The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-06-18

yielded To Kansas and Governor
Henry j. Allen stepped up to nomin-
ate General Wood Though obviously
nervous and not quite adequate of
voice he did his excellent subject full
Justice, setting forth especially the
fine record the general had made in
Cuba and the Philippines and his pre-
paredness for war when the great con.
flict broke out. .F..M
We heard from him no platitudes
about million men springing to arms
lover night" cried Allen, and everyone
strained for look at Mr.. Bryan who
sat in the press stand close to the
speaker. The governor went on to de-
scribe Woods skillful training of an
army and his unselfish and uncom-
planning devotion to duty when he was
kept from going to Europe in COM
mand of the boys whom he had taught
how to fight and conquer. He also
recounted the generals success in
quelling labor and race disturbances
within the last year or so and dwelt
on his popularity with the very men
whom he had been sent to quiet.
AS the governor ceased speaking a
storm of applause broke out and an
other storm of red and green feathers
fell from the rafters all over the house.
The Wood delegates marched through
the afsles, led by Beveridge of Indiana
and Frank Hitchcock and the tumult
continued for half an hour. "If Wood
drops feathers, suppose Johnson will
drop light wines and beers from the
rafters," laughed Mr.. Bryan, and some
one said, Get your cup ready then,
William
The demonstration was Gained at
last-realIy it did not seem very spon-
taneous-and after Frank Knox of
New Hampshire had made a second
ing speech, the first of the conven-
TONS woman orators appeared. She
was Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Robin
son of New York, sister Of the late
Colonel Roosevelt. With much of the
colonels fire and vim, she told why
Leonard Wood should be the next
president, and she told it so well tHIt
prolonged applause rewarded her eff
forts.
Governor Lowden's turn came next
and the honor of presenting his name
was entrusted to Congressman Roden-
berg of Illinois, a big man with a big
voice, who made an old-fashioned
speech that hit the audience in the
right way. He, too, had an excellent
subject whose cause was handicapped
only by the revelations of excessive
expenditures brought out by the SEN
ate committee at the instigation of
Johnson and his friends.
Lowden's ovation outlasted that
for Wood but was no more enthusiast
tic. 1t was featured by a display of
banners and portraits of the candidate
and by pretty girl in cerise sweater
who was carried on mems shoulders at
the head of the parade. Lowden, too,
had a woman among his seconders,
Mrs. Fletcher Dobyns of Chicago, a
clever politician and good speaker.
Then Governor Morris of Kentucky,
told why the Republicans of his state
loved Lowden and wanted him for
president.
Charles S. Wheeler of San Fran
cisco, had been deputed to place Sen
ator johnson in nomination and much
was expected of him because a repu-
tation of fiery eloquence had proceed
ed him. But though his address was
smooth and his voice pleasing he
scored the worst failure of the entire
convention. He evoked some cheer
ing from the galleries by denuncia-
ton of the league of nations, but soon
after made the gross mistake of twit-
ting the reseryationiStS on having been
worsted by Johnson in the committee
on resolutions. The delegates did
not relish that nor did most of the
others in the hall, Then he made an
unfortunate allusion to the campaign
expenditure revelations, and as those
had hit most of the candidates their
friends resented it with boos and
Kisses. Mr.. Wheeler smilingly waited
for the row to cease, and proceeded to
finish an address that was fully twice
as long as 1t should have been. His
Door performance cast a wet blanket
on the planned demonstration, and the
California delegates, accompanied by
a few others, marched rather sadly
through the aisles, listlessly walving
flags. Far better than Wheeler's was
the speech for Johnson by Thomas D.
SchalI, the blind congressman from
Minneapolis, and better also We're the
brief talks by Richard Doherty of New
Jersey, Charles p. 0'Neil of Michigan
and Mrs. Katherine Phillips Edison of
California. .t.
Now began the parade of dark
horses. They were led forth as fol-
lows: Calvin Coolidge, by Speaker
Gillette of the House Of Representa-
tiyes and Mrs. Alexander Peiffer;