The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
BALLOT|NG NOT ID BEGIN UNTIL HE PARTYS PLATFORM
 HAS BEEN ADOPTED
All Anti-WiIson Contests Are Quickly Swept Away, Again Demonstrating
 That Administration
 Forces In Control
By AssociaIed Press

By Associated Press
 San Francisco June 2o.-The democratic national convention wound its preliminaries today and prepared to get down to business tomorrow.
 With administration forces continu- ing in apparently complete control. it perfected its organization. accepting Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkan- sas ns it's permanent chairman. per- muted states to upset the unit rule. provided for taking women on the dem ocraric national committee, and pre- pared for the business of having candi- cntes nominated by adopting order Of business which will permit the de- livery of nominating speeches before ttc platform Is brought in. Ballotng for q nominee. however, VII, not be permitted before the plat form has been adopted by the ,conven- ten.
 With the slate thus cleared of pre- I liminaries, and arrangements set for i the principal business the convention. after three hour session. adjourned to resume at Il o'clock tomorrow W rnorn- ing.
 ! i tlis dramatic fire of the opening day. it made np in the smoothly working l control which administration support ei exercised. Anti Wilson contests. l such as that. of Senator Reed of Ms. souii'@ for ( place oh the floor, were swept away with ruthless but good natured haste
 Even the "boos' and hisses which 1 greeted mention Of Senator Reeds tame had tone of humorous ridicule 1 The announcement of unanimous vote" delivered by the chairman asainst feeble chorus of noes" here and there never failed to bring cheers and laughter from the masses of dele gates.
 NO SEAT VACANT l The great auditorium was filled with even greater crowd today than yes- l tcrday There was no vacant seat in l tle impressive sweep of the galleries, rising steeply in walls of faces on three sides of the floor Long before the days 1 business could proceed the hubbub of 1 conversation rumbled and mumbled a steady undertone to the music of band 1 ano pipe organ.
 1 Boomers for Attorney General Palmer l or Governor Cox took lively if im- pfomptu part in the entertainment fea- l lures.
 Senator Robinson had little diffi- eplty keeping the machine going at the pace MT. Cummings had set. There was a little confusion on parliamentary pro- cecure at times. and once Mr. Cum rdhgs intervened to straighten out a | resolution 10 perfect the convention's 1 pans to give women full and equal representation on the national commit tee. The committee women already nave been elected by many delegations | Ihe delegates were still of mind for l.lr faft Fl and the Chicago platform when Senator Robinson delivered his speech as per- manent chairman. He woke them 10 ] uproarious approval when he shouted that he made mo apology for Article l or the League covenant. To the &C., com paniment of applause he lambasted the Senate under republican leadership Tor procrastination in dealing with tha treaty and for it's rules that a senator can talk to such an extent on any sub Ject that nobody but God can stop hIn.."
 The chairman had gotten the conyen- ton up to good pitch by that stage and with precipitation rolling down his face. from the effort to drive his words to the farthest corners of the big build- ing, he leaned down over the speakers stand.
 It Is to the shame of the statc,s
 he shouted, "that il took greater
 time to defeat the treaty than the
 army and navy took to win the
 war."
 The delegates Ieaped to their
 feet cheering. It was minute
 before he could be heard again
 shoutingi
 "And they left fhe treaty right
 where 1t was when the President 1 brought 1t back from Parfs-
 GOD BLESS WILSON Eai nf fha with him to the peace conference members of the Senate had ranked in some senatorial hearts Senator Robin son continued, but he added that if the President had done so and the senators had shown no more intelligence at 1 the conference in drafting the treaty than they hari shown in its considera- tion---then Goc bless Woodrow Wilson for leaving them at home"
 Again the delegates clamored their agreement.
 MT Cummings. in putting through lreSolution congratulating Governor Roberts of Tennessee for having called a special executive session of ths | legislature to deal with the suffrare amendment. got cheers when he de- clared it unanimous in the face of n mutter of negative votes coming most ly from the vicinity Of the Georgia and !other southern delegations.
 American women are for peace and against war" Senator Robinson told the convention. And thev'n vote for that if you give them the opportunity. If youll add to the soldier vote the woman vote and the democratic vote. the republicans won't ger enough votes to make them a factor in the coming eleetion."
 Another great shout of approval. went up 10 be redoubled In vigor when the chairman closed his address with the charge that "the republicans have trifled with the hearts and conscience
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