The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-11

SOISlEOM, SFfSN6Og JUNG "
The big three-Lowden, johnson and
Wood-were all placed in nomination
before the Republican convention today
during the first four hours Of a Swelt.
erinp session. Each OF the nominations
was accompanied with tumultuous DEM
onstrations on the floor and In the pal.
ieries IN which the usual convention
scenes OF marching, shouting, sweating
delegates praneina about the hall, car.
rylng tlapS, banners and llkenesses OF
their faVorite candidate were witnessed.
Forcing the convention alonp at eK-
press speed 20 make up for time lost In
settlement OF the treaty Issue, efforts
were made TO hold the time gwen to
Seeondno speeches were limited to five
minutes and to two minutes when there
were more than two seconds.
The effort was 10 reach ballotinu be.
fore adjournment tonight All nonil.
eating speakers got ready responses
from the convention. Charles S.
Wheeler, Of California. who nominated
johnson, got roars and cheers from the
convention when he referred 10 the VII.
son administration as 1.-The royal fam
~ and BY lnferenoe 20 William G. Nc.
Adoo as "the crown prince"
Are you prepared Tor four years more
OF them7" he shouted. The crowd
answered, "No. no. But when Mr.
Wheeler referred to Senator johnson
as having had an Inadequate cAmpalu ion
fund, the crowd let 90 a round Of boos,
Ieers and outlaws.
Late again IN getting under way, the
Republican national convention met un-
der an agreement to stay In session un-
til presidential candidate has been
nominated. The prospects were for an
all-day and possibly night session
At 1906 o'clock the secretary began
calling the roll OF states for nomina-
tions. Alaska passed and Arizona Yield
ed TO Kansas for the nomination Of
Gen. Wood by Gov. Henry Allen.
For the first time since the conven-
ton began, candidates for the presiden-
cy were missing from the floor Dr
Butler, Of New York. gave his proxy to
woman who sat IN a box. Gov Sprou
dropped In for few minutes, but an-
nounced he would return to his hotel
when ballotlng started The friends OF
Senator johnson said they did not ex-
pect their candidate to show himself
In the Coliseum
A new pounding board for Senator
Lodges gavel was an innovation II
was composed OF several planks as a
shock absorher for table, but II lacked
the tables punch
The delegates kept impatiently swing
ing their fans and shuffling their feet
during the prayer and afteTward Sem
ator Lodge raped hard many times be-
fore he snt the convention qulctcd
down.
| BY rising vote and IN roar of ap.
| piause the convention then adopted q
| resolution by Alexander r. Moore, ol
Pittsburgh. expressing ''lnexpressible
loss" over the death Of Theodore
Roosevelt. loved unutterably now and
to be loved as long as our nation cher
ishes its noble patriots.
Senator Lodge announced amid cheers
that the time had come for the con-
vention to hear nominations for the
presidency. Alabama passed when the
roll call of states began. Arizona yielded
to Kansas In a noisy demonstration
Gov. Allen was escorted to the plat =
form and began his speech nominating
Gen. Wood
During Gov Aliens recital Of Gen.
Woods record, Of public service, the
Wood supporters interjected frequent
cheers.
When the governor made crack at
William j. Bryan's celebrated dictum
| about a million men sprineing to arms
overnight, he looked down at who're MIR.
Rryan was sitting in the press box.
But the Nebraskan had his nose to his
manuscript and II he heard the refer
ence he did not let on
Arkansas delegates. next on the roll.
| said the state would yield to Illinois