Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-30
Wilson Forces Rule
Continued from, PAGE One)

better filled than yesterday. Most u
the leaders and managers were busy
in the upper rooms of the building
working with the committees.
The band and pipe organ filled IN
the time and the song leaders got into
| action to amuse teh gathering crowd.
Popular airs sprinkled with patri-
otic airs and invariably winding up
with Dixie" never failed to bring
out the inevitable rebel yell from the
Southern delegations. The platform,
too, was slow in filing with the
| usual notables. With some OF the
delegates they had been cruising San
Francisco Bay as. guests of the city
| and were slow getting back.
Yells for Palmer and Cox
| Fifteen minutes more and the con-
| vention gave no more signs of being
| ready to start up. Delegates damned
the aisles. chatting and laughing and
| applauding the efforts of the singers
was expected to be time killer, any,
way, and no effort was made to drive
I. things ahead. The convention man
ayers wanted plenty of time for the
committee workers. There were
scattering yells for Palmer and Cox
from various corners, where rooters
| got into positions loaded with pen
| nants and flags.
| Reed Not to Fight for Seat
| The probability of a fight over the
report of the credentials committee
that had voted not to seat Sen. Reed
| as a delegate from Missouri dimin-
ished with reports that Reed would
not carry his fight to the floor of the
convention. The Reed case was the
only ripple in sight on the smooth
waters of the convention, and his de-
ther robbed the day of its only pros
pect of excitement.
I One-thirty passed and. most Of the
delegates had arrived and were
| standing in their places waiting for
| the convention officials to sound the
call to order
Plenty of "Dixie"
| The band had orders to play Dixie"
| loud, long and often, or else it fell
|
others. because it seemed to be play
ing Dixie" most of the time. The
| Southern delegates however, showed
| no signs of wearing out and never
failed to cut loose when they heard
the strain.
A few of the old Democratic war
horses were on the floor for the Sec
ond session, among them Judson
Hammond of Ohio, Judge Murphy of
New York, Thomas Taggart of In
diana, Gov. Smith of New York and
Vance Mccormick, former chairman
of the national committee.
| Palmer Booster Busy
| A Palmer booster got into the or
gan loft and tried to announce that
the band would play a selection
dedicated to his candidate. The
Palmer rooters on the floor took his
gestures as a tip. for they heard lit
! tie of his story-and began another
Palmer demonstration.
The Palmer people were easily
leading in the noise making all
through yesterdays session and to-
days.
Many of the delegates were getting
tired of the waiting and yells of
Lets CO. and Get busy up there"
were heard above the din of the
band. About that moment Chairman
Cummings reached the hall and ran
main aisle as he made his way to the
platform.
Cummings Gets Order
Vigorous whacking of the gavel
brought the delegates down to their
seats and gradually cleared the
aisles. Mr.. Cummings was deter
mined to get order quickly and sue
ceeded. The singing of the Star
Spangled Banner" followed the
prayer and the big-audience joined
! in heartily. Secretary Hoffman an
nounced that. the convention had a
special hospital in the building with
physicians and nurses for any emer-
gency.
Convention Persiflags
DO they write prescriptions" in
quired a delegate from the floor, and
amid gale of laughter.
1T is a regular hospital" respond
ed Sec. Hoffman to scattering ap-
plause.
Then one of the secretaries an
nounced that a million dollars of
California gold was on exhibition
near the hall for the delegates to go
and look at.
Look out the Republicans don't
get it," shouted a delegate and the
convention had another laugh.
The report of the credentials COM
mittee Affirming the seating of the
Palmer delegates from Georgia and
the unseatng of Senator Reed then
was presented.
| Unseatins Of Reed AppIauded
When the unseating OF Senator
Reed was announced without men,
tioning his name there was loud ap-
plause and cheering from the dele
cation sections 1t turned into quite
La demonstration with prolonged
shouts. The delegates fully recog-
nized the meaning of the announce
ment.
Joseph B. Shannon of Kansas City,
delegate from the fifth district Of
Missouri wanted to make state
ment on the Reed case, and Chairman
Cummings had to intercede with the
convention to hear him. He took the
platform, but the convention was dis
inclined to hear him.
"Sit down" and Get out IL you
don't like it," Shut up and like
shouts coming from the crowd.
THE speaker is entitled to fair
hearing before this convention" said