The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-29
news OF REEDS
FATE. cHEERED|
Cummings Greets "Unterrl-
fled Democracy at Second
Session Of Convention.
NO TEAR FOR REEDS LUCK
News Of Seating OF Georgia
Palmer Group Arouses
Loud Applause

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san Ffapcisco, Jane sa,-..s a. Il ii
was l:SO O'Clock when cbairsnan cu.,s-
convention TO order. The assemhIIof|
hour. ] o'clock, has already come and|
passed and as usual The censN Iifiou WaH
not ready for pnstnees DelcF4IEH WI.
ARRIVING rapidly. however. and sne fa|.
lcres were better filed than yAsItfdss
Most Of the leaders and managers Nein
busy IN thes upper rooms OF thA blN
building wording with thS committees
me band ANA pine Orean illiea III 518
fine ana the aone leaders got Inta w
tlolt q Ainusa the gathering cs1Sd
rpnulAF alra sprInkl60 WIN s4 Il |EY|4
airs and Invariably Winding tII &,|e
"fiiKlHF never failed to hfinN n1,& fHH 5H<
seyllAnle rebel sall lfoii sh< &S0' 't<t1
hl nslng with the uxnM meta {
Fifteen minutes moro aniI tx0 N6H$
NnHunn gave no more Hi&nH 81 1<z
TNAdN tU start up, pnstKnteH x4lf.,5 Z n.
the AiMes chatting ana ~ kNiisE # a
applmtdlne the efforts vs. {I'n AIhs ~
expected 10 be Il time Nii1Af NJ Hn<
and 70 effort was nads u dftVe M
ahead. The convention managers ,{ l,lx<
plenty ~ time FOR the co1tnfitfhf W
erh. There were scaiiIfII1 ttliEr
Primer and Cox FROM Ai'iDaN fhxlill
whore rooterH got into XNNftiuiA {1A6i
with pennpntS and tlag
The probabilities 81 4 i9hl 6xtf th{
report OF the crcdAnflNiH NNxN1{I{ftHt
which had voted not 10 aNal ttn1&ot
Reed ~ a delegate from Nil slesIfl al.
nilnishnd with reports that Heed NniilH
not carry his fight TO the fiodf ~ the
conventions The Reed case s344 ti*
only ripple In sight on the #HAHAsU
waters OF fhe convention and III EN6f
sion not 90 carry the contest xni{lskf
robbed thN dnv 0f iia only pruA&As3 Uf
excitement One- thirty O'clock f NstN
and most ~ the delegates had {tiveH
and were atnndfnEs III their plnr## &nIf
ing for the convention officials q spffna
tho call 10 order.
Either the baud had orders to plaS
Dixie loud, long and often. OF else Il
fell hack on the air when Il exhapFted
al others, hecauAq Il seemed al he play
Ing Dixie" mort Of the flines irlio
southern tleIenafsa. however, allowed n1
signs of wearing u'll and esxeF faile'I
y cut loose when tnvx heArd fi'A
vIEoruun whadlsIne of the ksVel
brought the delegates dawn III IA&if
aeate ana gradually cleared tho aIAIe<
Mr. Cummings whB Determined 10 Eft
otNNF tlNifitlNs anu NtttNft ttltti s 7.s|s
u present greettnK 70 the a,,ii6ffiAt1'
ImfiigN AS ~ tN IA siN rB,iid ha. hNI,f il.
Hlah0p Z. w. Te6nard 81 tie Meth
odiat 1eplacopal church OF san Franchises
offered the prayer.
The singing of the STAR spangiad
Banner" followed the prayer and the
big audience joined IN heartily.
Secretary Hoffman announced that
tho convention had special hospital IL
the building With physicians and nuraas
for any emergency. do they write pre-
acriptlonsf' inquired a delegate from
the floor amid a gale Of laughter.
TITS regular hospital" responded
Secretary Hoffman to scattering ap-
plauEe.
that a million dollars Of California gold
was on exhibition near the hall for the
delegates To- 70 and look at Il.
Look out the republicans don't get
IT," shouted delegate, and the con-
Nention had another laugh.
The report OF the eredential commits
tee affirming the seating OF the pain1ei
delegates from Georgia and the unscaf-
Ing Of Senator Reed then was pre-
scented,
When the unacatlng Of senator Reed
was announced without mentioning DIS
name, there was loud applause ana
CHEERS from tho delegate Hections.
turned Into quite demonstration with
prolonged shouts. The delegates fully
recognized the meaning OF the assr
uoncement.
Tho oregon contest as settled by the
committee was also announced.
Joseph II. shannon. of Kansas City,
delegate from the Firth district o.
Missouri wanted TO make statemenf
on tho Reed case. and Chairman Cumr +
mlngH hnd 10 inteFcede with the cons
yentton to hear him. He took the piRts
form.
"As sitting member from the Firth
district said he. II want 10 make
Il rmai objection 70 this convention q
any committee coming into our district.
When we received the message tn stand
hy the president at the last eiectinna
we stood by him and others did not we
protest against this convention HetttnN
aside our regulariy elected delegAsss'
james Reed"
Kisses and pcos.
Al the mention Of Reeds name tRe
convention went in for wave Of misses
and boolnR, Chairman CUMMINGS MRnkn
asked the audience 10 hear what Shan
shannon attempted 10 proceed. but
tho convention was disinclined % hear
"si, down" ana Oct out n YOU donst
likes" "shut Up" and like shouts came
.s.rbs sneaker Is entitled 70 fair
chatrrnan Cummings. There was soma
applause % that
Il am going back 70 Jim Reeds dis
trlct" continued shannon. when Ne
could be heard ''and report 70 them
that NJ the last minute we were stiu
against your coming into our
district and setting aside the action %
our local convention"
Go ahead" shouted somebody, ana
shannon left the platform. Hugo Asher,
secretary % the committee. took the
platform 20 answer Shannon. Shannon's
intimation that Reed had been denfea
his seat because he was 'renegAde
democrat. he said. was not within
the facts" Reed, Asher said, had neen
rejected by the Missouri state cauven-
tion. Chairman Cummings put the mo-
tion 20 adopt the report and there WAS
a rolling chorus OF ayes. There weEx
some scattering noes mixed In with ths
hacking OF the gavel which announced
the unanimous vote
CONGRATULATE ROBERTS.
Then Chairman Cummings read q
telegram addressed TO Gov. Roheress
OF Tennessee, eonaratulatina him on
his Intention Of calling speeiR ses-
sion o. the legislature 20 eonstder
ratifeatlon Of the woman suuraae