The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30


 his name, there was loud applause and
 cheers from the delegate sections. It
 turned into quite demonstration with
 prolonged shouts. The delegates fully
 recognized the meaning of the an
 nouncement.
 The Oregon contest as settled by the
 committee, was also announced.
 CRITICIZES REEDS DECISION
 Joseph B. shannon of Kansas City,
 a delegate from the Fifth district Of
 Missouri. wanted to make a statement
 on the Reed case, and Chairman Cum
 mings had to intercede with the con-
 vention to hear him. He took the plat
 form.
 "As the sitting member from the
 Fifth district" said he. 'I want to
 make a final objection to this conven-
 tion of any committee coming into our
 district When we received the mes
 sage to stand by the President at the
 last election we stood by him and
 others did not. We protest against
 this convention setting aside our regu-
 larly elected delegate, James Reed"
 At the mention of Reeds name the
 convention went in for wave of misses
 and booing. Chairman Cummings again asked the audience to hear what Shan
 non had to say.
 Shannon attempted to proceed, but kthe convention was disinclined to hear him.
 "sit downr and Get out if you don't like it" Shut up!" and like shouts coming from the crowd "The speaker is entitled to a fair hearing before this convention said Chairman Cummings. There was some applause to that.
 q am going back to Jim Reeds dis trict," continued Shannon, when he could be heard. land report to them that at the last minute we were still protesting against your coming into our district and setting aside the election of our local convention. GO aheadw shouted somebody. and Shannon left the platform. Hugo Asher, secretary of .fhe com mittee, took the platform to answer Shannon. Shannon's intimation that Reed had been denied his seat because he was a renegade democrat" he said was not within the facts" Reed, Asher said, had been rejected by th~ Missouri state convention. Chairman Cummings put the motion to adopt the report and there was a rolling chorus of ayes There were some scattering noes mixed in with the whacking of the gave1, which an nuonced the Unanimous vote" The prospects of fight disap- peared.
 ROBERTS CONGRATULATED Then Chairman Cummings read a | telegram addressed to Governor Rob- I erts of Tennessee, congratulating him on his intention of calling a special ! session of the legislature to consider l ratification of the woman's suffrage am endment.
 Mir. Cummings recognized Governor Smith of New York. Smith, amid de-
 mands that he take the platform, but | which he ignored, moved that the tele- gram be sent.
 There were shouts of mo" from the Georgia and other southern delegations on the question, but the telegram went There is another announcement which | am little reluctant in making said Chairman Cummings. Tt is that the state law requires the removal of the hats of. the ladies at public gatherings" !" Several hat pins came out and several ] million dollars worth of hats came off while the men of the convention had 8 good laugh
 The report of the committee on per-
 manent organization came next and was presented by former Governor Ralston of Indiana His announcement of the choice of Senator Robinson as permanent chairman drew loud rounds of applause.
 as did the announcements that other temporary officers would be made per- manent.
 Senator Robinson got steady response
 from his audience. which warmed up as
 he proceeded and gave him one demon- stration over another. each exceeding the preceding one in volume as he scored the republicans of the Senate for
 their course toward Nhe peace treaty and the League of nations. He referred to the fact that President Wilson had been assailed for not taking some re- publican senators with him on the Amer
 ican peace mission to Paris of they could not have shown any
 more capacity and ability in negotiating the treaty than they have shown in their consideration of it." he shouted then, Almighty God, bless Woodrow