El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-09
Lodge Permanent ConOention Chairman

The league Of nations is there and
there is no man who can add one
word to the description which was
given by our chairman, senator
Lodge AS I travel about. man after
man comes to me and says: 1 have
always been a Democrat. but Alr.
Wilson has taken away every prin-
ciple Of the Democratic party. and ]
want you TO nominate good man and
4 think millions Of these Demo-
Gratis will vote our ticket"
There were calls for various speak
ers after Mr.. Depew had retired and
amid a whirlwind OF cheering. Mr..
Lodge introduced Mrs. Margaret Hill
McCarter, OF Kansas. who got rounds
Of cheers.
The convention stood while Mrs.
McCarter took the platform. She wore
a close fitting turban. with a neck
piece Of monkey fur and a tape gown
Mrs. McCarter was the first woman
TO address a national convention Her
voice reached the farthest parts OF
the hall
"The women Of America" said she
are organized and trained and ready
for the duties OF citizenship. We stand
BY the party that never has failed IN
its loyalty TO the good old Stars and
Stripes. The women OF America must
follow that banner and pledge you
that the womanhoOd OF America VIII
not be found wanting in UNFOLDING
Republican ideals.
AT the ballot box we stand ready
TO fight you that in all the coming
years. that our nation with all its
ideals OF Republicanism, shall endure
and the Star and Spangled Banner in
triumph shall wave Der the Land
OF the Free and the Home OF the
Brave
Mrs McCarter's speech was short.
NJ o
The movie men demanded a shot az
the first woman speaker on a Repub-
lican platform
Please be quiet" asked senator
Lodge, while we endure one OF the
Affections Of public life-being taken
for the movies"
While the movie men we're getting
their shot a song leader distracted
the attention Of the convention in
singing the Battle Hymn OF the Re
public"
There were some loud cries for
Uncle Joe" Cannon. from the floor.
but chairman Lodge announced that
the former speaker was not in the
hall
The convention adjourned until Il
a. N. tomorrow.
1916 Plan Followed.
The convention escaped a second
keynote speech by yesterdays selec- I
nent chairman. thus following the
plan Of 1912 and 1916 Of making the
temporary organization permanent.
Missouri got back her two lost /
delegates through last nights action 1
Of the credentials committee, which /
reversed the national committees ]
decision that conditions Of the cleo
torate in Kansas City were so bad {
that they would not seat any OF the !
delegates This restored the number I
OF delegates in the convention TO $50 I
and the number necessary to nomi- I
nate TO 4s3.
Tennessee Ruling Il Surprise.
The overturninE Of the national /
decision in the Tennessee I
contest also came as a surprise. I
Robert P Church. OF Memphis. re-
Duted TO be one OF the Wealthiest and /
had been seated by the national COM /
mittee after a strai ght0ut black and /
white fight in which the whites I
that the negroes had bolted /
The convention.
Church. said to favor Lowden. was 4
seated by the national committee and 1
had the backing OF many prominent /
members in his fight The creden-
-ials committee threw him out The /
white contestants appealed to the 4
committee to take the Republican or 1
ganization in Memphis "out of the /
hands Of negro domination
Battle Over League Plank.
The league Of nations plank still i
vas underlined, p hours before the 4
platform was to be presented TO the I
convention.
Members Of the subcommittee, when
hey went into session to smooth out
he remaining platform troubles. eL-
lressed confidence they could agree
ut all o. them were somewhat hay
N how IT was to be done. On the
headed 5y senator
watson, Indiana, are:
william Allen white. Kansas
William Hepburn. Kentucky. senator
Reed Smoot, Utah: D. Lawrence
ironer. Virginia; Louis A Coolidge.
Massachusetts,; Ogden L Mills. New
Iork; senator William E Borah-
daho; Wallace McCamant, Oregon:
governor II. L Beeckman, Rhode
sland; Harris Gilpin, Michigan Ne
in Mccormick, Illinois.
The subcommittee chairman. sena-
or Watson. also is chairman OF the
esOlutions committee. He is under