Columbus daily courier. [volume] (Columbus, N.M.) 1920-1920, 1920-06-19

victory In November. hut the fact
cnnnoi be- biinkei that s'lne eminent
Democrats who attended the CONVEX
ton went AWAY with grins ~ saflsfac.
tion decorating their hccs.
Lodss VA Too Scholarly.
To 20 back 10 the beginning arnin.
something must b. said of the keynote
address BY Chairman Lodge. u was
n " the most scholarly efforts Of lts
Kind. and the great mrss ~ the dele
gales. 90 sny nothing NJ the audience.
utterly failed 10 comprehend H. The
scnntor did not nee descend tu the
level OF most of his hearers. and con
%scquently he failed 10 arouse any great
measure Of enthusiasm.
Il wns noticeable that this address
M we'll az every other speech aud the
platform ~ well, devoted H. denuncl
ntory passages not to the Democratic
party. ~ u usually the care. hat to
President Wilson. II was always hls
acts aud his policies that were con.
d~emned-and the language used In
dealing with him was scorching. or
course. the reaso for this II that.
from the viewpoint of the Republicans.
Mr.. Wilson has been the Democratic
purty Tor the last seven years.
The FIRST day found three candidates
In the forefront NJ the race fur the
nomination, and while the prcliml.
narics were completed their workers
were %strnlnlnr every nerve 10 have
them make the best possible show ON
the first ballot. These men were Gov
enor towdcn Of ililnoi. General
Leonard Wood. aud senator Hiram
johnson " California. From their
elaborate headquarters In the hotels
warns ~ men and women locked 90
the Coliseum with banners and hut.
tons aud literature. Each Of them
was certain ~ victory Tor puhiic ron.
sumption-hut each ~ them knew In
his heart TINT be- could not win " the
snnniorlni bosses had their way AZ
the rvsi Of the possible candidates
really ranked a. dark horses, They
Included Herbert ilon,er. nr Nicholas
Murray Bltlcr Of COLUMBIA university.
Gov, Calvin Coolidge " Massachusetts.
senator pnlndeXter Of Washington,
senator Howard Sutherland NJ West
Virginia. Governor Sproul of rcnnsyl-
vania. senator philunder Knox ~
Pennsylvania aud senator ~ Toilette
Of wisconsin. A long enough llsi In
an conscience. From these dark
horses. II was predicted would emerge
the winner, and the prophecy was nul'
allied.
Routine Work. Then orstory.
II required three days IN get through
with the preliminary work ~ the gath
erinr md to have the platform built,
read and adopted. The latter took
place ON Thursday. A. has been said.
the resolutions mot with almost unnni'
nous approval A young man trom
Milwaukee was the only dissenting
member Of the committee aud he pre-.
acnicd a minority report that embodied
many Of the policies advocated hy.1A
Follette. The audience dld moi want
to hear him and he took advantage
Of. their impotence to try 10 place him
self In the position ~ n martyr. bnl
Chairman Iodge ~clcverly forcstallet
This, and the minority report WAS
speedily dumped into the waste hasket
Friday was the day ~ oratory. Mef
WIN Thought themselves eloquent an'
others who really were eloquent mount
ed the speakers platform IN procession
throughout most 81 the day IN placl
before the convention the nnmes ans
qualifications of the cnndldates. u
many cascs women were amnng thos'
who seconded the nominations. an,
usually they acquitted themselve'
mpeh more 10 the satisfaction ~ theft
hearers than did the men. for the,
we're brief. snnppy aud graceful o.
addnss.
ON the roll cali ~ sintes Arlyoni
yielded 20 Kansas aud Governor Hen
vs. y Allen stepped up 10 nnminail
Genenl Wood. Though ohviousi,
nervous and NOT quite adequate q
voice. be- dld bis excellent suhiec.
fuil asiiee ieitinz forth specially N.
hne record The general hnd mnde Il
cnhn nnd she Philippines. and hin pre-
pareimess for wnr when the rrcn
conalct broke out