Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-06-16

applause. The crowd wanted some
body to talk and there were cries for
TON Heflin" and Irwin Cobb Helm
took the platform.
While Heflin was talking the con-
ferees returned from the platform COM
mittee and reported that the platform
would not be ready for the convention
for two or three hours more. Senator
Hughes recommended an adjournment.
When Heflin finished, Senator
Hughes reported that the platform
committee was not ready to report The
sub committee was agreed, he said, but
the entire committee was not assem-
bled. Motions. to recess were called
out rom the floor. 1t finally was
agreed to meet again at IL a. m.
Applause was given to Judge Wes-
colts remarks on the policy toward
Mexico. The crowd was attentive and
quiet. 1t voiced approval of Americas
maintenance of international law. Some
of the crowd. however, were eager for
the nomination.
Name him, name him. came cries
from the galleries
AS Judge Wescott closed with men
ton of the name Woodrow Wilson"
the crowd broke into a great demon
stration.
! Moving picture flashlights blazed and
/ flags were paraded in front of the
stand The band played 1.-The Star
/ Spangled Banner" while huge banner
/ bearing the presidents likeness was
unfurled from the roof of the hail.
! The delegates began a parade bear
ing state stanchions The crowds on
the floor and balconies rose to its
/ feet. Many delegates stood on their
chairs.
Dixie" and other melodies by the
band evoked fresh bursts of cheering.
Woman delegates were among the
paraders in the aisles. Senators and
representatives helped carry banners.
Sergeant at Arms Martin stirred up
the enthusiasm by waving the Texas
"Lone Star flag over the heads of the
crowd from the chairman's rostrum.
After the demonstration had been
under way thirty minutes, New York
and some other delegates resumed their
seats Waving a cane over the rail
at the chairman's desk, Senator Hughes
renewed the clamor by leading three
cheers for the president. Some Of the
delegates stopped demonstrating long
enough to drain pop bottles and then
went back at it again.
There was absolutely no attempt to
control the crowd in the Coliseum while
the demonstration was going on. Men
and women wearing various kinds OF
badges to which they were not entitled
over ran the platform and the press
at will The passages to the telegraph
rooms were so packed with persons who
had no business in the vicinity thai
only those who had their telegraph in.
struments on the platform could Civ,
the news of the convention to the out
side world. The police made no effor
to control the situation.
The crowd roared and several womer
suffrage workers with golden UNI
brellas and yellow sweaters who mount
ed the platform and held suffrage
umbrella. over the head of Representa-
tive Hellin of Alabama, one of tn,
most vigorous 'antis' in congress. He
apparently enjoyed the situation.
At 11:3 80 all but a few delegations
had taken their places, apparently
ready to go on, and at 1898 Chairman
James sounded the first gavel rap. The
demonstration had lasted forty-fiv,
minutes.
The roll of states was resumed and
Arizona yielded to Ohio. Forme
Governor Harmon of Ohio made TIL
first seconding speech in behalf o
President Wilson.
II came on behalf of the Ohio dele
CATION" he said representing TIL
unanimous wish of the Ohio democrac
to second the nomination of Woodro,
Wilson for president oil the Unitet
States"
In nominating President Wilson
= Mr. Westcott said:
Prophecy is fulfilled. The eterna
verities of righteousness have prevailed
Undismayed by the calamities of wal
;, unmoved by vituperation and vain dec
P lamation, holding to the pure altar c
truth, the schoolmaster is Statesman
d the statesman financier, the financie
emancipation, the emancipation pacifi
e Gator, the pacificator the moral leade
e of democracy.
:, The nation is at work. The natio
), is at peace. The nation rs accomplish
r. ing the destiny of democracy. Fou
d years ago the nation was NOT {
$ work With resources boundless. wit
y hundred million people eager
= achieve and do, commerce languishe'
e industries halted, men were idle. Til
:, country struggled in the tolls of a
Il inadequate financial system. Cred
d was at the mercy of piracy. The sma
n business man was bound hand an
n foot. Panic hung like a storm clou
over the business world.
t Now, bursting granaries. teeming fat
: tories, crowded railways and overlade
ships distribute wealth and comfort
urcounted millions the world Owe
tribution The parallel of America
prosperity is not found in industri
history; nor is it causeless. 1t d
not descend, like a merciful accider
I from heaven. 1t is not due to the de
astations of a revised tariff. 1t is n
the result of destructive leyislatio
1t cannot be attributed to the man
facture of war materials, constitutil
bare five per centum of the volur
of national business. War is destru
ton, not production. War curtails il
ternational trade. War depresses i
dustrial energy. When the Europes
cataclysm struck the world. morator
fell like a blight upon many of Il
neutral nations, but not upon Il
United States.
There stands the astounding phi
nomenon of American prosperity. VIII