The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-06-17
HARDING AND COOLIDGE ARE
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEES
Naming Of Ticket Closes Five Days Of Strenuous Po-
iticaI Battling at the Party Convention in
the Coliseum at Chicago

plank on Mexico and a plank on Ire
land. In the end the Irish were over
booked entirely. as nothing the leaders
were willing to do was satisfactory
to that element that was demanding
n strong resolution acknowledging the
Freedom of the Irish republic"
Many Hours Of Waiting.
For hours the resolutions commit
L &c, headed by Senator Watson OF 9p-
Siiana, fought back and forth. Ap-
pointed at the session Of Tuesday, 1t
was expected to report at IL o'clock
Wednesday morning, and the Coliseum
was packed to capacity at that hour.
A few other formalities were cop-
pleted, and an adjournment taken to
IL O'Clock Of Thursday. Again the
crowd came back. The convention
convened, Cardinal Gibbons offered an
invocation, and the convention ad-
journed to four O'Clock. With a never
ending interest the crowd was again
back at four O'Clock only TO wait for
two long sweltering hours for the
fight on the platform which they were
anticipating, but which did not materi-
alize. The fight had all been made
behind the closed doors of the council
rooms, and with the exception of the
presentation of minority report by
a member Of the committee from Wis
consin, TO which no particular atten-
ton was paid. there was no evidence
that there had ever been a disagree
ment, and the platform was adopted
with less than half dozen dissenting
votes.
A Day Of Oratory.
Friday gave promise of being a red
letter day for the audience and the
fight for the coveted bits of beautiful
ly engraved cardboard waxed hot and
heavy. At nine thirty i'm the morn
ing. when the session opened. every
seat was filed. every aisle was
iammed with an expectant multitude.
II was To be a day OF Oratory, and
II was. The first order of business
was the call Of the states for the
naming OF candidates for the nominal
ton for the presidency. Arizona yield
ed TO Kansas and Governor Allen took
the platform 10 name General Wood.
The audience heard what Governor
Allen had TO say and attention was
given to the seconding speeches and
10 the speech of Congressman Roden-
berg on behalf of Governor Lowden.
When Judge Wheeler of California,
started 10 present the name Of Sena-
tor Johnson the audience had had
enough Of Oratory. The distinguished
Californian referred 10 the League of
Nations plank as Senator JOhnson's
plank, and both delegates and the au-
dience objected. He referred 10 the
campaign funds OF other candidates
and there was a roar OF disapproval.
lie fought back, and the audience and
the delegates fought with him. From
that time 10 the close of the long
seven hours and more OF nominating
speeches the orators might quite ms
well have said nothing,as the audience
heard nothing of what they said, De
spite the efforts of Chairman Lodge the
commotlon continued until the last
orator had named the last OF the
eleven candidates whose names were
placed before the convention.
A feature Of the nominating and
seconding speeches was introduced by
Mrs. Robinson Of New York, sister
OF the late Theodore Roosevelt In
seconding the nomination Of General
Wood she referred 10 him as. a friend
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