THE CAMPAIGN: At Manhattan

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non-delegates, men and women masquerading as cowboys set up a hullabaloo and began to march. At the head of the column on the shoulders of two men was Miss Josephine Dorman, plump San Franciscan in red, white and blue. She sang, shouted, hurrahed for her candidate. She did it till she was red in the face, almost hysterical. Other women joined in the frenzy. Cornetists aggravated it. Cheerleaders inspired it. Songs bolstered it. Those who took part were the group opposite to that which had paraded against the Ku Klux. Klan. The Herculean effort wore itself out at the end of 55 minutes and the Convention called it a day.

Third Day. The next morning's proceedings were begun by Miss May Kennedy of New York, Vice Chairman of the Convention, who said: "Mine is a unique privilege."

The Secretary resumed his roll call: "Colorado!"

Governor Sweet of that state seconded the nomination of Mr. McAdoo —with interruptions by Smith followers.

"Connecticut," called the Secretary.

"Connecticut yields to the great Empire State of New York!"

The Smithmen yowled and redoubled their yowling as Franklin D. Roosevelt, from the wheel-chair in which he had been brought in, advanced to the Speaker's desk on crutches. His infirmity, which has troubled him for some three years, did not seem to have impaired his healthy vigor. Four years ago, when Mr. Roosevelt was a candidate for the Vice Presidency, Governor Smith had seconded his nomination. Mr. Roosevelt's speech nominating Governor Smith was a great contrast to ex-Senator Phelan's speech for McAdoo. It held the audience; it aroused incipient demonstrations in its course; it was extremely able.

When Mr. Roosevelt had finished, the Smith organization set out to stage an even greater demonstration than McAdoo's. They kept it up, with noise-machines, music, howls. There were fewer delegates in the demonstration and more outside talent than in Mr. McAdoo's. The demonstration was magnificently stage-managed; William Allen White said: "Belasco at his best could not have done better." It lasted 73 minutes and broke out again for 10 minutes after an interruption.

The roll call continued.

For Delaware, Senator Thomas F. Bayard nominated Willard Saulsbury, a former Senator. Moderate applause.

Florida yielded to Missouri, and Charles M. Hay seconded the nomination of McAdoo in an able speech. Enthusiasm was becoming exhausted; there was moderate applause.

Georgia and Idaho had no candidates. Illinois placed in nomination David F. Houston, former Secretary of Agriculture, also of the Treasury. But Illinois had not finished. Another delegate seconded the nomination of