Columbus daily courier. [volume] (Columbus, N.M.) 1920-1920, 1920-06-19

and the friends OF the Irish republic"
The former. under the leadership ~
the heads of the woman's party. we're
In Chicago IN strength and during the
entire week maintained around the
Coliseum a line Of pickcis hearing
banners that warned the Republican,
that the women demanded the fran
chlse and would be satisfied with mo-
less. A plank was Inserted In the plat
form urging Republican legislature
that have o acted 10 rutify the suf-
frnge amendment. but this did not np-
pcase the ladies. In the last few mo
ments OF the last session they dropped
from n balcony a great yellow banner
on which was the statement that they
wnnted votes. not planks A. for the
Irish. they, too. made a big demon
strntion In Chicago aud DE Valera, the
president Of their republic" was there
to deliver a speech before a great gnth'
ering. But something went wrong with
the plans; and the plank which wns
tentatively shaped for the platform
suited them 80 little that II was omit
ted entirely and nothing put In liz
place. There wns n story that this
resolution had been drawn up by Ius-
tice Cohalan OF New York In the hope
that Il would be unsuitable and that
the Democrats In san Francisco would
be enabled to take advantage of the
/ circumstance. so. though considerable
space has perforce been given n the
platform Of the Republican party u u
not because Il must be considered as
n great or a particularly strong pro-
nouncement. Lots OF men and Ton-
en- IN the party are far from pleased
with many parts Of u. and Il must be
confessed that the writer falled 20 hnd
anyone who was crazed with enthusl-
asm over Il.
The story OF this convention would
be Intensely interesting II n could
tell all tho truth about the secret In
huences that governed IL actions On
the surface Il was not n very excit'
Ing affair, and the enthusiastic DOT
burstf that characterized some Of ~
sessions appeared too often toNe face
tlous. For i've days the ttooo dele
gates, a~iternntes. stockholders aud pos
SCISSORS % tickets that allowed them 10
stau.l about the few open places and
hamper everyone else gathered fnith-'
fully In the Coliseum. prepared tn howl
with glee over expected contests aud
triumphs. hut most OF the time all
they could do was to cheer for
their fnvorite on occasion aud Try 10
keep up with the strong luneed
cheer aud song leader who had been
brought up from Camp Devens'
Bosssd BY Senators
From the first Il was heralded as
that most unusual thing, an Embossed
convention. All the experts asserted
that the delegates were going 60 do as
they pleased aud that the 0ld-time
leadership was lmpotent. For q das
or two this seemed true, hut then the
senate coterie got into action and
from that time 20 the end what wns
done was generally what a. wished
done. To start with senator Lodge
was selected as temporary chairman.
and was continued permanently Ia the
place. the entire temporary %orEnniza-
iIon being retained. ON the all Inn
portant committee on resolutions there
we're numerous majors and eN-seua'
tors. and they pretty much dictated
the makeup Of the platform. In the
selection OF the ticket their Influence
was q aud felt In every move and
every shift Of votes, clear down TO the
moment when senator Harding re-
celved the ballots that made him the
conventions choice. Az this time the
greatest Of the old-time party bosses
atm alive. Scnalnf Doies penroie. lay
on a siek he'd IN his Philadelphia home.
Hut n direct telephone wire was run
into that room aud there was scarcely
IN hour 81 the day or night when he
was not IN communication with his
friend. John n. King he knew an
that was going on, and u u fair "a
ASSUME that IN mos eases he knew
beforehand that Il was golne to go 10,
What happened, happened hecnuse he
wlileG that u should happep, This "a
not written exactly IN criticism. for II
may be that what Penrose decresd
VIII suit the party and result In Ia