The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-02
AMBASSADOR DAVIS
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fornia made sccondlnG speech lot
Simmons. merely saying:
Ladies and gentlemen Of tho CON
vention. rise TO second the nomina-
ton Of Senator Simmons OF North
I Carolina"
North Dakota passed and Oregon an
nounced that the delegation Joined the
movement TO draft the Hon. William
Gibbs MCAdoo."
. The McAdoo boomers helped out by
the band. made. that the signal for an
other brief demonstration.
Rhode Island passed. SO did South
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, and
Utah announced that II seconded the
nomination of MCAdOn.
Senator Glass gained.
Vermont passed and Virginia sent
R.prcscutati\ Flood TO The platform
10 nominate senator Glass. chairman OF
tn resolutions committees.
Describing Glass as IN" warm sup.
portsr and close political adviser ct
Woodrow Wilson" Flood told tn" con
vcntion that Senator Glass homo town
LynchburE. Va, was monument I" nus
ability.
IN the house Of representatives. tn"
treasury department and finally IN tn"
senate and ended by declaring h" Of,
forced to the party the "Npcri"n"" and
IN" capacity "t bray" man, "h"Sr de
mucracv Will never wanc and whose
patriotism Will nCRr i" questioned
Davis Nominated.
Washington was called and passed
and West Virginia Scnl Governor Corn
we'll TO the platform To nominate John
W Davis ambaS >;idnr Ia Great Britain.
Governor Cornwci told N" con\cn-
ton that If the "am"aign was merely
= contest "a keep control "t IN" GOV
crnmrnt for tn" Democratic party Il"
keep somP people in political oGlic" and
nut others INTO office. then | nm ready
20 quit now.
Thc puolir record Of Mr. DAVIS r;ovc"-
nor CornNell said assured that n nomi-
pat"d he would not h" III" "and'dat" OF
any class. any section or any grour
You cannot AFFORD in This ""nN"n-
tom" said h" TO nominate a man
merely hecaus" N" is supposed to he
people IN the country at tho sacrifice
Of leadership. II you do thar YOU
max" Tho Democrats" party sectional
organization.
The convention construed the Cover
nor'S remarks as a thrust AZ IN" Nc
Adoo boom At the sam" time Gov "rnor
Cnrnwcll. nv indirect reference. defend
cd the labor record Of Mr.. Dayis which
has been attacked
He closed with reference TO the close
relations between ,Nc nrcstden' and Mr..
Davis and rhN far that during nCGo-
tiatrnn ~ the noaro treaty tho president
had kept AZ DAVIS at his elbow"
Mrs. I2otta jewell Brown Of West VIZ
Davis. Mrs Brown Wa dressed in a
white orEandi" gown with y corsag" Of
rosns and looked IL" dchutan'" as
Mrs. browns Little Joke.
Mrs. Brown. Who hct"r" h"r mar
riago vas lzcita Lowell. \ stock &C
trcSS in IN" cast. began ny telling the
convention funny story winch ran to
the effect that whll" man asleep IN the
Garden OF Eden the Creator took his
brains "a create woman The men ~
the conN entlon took Tho thrust and
laughed heartily.
NTomeh will select man" said shr.
whose past Nfc' can stand N" search
light test and whose prrS"n; lIfc meas
urcs up 10 woman's ideals.
This man. said Mrs. Brown. - not
a preacher. although IN his l,ts h" prtr-
tees what preachers preach. IT, iS
home bred and = Well road American
statesman.
Mrs. Brown II 81" a hIi with hNr audi
cncc. and Wh"H she concluded the band
PLAYED - What u Tal Was Mary"
Borden Burr Of Alabama seconded the
nomination Of Mr.. Davis
Mrs, GuIlrord Dudley OF Nashville.
Tenn. also delivered a seconding speech
for Mr.. Davis.
Wisconsin. Wyoming Alaska. the Dis
trio, Of Columbia. Hawaii and the
Philippines were called and Miss Bessie
Dwyer Of Manila was escorted 10 tho
speakers stand 10 make a nordna TN <
speech for Francis Burton Harrison.
governor general Of the Philippines.