The Washington herald., 1920-07-01

seised the standards bearing the
names OF the States and car
ried them to a common
point in front of the rostrum.
Each addition to the group brought
a fresh outburst OF cheering. Around
the rallying place swaysd and
surged the banners OF Wyoming.
Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, New
Hampshire. Oregon. South Dakota.
North Dakota, Florida, Tennessee,
Alabama. Maryland, Delaware. Ari-
sona, Rhode Island. Washington, and
! many others.
In the midst of the excitcme nj
some one from the Illinois delega-
tion seized the banner Of that State
and tried to rush II to the platform.
Anoher delegate interposed and
snatched the banner from the pole.
Then the pole. bereft OF the banner.
was carried off in triumph only to
be Joined a few moments later by
the banner itself. which another
member of tho Illinois delegation
had succeeded in obtaining.
Thus Illinois was Joined to the
McAdoo demonstration.
1t looked as IL McAdoo would have
been a sure winner had the ballot
vention appeared to be all his.
Careful survey of the convention.
however. showed that most of the
convention sat in silence. New
York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
Kentucky. Georgia. Massachusetts,.
did not take part in the demonstra-
tion. The delegates sitting in
A-slA - aenl nf XII
votes In the convention, more than
a majority.
Nominations start Early.
! At 1870 a. m. the chairman sue
ceeded in getting order. He intro
duced Rabbi Martin A. Meyer, of
San Francisco. who gave the open
ing prayer. The nominating
speeches were begun.
! Alabama passed and Arizona
yielded to Oklahoma. Madam Line
baugh placed United States Sena-
tor Robert L. Owen in nomination
las the favorite son of Oklahoma
Gov. Brough. OF Arkansas. seconded
the nomination of Senator owen.
| Under the rule nominating
, speeches were limited TO twenty
minutes and seconding speeches! OF
which there can be no more than
three. are limited to Ave minutes
each.
G. S. G. Cherry. of Sioux Falls. s
! D., nominated former Ambassador
Gerard. There was no seconding
speech.
Connecticut presented the name
of Homer S. Cummings. John r
Crosby made the nominating
speech. Crosby closed with the fol-
! flowing sentiment that got big
cheer: But above all of this, OF
far mere Importance than every
thing else. is the fact that he
stands four-square with and fol
that great leader of ours, Woodrow
Wilson"
big Cummings ovation.
Ira Roth Gerber, of Colorado, sec.
+ondrd the nomination of Cum
mings. The nominee was given the
biggest demonstration that had
BEEN given to a candidate.
Mrs. Francis Parker, Of California
! a grey-haired woman, also seconded
! the nomination Of Cummings. She
said that Cummings had been Q
great friend of women as voter:
/ and added:
AS a Democratic voter, / an
doubly proud to second the nomi.
! nation of the man who made the
great key note speech of this con
vention."
Delaware yielded to Nebraska
J Former Governor A. c. Shallen.
berger placed in nomination United
! States Senator Gilbert M. Hitch.
| cock. There was no secondtne
speech. Shallenberger said in part
This is a time when no Demo.
crat need make apology for the
record of his party. Under the
leadership of Woodrow Wilson
America has experienced a period
of prosperity and national glory