The Washington times., 1920-06-12
Bfisbane''s Ringside Story
OF. Close of Yesterday 3 Session of
Republican Convention

ing as he has for an anarchist that
/ would commit murder through ohnd
hate. t
That is no talk for this convention,
| which sees a very great differences
between starving or working children
legally and blowing up a bank.
Jsha.s. Has Ne Cha.c~ Here.
This johnson nominating speech
will end in a minute or two. IL Is
perhaps as good as could have been
made by any one but Johnson him
self. or possibly Borah. Bryan, II
he had been on Johnson's side OF the
fence, would have carried even this
convention and added Zoe per cent 10
the possibility OF Johnson's being
nominated In this soap crowd. But
studying the Johnson nominating
speech and it's effect upon the dele
gates II seems quite clear TO this
writer that Johnson has no chance
for nomination here. He has no
chance at all, unless they that work
for him can make IL clear to the del
egates before the nnal vote that II
they don't take Johnson, whom the
people want, they will take beat
ing in November.
The speech Is over, the Johnson
demonstration has begun. His friends
In this audience are about one In
ten compared with the friends that
Wood has here, but Johnsons Is
genuine demonstration.
but they don't want to hear.
1t reminds me OF Cassandra, who was
fated to tell the truth and never TO
be believed. However. Cassandra
never had a chance to run on an lnde-
pendent ticket. and johnson has that
chance. The party Is not yet over oy
any means. Another correspondent
hands over this memorandum:
Senator Borah announced that he
has notified the Wood and Lowden
forces that IL they persist In trying
to force the nomination OF their can
dfdates he will take the floor and de-
nounce their campaigns as vote-buy-
ing orgies"
There may be some entertainment
here and the smile may fade from
some OF the soapy faces that are wait
ing for the barrels to be knocked
wide open. But there is little chance
none at all. to put II plainly-of a
Johnson regular Republican nomina-
tion as things stand now.
The next important chapter will be
an independent Johnson campaign
and after that an ivory soap funeral.
More than half an hour OF Johnson
demonstration, and that is over. This
writer for the last ten minutes has
been talking to delegates on the floor.
At this moment Johnson's defeat in
this convention seems absolutely GER
tain.
Congressman Schall of Minnesota is
seconding the Johnson nomination. II
this man had made the nominating
speech instead of Wheeler. johnson
might have been nominated.
schalI starts AuspiciousIy.
Schall. whose speech is admirable
in sincerity and power. Is totally
blind. Instead Of making his audi
ence hostile at the start, he wins
every heart with his beginning. my
little boy sits on my lap and says TO
me, You can't see me with your eyes,
can you. daddyT And I say, NO,
dear, can't see you Then he says
to me, But you can see me with your
heart, can't you. daddy?' And l say.
Yes"
SO 1t is in the world, the blind Con-
gressman tells them. Things that we
cannot see with our eyes. we see with
our hearts. That is a good start in
a speech seconding Johnson's nomina-
ton. There are millions Of Americans
that see Johnson and his honesty in
their hearts, although their eyes have
never seen him.
But this blind man has only fve
minutes for his speech. His fve min
utcS will be done in one mint, more.
H. ~ too late for the righ. speech t.
do any good. That should have come
al first.
Lcdse says. "The gentlsman's time
has expired" and the sympathetic
crowd yells. More. .noro!" Too bad
he couldn't have made me big john
son speech. Lodge sees tn 1t the crowd
wants IT and breaks the rule, giving
Schall two minutes more.
Now a young man has led the blind
speaker away.
| soap man to run, IL will also need a
leader--and IT won't have any.
Richard Doherty. Of Jersey City,
makes another five-minute speech Sec
onding Johnson.
Too Late For Speeches.
1t 10 a good speech. representing
southeastern opinion, but, as stated
II Is too late for speeches, good or
History will learn from this con-
vention that when you want to get
| results 1t makes great difference
| who says 1t and how 1t is said.
Such a speaker as Bryan with this
opportunity could have done wonders.
Richard O'Neil, Of Michigan. clean
cut young man, who, IL not married
is here recommended as a good son-in-
law for anybody. is to have two min
| utes. He says you can ind Johpson' 6
| convictions without the aid of n
search warrant" He talks like a
young Bryan, too bad he has only
100 seconds, but he managed TO cay
that johnson is the man who would
scourge the Procters from the Re
publican party. Mr.. Proctor, as you
know,~>is the father of that little
Mary Pickford OF the campaign, Miss
Ivory Soap.
This young O'Neil will be elected to
something important some day II he
does not slip.
Worth Hearing, Says Bryan.
1t will please him to read that
Bryan says of him: This is really
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