Word: mcadoos
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Governor Sweet of that state seconded the nomination of Mr. McAdoo ?with interruptions by Smith followers...
Into the great circus hall at midday? sweltering June midday ? poured the delegates. They sweltered and chattered and shouted while the band made merry. The performers began to come; George E. Brennan, boss of Illinois; Thomas Taggart, boss of Indiana; a host of McAdoo leaders ? Love of Texas, Long of Missouri, Herring of Iowa; Senator Copeland of New York, came in and went around shaking hands with every delegation...
...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...
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...