The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-01

Auditorium, San Francisco, Cal,
July 1.-Gallefies filled early today
In expectation Of Q snowy fight on
the platform issue. The delegates
came lsois slowly and 1t II .. M.
tha hOur m for resuming the ses-
~, III 16or and delegate spaces,
~ usual, were only partially filled
fy1h chatting members. The band.
IT. organ and the singers as usual
lentortAined the crowd while things
were waiting to be started up.
Beside the speech placing Am
bassador Davis in nomination. II
was understood that Senator Glass
would be placed In nomination by
one Of the Virginia delegates. So
far ~ the convention officials had
been advised early today. that end
ID the list Of nominating speeches,
and the next business would bs to
take up the platform II the reso-
luttons committee was ready to re-
port A suspension Of the rules
would be necesssry II the conven-
ton were to proceed to balloting
tor . nominee before 1t passes on
|ths platform
A. the conclusion Of the singing
the secretar1 oe the convention con-
ttnued the ctll Of the roll Of states
for nomjnstfng speeches.
New Hexito, hHSt on the cail, sim.
~ eoren&edtAe n0miuatioa of VII.
n9t2 q. McAdoo. It was the sig-
Ter : demonstration which
! ~ n the galleries and spread
y Inc delegations on the floor,
~ "a mot last long.
North Carolina sent w. c, New
!Aud Of Lenoir to the platform to
fblaee In nomination Senator Sim
nons for whom the North Carolins
delegates arc instructed.
Woman Seconder.
I Mrs. Martha Nelson Mccain OF
lCAlifornia made q second speech
Tor Simmons. merely saying:
ladies and gentlemen Of the
convention: I rise to second the
Termination Of Senator Simmons Of
North Carolina"
North Dakota passed and Oregon
tannounced that the delegation
joined the movement to draft
William G. McAdoo."
The McAdoo boomers, helped out
BY the band, made that the signal
lfor another brief demonstration.
Rhode Island passed, 30 did
South Carolina, Tennessee and
Texas, and Utah announced that II
seconded the nomination of
NcAdoo..
Glass Presented.
Vermont passed and virginia
sent Representative Flood to the
platform to nominate Senator
Glass, chairman Of the resolutions
committee. Describing Glass ~ the
warm supporter and close political
adviser Of Woodrow Wilson, Mr.
Flood told the convention that Sen
ator Glass home town, Lynchburg
Virginia, was . monument to hil
ability.
Mr.. Flood reviewed the work oi
Glass in the house Of representa-.
tives, the treasury department and
finally In the senate, and ended BY
declaring that he offered to the
party the experience and capacity
| Of - brave man whose Democracy
will never wane and whote patriot.
ism will be never be questioned"
/ Washington was called and pass.
Cd West Virginia sent Governor
Cornwell to the platform to nomi.
nate John W. Dayis, ambassador Il
i Great Britain.
| Cernwe1l Lands Davis,
i Governer Cornwell told the con.
venti0n that II the campaign wsi
merely . contest to keep control d
i the government for the Democratic
party TO kepe some people in polit,
ical once. and to put others intf
once. then ] am ready to quit now.
/ The public record Of Mr.. Davis
| Governor Cornwell said, assured
| that II nominated he would mot b
the candidate "of any class, IN,
section or any group"
j you cannot AFFORD IN this con
vention," said he, ITO nominate /,
man merely because he IL supposed
to be popular with one particular
group Of people in the country .
the sacrifice Of leadership. II yos
do that you make the Dsmocrat1'
party . sectional organization"