Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17

victory In November. But the fact
cannot he blinked that some eminent
Democrats who attended the conven-
ton went away with grins OF satisfac-
ton decorating their faces.
Lodge Was Too Scholarly.
To go back to the beginning again.
something must be said Of the keynote
address by Chairman Lodge. 1t was
one OF the most scholarly efforts OF its
| kind, and the great mass Of the dele
| gates, to say nothing of the audience,
utterly failed to comprehend 1t. The
senator did not once descend to the
level Of most Of his hearers, and con-
sequently he failed to arouse any great
measure OF enthusiasm.
1t was noticeable that this address
as well as every other speech and the
| platform as well. devoted it's denunci
atory passages not to the Democratic
party. AS is usually the case. but To
President Wilson. 1t was always his
acts and his policies that were con
demned-and the language used in
dealing with him was scorching. OF
course, the reason for this is that,
from the viewpoint OF the Republicans,
Mr.. Wilson has been the Democratic
! party for the last seven years.
The first day found three candidates
In the forefront of the race for the
! nomination. and while the prelimi-
narieS were completed their workers
were straning every nerve TO have
them make the best possible show on
the first ballot. These men were Gov
ernor Lowden Of Illinois, General
! Leonard Wood. and Senator Hiram
Johnson OF California. From their
elaborate headquarters in the hotels
swarms of men and women tiocked To
the Coliseum with banners and but
tons and literature. Each Of them
was certain Of victory-for public con
sumption--but each Of them knew in
his heart that he could not win II the
senatorial bosses had their way. All
| the rest Of the possible candidates
really ranked as dark horses. They
included Herbert HooNer br. Nicholas
Murray Butler of Columbia university,
GOV. Calvin Coolidge Of Massachusetts
Senator PoiudeNter az Washington.
Sc"ator Howard Sutherland Of West
Virginia Governor Sproul of Pcnn>Nt
vania Senator rhilander Knox Of
Pennsylvania and Senator La Toilette
Of Wisconsin. A long enough list in
all conscience From these dark
hnpS.~ Z ,r.flt..t.,l Nknn1I
the winner. and the prophecy was full
filled.
Routine Work. Then Oratory.
II required three days 10 get through
with the preliminary work II the gath.
erng and To have the platform built
read and adopted. Tie latter took
place on Thursday As has been said.
the resolutions met with almost unau-
nous approval. 4 young man from
Milwaukee, was the only d S>entinC
member of the committee and he pre-
scented minority report thar embodied
many OF the policies advocated by La
Toilette The audience did not want
to hear him and he took advanta ge
of their impatience 10 try tn place him
self in the position ~ a martyr, but
Chairman Lodge cleVerly forcstalied
this, and the minority report was
speedily dumped into the waste haSSet.
Friday was the day Of oratory. Men
who thought themselves eloquent and
others who really We're eloquent mount
ed the speakers platform in PROCESSION
throughout most ~ the day 10 plae -
before the convention the names and
qualifications of the candidates, IN
MANY cases Women We're among those
who seconded the nominations, an,'
usually they acquitted thcmselve>
mach more Ia the satisfaction Of the p
hearers than did the men, for they
verr brief, snarpy and graceful q.
address
en- tie roll cali q: states Arx"n;
Welded ~ Kansas. and Governor llssn-
~ J. Allen stepped ny 10 pomin:
General Wood Though obvious
ncrvous and not quite ader'3'e e.
voice. he did his excellent svbt
) all ustiye, setting forth speciality !
6uc record the general had made
c1ha ara he philippines nr,' h's ~
laroines> for w;r ~ r. lie s.v.
conflict bross out