The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-01

DAVIS CAouoaCy.
! SAN FRANCIStO. juno 5N.-Nftcr
: hearing ten candidates placed in nomI-
! nation for the presidency. the Democratic
, national convention after an eight hour
: session today recessed until II o'clock
q tomorrow
John ". Davis ambassador to Great
Britain. was the only man on the last 81
/ those for whom nominating speeches
: we're to be made who was not reached
! on the days program. Th" candidates;
placed in nomination wcr" senator
: owen Of Oklahoma. Attorney General
Palmer. Shnator HitchcnCH Of Nebraska
: Homer =. Cummings. chairman OF the
. Democratic national committee: Wu. 9.
Nc cAGoo. tioNernor Smith Of New York.
, Governor Edwards Of New Jersey. Sec
rotary Meredith. Governor toA Of ONO
and James ". Gerard former amoaSSa-
dor 10 Germany.
! The big demonstrations Of II" day
! came with IL" presentation oN Palmer.
! Cox and Mc.\do". although thor" vas n
I spontaneous outhurSt with tho PreSenta-
! ticn OF Governor Smith
The McAdoo Demon stration.
The cox and Palmer demonstrations
! were fully expected and looked for. hut
! the McAdoo nomination. coming after
days Of uncertainty rs TO Whether 4
! nominating speech was /" ne made Tor
| him or not added an element ~ into
cst ard surprise. Il vas easily me
| loudcSt. longest and most iumuitu"N"
and Kept ihC convention IN an Nv
roar FOR thc best part Of an hour. pr-
! Eurrls Jenkins OF Kansas city. who was
ready to, place The former secretary "'
the treasury IN nomination. nna NY H'-
! Cided TO yield 10 the wishes OF MI Nc
Ndoo and not make n nominating speech
for him He simply explained IN"
! situation to the convention in on" OF th"
! shortest speeches on record. and ,ner" ~
: announced that h" placed Mr.. MrA""C
in nomination. fully assured that ~
GRATED for IN" S"rNrre OF tn" nation
nc would not refuse tho nomina' 'lon.
; From time 70 time the convention got
, wagcd on the outside behind closed
doors Of tho platform Comri't"'. nut
. n devoted itself wholly c" far a% IN"
organized program WAS concerned w'tn
. getting tho nominating speeches "n' "'
I the way. and clearing IN" decks i"H
! constellation nr tho platform 'nm"r-
! ruw II had hren expected that az tn'
! nominating speeches would b" mad" o.
dsy and that when an Adjournment Wa
4 taken until tomorrow afternoon AZ
: o'clock the convention would haN" \
clear track u begin consideration "t ihH
: platform with IFS sure hight on IN" W.
and dry issue and possibly som" "th,r
+ Hlanks.
Rut after eight weary and racNnS
/ hours Of continuous session that were
: iarnmcd with nerve strain, IN" conN"n-
! tinr felt 1t had had enough after "
, heard nomiuaunE speeches for ,.n car
: didatcS. concluding with Gov. Edwards
Of Naw Jersey. and on motion Of Repre-.
! sentative Flood Of Virginia. suspended
: it's rules and took 4 r"C"S> Gntl II
, O'Clock tomorrow morning. " tNai hour
, ne business Of placing Canddat"S ~
vas Irrt ~ today. with IN" prospect
) that tho nam" Of John ". Davis. ain-
! bassador 20 Great Britain will b" thu
nn'v one presented - tn" platform com
. mittHo 49,
Th. rony ention leaders hope they Will
+ be ready 10 report at that Tim" and tn"
! convention C:n then dISpoS" Of tn" plat
, form and proceed 10 haliotinG for Il
presidential nominee possibly tomorrow
/ night or Friday. MANY OF IN" friends
, Of Ambassador Davis fclt that IN" pres
/ cntation Of his name tomorrow h"t"r''
! n convention refreshed ny a nights r"S'
! instead Of at tho faE-cnd Of hard dd.'
| cayc him nm important advantage.
Songs and Cheers.
/ fractional differences w"r" forgotten,
= political jcaiouSics w"r" swept "sid" ana
J from the SecthinG tunu't on m" floor
I Of the convention To tn" singing. rh""r-
: ing thousands I'm the packed galleries.
! tn" vast assembly Eav" itS"if M at IN
! tervals withnu; stint L" great brother
/ Is reunion as unexpected As y was oyer
wh"lming -,
: The sc.no was unparalleled IN ~
. memory - IN" oldest convention "n-
server.
/ Thrrr WIS no fca,Ur" larkrn; :" draw
: rh,, thousands frorl th"ir sober business
! INTO a riot nf feeling ana tho ""nN"n-
: tion surrendered additionally.
Flooding silver NrUt from the "ier.
4 tri. arcs high ~ TIA. galleries hath"i
! floor end Platform ia etrhnE" HFncni J."
lrc gioy Tho crash aud rlamor of 'ih''
; rrIIl'ary bands To- great ImprcSS,v"
! swcrp Of ~" arrhoh roof "f tn" aui.
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