The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-01
ROLL OF STATES
! FOR NOMINATION
STARTED AGAIN
Democrats to Hear Final Burst
of Orat0ry.
''Battle Hymn of Republic"
Opening Feature Today.
|M'ADOO Demonstration ANEW
Delegation After Delegation
Urges Name to Democrats.
Senator Simmons of North
Carolina Is Added to List.
"Battle Hymn of Republic"
Opening Feature Today.
M'ADOO DEMONSTRATION ANEW
Delegation After Delegation
Urges Name to Democrats.
Senator Simmons of NORTH
Carolina Is Added to List.

Auditorium. San Francisco. July 1.
Chairman Robinson called the
Democratic national convention in
session today at 11:26 a. m.
The plan was to proceed with nomi-
mating speeches, which were inter-
rupted by the recess taken last night.
Robinson had great difficulty in
getting order. Delegates were gossip
ing about the aisles.
When quiet was obtained, Bishop
Nichols, pastor of the Unitarian
church. San Francisco. asked divine
blessing on the meeting.
Following Bishop Nichols's prayer
the crowd repeated the Lords Prayer
in low. hushed accents and then re-
manned standing while the Star Span
gled Banner came forth from the pipe
organ.
Sang Battle Hymn"
Judge Frank Murasky of San Fran
cisco gave a dramatic reading of THE
Battle Hymn of the Republic" with
the great organs strains furnishing an
obbiigato for his words
Faint and far away, as Murasky fin
ished the verse, came a sweet soprano
voice. singing the chorus in the GAL
lery.
Then the whole crowd came to its
feet. $4,000 people. and roared the
~
lujah," in reverberating tones that
filled the great shell of the auditorium
with a turbulency of melody.
"A cheer leader. lean. grey, his eyes
almost sticking out with his exertions,
again led the chorus.
As the vast audience Joined in the
chorus for the last time. the roar OF
the stirring hymn actually shook the
state standards in the delegates sec
tions and caused decorations on the
balconies to flutter.
Chairman Robinson then ordered
continuation of the roll call OF
ates for presidential nominations.
The chair recognized Delegate A. T.
Hannett of Gallup, N. M, who sec
onded the nomination of William 6.
McAdoo.
Hannett spoke briefly.
1T want to second the motion nom-
mating William G. McAdoo," he said
Another McAdoo demonstration
threatened to start as Hannett made
his speech-the briefest on record
but after a momen of cheering, II
Senator Simmons Named.
When North Carolina was reached
in the roll call. W. c. Newland, North
Carolina, placed in nomination United
States Senator F. c. Simmons of that
state.
Newland declared Simmons came
| per cent foreign born population. q
state that has never yet placed its
electoral vote in the Republican col
umn.
And I pray God it never will" he
shouted amid cheers.
| Simmons. Newland proclaimed, ha.
nerve of steel and the heart of q
-Woman's Speech Shortest.
Mrs. Martha Nelson Mcclellan o1
South Carolina then seconded Sim
mons. She took off her hat and said
/ Ladies and gentlemen: I now
rise to second the nomination of Sen
ator Simmons of North Carolina
Thereupon she left the platform
while the crowd cheered.
Oregon's chairman. when that state
was called announced that his. dele
cation would second the drafting OF
| William G. McAdoo.-
/ This was somewhat of surprise
as it had been expected Senator
Chamberlain would be put in nomina
ton from that state. Cheers for Nc
Adoe ran around the hall and there
was a scuffle in the rear galleries.
| A woman in the Utah delegation
then called and announced that dele
CATION was unanimous for McAdoo ir
seconding the nomination of McAdoo
Sen. Glass Is Named.
I'D. Flood. of Virginia then placed
the name of Sen. Carter Glass of that
state before the convention. AS Flood
mentioned Glass name the Virginia
delegates leaped up. cheering. A
| woman jumped up in the gallery wav-
| ing a handkerchief and the band
Yells of ''McAdoo" came from varf-
Gus parts of the hall as the speech
/ proceeded. Robinson had to pound
for order.