Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-01


order and IL obeyod
no suggestions that 1t meant a STAN
pcde to the standard of the New York
candidate. The Cochran speech had
got everyone feeling good. and it
seemed to be the unanimous opinion
mat 1t was n good time for "A general
harmony demonstration.
The interjcction Of the old songs
also seemed to have been potent in
working the delegates into Il demon
stration of good feeling AT "a time
when in most political conventions
the lines OF antagonism and animos-
ity between the opposing candidates
are tightening.
Old Revival Spirit Startling.
The demonstration, in which the
galleries took virtually no part ut
all. had been on for twenty minutes
when Senator Robinson started out
10 restore order fIo had little luck.
however. for tho old revival spirit
seemed to be on the big assemblaEe.
ana they kept breaking into the old
tunes and bringing the band and the
pipe organ laundering to their aid
IN prolonsing the demonstration.
Several times when things began
TO get littlo quieter. someone start
c" another song that everybody knew
ana all bets were off again.
Nooody Knows How Dry I Am"
was Que Oh the tunes that seemed To
arouse particular enthusiasm amonp
some of the delegations.
senator Robinson finally got oroor
AFTER the tumult had been roI,r on
ior almost half hour. Franklin n
hooseVcit. Assistant Secretary of
tue Navy. took tho platform amid
another storm OF cheering to second
inc nomination OF Governor Smith
III you como with us IN ,ho H.,
pire state" AIr. Roosevcrt soIa 49,,
learn to know our Al Smith "
won be any question abou, WIN,
action you will take"
lie got crash OF applause u,,o,
nc Told the delegation that their nom
,nee VIII not be selected Mt 4
NJ. In hotel room"
men ne finished. tho New yo-L
delegation led in another round -
cheering "i
Dr. burris Jenkins. OF Nissour.
VINO was to have placed William n
NcHooo IN nomination for tho nrcs,
uehcy ut the Democratic Na,iona,
convention. took the platform MT 5.ao
/ O'Clock and the McAdoo demons,r,,io,,
started or the flor. W."
! Jenkins toid :he convention tia,
mad Intended 10 make non,nat,n
speech for Alc.Adoo. "5u, on occo,,,, ,
OF persistent ana insis,ent rconn,t
rom him ,hnt his name NOT ho nro
Htn'ed IN speech. | have decided
not 10 DO so.
am sure that from the sn;r;,
manifested in my delegation and mi,
convention that we shall draft him
i"r tAe aervice OF tho country" soi1
jenkins S"'"
We knew tina. IL so drafted. bo
VIII accept the nomination" soi,
Jenkins, and any rumors of tc,.-
1F""s supposed TO have been re-
cei'ed denying that he would accent
'"e nomination are falsehoods n..r
petra'ed by the enemies Of bur partv
therefore plac" in nomination VII.
nam G. McAdoo"
parade around the convon,ior
floor started soon as The sbor, snnonn
was concluded and soon the st,r.
cards of Washington. Delaware
LOUISIANA. Alabama. Utah. New Mex.
,so, Arkansas Oregon. Wyoming
Maine. ARIZONA. Texas. Idaho, Mich
'eah. Kansas. Nevada. Hawaii. Wis.
oo"s'h ana South Dakota were In the
parade. bowling in line.
Fight Over Missouri standard
spectators In the Missouri dcleg,-
'iohS tried to put their standard In
INC parade and the move devcloped =
hst night. In which the police inter.
iered' Hennett Clark. son of Chnmr
Clark. was among those who tried
TO Keep the banner out of the proces.
sion. In the mix-up, the standard
was tramplcd to tho floor and torn
In two, but the McAdoo men rescued
the letters 'OURI." and bore thcu
triumphantly into the line of march.
ers.
There was good deal of scrlm.
maginE and fighting for possession
OF other standards. which McAdoo
boomers wanted TO get into the dem.
onstration and which members OF the
delegations wanted TO keep out.
George Dnnklcy. OF the Colorado
delegation. carried tho State standard
IN after. II is said. there was an
agreement to keep 1t out. Helen
Grenfell, former superlnt endcnt OF
schools OF Denver, announced her In
tention OF taking It away from him
and took up position in wait. Dunk
Icy saw tho situation and ducked
down another aisle with tho standard
Miss Grcnfell and George l. Bradley