Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-30

Iatuer to consider ratification OF the
| woman suffrage amendment.
| Mr.. Cummings recognised Gov.
Smith of New York. Smith. amid de-
mands that he take the platform. but
which he ignored. moved that the tel
egram be sent There were shouts OF
"No" from the Georgia and other
Southern delegates, but the telegram
went.
| Women Asked to Take OF Hats :,
There is another announcement
which l am little reluctant in max
ing" said Chairman Cummings. IT
is that the State laws requires the
removal of the hats of the ladies at
public gatherings"
Several hatpins came out ana sew
eral million dollars worth OF hats
came off while the men OF the con-
| vention had a good laugh
The report Of the committee on per-
manent organization came next and
was presented by Former Governor
Ralston of Indiana. His announce
ment of the choice of Sen. Robinson
as permanent chairman drew loud
rounds of applause, as did the an
nouncement that other temporary Of
ficers would be made permanent.
Robinson Attacks Harding
Sen. Robinson departed consider.
ably from his prepared address. and
launched into an attack on SEN.
Harding, the republican presidential
nominee. who, he said. had referred to
Hiram johnson as a fakir and Theo-
dore Roosevelt as a Benedict Arnold
| The audience cheered every thrust at
the republican candidate.
While Sen. Robinson was delivering
his speech. the leaders and conven-
ton managers took the opportunity TO
confer in the Railways and tentatively
agreed that when the convention ad-
journed this afternoon that it would
be under a resolution to assemble to-
morrow morning at II O'Clock. when
the delivery of the nomination
speeches will be. begun. 1t was said
there was no plan to hear the nomi-
mating speeches at today's session.
Robinson Flags 6. o. p.
Sen. Robinson got steady response
fron1shis audience. which warmed cup
as he proceeded and gave him one
demonstration after another. each ex-
ceeding the preceding one in volume
as he attacked the Republicans Of the
Senate for their course toward the
peace treaty and the League of Ma
tions. He referred to the fact that
President Wilson had been assailed
for not taking some Republican sem
ators with him on the American
peace mission to Paris.
If they couldn't have shown any
more capacity and ability in negotiat-
ing the treaty than they have shown in
their consideration of it, he shouted,
then Almighty God bless Woodrow
Wilson for not taking them along to
Europe
IL was bullseye shot and the au-
dience acknowledged the hit by rising
and going in for a succession of
shouts.
Winds Up on League
Robinson wound up with a League
OF Nations brief that brought the au-
dlence to its feet cheering. and with
three cheers for Joe Robinson
The permanents chairman's first an
nouncement was that the report If fbo
committee on rules would be read. Ii
was presented by Thomas J. SpelIacy
OF connecticut. an assistant attorney
general in the department of justice.
The rules, as presented by the COM
mittee, proposed that nominating
speeches could be delivered before the
convention while the platform com
mittee was at work, but that no bal
iotinS for a presidential nominee
could proceed until after the party
plauorm has been presented and
adopted.
Inere was no opposition to that or
DER OF business and the report was
ADOPTED. Nominating speeches were
limited to twenty minutes. and sec
onding speeches were limited to ten
minutes and are not to exceed FIVE in
number.
Breaking Of Unit Rule
The resolution which permits the
breaking Of the unit rule in New York
and IN some other states was present.
ed by the chairman of the rules com
mittee and with scattering noes" it
was adopted. An expected fight from
the New York delegation on the issue
did not materialze.
A resolution of thanks to the people
of San Francisco for their hospitality
was adopted.
Representative Flood of virginia
offered resolution to direct the ma
tional committee to limit represen-
tation in the next annual convention
to the same basis as representation in
Congress.
1t proposes to include delegates
from the Panama Canal Zone with
the delegates from the other territor-
les. The resolutions were adopted.
First Woman Speaker
Mrs. Alice Foster McCulloch, of
Fort Wayne, Ind, the first woman
to be heard in the convention. offered
the prepared resolution to double the
size Of the national committee and
make a place for one woman from
each state. The resolution had pre-
viously been approved by the nation
al committee.
point of order also was made
against it which was sustained by the
chair and the resolution went back to.
the committee.
Chairman Cummings got the resolu-
ton for women national committee
| places back before the convention for
further consideration and it was
| ADOPTED by heavy majority.