The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-11
Wood Less Than 800; Lowden Second on First Ballot
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men paid little attention TO 1t at first,
but continued pounding brought com
parative quiet after a few minutes,
1.-The sergeant -at arms will clear the
aisles" shouted Lodge.
Blind Statesman's Story.
Quiet was restored and the chair In
troduced Congressman Thomas d;
-Schall of Minnesota, who Is blind, and
was led to the stand by his little g.
year-old son. He seconded the nomi-
nation OF Hiram johnson.
"some time ago one OF my little
sons orawed upon my lap and SAID:
Daddy, can't you see me with your
eyesr said Congressman sehali.
said, mo, I can't and he said. But.
PADDY, you can see mo with your
ain his Innocent prattle he had
struck the keynote. .t.
ar Is the great heart Of the
American people that demands the
nomination OF Hiram johnson.
| '"The spirit of Abraham Lincoln ,ad-
monishes us not to repeat the mistakes
of 1912 and 1916. .-.
! 1.-THE other day this convention re-
ceived information from the bedside OF
that great prophet who lies sick in
should 60 to the man who had the con-
fidence of the people and who could
| win.
"The name OF. that man is Hiram
! Johnson"
Platform Fits HI, Only.
This great convention has drawn a
platform that will not mt any other
| candidate, 1t would At other candidates
like lions robe on some other an
NAL" .
Senator Johnson. thee speaker said,
was the kind OF candidate TO make
Commandments and to forget, II you
please, the fourteen points"
Cries Of Good, Good!
When Senator Lodge announced that
Representative Schalfs time had ex-
pired there were cries OF go on. go
the convention wanted to suspend its
rules and let the speaker proceed, some
of the delegates said no" The sem
ator then asked unanimous consent that
two additional minutes be given Mr.:
Schall. and the prevailing ,soS,H yHrdict OF
The congressman won landslide OF
applause with this first touch OF pathos
the coliseum has seen.
When he came to the end OF his time
all seconding speeches are limited TO
fve minutes-he was called to order
but by unanimous consent OF, the dele
gates his time was extended until ne
had concluded In burst OF applause.
The blind man swayed with emotion on
the narrow bridge; ; hrornn, 4 man ne9ana 1a1Y1
ing. His little boy led him off.
Richard Doherty, of Jersey City. also
seconded Senator Johnsons nomination
and said New Jersey and the east STOOD
ready to link their aspirations with ~
judictous and uritrammeled son Of the
It IT was 9"fft after 2 O'Clock before Mr..
Doherty concluded and the delegates
began to show plainly that they were
getting tired and hungry. "
Ira
with the dominating speeches lor
johnson, Lowden and Wood out OF tne
way. Connecticut was called and &ie!a-
ed to Massachusetts,. speaker Gilette
of the house. Of, representatives took tn, the
platform and placed in nomination Gov
Coolidge. Of Massachusetts : ~-F~-'
6orah Wants More Time,
Senator Borah refused to second joins
soiltS nomination. saying he wanted tc
| wait to address the convention untii ne
can talk longer than flve minutes.
Charles p. ..tO'Neil, an alternate from
Michigan was granted two minutes TO
second the nomination. OF Johnson on
his states behalf.
The state Of Michigan Igsnsth through .s1s sns
o'NeiI. "A man whose stand on pub
lie questions can be found without a
search warrant.
Michigan, together with millions OF
others, refuses to believe he is radica.
unless to be right is to be radical
1--WE propose to this convention the
greatest living American--California S
son-Hiram w. Johnson"
Whom Women Can Support.
Mrs Katherine Phillips Edison, Of Los
Angeles, seconded the name Of Senator
Johnson. She asked that a man be
| nominated whom the women could sup
port with whole heart and with
clean hands"
That was all of the johnson speech.
making and the call Of the states .wat
| resumed. Colorado had no candidate.
Connecticut yielded to Massachusetts.
r- Carolina Candidate.
Delaware passed and Florida yielded
to North Carolina for the nomination
of Judge Pritchard. Former Senator
Butler made the nominating speech.
Sandwich Lunch.
Several of the state delegations chair
| men sent out and got bundles OF sand
| wiohes to pass around.
| II was reported that an effort will be
| made to force a recess. The WOOD
| forces were expected to oppose this,
They wanted the convention to stay in
continuous session. '.f
A cheer went up when Speaker Gill
| lette stated that Gov. Coolidge's mes
sage to Samuel Bumpers on the Boston
| police strike was typical OF the man
working always for his country and the
| preservation of the law.
The entire delegation arose and
cheered for Coolidge as Gillett finished.
| Half a dozen delegates from Me-
braska and a scattered few from other
states Joined. 1t was all over in less
| than one minute.
Actress seeondIng Speech.
Alexandria Carlisle Pfeffer, an ac-
| tress Of note rose 10 second the nomi-
nation Of Gov. Coolidge,
| She wore plain white linen dress
made in the simple style OF 1889. though
1 in eh a xa4i n "a
| A black lacquer belt was around her
| waist and a straight black silk tie
! closed her dress at the neck. She wore
a white sailor straw hat with a black
| tened with cuff buttons at the wrist.
| 1t was the first mannish-appearing
dress OF the day,
! She left the platform amid tremen-
dous applause and renewed cheers for
| Coolidge.
| During the speech nominating Judge
! Pritchard, OF North Carolina, many OF
! the delegates and visitors, wearied by
the FIVE hours continuous session, left
the Coliseum in search Of food and
drink. Confusion was general and Sen
ator Buffers voice, nominating Judge
Pritchard. could not be heard for any
| distance.
Senator Butler spent considerable
time in detailing the sectional feeling
that followed the Civil war, and urged
/ lne StitNtlOH OF
southern candidate. as evidence that
! this sectional feeling was now obliter'
| ated.
A swetterlns start.
In spite OF the swelterinE tempera-
| ture inside the convention hall the dele
! gates began 10 pile into their places
full half hour before todays session
was to begin. They all were rearing "a
have II over with. and the possibility
] that the nominations might be made
| today and the convention ended seemed
tress from the heat II gave promise
OF being the hottest day Of the conven'
! tion in al respects.
The huge elongated bowl Of the Coll
scum was a veritable oven today Ions
| before the session began the heat wal
| oppressive and becoming more so everN
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