Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-20
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we. therefore. instruct our dele
s"'es 10 support tho nomination of
senator Glass At San Francisco and
employ every proper effort to ac-
compiish this result"
Wet Note OF Discord.
Practically tho only note Of dis
cord sounded In tho convention came
when State Senator Robert l.. Leedy
offered resolution declaring Il to
DC tho sense OF tho body that tho
Voistead act should DO SO amended
mat individual and sovereign"
states may. II their people so desire.
permit the manufacture and use of
light wines. cider and beer. and per-
NIT tho use OF ardent spirits for med
icinai purposes
ono or tho most remarkable de-
monstrationS ever seen in a State
Democratic convention cnsucd when
Colonel Lecdy. after ascending the
platform. began TO read his rcsolu-
ton.
a thundcrous din Of howls met his
efforts. making 1T impossible for him
to continue.
Don't give up" James ". Trehy,
or Norfolk. yelled to the colonel as
he stood with grim countcnance.
while the uproar continued with
undated vlgor
II won't" he assured Mr.. T.ehy. II
am here to stay"
Harry X. Houston made several
vain attempts TO arrest the chorus OF
howls and actually had TO call or an
effort 10 read the resolution himself
The serseant-at- and his assls-
tants were helpless TO maintain
order.
Colonel Lccdy Dcncs "IIoodIums."
NO one man can howl me down."
colonel Lcedy declared, when some
semblance of order had been restored.
mono but a set Of towards and auto
Gratis would attempt It. Any one. two
Or three OF you can make this a per-
sonal affair IL you care to. II that
Hoodlum' who yelled put him out
would come and try 1t. II would give
me great pleasure"
Later the colonel declared from the
platform. that no three of the
"ifood!u'ns" could offer him a per-
@onal anront and stay in Roanoke
Ihey were proceeding. he declared.
IN the theory that might makes
right. That. he told them. is "A leu
tonic doctrine and not an American
one.
The effect OF my proposed amend
mcnt to the Volstcad act" Colonel
I-cedy explained. will be to give the
States the right 10 make their own
police equations. Tha, has been in
the past the shoot anchor Of the
Democratic party. / seek simply to
amend "A law which YOU are break
Ing now. and you know IT. officers
OF the law are disobeylng It with i'm
nunity."
After long wransie over par
liamentary procedure. when
motion had been made TO lay the
resolution on the table. IL was nnally
passed by In order that Senator Glass
nigh. read the party platform. as
suggested by the committee on reso-
lutions. OF which he was chairman.
When the platform had been read.
the matter was brought up immc-
diately. James V. Trehy. Offering the
Leedy resolution a1 an amendment to
the platform.
Richmond Votes Wet.
Another debate over procedure was
prcc!pitatcd when the motion was
i made again that II be laid on the
table. y roll call was had finally and
the motion was laid on tho table by
IL vote OF 73o TO 2Gl.
le.chmond's delegation voted 81 to
33 In favor OF the amendment. Colonel
Lcedy lost his own country TO |.
The plan for eight delegates at
large TO the national convention n,
San Francisco went through without
opposition. They are:
Senator'S Swanson and Glass. Gov
ernor Davis, Representative Hal -.
Flood Representative l.. T.. Holland
C,olonel korer 4: James. iieu,enan,;
State Senator G. Walter Mapp.
Altcrnaies are: Charles II. Mccain.
Vi b9yanran' d f Gyahs snnn aSn
George, y. Conrad, Leo Arthur and
John NJ. l.awlcr
former member OF the House of Dele
gates. were named electors AT large.
Glass IiOnorcd Again.
Senator Glass was reelected ma
tional comm!ttman from Virginia, and
Colonel Horer A. James was elected
Committee.
4 resolution offered by state sena-
the action of the 'F Virsin fi'S Generni
Anthony .amendmept to the Federal
suffrage TO women was laid on the
table by an overwhelming majority.
Kesolntions extending the, sympn,,
families of the late Senator Thomas
S. Martin. Lieutenant ].
Taylor Eliyson. Representatives Wal
ter \. Watson and William \. Jones
and former Representative Robert
Turnbull were adopted by the con-
vention.
Representative Hal D. Flood de-
clared in a speech before the convcn-
ton that the discredited Republican
party will meet with worse defeat in
November than the Huns did when
the American army made its advance
at Chatcau-Thierry.
1--WE will go to the country" he
said. ION the treaty issue and on the
solid achievements of the Democratic
party and we will be successful be-
You'd n doubt"
Great Applause for Tucker.
Harry St. George Tucker brought
long applause from the delegates
when he declared that, unless the
powers that rightfully belong to the
States, and were very properly given
over to the central government only
for the prosecution Of the war. arc
speedily returned to them. anarchy,
despotism and tyrrany will rule.
I'VE must apply the mustard plas-
ter to Washington" he said, and
draw from 1t those powers Of the
States. That must be done or Berlin
will be transferred TO Washington"
Senator Trinkle made a vigorous
attack on the Republican party and
defended the course OF the Democrats
during the years they have been in
power