South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-12
Republican Convention Completes
Dramatic Work of Selecting Party
Nominees for Presidential Race

voiced horns honked in the midst Of
t. IL appeared that they were scat
tered throughout the crowd.
As Allen concluded, demanding
the nomination Of Wood, a mighty
yell went up. Showers OF many col
ored Wood feathers huttered down
from the roof in a veritable storm.
Wood pennants appeared through
out the crowd. The whole scene was
flooded with the glare Of arc lamps
while the movies were taken.
Repeated blasts from horns sound
cd in the galleries Hundreds OF dele
gates were on their chairs. The rain
Of feathers continued for several
minutes. Evidently baskets Of them
had been concealed in the girders.
Delegates Retain Seats.
The delegations in the center Of
the hall including Michigan. Iowa
New York, Massachusetts,, Illinois.
= nnsyivania. Ohio. and most Of
New Jersey remained seated. Dur
ing the excitement Frank Hitchcock.
one OF the Wood managers. appeared
on the platform. He carried blue
feather. He was nervous and con-
stantly licked his lips as he FACED
back and forth.
During the Wood demonstration.
many delegates from Arizona. %cw
Mexico Tennessee and New England
were on their feet. The Kansas dele
cation and tho Ncbraskans were do
ing much OF the cheering.
The Wood boosters kept the ova-
ton going. chanting in unison.
Wood. Wood. Wood" when il
showed signs OF losing any of it's
strength. The band began playing
Only an occasional note could he
heard. ShriT whistles cut through
the roar Of cheers.
Lodge gave up his effort to restore
order and went back 10 his seat
The wood procession had difficult
" getting all tangled up in the aisles.
as tributary streams OF delegates
poured into II at the corners.
Woman I'm Line.
Mrs. Fosseen OF Minnesota. was
the one woman in the procession
when it started
South Dakota's standard was jerk
cd from its post and carried into
the procession. The Kansas standard
came next. and former Lieut.. Gov
Morgan carried IT,
At 10:47 o'clock the demonstra
tion had continued 10 minutes, and
was still going strong.
Stage Procession.
Around and around the Coliseum
the procession shOuldered its way
In the middle Of the delegates sec
ton, many stood on chairs watching
but not participating.
The chant Wood Wood. Wood"
was started in the gallery and
spread 10 the floor, which came I'm
steady beats that seemed 10 jar the
building.
Only the top portion Of the state
standards got into the parade, as
il was discovered the posts had
been securely fastened 10 me floor
and could not be uproOted.
At 10:49 Lodge again pounded for
order. His reply was a renewal Of
the Wood chant
We want Wood" was the next
chant started. but il failed TO make
much impression.
Despite valiant efforts 10 keep II
going. the demonstration showed in
Creasing signs OF fading out. There
was still a steady under current of
sound but it was being kept up by
d comparative few.
Chairman Lodge sat at his desk
with a resigned look, waiting pa
tiently for the noise to cease. his
repeated efforts to get some atten-
ton having failed,
The Wood adherents had kept up
their ClangOr for p minutes when
1857 o'clock came. The sound.
however had dribbled away and was
manifestly being kept up by main
strength.
Delegates Bored.
The delegates who were not taking
part in the show manifested in
creasing symptoms of ennui. Some
produced newspapers and read them