hall one night last week and sat with eyes glued on the stage. From the side appeared an engrossed little group of men, convoying a towering figure. The audience rose, whistling and roaring. Candidate Roosevelt, sober-faced, in the glare of four white spotlights, still under convoy, crossed the stage.
Brotherhood President Dan Tobin briefly introduced "the man who has most consistently fought for the betterment of working men." The President...
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