:37:00
Why don't you
read it?
:37:02
I don't like telegrams,
all them "stops" and stuff.
:37:05
- Let me see that.
- Does it make you dizzy, Lionel?
:37:08
A little bit.
:37:11
"Would be honored
if you would place my name
:37:13
in nomination
for President, stop.
:37:15
The Party
needs you, stop.
:37:17
Yours sincerely,
Al Smith"?!
:37:19
- Who is he?
- The Governor of New York.
:37:22
Why don't you slide
that under his door?
:37:25
All right. He'll probably
slide it back at me.
:37:28
I need some coffee.
:37:31
He won't go.
:37:33
He won't want to be seen walking on
crutches or being wheeled to the podium.
:37:36
The millions listening
on the radio won't be able to see that.
:37:39
But all the people
at the convention will.
:37:48
- Afternoon, Mr. Howe.
- Hello, Roy.
:37:55
I can't believe you made me
come all the way back to this hellhole.
:37:58
I've done
no such thing.
:38:00
I'm here to take you to Houston.
You started your speech yet?
:38:04
I'm not going.
:38:06
You're not going.
You're not going.
:38:10
You know what
this is, don't you?
:38:12
This is a golden
opportunity for you.
:38:15
This is a springboard
to run for governor.
:38:25
Did you ever
hear of this...
:38:27
Civil War general
named Francis Nichols?
:38:31
- No.
- I never heard of him either.
:38:34
But this was one brave
son of a bitch.
:38:37
He fought
for the Confederacy.
:38:39
He lost his left arm
in one battle
:38:40
and his left foot
in another.
:38:43
Then after the war,
:38:44
he ran and won the governorship
of Louisiana twice.
:38:48
- He was a war hero.
- Twice!
:38:51
Look,
:38:53
I have worked like a dog
to keep your name in play.
:38:57
I have been groveling at the feet
of the powers-that-be in backrooms...