Cleveland County herald., 1920-06-17

victory in November. But the fact cannot be blinked that some eminent Democrats who attended the conven- tion went away with grins of satisfac- ton decorating their faces.
 Lodge Was Too Scholarly.
 To go back to the beginning again, something must be said of the keynote address by Chairman Lodge. It was one of the most scholarly efforts of it's kind, and the great mass of the dele gates, to say nothing of the audience, utterly failed to comprehend it. The senator did not once descend to the level of most of his hearers, and con- sequently he failed to arouse any great measure of enthusiasm.
 It was noticeable that this address, as well as every other speech and the platform as we'll devoted it's denunci- atory passages not to the Democratic party, as is usually the case, but to President Wilson. It was always his acts and his policies that were con- demned-and the language used in dealing with him was scorching. Of course, the reason for this is that, from the viewpoint of the Republicans, Mir. Wilson has been the Democratic party for the last seven years.
 The first day found three candidates in the forefront of the race for the nomination, and while the prelimi- nareS were completed their workers were straining every nerve to have them make the best possible show on the first ballot. These men were Gov ernor Lowden of Illinois. General Leonard Wood, and Senator Hiram Johnson of California. From their elaborate headquarters in the hotels swarms of men and women flocked to the Coliseum with banners and but tons and literature. Each of them was certain of yictory-for public con- sumpton-but each of them knew in his heart that he could not win if the senatorial bosses had their way. All the rest of the possible candidates really ranked as dark horses. They included Herbert Hoover Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia university, Gov. Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, Senator Poindexter of Washington, Senator Howard Sutherland of West Virginia, Governor Sproul of Pennsyl vania, Senator Phlander Knox of Pennsylvania and Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin. A long enough list in all conscience. From these dark horses it was predicted. would emerge the winner and the prophecy was full filled.
 Routine Work, Then Oratory.
 It required three days to get through with the preliminary work of the gath ering and to have the platform built, read and adopted. The latter took place on Thursday. As has been said, the resolutions met with almost unani- nous approval. A young man from Milwaukee was the only dissenting member of the committee and he pre- sented a minority report that embodied many of the policies advocated by La Toilette. The audience did not want to hear him and he took advantage of their impatience to try to place him. self in the position of a martyr, but Chairman Lodge cleyerly forestalled this, and the minority report was speedily dumped into the waste basket.
 Friday was tie day of oratory. Men who thought themselves eloquent and others who really were eloquent mount ed the speakers platform in procession throughout most of the day to place before the convention the names and qualifications of the candidates. In many cases women were among those | who seconded the nominations, and usually they acquitted themselves much more to the satisfaction of their | hearers than did the men, for they were brief, snappy and graceful of ! address.
 On the roll call of states Arizona | yielded. to Kansas. and Governor Hen | ry ]. Allen stepped up to nominate | General Wood. Though obviously | nervous and not quite adequate of voice. he did his excellent subject full ustice setting forth specially the fine record the general had made in Cuba and the Philippines. and his pre- paredness for war when the great 1 conflict broke out.