Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-01
Names of White House AS
pirantS Are Placed Before
Convention; Wild Demon
strationS Staged by Crowd
BAND MUSIC AND SONGS
SERVE TO ADD TO DIN
Women, For the irst Time
In History of the Party
Take a Prominent Part in
the Days Proceedings.

tsy Moan,no JouHsaL SPECIAL Lsasso wIssl
Auditorium, San Francisco, June
a0-At 11:14, Chairman Robinson
began whacking the gaNl and
called on the delegates to get into
their seats. Were ready" came
the shout from several places on
tie floor.
The Cox delegation, however, In
sisted on having a demonstration
and a song first, and the conven-
ton waited until they got through
A Cox band garbed in brilliant
uniform We'd with the convention
band in blaring out airs from a
point in one of the galleries.
Chairman Robinson wanted 10
start up but was in tolerant mood
and let the music go on. The glee
club which accompanied the Coz
delegation jointed in the music ana
entertained the convention.
Meanwhile the platform trainers
got word that william ]. Bryan
had no intention of abandonng ms
fight for a dry plank and that ne
was more determined than ever "
carry his fight against any sllsnts
ly moist" plank on the tioor oi
the convention.
Bands I'm n Contest.
The convention band ana the
Cox band soon got into q contes' !.
The convention band played 'oVHi
There" and the Cox band came
hack siih "9iyie" to the dellRht %
lie southern deisssgcts = q R.,s,sii,,' !,
,vention band countered with fta'i'
suaiI, tfle Ist'Is Eii fayyys 80 !.
lorganist played a neutral pi.,, pa.
toining In with each. hleotr.cl.S
was in the air. Suppressed eNpee
tation of a noisy and speetacuia,,
dav peryaded the hall ana IUuiiu
IT'S outlet in songs at umes. ne"
the Cox band started up oid h'en-
tueky Home" and the rolling tones
of the great organ thunderea my
the chorus, the delegates Joiheo
with mighty wave. a
while Chairman Robinson stooa
natientlv at the speakers tapie
waiting for a chance to start up
the convention. the songfest Went
steadilv on. Maryland. My Mary
land" and other airs flowed In
steady stream. poh
A. 11.3s O'Clock Chairman Roo-
,nson called for nominations anu
airacted the secretary TO call the
roll of states. -
Alabama passed and Arizona
Welded to Oklahoma. ,,
ID. Hayden Linebaugh, OF MUS
kogee. took the platform TO piace
the name of Senator owen In nom
nation.
IineSaugh spoFe' seven minutes
n,acjng Senator Owen in nomlna-
t,on and at the conclusion of the
sneech the Oklahoma delegation
broke out with demonstration
which, however. was not pro-
longed. "a, !. ,.
with a galloping air.
When 1t subsidized Governor
Brough, of Arkansas, seconded the
nomination of Senator owen.
nArkansas," said the governor, rs
the onlv state mentioned In the
pihja because we read there that
Noah opened the window OF the
Ark and saw" "a.
AZ that the convention got its
first good laugh of the day.
Az the close of Governor
Brough's seconding speech there
was another owen demonstration
which the band helped out again.
second Speech by Woman.
Mrs. Susan F. Fitzgerald, Oh
Massachusetts,, the first woman to
make a seconding speech in the
convention then took the platform.
The convention stood and paid her
a tribute with applause and cheers.
Mrs. fitzgerald, gowned In a plain
blue dfess, stooa, smiling at the
desk as the band played "'Oh You
Reautiful DOLL" When the noise
0uieted down she began her speech
in clear, distinct voice.
The call of the states was re-
sumed.
Arkansas yielded to South Da-
kota and U. s. G. Cherry, of Sioux
Falls, S. D., presented the name OF
James w. Gerard. former ambas-
sadnr to Germany.
N Cherry proposed that the con-