Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-11
SESSION TODAY
STARTS BEHIND
PROPOSED TIME
Seconding Speeches Are Cut
Short in Order to Has
ten Work.
Wood, Lowden and Johnson
Loudly Cheered by Their
Followers.


ture inside the convention hall: the
delegates began to pile into their
places a full half hour before today's
session was to begin. They all were
rearing to have it over with and the
possibility that the nominations
might be made today and the conven-
ton ended seemed to take some of
heat. 1t gave promise of being the
hottest day of the convention in all
At 9:s0, however, when the con-
vention should have been called to or
der there were still great patches
of empty seats. in the delegates sec
ton and the platform was almost
growing rumble Of conversation while
1t waited for the party, leaders to get
through with their conferences in
their hotels a mile away.
Wood Victory Claimed.
During the wait the delegates still
were asking one another who was
to be nominated and the usual reply
was distinctly Of the ''damifino"
character. The managers for all the
candidates tried to outdo one another
in confidence over the result. The
by the third or fourth ballot. The
perdictions of the others were less
definite.
The Wood managers. who had
planned to have a. string of second
speeches for their candidate. revised
their program at the last minute SO
that only Frank Knox of New ,Hamp-
shire and Mrs. Douglas Robinson of
New York would second General
Woods nomination.
When nine forty-five passed, the
delegate space was pretty we'll filled
but not a single one Of the first line
leaders had put in his appearance.
The band filled in with something
that sounded like a lullaby.
Candidates Missing.
For the first time since the con-
vention began, candidates for the
presidency were missing from the
floor Dr.. Butler of New York gave
his proxy to a woman who sat in
box. Governor Sproul dropped in
for a few minutes but announced he
would return to his hotel when bal
/, loting started.
Friends of Senator johnson said
they did not expect their candidate
to show himself in the Coliseum.
Delaware delegates said the plan
to nominate T. Coleman Dupont had
been abandoned but the delegation
would vote for him on the first bal
lot
A robust delegate from West Vir-
ginia, manifestly preparing for
tempestuous time. took of his glasses
and put them in his pocket. just
about that time the band played
Reuben, Reuben. I've Been Think
ing"
much speculation among the rank
and file who wondered what deals
to break the nomination deadlock
might be under way.
Lodge Calls for Order.
Two minutes before ten Senator
Lodge, the chairman, and Will Hays
appeared on the platform but the
milling delegates hardly noticed. The
band was choked off and minute
later the convention was called to or.
der. Senator Lodge rapping for or
der on newly made gavel plank
Yesterday he had nearly smash ed
the thin table top. Rev. John Meyer
Of Chicago offered prayer.
A new pounding board for Senator
lodges gavel was an innovation. II
was composed of several planks a.
@ shock absorber for table but il
lacked the tables punch.
The delegates kept impatientls
swinging their fans and shuff1ing their
Senator Lodge raped hard many
times before he got the convention
quieted down.
By rising vote and in a roar Of
applause the convention then adopted
a resolution offered by Alexander P
Moore Of Pittsburgh, expressing "in
expressible loss over the death o.
Theodore Roosevelt, '1oved unutter
ably now and to be loved as long a!
our nation cherishes, its noble pa
triots" %. so. ra 4,
Wood Nominated.
Senator Lodge announced amit
more cheers that the time had come
for the convention to hear nomina
tions for the presidency. Alabama
passed when the roll call of states
began, Arizona yielded to Kansas II
noisy demonstration Governor Aller
was escorted to the platform. ant
began his speech nominating Genera
Wood.
Senator Lodge shook hands will
Governor Allen and the crowd cheer
ed, waving Wood pennants, hats ant
hAndkerchiefs.
During Governor Aliens. recital ant
General Woods record Of public. serv
ice. the Wood supporters interject
ed frequent cheers.
Much COmmodon.
There was mrch moving aroun,
among the delegates, however. ant
mild rumble of conversation KEEP
up. There were many Wood booster
In the gallery and they kept breakinl
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