The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-02
PLAY BY PLAY ACCOUNT
Of TODAY'S SESSION
Of THE CONVENTION.
onstration for Woman Suffrage Lasts Several
Minutes-Bryan Opens Debate on Dry Plank

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called.
Apparently the plan Of procedure
had not yet been completed and Sen
ntor Robinson and the others on the
platform gathered In little circle
ana put their heads together while
the impatience Of the thousands
gathered In the hall broke out again
In loud demands for action.
Al ten thirty-fiVc senator Robin
sou pounded for order ana the hall
quictcd down quickly.
Hrhr prayer was by the Rev. Josiah
Sibley OF San Francisco. A verse Of
the star Spanglcd Banner served to
key even higher tn tense expectancy
uf the crowd aud at IN. conclusion
there was another uuihurst nf impn-
iicnce mingled with cries for Bryan.
Amid more cheers Senator Robin
son presented senator Giass ana the
reading OF the platform began.
Delegates and galleries listencd at
tcntivciy and interrupted the open
ing reference to President Wilson
with hand clapping At the point
where the platform declares for the
league OF nations senator GLASS put
the emphasis On the word the" and
the convention stood up and cnpcrcd
for a minute white the band struck
up HnOther rOllicking tune.
Two Hours Heading
senator Glass began reading at IN"
rate Of . words "a minute. rne plat
form exceeds 5000 words. Without
Interruptions for applause OF espec-
tally appreciated passages the read
In Fssts l...ta IN
forty minutes. The advance estimate
uf time to b" required for the autuil
presentation Of the committees ma
jority was something more than two
hours.
When the direct declaration for
ratification Of the trpaty was reached
Ia the reading there was another
demonstration. about half the dele
gates again getting to their feet and
cheering thu words Of the platform.
When he finished the league plank,
Senator Glass departed from his
manuscript to say:
80 much for the league Of ma.
tiOns, and my voice, ! regret to say
Is impaired from fighting for that
declaration
The remark was answered by ap-
plause from some Of the delegates
and spectators.
Nearly every plank got a little rise
OF applause when II was read but the
declarations In the platform were not
news to many OF the delegates and for
the most part they became restless
before the reading was half complet-
ed. The moiutony of the proceeding
apparently was too tame for them
and they showed In .Iany ways that
they were anxious for the hoor fight
10 begin.
Senator Glass worked hard at the
"eading and paused many times to
wipe the perspiration from his face.
ITS II hot job" he remarked just
aztec he had read the agriculture
plank.
It's hot platform" shouted a
delegate and there was a ripple of
laughter and cheering. So far the
convention was going smoothly
enough.
suffrage Plank Chccrpd.
one OF the biggest demoDstra tions
was given the suffrage plank, calling
ON the legislatures of three southern
democratic states to ratify the suffrage
amendment Led by the women del
cEates Nirtu lily everyone on the con-
vention floor got to their feet and
Cheercd, while the standards OF Ten
nessce, Florida, and North Carolina,
tile three states specifically named In
the appeal for ratification, were car
ried To the speakers stand and held
high up before the delegates. Soon
nearly every other standard was
brought up and put into the cluster
while the band played, "Oh, You
beautiful Doll"
There was disagreement over
both the New Jersey and Louisiana
standards, but after little showing
and tussling both OF them were car
ried out OF place and put with tho
others up IN front.
NIsa IAh - -.
YORK. got the Louisiana standard
started forward over the protest OF
some OF the Louisiana delegates hut
atttr she had carried II Il little way n
man took IL and put II INTO place with
the big assemblage around the plat
form.
\ parade. IN which practically all
the standards Joined, was organized
when the demonstration had been
going on for five minutes. The
marchers trumped around the hall To
the tune OF ''There'll BE IA Hot Time
la the Old Town Tonight" and then
the organ dropped into Smiles" and
most of those on the floor took up the
words of the song.
II was i3-minute demonstration
when IL had concluded but the sur
frstge leaders declined to regard Il as
"A bad omen. when order had been
restored Senator Gluss again took up
the reading.
There was some more hurrnh.ng
few minutes later when Senator Glass,
at the end Of the long list OF things
the party proposed TO do for women,
said, aside to those near the platform:
III we have omitted anything. we
mean that. too"
Mexican Plank Read.
Chairman Glass read the Mexican
plank, to some applause and when he
came TO the Irish plank, there was a
preliminary demonstration by the
(Continuc'l On page four.)