South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-12

ing her words. and enunciating with
great distinction. with a long roll
on the RS
When her speech ended the
Massachusetts, delegation gave three
! more cheers for Coolidge.
The roll Of states was resumed.
Delaware passed. Florida yielded
10 North Carolina
Favors Pritchard.
Marion Butler OF North Carolina
/ placed in nomination Judge j c.
| Pritchard OF North Carolina. This
was the first dark horse" nOminat-
/ ing speech.
1t was delivered by tall man
with a bristly bears but nobody
paid much attention TO what he
said. and there was much moving
about on the floor. delegates flock
ing toward the exits for unch and
| others engaged in animated con-
versation. The confusion increased
so that the speaker had hard time
making himself heard The gallery
seized the occasion for a social hour.
and soon the rumble Of conversation
and scraping OF chairs left the
| speaker on an island in a sea Of
sound.
Butler urged the nomination Of
| Pritchard as a step that would put
an end 10 any sectionalism that
may remain as a result Of the Civil
war.
The Solid south.
| The war, Butler said. wiped out
the last vestige Of the Mason and
Dixon line and cleared the way for
| the election OF a southerner on the
republican ticket. Now is the time.
! he declared. TO break up the solid
south. The soldiers who came back
from France are ready to put
Americanism above party and vote
the republican ticket in the south
as we'll as In the north. They are
aroused at the maladministration Of
the democratic party, he proclaimed.
Lunches were being passed around
among the delegates and they were
more interested in sandwiches than
in the speech. apparently.
The nomination OF PritChard.
Butler urged, would end the claim
that the republican party is section
al and hates the south.
The solid south" he cried. lis
ready TO crumble and the republican
party can do this country and the
south that service The one thing
that would knock the shackles from
the south would be the recognition
OF the south on the national repub-
lican ticket
Butler Is Emphatic.
Butler became so emphatic that
one of his gestures knocked over "A
glass of water. sprinkling newspa-
per men in the press section. 10 the
great amusement of delegates in the
front rows.
The restlessness Of the delegates
and the galleries Increased. From
corners Of the galleries came shouts
at the speaker and frequent sug-
gestions that he should conclude his
ST eech. At one time Butler was COM
PEELED TO halt while a volley of ap-
plause, apparently raised 10 drown
his voice, died out. As he resumed
speaking the applause again start
ed and he was again forced to stop.
As Butler concluded the confusion
haI become so great that his voice
was scarcely audible.
The roll call was then resumed
and the following states passed.
Georgia, Idaho. Illinois. Iowa,
Louisiana. Maine. Maryland. Michi-
gan. Minnesota. Mississippi. Mis-
souri,. Montana. Nebraska, Nevada.
New Mexico. When New York was
called. ogden Mills Of that state
placed in nomination the name Of
Nicholas Murray Butler.
Claims He Is Genius.
Mills claimed a genius for con-
structive criticism for his candidate
and mentioned Buffers part in
making OF party platforms. in past
conventions.
He is a tried and proved execu-
tive" Mills said. He has been the
executive head for a dozen differ
ent organizations or undertakings.
all Of which have been successful.
AS president OF Columbia university
for more than 20 years he has been
the administrator of a business rep
resenting an investment OF $40. 00O,-
600. engaging the services of 1900
persons with an annual budget or
$6.5OO,0O0."
Butler has thorough knowledge Of
foreign affairs, Mills said. He was
one Of the most active leaders that
has steadfastly advocated the estab-
lishment of international cooperation
around an international court-a
policy which we are fairly entitled
TO claim as republican" Mills said.
Cheer Butler.
their favorite son candidate a hearty
cheer. Butler, who has been sitting
with the New York delegates was
not in his place when he was placed
in nomination.
Mills, young and vigorous, made
a strenuous speech.
The Turkish bath atm osphere OF
the Coliseum obviously was making
il increasingly difficult for speakers
10 stir up the crowd 10 any enthusi-
asm There was much conversation
during Mills speech. He got more
attention, however, than the speak
er who preceded him, but the dele
gates were beginning to get tired.
The hum Of conversation continued.
First mention Of Buffers name
produced excitement among the New
York delegates and reused the 9TH
crs enough 10 make them look
around to see what was causing the
disturbance. When Mills announced
Butler was born in New Jersey. a
faint cheer was raised near the Jer-
sey state standard At this point
Sen. Reed Smoot, Utah. took the
gavel while Lodge left the platform
Tor a few minutes
When Mills concluded his speech,
the New York delegation sprang 70
its feet and gave three cheers for
Butler There was a patter Of
hand -clapping and the New York