Indiana daily times., 1920-06-11
Gov. V.LOWDEN'S
NAME CHEERED
FOR AZ MINUTES
ROdenberg Places Illinois
Executive in Nomination
for Presidency.
GALLERY GOES STRONG

UAIhEh OOES - AsO4N0
COLISEUM, Chicago, June IL
The second nominating speech today
in the republican national convention
meeting here came when Congress
man William Rodenberg of Illinois,
Arkansas having yielded her place in
the roll call Of states to Illinois, put
the name Of Gov. Frank o. Lowden
before the convention as candidate
for the nomination for the presidency
When Congressman Rodenburg began
| his speech nominating Lowden the Ar
/ kansas delegation displayed photographs
Of the Illinois governor.
There was so much confusion Lodge
| bad 70 beat for order before Rodenburg
could speak
Rodenburg. tall. heavy-set man,
smoke in a calm. dispassionate fashion,
his finger tips pressed together.
PLEADS TO GOD
FOR BETTER DAY"
he rose 70 his uptoes when he voiced
| the pra Sc Of Lowden. raising his
clenched fists "on high" to pray that
God will speed the day when a better
and braver pilot viii be placed at the
nations helm"
Upon the conclusion Of Rodenburg's
speech the delegate section was suddenly
flled with large posters bearing Low
den's picture.
herents crowded into the aisles for their
demonstration.
Many women wore In line
Their shrnl cheers mingled with the
deeper shouts OF the men
The delegates that we're not marching
stood up In their seats watching
Kentucsy's standard was tipped loose
from the foor and Joined the march.
A girl waving a Lowden picture IN
each hand was carried on the shoulders
OF two men.
She was Miss Dorothy Bisnet Ia.
daughter OF l.. G Bisnet. delegate from
MGskogee. Okla.
She was carried on the shoulders Of
her father and Jacob L. Hamon. ma
Joual committeeman elect from Okla
homa. himself a presidential aspirant.
AT II 46 a. m. the demonstration passed
It's I've minute mark
The state sign posts from the Okla
honia and iowa delegations appeared in
the procession, followed by Connecticut
fhAASdH was next.
Nirg.uiRs standard couldn't be torne
loose. but the top Of II was carried IN
the line OF march.
A second huge canvas sign, which had
been concealed somewhere in the Iowa
delegation was borne along on three
poles.
The Lowden demonstration passed the
ten minute mark az IL 81
Practically every delegate in the hall
was mixed up iu some way in the demon
stration, either as q spectator. stand
ing on a chair. or shouldering along In
the procession.
As they marched, the Lowden men were
busy recruiting.
First ballot. First ballot" they
yelled IN the ears OF other delegates
whom they encountered along the way.
The Lowden demonstration had been
In progress nineteen minutes at noon.
The noise had diminished slightly, but
there was no indication that The Lowden
people were through with their celehra-
ton
The galleries were on their feet in
greater number than during the Wood
ovation.
An old man was carried along on the
shoulders Of delegates In the procession.
He had his eyes closed, his mouth wide
open and vas leaning far back yelling at
the top Of his lungs meanwhile flourish
Ing q Lowden picture IN each hand.
Congressman Slemp, Virginia, and Ma
tional Committeeman Warren Of Mich
lgan, at the height OF the Lowden dem
onstration. declared the governor would
be nominated before the day was over.
Nothing to It, but Lowden," said
Slemp.
BEvERIDGE TAKES
G. o. P. GAvEL.
Former Senator A. j. BeverdiEe Of In
diana took the gavel while Chairman
Lodge wns at lunch,
Louis L. Emmerson, Lowdens cam
paign manager. was on the door evi-
IDENTIFY taking a hand in mana9 cement of
the spectacle
A long drawn yell Of "Lo, Oh, Oh.
Lowden" started and was taken up by
keep the excitement up.
One enthusiast planted a Lowden ban
ner In the chairmans rostrum.
At y :21 p. m. the Lowden demonstra-
ton reached the forty minute mark.
thereby exceeding the 50 minute record
of Woods supporters.
Beveridge was an even more strenuous
gavel wielder than Lodge had been and
the Lowdenites, having eclipsed the Wood
time limit, gradually subsidized
Charles E. Pickett of Iowa seconded
the nomination of Lowden.
SPEAKER GOES
OVER TIME LIMIT.
Pivkett warmed to his task and as
he exceeded his limit Chairman Bever
idge toyed nervously with the gavel and
then sent Secretary Gleason to remind
the speaker of the minute rule.
LowdeD's supporters also played for
the suffrage support by sending in Mrs.
Fletcher Dobbins Of Illinois to make
the second Of the nominating speeches
for their man.
In the shortest speech Of the conven-
tion Mrs. Dobyns scored a tremendous
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