The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-11
PRESENTING NAMES OF CANDIDATES
FOR THE PRESIDENCY; WOODS NAME
WAS FIRST PUT BEFORE CONVENTION

the front of the platforms and raped
for order. He went back again and sat
down as the parade gathered momen-
| tum.
1t looked strange to many of the old
| timers to see women for the first time
among the marchers. Changing their
slogan, the circulating Wood people
took up 1--WE want Wood" as their
marching cry.
Insthe gallery behind the platform, a
big group of men and women started
yelling wood, Wood, Wood" in an
endless rytfm while some enthusiast
unmasked a noise maker that kept
time to the yells and sounded like a
big buck saw.
When the noise had lasted for Is
minutes Senator Lodge tried again to
get order but the demonstrators only
replied with q renewed outburst OF
noise.
AT the end OF 30 minutes the dele
gates showed signs Of quitting but the
galleries kept up the din, cheer lead
ers standing in many of the sections
and whooping it up every time there
seemed any possibility that the demon
stration would end.
During the demonstration Frank
Hitchcock, supreme chief of the Wood
forces, was on the platform conferring
with Frank Knox, his floor leader.
When the noise makers had been at
it for half an hour, they still were GO
ing strong and the chairman was max
ing no further attempt TO put on the
lid
A few minutes later, however, SEN
ator Lodge renewed his pounding with
the gavel, but all the good it did him
was the gymnastic benefit Of the ex-
ercise.
Convention Quieted By Threat.
AT 80 minutes the first hush in was
attempted by the delegates and CALLER
les themselves. The demonstration
quieted down somewhat.
The delegates cheered when Senator
Lodge at the end OF 40 minutes said
the delegates all were in their seats
and that the galleries would be cleared
unless they quieted down.
The All ouncement got the desired
result and at once Senator Lodge pre-
sented Frank Knox Of New Hampshire
Il Sttnnu W OOu HnIuAudtAbH.
Mr.. Knox, former private OF the
Rough Riders, told the cvonveution
that New Hampshire, the generals ma
tive state, regarded him mot as a son
Of the state, but son of the whole ma
tion."
The speaker got lot of cheers but |
not so much as did Mrs. Douglas Rob |
inson Of New York, still in mourning |
for her brother. Colonel Roosevelt, |
when she took the platform to second |
ieneral WoSd's nomination. The frat |
ever to perform that function |
n a national convention, she got a ris
ng ovation when she was introduced /
~ Senator Lodge.
Mrs, Robinson declared she wanted |
Leonard Wood for president, mot be
,ause he was my brothers friend, but
because he is his type of man"
Woman Speaker Arouses Enthusiasm.
Mrs Robinson spoke in we'll
pitched, ringing voice. Il can speak to
'ou as one of the mothers of New
FORK state said she, "who knows il
vas because OF the foresight and cour
ge of Leonard Wood that their sons
vent overseas fit fighting machines ana
lot as cannon fodder
The crowd cheercd when she said
I'VE want not the man who takes
he psychological moment. We want
he man who makes them"
With emphatic gestures, Mrs Robin
on said.
1--WE must have the kind Of 2 man for
resident who will look from America
at and not from Europe in
NO man can tell me. said Mrs.
johnson. that had Theodore Roose
cit or Leonard Wood been in the White
louise the Germans would have
larched through Belgium to nothing
lore than the ringing words of pro
Est. We never want again a man who
'aits between right and neutrality.
She was loudly cheered at the end
t her speech.
Senator Lodge soon got hearing
owever. and the roll of the states
as continued. Arkansas yielded To
linois. and Representative William 4.
of that state Sas presented
, nominate Governor I4Owden.
With a big voice Representative Ro
snberg spoke without manuscript, be
inning slowly and then warming to !
lie LoWden supporters repeated cheers. ,