Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-30
Nominating Speeches Made Today

Francisco. June s.-Described
gy man whose record would appeal
4 & p women voters, the business in
3 1, n farmers, the laboring men
ss 70 al lovers OF popular govern
Nc senator Robert L., Owen Of
~ homa was placed In nomination
before the Democratic national
kention by D. Haden Limbaugh
duskogee.
NJ a. Limbaugh declared that "par-
fnes were binding more loosely
tnat the need Of the hour was
"a candidate whose record and whose
A1Aracter will inspire the confidence
vSfasg progressive-think.ng forward
to0king men and m without re-
fg4ed to past party affiliations"
1--WE o1er you a man. he said,
EE'who IN. three campaigns has shown
tmself capable of attracting the
EE4upport OF progressive men aud
Mgomen who are not affiliated with
dFFhe {Democratic party.
Nj I'VE present you a candidate who
evil appeal with extraordinary power
70 n eighteen million women vot-
\ ers III the United States. Who, when
Rai! other candidates were silent, in
kdlnerent or opposed to m suf-
Erage, was their valiant CHAMPION
Rend the chosen leader Of the woman
Alifrage forces in his state. We
V4resent you a man who has always
fEpeen for those things which women
paeaely desire. If there be a man in
EAmerica who is entitled to the sup
port of the women Of America, that
&man is Senator Owen.
, oklahoma presents you q nan
who without bigotry has been the
faithful champion of prohibition in
his own state and throughout the
nation. One who can be relied on To
faithfully execute the eighteenth
amendment.
I've present you a man who has
prUVen beyond doubt his attachment
and fidelity to sound principles of
! government. Inc who has for Years
strenuously II successfully labored
TO romot the peace, happiness ana
: prosperity of our people by making
our government, and all of its
agencies, truly responsive to the peo-
pies will.
w present YOU a man who has
been Il faithful leader and supper
ter. of the great legislative program
supported every Democratic policy.
every progressive act and every war
measure. His speeches in support
OF the peace treaty of our great
president. Woodrow Wilson. We're I'M
surpassed in the senatc chamber.
presents you a nan
who would be acceptable to the bust
Z ness men of the country. The bust
ness men and bankers accord him
the credit above all other men in
America for the great benefits of the
federal reserve act.
1--WE present you a man acceptable
to the farmers of the land. The
farmers NOW he put through the
senate the great farm loan act giving
the farmers access to money on long
time. He worked for the good roads
act, for the agriculture extension act,
for the extension of the parcel post,
the rural routes, and the postal saw
: ings banks.
I'VE present you a we'll known
friend Of labor, whom the working
men would strongly support. His
authorship Of the child labor Ian
and active support of all progressive
labor legislation sh his intelligent
appreciation of the problems Of la.
Dor, and his earnest desire to solve
them wisely.
1--WE offer you a great Democrat
an old Virginia Democrat. born anG
reared in the Old Dominion. A
western Democrat who for thlrt,
years has been the acknowledged