Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-02

and cheering. 80 far the con-
vention was going smoothly enough.
sOne Of the biggest demonstrations
was given the suffrage plank, calling
on the legislatures Of three southern
democratic states to ratify the SUIT
rage amendment Led by the women
delegates, virtually every one, on, the
convention floor got to their feet and
cheered, while the standards Of Ten
nessee, Florida and North Carolina,
the three states specifically named in
the appeal for ratification were car
ried to the speakers stand and held
high up before the delegates: Soon
nearly every other standard was
brought up and put into the cluster
while the band played "Oh You Beau
tiful DOLL"
There was disagreement over
both the New Jersey and Louisiana
standards, but after "a little showing
and tusseling both of them were car
ried out of place and put with others
UP in 'front.'.
Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby Of New
York got the Louisiana standard
started forward over the protest of
some of the Louisiana delegates but
after she carried it little way a
man took, it and put into place with
the big eassemblage around the plat
form.
A parade in which practically all
of the standards Joined was organ
ized when the demonstration had
been going for five minutes. The
marchers tramped around the hall
to the tune Of 'ThereIl Hot Time
in the Old Town Tonight" and then
the organ dropped into Smiles and
most of those on the floor took up
the words of the sng.
irfo
stration when it had concluded. but
:. the suffrage leaders determined to
regard it as good omen.
When order had been restored SEN
ator Glass again took up the reading
There was some more hurrahing a
few minutes later when Senator
Glass. at the end of the long list OF
things the party proposed to do for
women. said in another aside to those
near the platform:
III we have omitted anything, we
mean that, too"
When he finished the league plank
Senator Glass departed from his
| manuscript to say:
$50 much for the League of Ma
tions, and my voice, l regret to say,
is impaired. from fighting for that dec-
laratiop."
| The remark was answered by ap-
plause from some Of the delegates and
spectators
| Nearly every plank got little rise
/ of applause when it was read but the
declarations of the platform We're rot
new to many. of the delegates and for
the most part they became restless
before the reading was half complet-
ed. The monotony of the proceedings
apparently. was. too tame for them and
they showed in many ways that they
were anxious for the floor fight to be-
gin.
Chairman Glass read. the Mexican
plank to- some applause and when he
came to. the Irish plank there was a
preliminary. demonstration by the
Irish synpathizers among the dele
gates and in the galleries.
'I'll have. to. read it. in my own
brogue," said. Chairman Glass to the
! accompaniment of a. roar OF appiauss
rand cheeEE,s.t. !. ~ {g iSGTs ~ ;ss 4 =
When the sapplause died dosn he
1 atitaed 4 ,..:.,.s5. y >St.S-'S.ss
/, ,,.| my American brosgue." s
!; There was. another wave of ap-
/ plause to that.
/; The plank merely expressed sym
! pathy for the aspirations of Ireland
I for self government. made no mention
! of recognition of. the. Irish republic
and was read and passed without any
great demonstration of approval or
/ disapproval. -,
/ Shouts of "Okeh" and good" an
swered the reading. Of the plank on
!. Armenia. Then when Chairman
I Glass struck. some .of the routine
/ planks he read them. over like a con-
gressional reading. clerk.