The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-11
DELEGATES ARE
EAGER TO END IT
Possibility of Getting Their
Work Completed To-day
Eased the Distress
HEAT WAS INTENSE
IN GREAT COLISEUM
Coats Peeled Off and Fans
Were Brought into
Action

, Coliseum, Chicago, June lin spite
I of the sweltering temperature inside
the convention hall the delegates begar
to file into their places full half
hour before to-day's session was to be
gin. All seemed anxious to have il
over and the possibility that the nomi
nations might be made TO day and the
: convention ended seemed to take some
of the edge off their distress from the
heat. Ii gave promise of being the hot
est day of the convention in all re.
spects. The sun got To work with a
vigor exceeding even the feyerish ef
forts of candidates managers in their
eleventh hour efforts to line up win.
ming combination.
Most of those on the convention floor
and in the galleries came with fans
and many of the delegates stripped off
their coats before they took their
seats For the time being, at least, the
hot weather was the big feature of the
convention picture.
At Q O'Clock, however, the time the
convention was to open. there still
were great spaces of empty seats in the
delegates section and the platform
was almost empty. The crowd sent
up an eyergrowing rumble of conver-
sation while il waited for the party
leaders to get through with their con
ferences in their hotels mile away
When GAS passed, the delegates
! space was pretty well filed but not
single one of the first line leaders had
put in his appearance.
For the first time since the conyen.
tion began, candidates for the presi.
dency were missing from the floor.
The friends of Senator johnson said
they did not expect their candidate to
show himself in the coliseum
Delaware delegates said the plan to
nomipate I. Coleman DUPONT had been
abandoned. but the delegation would
vote for him on the first ballot
Two minutes before ten Senator
Lodge, the chairman, and viii Hays
appeared on the platform. The band
was choked off and minute later the
convention was called To order Rev
John Meyer of Chicago offered PRAYER
By rising vote and in roar of
applause the convention then adopted
resolution offered by Alexander p.
Moore of Pittsburgh, expressing I'm
expressible loss" over the death of
Theodore Roosevelt, "loyed unutter.
ably now and TO be loved as long as
our nation cherishes its noble patriot
Senator Lodge announced amid more
cheers that the time had come for the
convention 10 hear nominations for the
presidency. Alabama passed when the
roll call of states began, Arizona Weld
ed to Kansas. In noisy demonstra-
tion, Governor Allen was escorted to
the platform and began his speech.
nominating General Wood.
During Governor Aliens recital of |
General Woods record of public serv-
ice the Wood supporters interjected |
frequent cheers.
There was much moving around |
among the delegates, however. and a 1
mild rumble of conversation kept up. |
There are many Wood boosters in the /
gallery and they kept breaking in with 4
applause, as Governor Allen recountcd /
the achievements OF his candidate.
When the governor made a crack AZ
William J. Bryan's celebrated dictum
about million men springing TO arms
over night, he looked down al where
Mr.. Bryan was sitting in the press box.
But the Nebrasksn had his nose 10 his
manuscript. trying to write on indus
triously while n plump woman writer
was showing through the narrow aisle
behind his chair. II he heard the refer
ence he did not let on.
Governor Allen worked hard at his
speech and the perspiration rolled
down i'm catarcats over his quick
~ wilted laundry. While the speech
was going on arrangements were made
for Governor Lowdens nominating
speech to follow General Woods Ar
kansas delegates. next on the roll. said
the state would Weld to Illinois.
California. next in line, was to name
Senator Johnson, disposing of the big
three
AT the concluding word Of the nomi.
mating speech thousands Of many col
ored turkey feathers. which have been
badges Of the Wood people.
were loosened from the ceiling Of the
Coliseum and h.sted down over tho
cheering delegates The lights we're
turned on to give the photographer a
chance while many Of those on the hoor
mounted chairs and waved Wood ban
ners
approximately 200 delegates. per
hsrs more OF less. we're taking part in !
the cheering and flag waving. Many Of
those on the floor yelled like real In
dams aud they looked like Indians.
with the hair Of the women and the
collars Of the men decorated by the fall {
ing feathers.
Its Wood. lets 70. seemed to be :
the motive running through the confu- .
sion Of shouting
Its Wood. lets 20, also was print Z
II on many of the blue and white han 9
hers waving over the Wood groups. I
When the demonstration had been on D
iboui 10 minutes the inevitable proees {
'ession started u was led bv delegates !
.rum Minnesota and Il started snak 4
ne fts way about the convention hall e
net ~ senator Lodge bad oome to