The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-30
M'ADOO name
CUT OUT FROM
NOMINATIONS
Finally Will Not Be Presented,
Is Decision as He Heats
Wires With Protests Against
Its Use.
MAY NOMINATE TODAY
(By Associated Press)

fBy Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.-Defi-
mite and final instructions came from
the east early today that William G.
McAdoos name was not formally to
be placed before the convention
burrls jenkins, of Kansas City, who
was prepared to nominate McAdoo, re-
vlsed his plans again and decided to
accede to the wishes of the McAdoo
managers.
stripped for action, the convention
To-Day swung into the business of Sc
Iectlng a presidential nominee.
Meeting an hour earlier than usual
and working under an order of bust.
ness which permitted the presentation
OF candidates before the party plat.
form has been adopted, the convention
entered upon a day of demonstration
and oratory which marks the placing
OF candidates in formal nomination
with all nominating addresses re-
strlcted to 90 minutes and seconding
speeches to five and limited to not
more than three in number to a can
dldate, each of the possibilities had
not more than 35 minutes for full des-
crlption of his merits and capacity for
the nations highest gift
May Deliver All Today
Working under that high geared
program it was within the range of
possibilities that the nominating
speeches would all be delivered TODAY
thus clearing the way for the presenta-
tion of the platform the first thing
Thursday morning If the resolutions
committee can complete it by that
time
Speeches were on the program nom.
mating:
Attorney General Palmer.
Governor Cox of Ohio
Chairman Homer S. Cummings of
the Democratic national committee.
Governor Edwards of New Jersey.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska.
James W. Gerard. former ambassa-
dor to Germany
Senator Owen OF Oklahoma.
John w. Davis, ambassador to Great
Britain.
AT 11:14 Chairman Robinson began
whacking the gavel and called dele
gates to get into their seats We're
ready came the shout from several
places on the floor.
The Cox delegation, however, in
sisted on having a demonstration and
song first and the convention waited
until they got through. There was a
Cox demonstration of short duration
at its conclusion.
Band CARRIED In Red
A Cox band garbed in brilliant red
uniforms WED with the convention
band in blaring out airs from a point
in one of the galleries
Chairman Robinson wanted to start
but was in a tolerant mood and let
the music go on. The glee club which
accompanied the Cox delegation Joined
in the music.
The platform trainers got word
that w. ]. Bryan had no intention of
abandoning his fight for a dry plank
and that he was more determined than
ever to carry his fight against slight
ly moist plank onto the floor of the
convention.
Bands Are In Contest
The band and the Cox band soon
got into contest The convention
band played over There" and Cox
band came back with Dixie" to the
delight Of southern delegates. The
convention band countered with Hail,
Hail, the Gangs All Here" and the or
ganist played a neutral part, joining
in with each.
Electricity was in the air. Sup
pressed excitement of a noisy day per-
vaded the hall and found its outlet in
songs. When the Cox band started
up MY Old Kentucky Home" to the
rolling tones of the great organ, dele
gates joined in.
While Chairman Robinson stood pa
tiently, waiting for chance to start,
| the song fest went steadily on. Mary
land, My Maryland" and other airs
flowed in steady stream Finally
Chairman Robinson got the conven-
ton quiet, and it heard an opening
prayer by Rabbi Meyer, of San Fran
| cisco. The singing of the Star Span.
gled Banner followed
Owens is Nominated
D. Hayden Linebaugh of Muskogee,
took the platform to place the name
OF Senator Owens in nomination.
The name OF Owens was the first
to be placed before the convention.
Limbaugh spoke II minutes and at
the conclusion of this speech the Ok
lahoma delegation broke out with a
demonstration which was not pro-
longed. The band tried to keep it up,
with galloping airs. When it sub
sided Governor Brough. of Arkansas,
seconded the nomination
Arkansas" said the governor, lis
the only state mentioned in the Bible
| because we read there that Noah
opened the window of the ark and
saw" At that the convention got its
first good laugh of the day
At the close of Governor Brough's
seconding speech there was another
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