The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-02
Convention Hears
Platform Read
Senator Glass Pronounces So
Words Per Minute for
Over Two Hours.
WILSON NAME APLAuDED
Galleries Cheer Bryan, who
Waits to Offer Minority
Report on Five Planks.

| Audltorluni, San Francisco. JUN .
| ~ lo'4o O'Clock the long awaited
report o. the platform COMMITTEES
| Iormaur brought before the
read BY Chairman Glass, OF the
resolutions committee, IL was tine
opening business OF the days bio
uahf. William JENNINGS Bryan vvae
waiting. 70 offer his minority rs.
ports on tive pianks,
A 1917 chalrman Robinson, sen.
ator oiass and Mr.. Bryan had al.
poared together on the platform ana
tnore was a scattered applause.
some cheers for Bryan followed.
let's COL let's corr the crowd
..sss.s A. 'o,ss 49, .-::. Senator TO-. ,s.s'.:ss;
quIsted down very quickly.
prayer was offeerd by Rev. Jo-
slah slbiey, OF San Franchises.
Galleries and delegates listened
attentlvsly and Interrupted the open
lnq references 10 President Wilson
WITH handelapplnr. A. the point
league of nations senator Glass puf
the emphasis on the word "the" and
the convention stood up and cheared
TOR a minute, while the band struck
up another rolllcklnu tune.
Two Hours Tor READING.
Senator Glass read apout fifty.sfx
words q minute. The platfrom exceeds
5000 words. Without Interruptions for
applause OF especially appreciated mee-
sages, II win take more than two hours
for him 10 finish.
When the direct declaration for rat
ification OF the treaty was reached IL
the reading, there was another demon
strntion. When he finished the leaKut
plank, Senator Glass departed from hts
nlnntfAHEint
80 much for the league Of nations.
and my voice. | regret 20 any, Il ifu~
paired from fighting for that declara
The remark was answered by MI
plauso
Hot Job; Hot Platform.
senctor Glass worked hard A the
reading and PAUSED sSn many tines % wipe
TITS n hot Job" he remarked. just
after he had read the e.egricultural plank.
''lts hot PLATFORM" shouted a dele
gate.
One Of tho biggest demonstrations vas
giyen the suffrage plank, calling ni1 (N#
cFsgIc n,a.s. q rss ys,, sea', ,h1
Led by tho women delA&
gates. virtually everyone on the conVon~
ton floor got TO their feet ana cheered.
while the standards OF Tennessee. Flor
iuu ana NOTtn lATullNhs tWo tNftf HtNtN&
specifically named In tho appeal for rat
Ihcation, were carried TO the speakers.
stand and held high up before the deie-
gates.
Soon nearly every other standard was
brought up and put into the cluster.
shlle the band played oh. You Beau
There was q disagreement over both
he New Jersey and Louisiana staud@
'rds, but after a little showing and tnaS
ling both Of them were carried out OF
,lace and put with others up IN front.
Suffrage pemonstratlon.
Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby, OF New
FORK, got the Louisiana standard started
Onward over the protest OF some OK
he Louisiana delegates, but after siim
lad carried II a little way q man took
/ and put II into place with tho biN
asomblaEe around the platform.
When order had been restored sena.
or Glass again took up the reading.
hero WAS soma more hurrahing q few
iinutes later when Senator Glass. at the
nd OF the long list OF ihinga the party
roposed to do for women, said In ans
theF aside to those near the platform;
'Tf we have omitted anything. We
team that. too"
lrish clsuas AppIsudsd.
Chairman Glass read the Mexican
'lank 10 some applause and when he
anne 20 the IriAh plank there was q
reiiminAry demonstration BY thA irish
VFuna thtxerA aFn0un thA dNlNMafNa ARA