The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-12

ing no further attempt to put on the
/ lid.
\ few minutes later. however. Scna-
tor Lodge renewed his pounding win
the gaVrl hut all the good it did HIM
WAS the gymnaStic benefit of the cAcr-
else.
Most Of the delegates seemed To be
willing TO agree with Senator Lodge
that the convention ought to go on
with its wrk. For the most part they
sat Elum and emitted never peep. but
the galleries replied to the chairman )
rattat with renewed burst Of noise.
At 50 minutes the first hushing was
attempted by the Delegates and gal
lerieS themselves. Tho demonstration
quoted down somewhat as the noise
like escaping steam pcrradcd tho hall;
but there were also many renewed
cheers.
The delegates chccrcd when Senator
Lodge at The end Of 10 minutes SAID
the delegates all were in their seats
and that the galleries would be cleared
unless they Quietcd down:
The announcement got the desired re-
suit and at once Senator Lodge pre-
scented Frank Knox of New Hampshire
TO second Woods nomination.
MIR. Knox. Il former private Of III"
Rough Riders. told the convention that
New Hampshire. ;nc generals home
state. regarded him mot as Il son OF
the state. but II son IF the whole ma
ton
The speaker got a lot Of cheers. hut
not 80 much as did Mrs. Douglas Rob-
inson if New YORK. still IN mourning
for her brother, Colcncl Roosevelt. when
she lok the platform TO secnd General
! Woods nomina ton. tho first woman
ever 10 perform that function in 4 ma
final convention. She got Il rising oNa-
I ton when she Was introduced BY Scna-
tor Lodge.
; To stop the demonstration Mrs. Rob-
inSon waved her hand.
10 ola
voice. with crisp enumeration. apparent
~ heard with case TO the depth of the
hall.
Mrs. Robinson declared sh" wanted
/ Leonard Wood for president. mot be-
cause he was my brothers friend. but
because h. is his type Of man..
Mrs. Robinson spoke in we'll pitch
cd. ringing voice.
! mothers Of New York state" said she,
who know II was because Of the fore
sight and courage of Leonard WOOD
that their SONS went overseas MT night
ing machines, and not ~ cannon f"d-
der"
Mrs. Robinson spoke with feeling and
a direct. f"rC"tul delivery which r.
minded many Of her late brother.
The crowd chccrcd when she said:
we want not the man who takes tn"
psycholoE moment, We want the
man who makes them.
With emphatic gestures Mrs Robin
| man for president who will look from
! America out and not from Europe in.
NO man can tell nc" said Mrs. Rob
inson. that had Theodore Roosevelt or
/ III" Germans would hay" marched
through Belgium 70 nothing more than
III" ringing words OF protest, we
never want again 4 man who waits oc-
! tween right and ncutralItY.
She was loudly chcercd AT IN" end OF
her speech.
Lowden Named.
Senator Lodge soon got hearing
however. and the roll OF The states was
| continued. Arkansas yielded TO Illinois
and Representative William 4. ECdcn-
h~rc Of that state was presented 10
nominate Governor Lowd"n.
/ \ big man with big voice. repro
sentative RodrnherS spoke without
! manuscript. beginning deliberately and
/ then warming the Lowdcn supporters
UP to repeated cheers. -,
Representative R"dcnhcrG got nus
greatest applause when he came I" his
cnconium of Governor l,owdrn "a u bus
! mess man and an administ rat"r or aoil-
| itv in economic and financial lines.
| As soon as the speech vas over. me
| Lowden demonstration began. his dele
gates among his supporters CARVING
large pictures Of tho candidate a ttachcd
to wooden standards. PROCESSION go,
under way almost Immediately headed
hv Iowa delegates bearing alot SIX
| foot lithCEraph OF inc governor
4 long banner urging "a business man
for president" was carried in the Low
den procession.
Tho Illinois. Iowa. Oklahoma, Con-
ncrticut. Arkansas and Kentucky dele.
gates showed up among the l.o"den
pictures in the parade. Again III.
lights went on for the movie men and
Il aroused another wave Of noise.
Some OF tho delegates chairs were
overturned as the parade became not
Gus and there was much smashing OF
straw hats as the enthusiasts pushed
their way through tho crowded c"nNeh-
tion floor.
Fifteen minutes after tho dcmons'ra-
ton began it apparently was gaining
htadwav and Senator Lodge was max
inr no effort TO step II.
In the galleries there vas r lot OF
noise. but at first not the cn-ordinateu
cheering which marked the Wood dem
onStration. ,4,
Presently however. some Lo"deh
cheer leaders got busy and looSc9 re-
peatcd roars from the gallery. FOLLOW
! inr the example OF the women in the
parade. Albert S. Smith. gray WIS WINS
kcr,d delegate from Springfield. MS
mounted to tho shoulders OF TWO dCIo'