The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-01
CONVENTION
HEARS 4 MORE
men PLACEDIN
NOMINAL ION
Adjourns After Brief
Session Today Until 8
O'clock Tonight

SAN FRANCISCO, July /. -
With fourteen candidates placed
before il for the presidential nom
ination, the democratic national
convention after brief session
today found the platform commit.
tee unable TO make a report and
adjourned until 8 o'clock tonight.
An attempt to suspend the rules OF
the convention ana 20 ahead with the
ballotlng was met with such obvious
disapproval by the convention that II
was not prcssed.
The name OF John w. Davis. Amer
team ambassador to Great Britain,
wound up the list of names on the
program for nominating speeches, but
at the last minute the names Of Sem
ator simmons of North Carolina, Sem
ator Glass OF Virginia and Francis
Burton Harrison, governor general OF
the Philippines were added.
The circle OF thirteens which has
run through the administration of
Woodrow Wilson was narrowly
avoided.
The platform committee continued
working du ing the day hoping to
harmonize the differences over the
prohibition plank and the league Of
nations and the Irish question. Dele
gates who were interested In the Irish
question had caucus soon after the
adjournment of the convention To de-
eide what would be done In pressing
the claim for a platform plank de-
clarinE for recognition OF the irish
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May Continue TIL Daylight.
Concentrated efforts were belpg
made to bring In the report OF the
platform committee when the con-
vention reassembled at o'clock but
there were no definite assurances that
It would be ready then.
Today's brief first session was
markedly quiet and orderly In COM
parison with the noisy and turbulent
session OF yesterday. No one could
estimate the probable duration nf to-
nights session and there were 10
assurances that II might not continue
until daylight.
Galleries filled early In expectation
Of "a shhvy fight ON the platform is
sue. The band. the organ and the
singers MS usual entertained the
crowd while things were waiting to
be started.
Beside the speech placing Ambas-
sador Davis In nomination, senator
Glnss was pmced In nomination by
Representative Flood. one OF the Vir-
ginia Delegates That ended the list
OF nominating speeches, and the next
business was 20 take up the platform
II the resolutions committee was
ready to report. A suspension Of
the rules would be necessary II the
convention were to proceed TO bal
lotlng for nominee before II passes
on the platform.
Bishop Offers Prayer
After sending the police through
the nislee to clear them. the chair
man got the delegates seated at ll;2O
and Bishop Nicholas OF the Episcopal
diocese OF San Francisco offered a
prayer concluding by leading the con-
vention In the recitation OF the
Lords prayer. Then the organ peal
I'd off THE Star Spangler Banner"
and the convention chorused In the
strains OF the majectic air.
At the close of the singing Judge
Murrasky OF san Francisco took a
place at the speakers stand and re-
cited the Battle Hymn OF the Repuh-
lie while the great organ softly
thrObbed the melody OF the martial
nir IN accompaniment.
The Judge recited the first stanza
while the organ trembied out It's mel
Odious strains, and then coming to
the chorus. turned his eyes TO a far
gallery who're a clear bell toned SO
prano rang out with the refrain. be-
ginning softly at first and then john
ing IN the peal OF the organ ~ II
burst out into the mighty thunder
OF GLORY. Glory, Hallelujah." Then
the audience Joined IN the rolling
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