El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-11
Bosses Strive For Ozark Horse ,

Z son. he reported mot voting" when
called and was cheered. When the
name Of Roscoe Pickett was called,
Pickett being the choice OF the
white Republicans in his state for the
place-he reported not voting" and
was cheered-
johnson received u votes. a ma
jority OF the delegates from his state
The chair asked;
viii the convention approve the
election OF Johnson?"
The noes clearly outnuembered the
Z ayes when the vote was taken.
Henry Lincoln Johnson is declared
elected" announced the chair The
rules make it mandatory TO accept
the state delegations decision after
( a poll has been taken. You can sus-
pend the rules and take a vote on this
man II you like. It viii take a two
thirds vote"
Delegates Call Borah.
There were numerous calls for
! suspension OF the rules. but they were
/ drowned in cries Of "Borah!"
/ Johnson becomes the only negro on
the national committee.
A bedlam OF discussion occupied
the convention fer the next few min
utes. 1t was $40 and no resolution
committee had arrived and the con-
vention was still perishing and
Z $500 ---N Ae---- @+e-A 80 pal A-Aez
I again.
The New Mexico and Arizona dele
gates went to swapping compliments
on the home climate, accusing Texas
ana Oklahoma OF being. as hot as
chicago The delegates from all four
OF these state are grouped closely to
gether, New Mexico a little to the
front and left OF Arizona and i'm
mediately on the left OF Oklahoma
Texas is just behind Arizona All are
the n TaF# -
Of the center, in choice positions
The band played some more circus
music and the crowd talked, the hall
grew dark, although the sun could
be seen through the skylghts in the
At o'clock the electric lights
were turned on and there was a
little applause.
The song leader tried to start
] SuWanee River" but got no helm
The convention Just didn't seem in q
mood TO be led in anything.
Watson's Voice Fills Hall.
At $40, after a wait OF over two
hours. the chairman introduced sena-
/ Tor jim watson, OF Indiana, bearing
] the report Of the committee on reso-
! buttons and there was cheering, but
not much The reading OF the reso-
lutions was started at once and was
! frequently interrupted by applause.
| more from the galleries than from
/ the delegates Senator Watson mas
l certainly been favored with a voice
Tor such job. He could be heard
] every where in the hall
/ The declaration that "the admins
/ tratlon continues TO founder help
! lessly and hopelesslyi' did not even
/ GET a handicap, but the assertion,
I We undertake to end executive autoc-
racy ana restore 10 the people their
usual government got a big round
| OF applause.
I'VE deny the right to strike against
! the government" got the warmest.
/ neartiest applause up TO that time.
| The entire labor plank was heartily
! cheered-
What @The Boys" Liked.
Loud cheering" greeted the charge
| OF presidential usurpation" in Veto
ing the act repeating war time Iegis- I
I latiOn.
Gallery and delegation alike ap-
plauded the paragraph pledging a
sslImplification Of income tax return |
Opposition to government operation
OF railroads got a big hand.
me plank favOring the registration |
OF all aliens until they become natu-
lallIzed seemed 70 awake the con-
Eentlon 10 its first real great en-
tnusiasn1, for the delegates yelled and |
wnlstied and stamped their feet as
they applauded-
Advocation Of a law so that no I
man may advocate the violent ever
throw OF the government" got 'e11
gong even stronger. They stood m
as they yelled The same sort OF an
PIoFal was given the declaration OF i
9eleI IN the governments right to
ueporI dangerous aliens.
Soldier Bonus sidestepped.
When the soldier bonus was si5e-
stepped by reciting what a Repub1f-
can congress has done for fbs az
aoled and their dependents, there was
Is much silence as II the place rraq
r.CoNeF headquarters. instead OF the
CollseuIns but the applause broke out
eIeW AZ condemnation Of the mis-
alIlll1lls Jration Of the postoffice and
rang 1airly free over the declarafion
Welcomlng women TO the party and
(, commencing that all states adopt
the anthony amendment
s+s ne G,eclalEation that the United
,, should afford fun protection
70 20 every American citizen" IN the Sc
lon referring TO foreign relations
brought prolonged cheering, but the
Llrsl lew sections Of the nIanI- ~
terring to Mexico got only q. few bs15
cIaps from the galleries The para-
kfapn qenouncing president wilson's
ieck OF policy regarding Mexico was
loudly applauded. but the daclara ffor /
that Mexico should be forced TO nav
1or injury sustained" by Americana
goI only few hand claps. mostly
6e-llely applause.
The delegates laughed when the
chairman read the subhead "Armenia''
ana then applauded the condemnation /
q the president for asking a man
GATE Tor Armenia II loudly an
plauded the sentiment against the
Cnlled states accepting a mandate
Tor any European country.
League Plank Brings Cheers.
League OF Nations" announced ]
M " atson- The delegates cheered
Tor ha1 a minute before he could
read he was interrupted after al
most lt every sentence by applause
Inc whole convention arose, Wav-
Ing hats and handkerchiefs and an
plauding as senator Watson con-
GUIDED and moved the adoption Of the
There were Kisses from all parts
OF the hall as z. J. Gross was intro =
QuceQ TO offer a minority report. He
is a La Toilette man from Wisconsin. !
Chairman Lodge asked the conven-
ton 10 give its attention to Mr.. Gross. /
z MEMBER or the committee. who Of
Iers minority report. signed by
himself There was laughter and
applause, so much that Mr.. Lodge had
20 say. This man is entitled to a
nearing as much as any man here"
Gross then read his report de-
bouncing the league Of nations and
LaVorlng league OF peace. He was
frequently lightly applauded and
loudly Kissed as Il became evident
that he was reading a socialist paper
into the record.
Don't be afraid to applaud" he