Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-01
McADOO NAMED
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Woman in serimmaas
There was a good deal of scrim-
maging and fighting for possession of
other standards which McAdoo boom
ers wanted to get into the demonstra-
ton and which members Of the delega-
ton wanted to keep out.
George Dunkley Of tho Colorado
delegation carried the State standard
in after. it is said, there was an agree
ment to keep it out. Helen Grenfell.
former superintendent Of schools of
Denver, announced her intention of
taking it away from him and took up a
position in waiting. Dunkley saw the
situation and ducked down another
aisle with the standard. Miss Grenfell
and George L. Bradley of the delega-
ton finally forced it back to its po-
sition.
The demonstration was as noisy as
any Of those preceding it but there
was no effort at concerted cheering.
The pipe organ played various airs
without any apparent system. but the
demonstrators paid little attention 70
the music as they swhirled around on
one another's toes whooping and hur-
rahing.
Parade Wears Out
In Is minutes the parade had about
run its course, but nearly all the dele
gates were on their feet and few
states standards still were in motion.
The noise-making kept up undated,
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A little of system finally was put
into the demonstration by group of
McAdoe enthusiasts who mounted the
high speakers table with big Amer
lean flag and a megaphone. They led
the crowd in singing Hail. Hail, the
Gangs All Here and I'VE Won't Go
Home Till Morning" but the attempt
to keep the demons traitors together in
their singing was drowned out by the
whoops Of those in other parts of the
hall.
Part of the paraphernalia of the
group on the speakers stand was an
emerald pennant. bordered in orange.
I apparently homemade, with NC
Adoo" printed across it in white let
tiers foot high.
A woman climbed up on the speak
er's table and held it aloft while the
crowd let loose with a renewed roar
of enthusiasm
State Standards Grouped
The outburst was the signal for the
clustering of state standards around
the speakers stand, which was al
most in the center of the auditorium
More than 80 in all were brought in
and held up together while the Nc
Adoo men went wild again. Some of
the emblems were tattered and crush
ed outof shape and from one the name
had been torn entirely. New York.
Georgia. Indiana. Connecticut, Pennsyl-
vania. Colorado. Ohio. Iowa, Virginia
ana Maryland were among the stand
ards which were kept in their places
despite the yell Of the group on the
platform. The Missouri standard also
was standing again at its proper sta
| ton, but it was in tatters.
Police Called Again
SO great the crush became about the
assembling point that the police were
called to get the jam seated and to
keep the demonstrators from breaking
down the little platform that was
USED by the speakers, that jutted out
from the front line Of the stage. and
convention officials seemed to fear that
it would De stripped away entirely.
The end of So minutes of demon
strating saw another attempt to get
the states into position, and for a lit
tie while man with megaphone
got considerable harmony behind a rem
etition of I'VE want McAdoo; we want
| McAdoo"
1t was not for long, however. for the
enthusiasts preferred to keen the
demonstration in their own hands and
70 keep 1t going in their own diversified
ways.
Robinson Attempts Order !.
Forty minutes from the start If
the noise, Sen. Robinson made his
nrst attempt for order. 1t was ap-
parent that the demonstration was
dying. but there still were manv who
wanted to keep it alive a little long
er and they paid no attention at all
to tthe gavel.
Finally getting order after the
demonstration had lasted for As
minutes, Sen. Robinson ordered that
the roll Of states be resumed. When
New Jersey was reached, Charles F
x. o'Brien Of Jersey City placed Gov.
Edwards in nomination. AS O'Brien
made his way to the platform, the
crowd cheered and the band played
How Dry Am"
Flags NeIstead Act
When the speaker declared that
the voice Of the people has not vet
been heard" on the prohibition issue.
a crescendo o, cheering cut loose.
His denunciation of the Volstead
act as IAN infamous measure" was
answered with both cheers and Kisses
and Sen. Robinson used his savel to
get the crowd settled down again.
Bryan will ger him." someone
yelled when Mr. O'Brien took a
crack at the prohibitionists.
The convention had been in ses-
sion for more than seven hours.
Edwards Named
The, nominating speech for Gov.
Edwards was tthe next to the last
on the days program and before
O'Brien finished the galleries were
more than two-thirds empty. Most
Of the visitors apparently had de-
cided they were fed up sufiiciently
on the alluring qualities Of the pres
idential aspirants and had gone out
to get something more substantial.
Virtually all Of the delegates, how
ever, remained on the job.