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FIRST DAY.

FIRST SESSION.

Convention Opened by Cordell Hull, Chairman Democratic
National Committee

Prayer-His Eminence, Patrick Cardinal Hayes, of New York
Official Call for Convention read by Charles A. Greathouse,

Secretary of the Committee ....

Temporary Officers submitted by National Committee through
its Chairman; adopted

Committee of Three Appointed to Escort Temporary Chair-
man to Platform (Committee: Gilbert M. Hitchcock,
Nebraska; Miss Caroline Ruutz-Rees, Connecticut, and
Newton D. Baker, Ohio)....

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Temporary Chairman, Pat Harrison, Assumed Chair
Address-Pat Harrison, of Mississippi ....
Address-John F. Hylan, Mayor, New York City
Resolution (Finis J. Garrett, Tennessee) adopting rules of
House of Representatives to govern Convention; adopted 29
Resolution (David I. Walsh, Massachusetts) referring all reso-
lutions, except those relating to order and organiza-
tion, without debate to Committee on Platform and Reso-
lutions; adopted

Resolution (William Kettner, California) adopted, to call roll
of States, Districts and Territories, on selection by del-
egates of persons to serve on:

Committee on Credentials,

Committee on Permanent Organization

Committee on Rules and Order of Business, and
Committee on Platform and Resolutions, as standing
Committees of the Convention.

Also on the

Committee to Notify the Presidential Nominee and
Committee to Notify the Vice-Presidential Nominee.

Also as

Honorary Vice-Presidents and

Honorary Secretaries of the Convention.
Also as

Members of Democratic National Committee...

The Committees and Officers as finally constituted

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Resolution (Lew G. Ellingham, Indiana), adopted, confirming

the Committees and Officers as constituted

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Meetings of standing committees announced
Announcement of official reception and entertainments
Announcement of call for caucus of service men and women
delegates and alternates to make recommendations to
Convention

Resolution (Mrs. Frank Reeves, Washington) of sorrow upon
death and praising achievements of Woodrow Wilson;
adopted

Adjournment

SECOND DAY.

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SECOND SESSION.

Convention called to order ....

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Prayer Right Reverend Thomas F. Gailor, Bishop of Ten-

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Report of Committee on Credentials (Mrs. Leroy Springs,
South Carolina, Chairman); adopted

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bridge N. Ferris (Michigan), Mrs. Alice Campbell Good
(New York) and Jared Y. Sanders (Louisiana)
Permanent Chairman, Thomas J. Walsh, assumed chair.
Address-Thomas J. Walsh

Announcement by Richard E. Enright, Police Commissioner of
the City of New York

Resolution (Carter Glass, Virginia) to provide method of es-
tablishment of National Committee and to ratify selec-
tion of members thereof, to provide for designation of
meetings, for composition and election of officers, for trans-
action of other business, and for creation of Campaign
Committee; adopted

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Announcement by Guy H. Woodward (Oklahoma), President,
League of Young Democrats, of meeting after adjourn-
ment to outline plans

Report of Committee on Rules and Order of Business (Lew
G. Ellingham, Chairman); adopted ....

Resolution (Lincoln Dixon, Indiana) to empower Democratic
National Committee to fix time and place for holding next