Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-08
CONVENTION NAMES
VICE PRESIDENT BY
UNANIMOUS ACTION
Continued from rage ~

nation or those who had spoken
for the mtook the platform and with
drew their names.
Former Governor Dunno withdrew
James Hamilton Lewis. The name
of David r. Francis, of next with
drawn. Then the name of Edward
L. Doheny, Of California, was with
drawn. Brigadier General L. D. Ty-
son, of Tennessee, personally took
the platform and withdrew his name
then Senator Nugent withdrew the
name of former Governor Hawley.
Of Idaho.
Joseph f. Davies, of Wisconsin, in
withdrawing his own name by infer
ence, pledged Wisconsin to support
Mr.. Roosevelt. w. T. Vaughan, of
Oregon, also withdrew and his spon-
sor seconded Mr.. Roosevelt's nominal
ton. David r. Francis of St. Louis,
former governor of Missouri and am
bassador to Russia, who also had been
form and besides giving nomination
of Roosevelt by reclamation, with
drew his own name.
Named Amid Cheers
1t was exactly 3:15 o'clock when
the convention, with loud cheers,
shout and the first party cry Cox
and Roosevelt rang out.
Senator Robinson, permanent chair
man of the convention, was appointed
chairman of the committee to notify
Governor Cox of his nomination and
National Chairman Cummings chair
man of the committee to notify Mr..
Roosevelt.
At 1920 o'clock Chairman Cum
mings stepped forward and was
greeted with loud cheers.
Mr.. Roosevelt left the convention
hall just before he was nominated,
but after his, nomination was a GER
tainty. To a number of friends he
recalled that before the convention
he prophesied that the convention
would be Embossed" and declared
that his prophecy had come true.
Mr.. Roosevelt went to his hotel
and from there to the battleship New
Mexico to dine with Secretary Dan
iels, his chief.
AT 1929 o'clock the big show was
all over and the convention adjourned
for the last time.
Tyson and Steward Named
Governor Stewart, of Montana, and
Brigadier General L. D. Tyson, Ten
nessee, were placed in nomination for
the vice presidency in the Democratic
national convention today during the
first two hours Of it's session. OPP
New York, had developed from the
Tammany organization. cambridge
Colby, secretary of state, who first
declined to have his name used, fl
nally consented to accept If drafted.
Victor Murdoch. of Kansas, also was
being considered by many of the
leaders.
Rev. Father Barry, of Butte,
Mont, delivered the invocation on
the topic ''God, Give Us Men, AS
he prayed the delegates section of
the floor was crowded but the gale
ries were only about third filled.
At the conclusion of the prayer
tn eband crashed into the Star
Spangled Banner. Chairman Robin
son directed the roll of states be
called to receive the nomination for
national committeeman and commit
presented. Michigan presented the
name of Mrs. Lucia Comstock Bolt
wood, Of Grand Rapids.
New Mexico presented Mrs. w. F.
Kirby and Senator Jones.
Committees Confirmed
On motion of Delegate Farley, of
New York, the recommendation for
committeeman and committee women
were unanimously confirmed by the
convention. The convention then
voted to throw open the doors of
the auditorium to the public for the
alarms announced this already had
been done, but even SO the galleries
were less than one-third filled
Delegate Boose, of Indiana, offered
a resolution empowering the Demo
cratic national COMMITTEE etc fill any
vacancies on the ticket caused by
death or declination. The resolution
was adopted.
The convention then adopted a res
olution thanking Homer S. Cum
mings, chairman or the national COM
mittee, Chairman Robinson, and all
other officers of the convention for
their faithful and efficient service.
A resolution offered by National
Committee Woman Landers, Indiana,
thanking Mrs. George Bass, chairman
Of the womens committee, for her
services, was adopted.
Women Are Thanked
The convention then adopted res
olution offered by Mrs. Howard T.
Wilson, of Illinois, thanking the
women of San Francisco for their
vention and thanking the citizens
committee Of San Francisco for guam
titles of flowers and fruit distributed
among the delegates.
Gavin McNab, of San Francisco,
moved a recess until o'clock so
Their o nthe Vice Presidential nomi-
nation. 1t was drowned out ma
chorus. of oe sand Chairman Robin
son ordered the call of the roll of
states reminding the delegates that
the convention rule limited nominal
ing speeches for Vice Presidential
candidates to ten minutes and Sec
ond speeches to five.
Tyson Is Nominated
Alabama yielded to Tennessee and
rigadier-General L. d. Tyson was
placed in nomination by Harvey II.
Hannah, of Nashville, Tenn.
General Hanna made an oritoricai
effort with many flights of speech.
urging General Tyson's nomination
on the ground that this convention
should put soldier on the ticket"
in recognition of the deeds of Amer
lean soldiers in the war
AT General Hanna's peroration, the
Tennessee delegates produced a
photo of General Tyson and cheered
for more than q minute.
Chairman Robinson then read 4
telegram from Governor Cox accept
ing the presidential nomination., and
thanking the convention for the
honor The crowd jumped UP with
y yell at IN conclusion of the read
ing Of COX's telegram. singing Ohio
Ohio, Wen elect Jim Cox or know
The reason why"
y parade Of standards passed
round the ai#lca II was very quiet
and orderly compared with sonc TIN
have 1een seen here during the las:
few days.
Rich&rl Seeley Jones. of sertt.,
WaTf.. seconded tie uo..l n!t.ca
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