Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-04
WORK OF GLASS SOURCE:
OF PRIDE TO v|aG|H|ANS
Old Dominion Senator Preside:
Over RESOLUTIONS Committee in
Praiscworthy Manner.
WINS WIDE COMMENTATOR
Defense OF Platform Was One OF
-Four Mastery Speeches Made In
Course of Democratic Convcn-
;iOI!.
II, CHARLES L.. IiAsnnooIl

san FRANCISCO. CAL. July B.
Nirglnianh VIII not raj! TO feel a gen
uine sense Of pride in the leadership
Of Senator Glass Ia the Democratic
Convention even though his candidacy
FOR the presidency. which for reasons
wei known 10 all Southcrners. has
failed 10 receive the response that
would have been accorded it If he
had been New YORKER or an Ohloan.
He presided OYER the resolutions
committee In "a manner which COM
mendcd HIN 10 every incmLc. II that
sodi. fact pu5llc!% at:cstcd by
BGrSc Cochran during the great de
bate on the platform yesterday, and
privately applaudrd h. virtually
every member % that committee.
one OF -Four Greatest.
Then came his defense OF the plat
form. Which was one OF the four
the course OF the Democratic debate
precipitated when MIR. Bryan brought
forth his minority rcpor, with his
nYc amendments OF the platform. 1t
fcll TO the VirgIn!an 10 close for the
administration, ana he made what
many Of his friends regard as the
greatest argument Of his public ca
rccr. lie reached his climax when he
told the convention that Mr.. Bryan.
during the course Of committee dis
agreement. haa challenged him 10
meet Bryan before the convention
Itself. Turning 10 The Commoner. he
exclaimed.
Il am here 10 face you before this
convention" Iic was given spien-
ala ovation as was his associate, Sec
rotary Colhy. who. by the way has
qualified IS one OF the giants in his
party. Colby made an inspiring hg-
urc as ne stood untcrriicd. meeting
tho impsssioncd onslaught Of the
commoncr. The convention became
Immediately conscious OF the fact tina,
Bryan. powerful as he Is. had me, his
peer in Colby. and that the debate
would not be onc-sidcd for minute.
Hrynn at Ills Heat.
II should be said. however. that
Ryan va a. MS best in This con.
vcation. He "a1 not as bc:I:Errcnt
rcrhaps as n hI! more in 1872 I;ut
'c was as siHc"'e IN lis convlcl.1ns
ana was eloquent ia his championship
! those t.'It.> "h:.l We. Close 10
his heart.
The convention did "a graceful and
generous thing in staging trcmcn-
dons ovation for him. as that body
"aS deal H!-.'n.t I'm in so IA az his
program was concerned, a fact proven
ny the votes which followed but j:
ielt that 1t owed this splendid Dem
"irat tho trihr.'c. ;nl it paid that
tribute with fine feeling and with tu-
multuous acclaim.
Whiie there was insurgency on the
part of Bryan and his small body of
i'li"wcrS, there was nothing bitter
OF .ril"n IN tHcir attitude. He I.1
not emulate Hiram Johnson. who
when defeated, sulked in cornc-
leaving his party associates to won
der II he plotted another bolt Rrv,n
made ii very plain that all his fight
ING was within the party and after
Inc party had spoken through it's nm
thori2"d council. its will was his law
Senator Johnson, ii might be again
noted, occupied seat in the press
section during the whole debate. He
attracted great deal of attention.
although few people went to tho
trouble TO speak 10 him.
Many thousands NJ eyes were To-
cnsed on him as Dcmocracy's Henry Of
Navarro who routed desperate encm-
les of Woodrow Wilson who set forth
10 destroy the greatest work OF the
PRESIDENT, the treaty of Versailles.