In 1931 , Howe began raising money for the campaign from Democrats like Henry Morgenthau , Sr. and Joseph P. Kennedy as well as recruiting delegates for the 1932 national convention . Roosevelt 's main rival at the convention was Smith , who was seeking his second consecutive nomination . Howe suffered from severe asthma attacks throughout the convention , but remained in telephone contact with Roosevelt &mdash; who was not present , per the custom of the day &mdash; and continued to meet with delegates who were brought to visit him . Roosevelt was nominated by the convention after agreeing to make another rival , John Nance Garner , his vice presidential candidate , and after some of Smith 's Tammany Hall supporters , led by William Gibbs McAdoo , began to defect
the 1932 national convention
1932 Democratic National Convention
Louis Howe