The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-01


 It took much effort by Governor Coxs managers to still the uproar and let the business of nomination proceed. Chair man Robinson pounded increasingly with his gavel when more than half an hour had passed and finally the rooters fought their way back to the galleries and the delegates back to their seats to await the next act of the big show
 HARRISON HITS PAPERS
 Senator Harrison of Mississippi among those seconding Governor Cox's nomi- nation, struck a note that proved the convention had been keyed up. He hit hard at the newspapers of San Francis co which published the story of the Governors divorce of ten years ago and a burst of cheers answered his thrust. Then Chairman Robinson recognized W. Bourke Cochran, of New York, to nominate Governor Smith. As he came to the platform the delegates greeted him as an old friend. They cheered and called expectantly to him, knowing of old his power an orator.
 Again they were not disappointed. The New Yorker struck note from the first that found a quick answer. Cochran poured unstinted admiration on President Wilson, pointing dramatically to the great illuminated portrait of the Presi- | dent overlooking the convention Nearly every word and gesture brought cheers l and shouts from the floor, and Cock ran's tribute to Governor Smith set the ! New York deeigation going with Ameri- can flags and much cheering. It did not | seem that any unusual event was at hand. The demonstration started slowly. Cochran made his way through admirers on the platform. On the floor, back with his own delegation, he was accorded reception that threatened to cripple ms , right hand with the vigor of handshaking. New Jersey folks came over to join in. Then the bandmaster, far up in his gallery, had an inspiration. Previously he had been playing "Tammany' over and over again in recognition of the New York delegation, but now the strains of '"The Sidewalks of New York" came down from the loft. The big organ took up the homely old tune of twenty-five years ago. It was too much for the crowd Throughout the hall gray-haired men and women began to sing lured by strains that harked them back to the days of their youth A Jerseyite seized his state standard and marched across to the New York section. Up came the New York standard, and again the march was on.
 EVERY STATE IN LINE Over and over the old tune was played and sung Standard after standard joined the march. The thing was contagious. Other old favorites came rambling down in quick succession, Rosie O'Grady,N "The Bowery" "After the BalP' ane a dozen other o1d-timers. The tide of hu- manity tanning the ailes was swaying and stepping in rhythm to the music Everyone was singing. Long forgotten words came back to mind. Palmer ban- ners, Cox hatbands and tokens of other candidates were mingled in the throns without regard to utilization. It seemed as though the whole convention had gone singing mad. Men and women, old and young, they surged along, laughing and singing the old songs until every state standard had joined in the grotesque line that bobbed and nodded like lot of marionettes above the showing, sing ing and laughing crowd on the floor Sheer exhaustion apparently finally brought the wholly spontaneous scene ta a close
 Gradually the cheering subsided and the convention went back to nominating (speeches.
 It did not know itself however, for the delegates had hardly settled into their seats, when Dr. Burris Jenkins of Kan sas City, in one of the shortest conven- ton speeches on record, and with the ringing denunciation for those who said w G. McAdoo would not accept nom
 nation, placed the former secretary name before the convention.
 T had intended to make an address presenting the name of a candidate to this cohvention.'' said Jenkins, fbut on account of the insistent and persistent re- quests form him that his name should not be presented in speech, l have de- cided not to do so, but l am sure from the spirit manifested in my delegation and in this convention that we shall draE him for the service of the nation
 NOMINATES M'ADOO
 "We know that if so drafted he will accept the nomination. and any runors of telegrams supposed to have been re- ceived by me or anybody else, now or in