El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-03
By C. A. MARTIN.
Continued from page IL

ballot this fall, brought as Tousing
a demonstration as the league OF ma
tons previously secured and caused
the hand 70 cut IN with -Oh, You
Beautiful Doll" and 70 follow IL with
oh, what a Pal Was Mary"
The various state delegations
started marching about with their
banners and the hall began to re-
placed in nomination on wednesday.
Tie South Carolina and Maryland
delegates refused to join in the dem
oustratiol- South Carolina has the
greatest proportion OF illiterates Of
any state in the union shouted ldah
spell Idah with an n. please-Nc-
Goule Gibson to the press men Just
The Parties Break Even.
The Democrats and Republicans
broke even on Il anyhow, since Mary
land Is Republican and South Caro-
lima is Democrat.
The convention sat almost silently
through the reading Of everything
else down to the announcement
This brought them to attention, and
some applause, scattering applause
only. marked the declaration OF
friendship for the two Americas.
but loud applause greeted the at
tempt to vindicate the Wilson
''Watchful waiting" In Mexico
The promise Of recognition TO
Mexico when 1t gives foreigners
rights as vel as duties. brought
a few hand claps. ard the assertion
that Mexico must recognize the
right o. the United states TO demand
full protection OF its citizens" got a
Eoodly demonstration.
Very little applause followed the
reading OF the Irish plank.
The Armenia plank got fully az
much.
As the chairman reached Alaska"
ne began 70 romp through Il like e
reading clerk in congress, where the
idea is to get through rather than to
be understood. The crowd cheered-
Class Gallops Along.
Mr.. Glass concluded 70 gallop
through the Philippines plank into
Asiatic immigration.
He brought Into use all his ora
torical ability when he got TO the
plank demanding the necessity Of
protesting the ballot from the corrup-
ton OF RspublicanE, but did not get
as much applause as when ne an
nounced conclusion" in the next
breath. "Tou are no more pleased
than 4 an" he said, when he could
make himself heard Flag waving
shouts and bell ringing greeted the
conclusion OF the reading. then shouts
for Bryan" that grew into great
There" during the first demonstra-
rl1n and appropriately switched TO
Time" as the calls for Bryan
went up.
ct was restored, senator
Glass moved the platforms adoption.
without modification or alteration,
Bryan Gets Applause.
The chair recognizes a member OF
the committee on platform and reso-
lutions 10 submit & minority report, y
said chairman Robinson, and as W.
j. Bryan, the Nebraska -CommOner,
socaIled. made his first appearance on
the platform during the convention,
the galleries went into a hysteria Of
applause. but there was little ap-
parent enthusiasm among the dele
gates. Plainly the gallery crowd
came FOR the excitement and expected
Bryan 70 furnish IL
When he opened with the declara-
ton that You have Just heard read
The greatest platform ever offered by
any convention" the delegates cheered
him
He paid tribute 10 the earnest work
OF all members OF the committee
trying to form q platform that
would meet all the eIigencies," and
asserted that I come before you 70
endorse almost all that IS written In
that platform" there we're cries
from the floor. Take Il all"
u would not show the gratitude I
owe the party that has honored me