The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-01
Mrs. GGIford Dudley, Of
Of Nashville, Seconds Nam
Ing Of Ambassador Davis.
ADl0URRS UNTIL 8 Pm.
Fourth Day Quiet in compar-
ison With Noisy and Turbu-
lent Hours Wednesday.

San Francisco, July f.--(A. P.)--
fourteen candidates placed before II
Ter the presidential nomination the
democratic natlona convention.
after q brief session today, found
the platform committee unable to
make report and adjourned until
O'Clock tonight.
An attempt to suspend the rules
of the convention and 90 head with
the balIotIna was met with such
obvious dtsapprcvai by the convert
ton that II was not pressed.
The name Of John w. Davis, am
bassadcr to Great Britain, wound
Up the list Of names O, the program
tsr nominating speeches, but AZ the
lass minute the names Of Senator
Himnons Of North Carolina. Senator
Glass OF Virginia and Francis Bur-
ton. HarrIson, aovernor-General Of
the Philippines. were added, and
the call OF the states had bene eom-
p.eted the names OF fourteen men IN
~ had been placer formally before
the convention.
The platform committee continued
working during the day. hoping to
harmonlxe the differences over the
prohibition plank and the league Of
nations ard the Irish question.
Concentrated efforts were being made
TO bring in the report of the platform
committee when the convention recon
pened at o'clock. but there were no
assurances that II would ready then.
N StHSlOn
edly quiet and orderly In comparison
with the noisy and turbulent session
of yesterday. No one could estimate
the probable duration Of tonight's ses-
sion, and there were no assurances that
II might not continue until daylight.
Mrs. Julia Brown of West Virginia,
seconded the nomination OF Mr.. Davis.
Mrs. Brown, who before her marriage
was Izetta Jewel, a stock actress in
the east, began by telling the conven-
n SIN w
effect that while man was asleep In
the Garden of Eden the Creator took
his brains to create woman. The men
OF the convention took the thrust and
laughed heartily.
Women will select a man." she said
whose past life can stand the. search
light test aud whose present life meas
ur6s up 10 women's ideals" This
man." said Mrs, Brown. lis not
preacher, although In his life he prac-
tees what preachers preach. He Is
home brod and a well-bred American
stateSman.' Nf
"If the democratic party enfrancises
u.s." she continued, $50 We can use
those brains the women of our land VIII
have great voice in determining the
next president OF the United States.
'One of the great criticisms OF women
voting seems to be that women Win vote
for president, regardless OF party.
whose record stands the, .searchligm OF
Mrs. Brown made u hit, with her
ss sss'ipss s wese SS 5Rs haf asasl'sfs Fsi i I
y fas Wren Burr Of Alabama, seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Davis. Mrs. Gull
fcrd Dudley Of Nashville, also deliv-
cred a seconding speech for Mr.. Davis. |
Wisconsin,, Wyonin, Alaska, the DIS
trict of Columbia. Hawaii and the Phil
ipplnes were called ana Miss Bessie
y Aans. tls. r1rnd
sneakers stand to make nomination
sneeeh for Francis Burton Harris, gov
es.,lar-general of the Philippines. / she |
did II expeditiously and much to the
Mrs MS. Gould B.. Blakely. OF Utah,
ncfTiber OF the state legislature, pre- |
scntcd resolution calling en- the Loui-
Siaua legislature to ratify the Suffrage |
anaendfnent to the constitution. GOV.
John M. Parker was asked In teie-
rrnm to transmit special message 70
thr legislature.
Objection was made and the resolu-
tion could not go, through.
Wilbur w. Marsh. of Iowa, moved
suspension of the rules so the conven-
tom could go ahead with ballofing.
TNcre was objection from many parts
OF the hall.
After q wrangie of more than two
Lours over the suffrage plank. the plat
form committee reached an agreement
and began consideration of the irish
blank by granting the request. of Frank
II, Walsh that he be heard.
Mr.. Walsh, VINO is head of the Amer
lean commission on Irish freedom, got
before the committee at the request OF
a caucus of about 200 Irish sympathi-
zers to- the convention. He told the
committee that the subcommittee plans
,-a~osing to leave the Irish question |
to the league of nations would be re-
z lrded by Irish-Anericars as an eva
sion of the issue.
lThe subcommittee plank proposing to
leave settlement of the Irish question
to the lea que Of nations was rejected to-
day by tkl full platform committee. |
which also voted down hy. majority
ar two to one blanket proposal IA
yring Irish independence.
A plank merely to express sympathy
for the Irish people In their asiiratiqns
for self-government. then was offered. |
but before the committee acted on 1t
Frank p walsh. head OF the Americans
for Irish Independents. was
granted hearing behind closed doors.
Mr. Walsh advocated a plank pledging |
the party TO diplomatic recognition OF
been instru9ted by caucus OF about I
200 irish sysnpathizers who are con-
yention delegates. to say that anything
less would be considered evasion of the
issue. '''
Mr.. walsh was not permitted to argue
before the committee. however. a re-
quest that he be given that privilege
being voted down after he had gone into |
the committee room. The motion that
he be allowed TO make an argument
was made by Senator Walsh, of Massa-