Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-11
Several Hours Lost
In Demonstrations
in with applause. as Governor Allen
recounted the achievements of his

in with applause. as Governor Allen
recounted the achievements of his
candidate.
When the governor made a crack
at William ]. Bryan's celebrated die
tum about million men springing |
to arms overnight he looked down
at where Mr.. Bryan was sitting in the
press box. But the Nebraskan had
his nose to his manuscript. trying to
write on industrious!y while plump |
woman writer was showing through |
the narrow aisle behind his chair. If
he heard the reference he did not let |
on.
Governor Allen worked hard at his
speech and the perspiration rolled !
down in cataracts over his quickly !
wilted laundry. While the speech was
going on, arrangements were made
for Governor Lowden's nominating
speech to follow General Woods. Ar
kansas delegates, next on the roll,
said the state would yield to Illinois
California, next in line. was to
name Senator johnson, disposing of
the "big three"
Still Embossed.
AS the Embossed convention rolled
on, everything according to schedule,
Senators Lodge and Smoot of the old
Republican school sat incrutal,ly side
by side behind the chairman's table.
At the concluding word of the NOM
mating speech thousands of many col
ored turkey feathers which have been
people were loosed from the ceiling
of the Coliseum and floated down
over the cheering delegates.
Approximately two hundred dele
gates. perhaps more or less, were
| taking part in the cheering and flag
waving.
Many of those OH the floor yelled
like Indians, with the hair of the
women and the collars of the men
decorated by the falling feathers.
Great Cheering.
ITS Wood. let's CO. seemed to be
the motive through the confusion of
shouting. In one corner,a bunch of
rooters kept up a continual tom-tom
! of lsorote Philippine music.
| ITS Wood, let's co., was printed
on many of the blue and white ban
ners waving over the Wood groups
When the demonstration had been
on about ten minutes the inevitable
procession started. 1t was led by
delegates from Minnesota and it start
ed making Its way about the conyen-
come to the front of the splatform
land raped for order. He went back
/; again and Shutdown as the parade
l gathered m omentum. @ " ~, ~. ~ - + $
i 1T looked strange, to many OF the
old timers TO see women for the first
time among the IN archers. Changing
their Slogan. the circulating Wood
people took up I'VE want Wood" as
their marching cry.
California supplied flags to var
| ious friendly delegations to be waved
in the interest of johnson. The sew
eraF delegates from. Nebraska favora-
BILE to Wood Immediately command
n6 ,ho n0 cfo o~f0
The convention managers saw pros
poets of a very long session when the
demonstration went on and on. They
predicted the supporters of the 9TH
er candidates would try to outdo the
Wood people with the result that ball
loting might be long delayed.
In the gallery behind the platform
a big group Of men and women start
ed yelling Wood. Wood, Wood" in
an endless rythm while some en-
thusiast unmasked a noise maker that
kept time to the yells and sounded
like buck saw.
Order Impossible.
i When the noise had lasted for fiji
teen minutes Senator Lodge tried
again to get order but the demon
strators only replied with a renewed
outburst of noise. At that time the
paradinS had about died down but
the generals faithfuls were not will
!
After thirty-five minutes the first
hushing was attempted by. delegates
and galleries themselves The DEM
onstration quieted down somewhat as
the noise like escaping steam pervad-
ed the hall, but there were also many
renewed cheers
The delegates cneercd whom Sen
ator Lodge at the end of forty lnin-
utes. said the delegates all were In
their seats and that the galleries
would be cleared unless they Quieted
down.
The announcement got the desired
result and at once Senator Lodge
presented Frank Knox Of New Hamp-
shire to second General Woods NOM
ination. 4
Whne the Wood demonstration was
running plans for the Lowden coun-
terpart were in progress. At the
heads of the aisles were men with
Ito be unfurled as soon as the, Illi-
nois governors name was offered.
i Mr.. Knox a former private Of the
d Rough Riders. told the convention
that New Hampshire. the generals
native state. regarded him mot as a
son of the state. but son of the
whole nation
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 sec
ond General Woods nomination, the
first woman ever to perform that
function in a national convention. She
got rousing ovation when she was
introduced by Senator Lodge.
To stop the demonstration, Mrs.
Robinson waved her hand. Ss
She spoke with a clear. carrying
voice with crisp enunciation, appar-
entity heard with ease to the depths
of the hall.
Mrs. Robinson Speaks
Mrs. Robinson declared she want
ed Leonard Wood for president mot
because he was my brothers friend,
but because he is his type Of man"
Mrs. Robinson spoke in q well
pitched ringing voice.
II can speak to YOU as one of the
mothers of New York state said she,
who know 1t was because OF the fore
sight and courage Of Leonard Wood
that their sons went over the seas
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