Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-28
Fights Laid Aside Until
The Keynote Was Sounded

the resolutions committee and also
selected him to head the delegation.
The six District of Columbia dele
gates, including cambridge Colby
secretary Of state. adopted a resolu-
ton pledginE their support to At
torney General Palmer for president.
Secretary Colby was selected as a
member of the resolutions committee.
Virginia delegates elected Repre-
sntative H. y. Flood, chairman of
their delegation and named Senator
Carter Glass to be a member of the
resolutions committee.
Ratifyfng the instructions given
them by the state convention. the
delegates resolved to cast a solid vote
on the first ballot at least. for Senator
Glass as presidential nominee, but
took no binding action as to further
votes.
No caucus was held by Wisconsin
delegates. but an informal agreement
made en- route to the convention. BY
which Joseph F.. Davies. former feder'
al trade commissioner. becomes chair.
man. and Judge J. c. Carel Of Mil.
waAkee, resolutions committee mem
Der, had accepted.
The delegates said McAdoo senu.
ment predominated in the delegation
though all of the principal contender.
from the presidential nomination
would be presented on early ballots.
Thousands On Hand EARLY.
San Francisco, June 28.-Assemb-
sion. delegates to the Democratic ma.
tional convention heard a key note
speech by National Chairman Cum.
mings and perfected prelimin.lries
clearing the way for the real work OF
finding a presidential candidate.
Twelve o'clock noon was fixed fol-
the opening. but hours before tickle,
holders gathered in the spaciou.
building which. for the occasion. seat.
did not hold tickets were barred from
approaching the main entrance b,
fences hidden by a screen of Cali
fornia ~evergreens.
Decorations Of the convention hal
were simple and tasteful with the
Stars and Stripes as the dominan,
feature Of the beautiful display.
The seats of the 1902 delegate:
were compactfy assembled close t. thu
platform and stretched almost across
the width of the hall. Here and there
ards, made Of California redwood
showing the locations Of the delega'
tons. Directly behind were the seat.
of, the ~alternates and all about then
in an almost perfect circle were place.
for more than ten thousand other per.
sons.
With the exception Of a patriot,
touch given at the start by the pre-.
sentinE Of the colors of a detachment
were not unlike those Of prior con,
ventions. The outstanding feature or
the program was the keynote speech
understood to have had the approva,
Of President Wilson.
With the pr~eliminaries over the
four big convention committees will
promptly get down to work. Thu
greatest interest. as usual, centers ir
the committee on resolutions. where
the party issues will be fought Out
with good prospects that some OF
them will reach the convention floor
for final decision.
In the meantime managers OF presi-
Dental booms were keeping in touch
with delegates and working for posi-
ton in the early balloting.
McAdoo q Contender.
By some it was declared the de-
velopment meant hat McAdoo now
would be an active contender from the
start, and that in consequence the
convention. like that Of the Republi.
cans at Chicago. would have a biz
three running close together on the
opening roll call. The possibility OF
such a development brought renewed
claims Of consistent gains from the
supporters Of Palmer and Cox and SET
the dark horses champing impatiently
The Palmer and Cox managers
sought to discount the APPARENT sig.
%nif1cance Of the McAdoo announce