The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
By Associated Press


 San Francisco, June 2S.-
 From the shadow of the Gold en Gate the hosts of democracy sent roaring tribute across
 the country today to President | Wilson.
 The national convention flung aside for the moment the business before 1t.
 while delegates carried on deru0n- strntion that swept the great gather- ing off it's feet. It was a half hour before the outburst evoked by sud- den display of the presidents portrait | could be stiiled. Again and again, as his name was mentioned, the cheers broke out anew to cuIminate in the shout of approval thnt adopted and sent to the White House tonight . striking testimonial of his partyss
 faith and pride in the man who has led 1t through troublous years. 1 Arrangements for the first national l political convention to be held in the ! far west had been well made. Tho 1 great hall It's clean architectural lines almost unmarred by added decorations, l "stS iSlly. ana through dozen W1U5 entries where thousands poured in
 with little delay or congestion. They l found q wide octagon space awaiting l themi Wish massive organ rearing it's lstpckads of pipes above the platform sid tse other sides rising to far
 Dne of seats under high windows l framing squares of California's bluest
 skies.
 In the center of the hall where dele gates sat railed within a wide square of seats, an inner ceiling was sus- pended. eolored in soft. old blue that
 rested the eye and lent some thing of l quiet dignity to the scene
 Below. forest of standards bearing
 the names of states and territories
 Was the only reminder of national con- ventions of the past
 Perched high beside the organ in . special gallery, q military band whiled away the time.
 As the noon hour and the opening time approached, color guard of ma rines appeared on the platform. A six 1 foot sergeant. with the gleaming folds of a regimental flag in his hand, made l q vivid spot of color on the platform l At his side stood the armed non-com- missioned officers of the color guard and with them two marine buglers. l BUGLER SOUNDS ATTENTION l When Vice Chairman Kremer l of the national committee gave | the signal. bugler sounded "At- | tention." the sharp, staccuto call | rang out over the uproar of the | conversation. The first notes of l "rhe Stnr-spanGied Hammer" rang 1 out from the band and the organ | together, and as delegates. alter | hates. hspcctators and attendants 1 stood in tribute a monster flag | dropped from the ceiling fo form l n he, nIs. l form. It obscurrd the view of the ! band gallery and organ loft, but as | it fell. the booming tones of the organ rose from behind 1t, joining | with majestic thunder in the na- l tionai anthem. From floor and | galleries, delegates and spectators | joined in inc mighty tones. | Then came the touch that set the | convention off with a wild shout eSuitation. The great flag was gathered slowly upward in the siings and us It rose. it uncovered 1 fiag-draped and iIiumined DOT 1 trait of President Wilson, placed | against the high pipes or the Or- gan. For moment there was l brief pause. Then came the tumuIt. uiid shout rang from the floor. If was caught up and echoed from
 side to siie. Rising with hystericaI
 foreT-s the SOune grew and grew, formiess. toneiesS thing that had | ia If something that stirred the
 blGSd and pulled at the emotions. 1 Delegates leaped on their chairs, waving and shouting. They stam- | peded into the aisies, jostijng and l cheering In packed mass before the platform.
 1 OTHER STATES FOLLOW | Over in the Virginia section a dele. 1 gate ripped the standard from the loop and charged toward the speakers | stand waving it high in the air. Other states followed. Some of them were slower to get in motion. but as | the shouting and tumult continued, standard after standard came up and | the march around the hall began. In the New York section Assistant Sec retary Of the Navy Roosevelt seized 1 the standard and rushed into the tContinued on Page Tvo)