The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-30
ROARING TRIBUTE
SENT PRESIDENT
Wild Demonstration at
San Francisco
WILSON'S PICTURE
BRINGS CHEERS

rIdnClSc0 otiTfcu 10 High Iltcn OF
Enthusiasm at Every Mention OF
Presidents Name. Half Hour Dem
OnStratiOn.
San Francisco, June 2S.-From the
shadow Of the Golden Gate. the hosts
of Democracy sent roaring tribute
across tile country today to President
Wilson.
The national convention flung aside
for the moment the business before it
while delegates carried on a demon
stration that swept the great gather
ing OIL its feet 1t was a half hour
before the outburst evoked by sud
den display Of the President portrait
could be stillcd. Again and again as
his name was mentioned, the cheers
broke out anew to culminate in the
shout Of approval that adopted and
sent to the White House tonight a
striking testimonial of his party's
faith in the man who has led it
through troublcous years.
Arrangements for the first national
political convention to be held in the
far west had been well made. The
great hall, it's clean architectural lines
almost unmarried by added decora-
tons, was ready, and through dozen
wide entries there, thousand poured
In with little delay OF congestion. They
found wide octagOn space awaiting
them, with massive organ rearing
its stockadc Of pipes above the plat
form and the other sides rising to a
far line Of seats under high win
dows framing squares of California's
bluest skies.
In the center OF the hall where dele
gates sat rallied within a wide square
of seats, an inner ceiling was sus-
pended colored in soft, old blue, that
rested the eye and lent something Of
quiet dignity to the scene.
Below a forest of standards bearing
the names Of states and territories
was the only reminder of national
conventions Of the past.
Pcrchcd high beside the organ in a
special gallery, military band whiled
away the time.
AS the noon hour and the opening
time approached, a color guard of ma
rincs appeared on the platform. A six
foot sergeant with the cleaning folds
OF rcgimental flag in his hand made
a vivid spot Of color on the platform.
At his side stood the armed non-com-
missoncd officers OF the color guard
and with them two marine buglers.
When vice Chairman Kremcr of the
national committee gave the signal a
bugler sounded Attention." the sharp
staccato call rang out over the uproar
of conversations The first notes of the
Star Spangled Banner rang out from
the band and the organ together and
and attendants stood in tribute,
monster flag dropped from the ceiling
to form wall OF color behind the
platform 1T obscurcd the view Of the
band gallery and organ loft but as it
fell, the booming tones Of the organ
rose from behind it, joining with ma
jcsty thunder in the national anthem.
From floor and galleries delegates and
spectators joined ini 1.-THE mighty tones.
Then, came the touch that set the
convention off with a wild shout of
exultation. The great flag was gath
cred slowly upward in the slings and
as it rose, 1t uncovered a flag draped
and illumincd portrait Of President
Wilson placed against the high pipes
Of the organ. Then came the tumult,
a wild shout rang from the floor
1T was caught up and echoed from side
to side. Rising with hysterical force,
the sound grew and grew, a formless,
tonelcss thing that had in it something
| that stirred the blood and pulled at
the emotions. Delegates leaped on
their chairs, waving and shouting.
They stampeded into the aisles, jost-
ling and cheering in a packed mass
before the platform.
Over in the Virginia section a dele
gate ripped the standard from the loop
and charged toward the speakers
stand, waving it high in the air. 9th
or states Followed. Song or them were
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