The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-11


the floor.
At 10:49 Lodge again pounded 70,
} order. His, reply was a renewal O
the Wood chant.
The horn blasts broke out anew.
Lodge repeatedly banged with his
lgavel, but was unable to get any
attention. In fact, his gavel blows
(which ordinarily ,resound through tnt
hall could not be heard very far from
the platform at the height of the
demonstration.
Many state standards were decon
ated with Wood feathers. They In
icluded Arizona, Maryland, Rhode
Island, Florida, Nebraska, New Hamp-
shire, Texas, Idaho and Maine. the
Philippine standard was crowned
with Wood bannera
Uproar Continues.
At 1852 the Wood demonstration
was still going on, though there
seemed to be some Elimination in the
iuproar and all but abouA Nifty dele
gates had resumed their seats.
The band again played manfulry,
but just then the noise GeIled up
again. and while the musicians coufd
be seen going through the motions,
their notes could scarcely be heard
The New York. Pennsylvania, Con-
'necticut. Arkansas, Massachusetts
Iowa. Illinois and other delegations
which were not much excited abou,
the proceedings remained stolidIy
seated, many of the delegates with
bored expressions, glancing at their
watches
I'VE want Wood" wae the next
chant started. but it failed to make
much impression.
Despite valiant efforts to keep Z,
going, the demonstration showed m.
creasing signs of fading out. There
was still steady undercurrent Of
sound, but 1t was being kept UP by a
comparative few.
Chairman Lodge sat at his desk
with resigned look, waiting patient.
ly for the noise to cease, his repeated
efforts to get some attention having
failed.
The Wood adherents had kept up.
their clamor for twenty-five minutes
when 1857 o'clock came. The sounu,
however. had dribbled away, ana was
manifestly being kept up by main
strength.
The delegates who were not taking
part in the ''show" manifested in
creaSing symphonic of ennui Some
produced newspapers and read them
in bored manner. Others gossiped
quietly together.
Many of those who took part in the
original outburst had returned. TO
their places and sat hopping their
faces and tanning themselves.
The Oklahoma delegation staged a
little circus of its ownA pretty girl
in pink dress appeared among the
delegation and mounted a
chair. waving a Lowden Autograph
and shouting. Illinois and Iowa dele
gates applauded her and shouted en-
coura cement, almost drowning out for
the moment, the dwindling Wood
cheers.
The Wood demonstration reachedsI
the half hour mark at. ,d1:02 q. IN.
Most of the enthusiasm :. had, gone.
however, and the galleries were fur
nishing most Of the noise
Disinterested delegates stood talk
ing In the aisles while clusters OF
Wood men tried to revive the noise
There were several attempts to
get the galleries to chant I'VE want
Wood" but the people couldn't be led
hat way ,,s~ ;
The wood demonstration. logged
along and steadily grew just little
Dit less full bodied as 1t entered the
second half hour.
AS Chairman Lodge came forward
with his gavel he was greeted with
he Wood chant, shrfll cries, whistles
md more horn blowings. At 11:05 |
Chairman Lodge again mounted the
-ostrum and waited patiently for the |
mechanical cheering to cease.
At 11:07 the demonstration had
cached the thirty-five minute point. |
At times it had descended to low I
lum, to be revived by sharp outbursts /
rom the sections by the Wood deie I
gates. Lodge smiled whimsically as I
renewed burst of noise drowned out /
Ifs raps for order. He waited a
While, then hammered with fresh |
igor. The tin horns responded and i
nee more the chairman retreated- l
There were cries for silence on the
Ioor and calls for hush, but this pro-
'oked Wood adherents to new efforts |
At Hi a. m, after 1t had con- |,
inued thirty-nine minutes, the Wood |
ended.
Chairman Lodge then asked for /
econds to the Wood nomination.
He announced each second nomin
ting speech would be limited to five
minutes each.
Delegate Knox Of New Hampshire, i
ook the rostrum and began second i
ng speech for Wood. Knox said thar
peaking in behalf of the people OF ]
few Hampshire he desired to second
Voods nomination because he va,
he greatest living son of that
tate"
He seconded Wood as "a citizen OF (
he whole u. S."
He has no provincial qualities.
.nox said. He said Wood had the
ourage and the vision to meet the !
resent critical situation.
Woman Seconds Wood.
Another seconding speech was
lade by Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Rob
lson, New York, sister Of Theodore
,oosevelt. 1t was the first time a
oman had made a seconding speech
/ a national convention. She was {
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