Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-29

iiornia: Governor. Alfred T. Smith. OF
"" York. and Mrs. Helen Grcnfell.
- Colorado" said cc-Chuirman
Cummings Warmly Greeted.
Nj. Cummings rose from the Con-
n"cticut delegation and marched up
IN. ais!". mis- hand on Mrs. Gren.clIs
arm. lie was warmly greeted "A mo-
men; later. when Krcmer presented
a!m formally TO the convention as
thc chairman.
Mr. Cummings delivery was trine
hesliant during the opening Of his
N"ynotc huc.ch. but he responded TO
cries OF Louder. louder" from va
ra ALI PATS ;is 81 The aqditorium. by
RED II generously TO the outcrmost
row o. the vast. silent audience. For.
save when II interrupted the speaker
to APPLAUD vigorously some sentI
mcnt which caught popular favor. his
audience paid him the compliment
OF exceedingly close attention
~ and finished at Pa. during ali
OF which time he carried his audience
with him.
Not The lcas, Impressive par, of the
mont OF how President Wilson had
been prosecuted hy '.hear,iess nnr
,isahs IN Congress. while he lay
S'Gh ana helpless in the White House.
az! az. cummings In Il voice vibrant
with emotion. mot one sympathetic
''..o!h non was passed"
shame on them" came I'm tbou
sa SANDS OF indignant protests from Va
i'oHs ihirtS OF the aSscmblarc
-, tAho;ner dramatic incident came
"ntn Cummings cried:
W al! the nations OF the world
nave not ratiiicd?"
res. yes. was the shouted reply.
Well here they are" said the
speaker. 'Revolutionary Mexico RoI-
shIV!si Russia. unspeakable Turkey
ana me United States"
wild yelling cnsued as the dcIo.
sates spranG 10 their feet. the bnn5
aiIihS IN prolonged demonstration
MI cummings was heckled during
s .rS kIynote speech by an Irish
aaurcSS, the national chairman. In
"iscussinS the league of nations said.
ihc purpose of the league OF ma.
t ,ions Is 10 SNr notice that if any ma
non raises its hand and seeks
70 cross the line into another conn.
Try. The forcns of civilization VIII be
aroused to suppress the common
How about Irciand?" shouted sc,na
one in the gallery.
tuininings Paused. glanced inward
a'Iu, shaN.Hr a finger in that Ii e:-
ton. responded:
iii reach that in n moment"
Good" came the reply.
Hnother interruption came when
me speaker declared it was our
friendly right under the covenant of
Sci Tot weak nations"
Why don't YOU protest against
tyranny in Ircland?" cried a woman
wn1 Tn, seat W. WAS among the al'ernates,
minGs. we cannot do it. as we are
not members OF the league"
Great cheering followed the chair
mans rctort.
The Clicnrn nj for,,,
Mr. Cummings said. no word of nope
Tor Ireland. no mercy for Armenia
ana IL concealed Il sword" for Next
Calls G. o. T.. Platform "Evasion."
When Mr.. Cummings characterized
the Chicago platform as Il master
piece OF evasion & shout greeted the
attack and moment later when he
soid the honor of the nation ut Chi
caEo TO aaEie reactionary cundi-
date date, it grew into "a roar punctuated
Win cries of go to IT," hit 'cm
The chairman went through the
history of the league from the first
mention of it in diplomatic CORE
spondencc before the United States
entered the war to the second refusal
of the Senate to ratify the treaty that
contains II. lie quoted uttcrances Of
senator Lodge and the late President
Roosevelt as saying-that socc concert
OF powers must be formed. He said
the last Of the fourteen points enun-
ciatcd by President Wilson had con-
tanned practically the language OF
Article Y. of the covenant and that no
word had been raised then against 1t.
The real trouble with the treaty"
Mr.. Cummings said, els that 1t was
negotiated by a Democrat" uproar-
ious applause welcomed the gibe.
Chairman Cummings was yIsibly
wearied by the effort of delivering
his long address, but the great oyn-
tion accorded him appeared to CHASE
some OF the WEAKNESS away. for his |
Tention officials jumped from thar
seats on the platform and pressed
about to congratulate him. The audi