The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-09
vHTED CROWD
AT SECOND SESSION
CONTINUED from pe.Ee l.,

port Of the rules committee. Repre-
sentative Rowland, Ohio, chairman
of the committee, was recognized. He
presented the committee repor,
which the secretary Of the convention
read. Rowland moved the adoption
of the report
/ Change in Old Rules.
] Changes in the old rules promul-
gated by the rules committee in
Guided enlargement of the executive
committee Of republican national
committee from 10 to Is members
This change was made to permit rep
Presentation Of women on the com
mittee.
/ A new rule announced providing
that no delegate may talk longer than
!, hye minutes or more than once ON
any one subject.
| One other change was made in the
rules. This was to make unfinished
business the last order of business 50
as to clean up any details that may
be pending after the nominations.
IL opens the way for action on the
platform after the nomination in case
the resolutions committee gets into a
lpIolTdCteQ deadlock.
/ The report of the committee on
rules was adopted by reclamation.
Chairman Lodge then told the con-
vention that he had been requested
by the committee on resolutions 70
state that it was not yet ready TO
present a full report The chairman
added that this concluded the regular
business of the session and asked
the pleasure of the convention. There
were calls from many parts of the
house, "DePew, Depew.''
The chair then called upon DePew
to ascend the rostrum and address
the convention.
Senator DePew.
Every one of Lincoln'S cabinet
members was statesman of nationai
repute, he said. Yet not one of them
had mind that ran on the track OF
i the president, said DePew, but Mr.
Lincoln worked along with them for
the good of the country.
DePew reviewed the international
disputes in which the U. S. has been
involved, saying that the president
never had to go abroad himself 10
settle such matters, but sent the
greatest statesmen and international
lawyers in the country.
But Wilson said nobody could
handle this matter but himself" said
lDePew, $50 he went abroad himself
and brought back the league or
nations"
This was said with great sarcasm
as DePeW was contrasting what Will
son brought back with what was
brought back by other American
'negotiators, enumerating the Philip
pine Islands, Louisiana and other ter
Titories.
He said when European statesmen
asked Wilson what he wanted, he
said he wanted heaven on earth,
league of nations, with himself as
the recording angel. This brought a
yell OF laughter. The delegates
seemed to be having q great time.
Their enthusiasm grew as DePew IN
a humorous voice, described how
various European statesmen got tam
gible things whereas all Wilson
wanted was the heaven on earth.
Wilson gave them everything they
wanted, said DePew, until Italy came
and wanted Fiume and Wilson said:
You shall not have it."
But, said DePew none of the peace
conferees knew where Fiunle was 80
they had to adjourn three days to find
out, and then Wilson said again the
Italians could not have it.
"The league of nations is here, the
situation is here an d pen nor tongue
can add anything to the description
of our needs orr our condition which
was given by our temporary, now
permanent chairman" DePewS said.
DePew declared that on recent
trip through the south many demo
Gratis told him they would vote for a
if a good man were nOnii
mated, charging that Wilson had vio /,
lated American principles. DePew |
said this feeling was universal among |
democrats.
There was applause when DePew
said he would tell story told him
by Jas. G.. Blaine. |
He said there was one Isaiah Smith |
Of Bangor, Maine, who went to re-
vival meeting and moved clear up TO
the pulpit during the fervor of the /
but when the deacon asked
him to be converted, he said:
Deacon, l am convinced, and l am
under conviction, but ! am in q
woman scrape and can't join the
church now"
DePew closed with an eloquent
wanted to vote the republican ticker
were in the same boat with Smith
who wanted to join the church, but
could not because of his woman
DePew closedw within an eloquent
prediction of republican victory and
eft the platform amid cheers, hand
clapping and laughter.
First Woman to Speak.
A yell was then raised for Uncle
Toe" Cannon Chairman Lodge, how
ever, then announced that Mrs. Mar
,aret Hill McCarter OF Kansas,
luthoress, was introduced as the next
speaker, the first time woman has
,ver spoken from the platform OF n
epublican national convention.
She is a member Of the republican
executive committee.
Mrs. McCarter said her appearance
n the platform was an honor to all
uornn and that II marked an epOcn |