New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-12

a bayonet used. His calm decision not
only brought security to Gary, but as
surance and profound relief to the
waiting country.
Visualizes American Pledge
again at Omaha, in the racial riots;
in West Virginia, in the labor troubles,
the peculiar determination which
should be always the American pledge
to protect the rights of all by firm
and righteous government.
"No man can know him without rec
ognizing the liberality Of his mind,
his to conviction. AS Root
nee said of him, 'he is hospitable to
advice
Gas President he will not seek to
create for himself a neutral back
ground out of mediocre men. The ma
ton will have that to which the people
are entitled in its councils-the united
brain power of real leaders.
"The sum total of preferential ex-
pressions marks him as the outstand-
ing candidate in the minds Of the
whole people.
"The choice that is made now may
mold the character of the nation for
fifty years, and perhaps longer, for
FESTIVE minds are plastic, and the lead
ership that comes now will go far to
determine the character of our gov
eminent henceforth.
There isn't an American worthy to
be here who does not believe in the
future leadership of this country.
Well have that leadership when we're
worthy, and that leadership will not
depend upon any international society
we may join. 1t will depend upon the
success which we make of the expert
ment of human government here, and
to that call the instinct of every man
must rise.
with full appreciation Of the chal-
lenge of the hour, l present the name
of the man who fits the hour-Leonard
Wood"
At the concluding word of the nom
mating speech, thousands of many
colored turkey feathers, which have
people, were loosed from the ceiling
Of the Coliseum and foated down over
the cheering delegates. The lights were
turned on to give the photographers a
chance, while many of those on the
floor mounted chairs and waved Wood
banners.
Approximately two hundred dele
gates were taking part in the
cheering and flag waving. Many
Of those on the floor yeeled like
real Indians and they looked like
Indians, with the hair of the women
and the collars of the men decorated
with the falling feathers.
"It's Wood; Let's Go"
otis Wood; let's go" seemed to be
the motif running through the con-
fusion of shouting. In one corner a
bunch of ~rooters kept up a continual
tom-tom Of Igorrote Philippine music.
ITS Wood; let's go" also was printed
on many of the blue and white banners
waving over the Wood groups. When
the demonstration had been on about
ten minutes the inevitable procession
started. 1t was led by delegates from
Minnesota and it started shaking its
way about the convention hall just as
Senator Lodge had come to the front of
the platform and raped for order. He
went back again and sat down as the
parade gathered momentum.
1t looked strange to many of the old
timers to see women for the first time
among the marchers. Changing their
slogan, the circulating Wood people
took up 1--WE want Wood" as their
marching cry.
Johnson Banners Communicated
California supplied flags to various
friendly delegations to be waved in
the interest of Johnson. The several
delegates from Nebraska favorable to
Wood Immediately Communicated them
when the procession started.
The convention managers saw pros
poets of a very long session when the
demonstration went on and on. They
guessed the supporters Of the other
candidates would try to Guido the Wood
people, with the result that balloting
might be long delayed.
In the gallery behind the platform a
big group of men and started
yelling "Wood, Wood, Wood" in an
endless rhythm, while some enthusiast
unmasked a noise-maker that kept time
to the yells and sounded like a big buck
saw.
When the noise had lasted for ff-
teen minutes Senator Lodge tried
again to get order, but the demon
s%trators only replied with a renewed
o%utburst of noise. At that time tho
parading had about died down, but the
Generals faithful were not willing to
keep quiet or sit down.
At the twenty-minutc mile post. The
delegates showed signs of quitting, but
tho galleries kept up the din, cheer
leaders standing in many Of the sec
tons and whooping it up every time
there seemed any possibility the dem
onstration would end.
The Wood, Wood, Wood" repetition
made an easily recognized imitation of
soldiers marching. It broke out inter
mittcntly and, combined with the tolo-
tom and The bucksaw contraption, al
most drowned tho blaring of tin horns
and the cheering In other parts of the
hall.
During the demonstration Frank
Hitchcock, cupreme chief Of the Wood
forces, was on the platform conferrinr
with FRANK Knox, his floor leader.
When the noise makers had been at
it for half an hour they still were
going strong and the chairman was
making no further attempt to put on
the lid.
A few minutes later, however. SEN
ator Lodge, renewed his pounding with
the govel, but all the good it did him
was tho gymnastic benefit of tho exer-
else.
Most of the delegates seemed to be
Wiling to agree with Senator Lodge
mat the convention ought to 30 on
with It's work. For the most part th.v
sat glum and emitted never a peep.
put the galleries replied to the chair
mans rat-tat with a renewed burst Of
noise.
After thirty-fve minutes the first
hushing was attempted by the dele
gates and pu1leries tbemsoivoo TLo