The Washington herald., 1920-07-02
FRENZIED REVELRY
AT SAN FRANCISCO :.
DISTRACTS VISITOR
BY DOROTHY DIX.
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men and women mIlled about them.
And the man from Mars would
have found himself in such an up
roar of noise as would have made q
bciier factory seem a still and quiet
place. He would have heard hands
playing their loudtst. thousands of
voices singing over and over again
single refrain from a song, men
twirling rattles and pounding on
dishpans and uttering catcalls and
making every other hideous sound,
natural and Mechanical, that in
geEuity can invent.
Physical Energy Exhausted.
And the man from Mars would
have seen the uproar continue for
almost an hour. until everybody
taking part in 1T was physically
exhausted and without a rag of
vocal cord left: and ! think that
IL the shock. amazement and won
der didn't kill the man from Mars
he would go back home and rec
ommend his country an hereditary
monarchy on the ground of peace
and order.
But II there is neither dignity
common sense in the manner. in
which we nominate man for
President. there was indisputably
lots OF fun and pep in it It's a
great political bat on which people
go every four years and they in
dulge in the orgy with all the
more abandon because they know
that they commit themselves to
nothing definite in their frenzy.
Before they really cast their vote
for the man they want for Presi-
dent they will take counsel of the
cold gray dawn of the morning
after.
DinicuIt Psychology.
Which Is a bit of American psy-
| chology that the man from Mars
! could never understand. Neither do
/ we understand il. We merely know
| il is so.
The fun began with the nomina-
] tion of Senator Owen, of Oklahoma.
( by D. Hayden Limbaugh, who made
/ the best nominating speech I have
/ ever heard.
: He wasted no time in telling US
world history and all about the war.
which most OF us have heard of by
this time, but went right at the sub
ject and announced his mans quail
| ficatiors for the job and let 1t GO at
| that. which furnished a precedent
which other speakers might well
] initiate with profit.
Then followed the nomination of
Mr.. Gerard and Homer Cummings
and Senator Hitchcock. all of whom
are favorite sons or stepsons or
! something. Then came the event
: for which every one was waiting
! the nomination of Secretary Pal
! mer. one of the big three-the
/ Adonis of the Presidential candi-
/ dates.
1t was the signal for letting of
| the fireworks. The Palmer forces
let out tremendous yell, and went
to it, whooping things up. Near
where I sat the Arkansas delega-
tion had been provided with all the
| Internal noise-making machines
that used to be used to make the
night hideous on New Year night.
Other delegations had provided
themselves with whistles. Palmer
men rushed up and down the aisles
exhorting the noise makers to keen
demonium relgned.
The next exhibition of pyrotech-
mics came when Gov. Cox was NOM
mated. The Cox people were even
more foresighted than the Palmer
ties. They had packed the galleries.
On the Skyline WAS q big, tireless
brass land, on enc side of the organ
loft a glee club and between them
they never let the singing and the
shouting and tho tumult 6ie for an
instant. for even longer than the
Palmer people kept it up
1t was a wonderful demonstration
for both candidates, and reflects the
greatest credit on their stage man
ayers. Also a pleasant time wa;
had by those ~ esent who &c ok part
in the great Eurrah. But IL Presi-
/ dents were nominated by noise
don't know which cne would get It.
1t looked a tic to me. and perhaps
some quiet little man who can't
muster corpor ats ruard cf yellers
will pull down the rrize. I'm a little
Suspicious OF nc ise myself.
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