Republican farmer., 1920-06-18

General Woods nomination.
 At s5 minutes the first hushing was attempted by the delegates and gal leries themselves The demonstration Quieted down somewhat but thers were also many renewed cheers
 The delegates cheered when Sena- tor Lodge at the end of 40 minutes seats and that the galleries would be cleared unless they quieted down.
 The announcement got the desired result at once. Senator Lodge pre- eented Frank Knox of New Hamp- .s11are to second Woods nomination.
 While the Wood demonstration was running plans for the Lowden coun- terpa<t were in progress At the heads of R.sies were men with flags and LIowaden Autographs ready to be unfuraed as soon as the Illinois gover- Tors name was offered.
 MT Knox, a former private of the Rough Riders told the convention that New Hampshire, the generals native state, regarded him mot as a son of the state but a son of the whole snat1on.''
 not 50 much as did Mrs Robinson, lstin in mourning for her brother Col ionea Roosevelt, when she took the platform to second General Woods g nomination The dnst woman ever to perform that function in a national when she was introduced by Senator Lodge.
 To stop tho demonstration Mrs. Rob- anson waved her hand
 Mrs Robinson declared she wanted Leonard Wood for presid ent mot be- cause he was my brothers friend, but because he Is his type of man."
 "I can speak to yod as one of the the mothers of New York state," said she, "who know it was because of the foresight and courage of Leonard Wood that their sons went overseas fit fighting machines and not as can non fodder"
 Mrs. Robinson spoke with feeling and direct forcefu1 delivery which reminded many of her late brother.
 The crowd cheered when she said:
 we want not the man who takes the psychological moment. We want the man who makes them"
 with emphatic gestures Mrs. Rob- inson said:
 "we must have the kind of man America out and not from Europe in.
 NO man can tell me-" she added, ''that had Theodore Roosevelt or Leonard Wood been in the White House the Germans would have marched through Belgium to nothing more than ringing words of a protest. waits between right antd neutral 1ty."
 She was loudly cheered at the end of her speech.
 Senator Lodge soon got a hearing, and the roll call of states was con- 'tinued.
 WhenrArecansaSowa the state yielded to Illinois for the nomination of Governor d-owtfen. Representative Toodenberg of Illinois took the plat form to deliver the address.
 At 10:06 o'clock the secretary be- sgan calling the roll of states for nom- nations. Alabama passed, and Ari- zona yielded to Kansas for the nomi- nation of General Wood by Cover nor Henry Allen
 Two minutes before ten Senator Lodge, the chairman. and Will Hays appeared on the platform but the milling delegates hardly noticed them. The band was choked off and a min ute later the convention was called to order, Senator Lodge rapping for order on a newly made gavel plank. Yesterday he had nearly smashed the thin table top.
 Rev. John Meyer of Chicago offered prayer.
 The delegates kept impatiently swinging fans and Shufffing their feet during the prayer and afterward Sem ator Lodge rapped hard many times before he'got- the convention quieted down.
 By rising vote and in a roar of applause the convention then adopted a resolution offered by Alexander P. Moore of Pittsburgh expressing 'inex- pressible loss' over the death of The odore Roosevelt, loved unutterably now and to be loved as long as our nation cherishes its noble patriots"
 Senator Lodge announced amid more cheers tha tthe time had come for the convention to hear nominations for the presidency. Alabama passed when the roll call of states began. Arizona yielded to Kansas. F
 In a noisy demonstration Governor Allen was escorted to the platform and began his speech nominating General Wood.
 Senator Lodge shook hands with Governor Allen and the crowd cheer ed, waving Wood pennants, hats and handk erchiefs.
 During Governor Aliens recital of General Woods record of public ser vice the Wood supporters interjected frequent cheers.
 When the governor made a thrust at William J. Bryan's celebrated dic- tun1 about a million men springing to arms over night, he looked down at where MT. Bryan was sitting in the press box. But the fJebraskan had his nose to his manuscript trying to write on industrIous!y while a plu m p woman writer was showing through the narrow aisle behind his chair. If 1,a h ord ftn -nfa ha n0 indication of it.
 Governor Allen worked hard at his speech and his collar quickly wilted. While the speech was going on ar engagements were made for Governor Lowden's nominating speech to follow General Woods. Arkansas delegates next on the roll said the state would yield to Illinois.
 California. next In lire. was to