Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-01

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flag ends of the GLORY, Glory,
chant.
The demonstration had been or
for thirty-five minutes when SEN
ator Robinson leaned over the
ledge Of the platform and told the
demonstrating Pennsylvania dele
gates to put up their state sand
ard and sit down. They did Sc
and with that the fire works SEEM
ed to be about over.
Demonstration of 81 Minutes.
1t was 81 minutes after the de-
monstration started when order
finally was restored and Repre-
sentative Henry T. Rainey, of lii
nois, took the platform to second
the attorney generals nomina-
Etion
Mr.. Rainey got a rise out of
delegates and spectators when he
,fsaid that the democratic party,
always the party of achievement,
discovered California"
He said he seconded the nom
fination by direction of "the great
majority of the Illinois delega-
ton.
l. The man to be nominated, said
the speaker, must be a man whose
private life is pure and clean"
| The private character of the at
torney general, he added, could
not be assaulted from any quarter.
AS luncheon hour came and
passed the program of nominat-
| ing Oratory only half complete,
the delegates began TO be restless,
but the chairmen of several state
delegations sent out for baskets
of sandwiches, and that helped
some.
| The Palmer nomination also
| was seconded by Mrs. Florence T..
| Gotham, of Little Rock, Ark, who
| praised the candidates record on
| woman suffrage and said that he
| had made himself the friend of
all mothers and children by fight
| ing against anarchy and profiteer-
| ing.
Another Seconding Speech.
Stll another secOnding speech
was made by Mrs. Georgia c.
Ormsby, of Oakland, Calf. She
said women always would remem-
Der that the attorney general was
the father of the child labor law
and had stood for equality of
rights for women. The delegates
apparently liked to listen to the
women speakers and they got a
lot Of applause. The Pennsylvania
and Georgia delegation tried once
to start another prolonged demon
stration, standing on their chairs
and beginning the GLORY, Glory
song again, but Senator Robin
s,tn tn n md hn
convention went on with its work,
AS the roll of the states was con-
tinupd the chairman of the Geor-
gia delegation announced that his
state joined in seconding Palmers
nomination. In order, the states up
to Iowa passed and then Claude
Porter took the platform and pre-
scented the name of Secretary Mere
dith He was greeted with cheers,
but the delegates were apparently
getting their fill OF oratory and
when the speaker prefaced his
speech with remark that he
would occupy only momept
there was a wave of laughter and
applause.
Prohibition Amendment.
There was yelp of enthusiasm
when Mr. Porter in recounting the
accomplishment of the democratic
administration mentioned the pro-
hibition amendment. 1t was the
first time the subject, which isl
threatening a fight among the par
ty leaders, had been named on the
convention floor. Meantime rest
lessness was increasing visibly on
| the convention floor and before Mt.
Porter was half through the old
convention cry of tired delegates,
name him, name" was heard
for the first time from scattered
sections Of the hall.
During the speech Mr.. Robinson
called Mrs. George Bass to the
chair, and there was a roar of
cheering as the delegates saw a
woman for the first time in the
country's history, holding the gavel
over the convention of a big party. |
There was more hand-clappingI
for Mrs. lass, who Is chairman of
the women's committee of the ma
tional committee, when she came
to the front of the stage at tho
conclusion of the nominating
speech and pounded for order.
JDIittStfH NtHIIdttN toN.
After a round of cheering by the
Iowa delegates, the roll of thel
states was cont nued and Kentucky |
yielded to Ohio. In a deafenng
roar of applause Judge j. c. John
son took the platform to nominate
Governor Cox.
The Cox band away up by the
rafters, struck up campaign song |
and a cheer leader in a lower gal
lery followed up by bringing out a |
burst of cheering for Cox, Cox,
James M, Cox"
Quiet soon was restored, how
ever, and Judge Johnson got under
way with his speech.
There were many Interruptions
for applause and when the candl-
dates name first was mentioned
by the speaker another crash of
cheering answered.
1t was 1925 o'clock when Judge
johnson concluded and the Coxl
began in earnest.
Many delegates scattered over
the hall got on their chairs and
yelled while in the gallery the Cox
cheer leaders jumped into action.
The OHIO band and a large sec
ton of Cox rooters seated with
them in the gallery, started the
campaign song again.
Parade On Floor Starts. /
A dapper little cheer leader.
dressed all in white, fought his way
through the crowd to tie platform
and mounted to the top of the I
speakers table, where he tried 10
get the crowd singing with tho
band. 1t was playing a medley of
airs on which the Cox /,
people had composed parodies.
! The hand and the cheer leaders I
had the right of way for five min
ltes and then the parade on the
floor started.
The Ohio standard led off, fol- Y