As a member of the Democratic National Committee , Harriman was also a District of Columbia delegate to the Party 's conventions . In 1932 , when the Convention nominated Franklin D. Roosevelt , Harriman did not support him . According to '' Time '' , " she unfortunately held out for Newton D. Baker or Melvin Traylor . " In her own words , this would cause " the triumphant members of the Roosevelt-before-the-Convention inner clique " to have " a little grey mark against me . " However , " after Roosevelt 's nomination she hastened to repair her mistake , " and became one of Roosevelt 's strongest supporters at the 1936 Convention
1936 Convention
1936 Democratic National Convention
Florence Jaffray Harriman