The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-06-11
THE BIG DAY

The morning record or the days
session at the Coliseum is as follows
GOV Allen nominated wood So min
utes az cheering followed
Frank Knox OF New Hampshire,
seconded Wood nomination.
Mrs Douglas Robinson. sister Of
Theodore Roosevelt, also seconded
Woods nomination.
Rep ". A Rodenburg OF Illinois.
nominated Gov Frank o. Lowden.
Illinois favorfte son. after Arkansas
had yielded 10 Illinois.
He concluded at 1l.3r another big
demonstrated started
Congressman Mcclure. Of Oklahoma
started a parade carving a pretty girl
on his shoulders.
Delegates joined in the procession
which was filmed for the movies
During the wild Lowden domonstra-
ton. during which the delegates mill-
cd about the aisies bearing Lowden
pictures and banners. there was cool
conferences in the rear Of the Coliseum
among Senators sraoot Borah and oth-
er leaders. There was an indication
that some trading was going on 10
one of the principals would talk TO
reporters.
Neither Pennsylvania nor New York
joined in the Lowden demonstration
j. B. Kealing OF Indiana ardent
Lowden booster. appeared on platform
and grinned.
When demonstration lasted 40 min
utes. Senator Beveridge acting for
Lodge. tried A. call convention % or
der. He fnalay squelched noise.
1,owaen.s e2sation
Mrs. Fletcher Dobyns of Illinois
seconded Lowden's nomination
Gov. Edwin Morrow. seconded the
Lowden nomination
Charles 5 wheeler of California
was recognized by the chair and nom
mated Hiram Johnson Of California
The chair had to pound for order
to keep the crowd from interfering
with Wheeler's speech Cries of
What happened in California four
years ago were heard.
when Wheeler said the country need
ed two listed" man to take the
place Of Theodore Roosevelt in fight
ing the country's battles. Where were
cries Of Wood tLowden." as well as
johnson
Wheeler was razzed by the audience
He finished speaking at 1:12 and
demonstration began, California dele
gates leading. Not 50 much cheering as
there was for other candidates.
The tumultous Johnson demonstra-
tion lasted a6 minutes. Hiram john
son. Jr. led it. waving a nag
Lead by his little son. Thos SchaH.
Minnesota's blind congressman, secon-
ded Johhsons nomination.
huge portrait of Johnson was
dropped from the back gallery and the
convention was q sea Of flags
Richard Dougherty, Of New Jersey.
seconded johnson.
Charles P. o'Nein Of Michigan.
seconded Johnson.
Mrs. katherine Phillips Edison of
Los Angeles. seconded Johnson
Colorado passed Connecticut yield
cd to Massachusetts F. RI Giuett of
Massachusetts placed the name Of
Gov. Calvin Coolidge in nomination
1t is reported that Harding refuses
to run as president On a ticket
with johnson.
Borah refused to second nomination
because he cannot talk longer than
five minutes.
The Coolidge demonstration when
Gilett finished lasted 80 seconds.
Miss Alexander Pfefer Carlisle, an
actress and relative ST CooIidge's.
seconded the nomination
Delaware passed. Florida yielded TO
North Carolina.
Senator Butler nominated Judge j.
c Pritchard. during great confusion
Talk flowed from the platform in
ceasingly
No one seconded Pritchard's nomins<
ton
All states including Indiana, passed
down TO New York
ogden Mills Of New York put Or
Nicholas Butler in nomination