New-York tribune., 1920-07-02

Bainbridgc Colby suggested. but most
of them threw up their hands, saying
that they could not go to the country
with man who was an active Repub-
llcan up to 1912 and was Bull Mooser
that year. 1t was pointed out that
Colby would probably be entirely sat
sfactory to the President and further
that he is wet, but is not so labelled
as to make him Objectionable to the
drys
William +. McCombs, one of the anti
McAdoo men. professcd entire conf
dcnce that McAdoo was beaten, but
declined to name any one on whom the
opponents of McAdoo could center. His
confidence is not shared in the camps
where most of the delegates of the
anti McAdoo group are counted. For
instance, in both the New York and
Illinois delegations some of the most
important leaders admitted that Nc
Adoo probably would be nominated and
further that they would be climbing
aboard the McAdoo band wagon after
a very few ballots had been taken.
One anti -McAdoo man nearly broke
up the proceedings of the convention
at the morning session during the
speech of w. C. Newland of North
Carolina, nominating Senator Furni-
fold NJ. Simmons when, after a mention
Of the name Of McAdoo, this man cried
from tho gallery:
"Hurrah for the Crown Prince"
"Put him OUT shouted half the dele
gates, and there was violent commo-
ton all over the hall for a few min
utes before Chairman Robinson could
restore order.
Ncwland was very fair to the other
candidates in his nominating speech
He inquired who would be the best
candidate, getting freely answered.
Not content with this, he began men
tioning them by name, thus giving
their supporters on tho floor plenty
of opportunity to cheer their choice
Daniels Unmovcd
During Newland's speech nominating
the favoritc. son Of his own state, Sim
mons. and during Hal Floods clo-
qucncc in naming Senator Carter Glass.
his late associate in the Cabinet, Sec
rotary of the Navy Joscphus Daniels
placidly read newspaper. He sat
with the North Carolina delegation
and looked up curiously whenever
there was a wave of applause.
One of the humorous touches of the
day came when MIR. Flood mentioned
the town whore Glass was born, Lynch
burg, Va.
"Hurrah for Lynchburg!' screamed a
woman in the gallery, ieaplng to her
feet and waving flag. Apparently de-
lighted at the interruption, the dele
rates and galleries united in cheering
Lynchburg for about two minutes.
All morning long rumors bad been
circulating that the anti-McAdoo dele
gates might be able to unite on John
W. Davis, Ambassador to Great Britain.
When his name put in nomination
by Governor Cornwcll, in what many
considered to be the best nominating
speech made for any candidate, the
strength of the former Solicitor Gen
eral among the delegates was apparent.
There was little applause from the gal
lerieS, however, and practically no
mechanical aid was given the demon
stration. The band stopped playing
after about thirty seconds and the
applause died away.
Cornwcll struck out from the
shoulder and didn't worry very much
Who WAS hurt
eve can't afford to nominate Il man
supposed to be popular with .ny par
ticular group in this country,' he said,
hitting at McAdoo's alleged popularity
with union labor and particularly with
the railroad men. A little later he
reminded the convention that when the
nomination was made the party leader
ship would pass from the hands Of
Woodrow Wilson to the hands Of the
nominee.
Woman Names Harrison
Mrs. Bessie A. Dwyer, of the Philip
pines, made several preccdents in her
speech nominating Burton A. Harrison.
1t was the first time a woman ever
made the principal nominating speech
for any candidate at the national CON
vention of big party. Many second
ing speeches were made by women both
at Chicago and here, but this was the
first nominating speech. Also, it was
the first time nominating speech ever
Was made by delegate from one Of
the lnsular possessions placing in nom
ination a man whose most important
public service was in that possession.
4 tremendous ovation was given Mrs
Junior Brown, who as Izctta Jewell
for several years charmed Washington
theatcrgoers as leading woman of a
stock company, when she stepped for
ward to second the nomination of
Davis, The crowd checred spontanc-
ously for a few minutes, after which
the band swung into "Oh, You Beauti-
full Doll" at which the crowd yelled
out its agreement with the sentiment
Of the song. Like several other speak
ors, she brought in the element Of at
tack on the martial records Of some of
the candidates by saying that the wom-
ell voters, who would surely have suf-
frage all over the country by Election
Day through the ratification of the
amendment by Tennessee, would closely
scrutinze the private lives of the
nominees.
In concluding, she touched lightly on
tho samo theme, saying that in these
times the wife of the candidate is given
much attention and urging the charm
of Mrs. Davis.
"Shes nominating Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis" growlcd a cynical Kentucky
politician.
One of Mrs. Browns good lines in
holding up Davis's moral virtue was:
"He is not a preacher, but IN his life
he practices what the preachers preach"
STORE CLOSED SATURDAY