The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-08
DEMOCRATS MAKE
GOOD PROGRESS
PreIiminarIes Disposed of in
Short Order at Nan Fran
cisco Convention.
A SECOND KEYNOTE SPEECH
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas Perma-
nent Chairman, Brings Cheers From
DeIegates-Reed Is Unseated.

San franc1ScO.-1ne D6mOcTaIlc
national convention wound up its pre-
liminaries on the second day and pre-
pared to get down to business.
With administration forces contin-
uing in apparently complete control,
it perfected its organization, accept
ing Senator Joseph T. Robinson Of
Arkansas as its permanent chairman;
permitting states to upset the unit
rule; provided for taking women On
the Democratic national committee,
and prepared for the business of nav
ing candidates nominated by adopting
an order of business which will per
nit the delivery of nominating
speeches before the platform is
brought in.
Balloting for a nominee, however,
will not be permitted before the plat
form has been adopted by the con-
vention.
With the slate thus cleared of pre-
liminaries and arrangements set for
the principal business, the convention.
after a three-hour session, adjourned
to resume at IL o'clock the next day.
Boos and Kisses for Reed.
What the second session lacked in
the dramatic fire OF the opening day
it made up in the smoothly working
control which administration support
ers exercised. Anti-Wilsen contests
such as that OF Senator Reed of Mis-
souri, for a place on the floor were
swept away with ruthless but good
natured haste.
Even the "boos" and Kisses which
greeted mention of Senator Reeds
name had a tone of humorous ridi-
cuIe.
The announcement of unanimous
vote" delivered by the chairman,
against a feeble chorus of noes" here
and there never failed to bring cheers
and laughter from the masses of dele
gates.
The great auditorium was filled
with even a greater crowd than ever.
There was no vacant seats in the i'm
pressive sweep of the galleries rising
steeply in walls of faces on three sides
of the floor. Long before the days
business could proceed the hubbub Of
conversation rumbled and mingled a
steady undertone to the music of band
and pipe organ. Boomers for Attor-
ney General Palmer and Governor Cox
took a lively, if impromptu part, in
the entertainment features.
Gets UProarious Approval.
Senator Robinson had little diff
ficulty keeping the machine going at
the pace Mr. Cummings had set.
There was little confusion on parlia-
mentary procedure at times, and once
Mr.. Cummings interviewed to straight
en- out resolution TO perfect the con-
vention's plans to give women full
and equal representation on the ma
tional committee. The committee
women already have been elected by
many delegations.
The delegates were still Of a mind
for more pounding of the Republican
party and the Chicago platform when
Senator Robinson delivered his speech
as permanent chairman. He woke
them to uproarious approval when
he shouted that he made mo apology
for Article x" Of the league cove
nant. To the accompaniment of ap-
plause he Iambasted the senate under
Republican leadership for procrastina-
ton in dealing with the threaty and
for it's rules that a senator may talk
to such an extent on any subject that
nobody but God can stop him.N