The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-11

the state delegation chairmen sent
out and got bundles of sandwiches to
pass around.
Another seconding speech for Sem
ator johnson was made by Charles p.
O'Neii of Michigan. He said Michi-
gan wanted candidate for president
whose convictions on popular ques-
lions can be found without a search
warrant"
Mrs Katherine Phillips Edison, of
Los Angeles. seconded the name af
Senator Johnson. She asked that
man be nominated whom the women
could support with a whole-heart and
with clean hands"
That was all of the johnson speech
making and the call of the states was
resumed. Colorado had no candidate.
Connecticut yielded to Massachusetts
and Speaker Gillet placed Governor
Coolidge in nomination.
Coolidge Is Nominated.
With the nominating speeches for
Johnson, Lowden and Wood out of the
way, Connecticut was called and yield
ed TO Massachusetts. Speaker Gillett
of the house took the platform and
placed in nomination Governor Cool
idge of Massachusetts.
The nominating speech got re-
lpeated cheers and when Speaker Gill
let concluded the Massachusetts dele
CATION stood up and gave Governor
. Coolidge three cheers. A few others
in the delegation of other states also
stood and applauded. Alexandra Carl
isle Peiffer of Lexington. Mass, sec
onded the nomination. Speaking de-
/ liberately and distinctly she declared
her candidate was a real American,
| born on the Fourth of July and be-
lieved in corporation not domina-
| ton
At the conclusion of the speech, the
10 Ia1a To-
bunch of roses to Mrs. Peiffer. who
before her marriage was Alexandra
Carlisle, musical comedy star.
| Delaware passed when the roll of
states was resumed and Florida yield
| ed to North Carolina for the nominal
ton of Judge Peter c. Pritchard by
former Senator Marion Butler. He
was cheered when he went to the
platform.
The noise had become so great be-
/ fore Mr.. Butler had finished that his
voice could be heard only few feet
away
! Georgia, Idaho. Illinois, Indiana,
| Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi. Mis-
souri,, Montana. Nebraska, Nevada,
! New Hampshire, New Jersey. New
Mexico, all passed and then came New
York.
ogden Mills. of New York, took the
platform to nominate DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler.
Mills. young and vigorous, made a
strenuous speech. gesticulating with
a clenched fist of businesslike APP
pearance. He read his address from
a typewriter manuscript, but referred
to it seldom.
The Turkish bath atmosphere of the
Coliseum obviously was making it in
creasingly difficulty for speakers to
stir up the crowd to any enthusiasm.
| There was much conversation during
4 11es oh 10 rnf 4Sr,s
| however, than the speaker who pre-
coded him, but the delegateAwer be-
ginning to get tired. The hy h of con-
versation continued.
Some of the western contingents
wanted to adjourn without taking a
had been concluded. and some of the
others, including the Illinois delega-
ton, which is for Lowden, wanted to
arrange for an adjournment after the
second ballot The Wood people stood
on their refusal to have an adjourn
ment after the first ballot, on which
| they expected their candidate to show
Shis minimum of strength. When the
! nominating speeches got to Judge
| Pritchard, of North Carolina, the d ale-
gates and visitors were so impatient
and unwilling to listen that former
Senator Butler, who placed the judge
in nomination, had a hard time making
nlnlSCn heard.
The featute of the days proceedings
was easily the participation of WON
| en- speakers. who made secondine
speeches, Signalling their first APP
pearance in the national convention
of a party. All the women made
splendid impressions and closely held
the attention of the convention. There
was comparatively little political activ-
ity on the floor among the delegations
as the convention was hearing the
nominating speeches. Some delega-
tons were being polled, but there was
no evidence of change in lineup. Those
were only expected after-the first
ballot.
Just before 3 o'clock, Chicago time
five candidates had been placed in
nomination and Ogden Mills of New
/ DR.. Murray Hill Butler, New York IS
favorite son.
Cheers Greet Hoovcrs Name.
The crowd gave noisy reception
| to judge Nathan L. Miller of New
York, when he was presented to nomi7
nate Herbert Hoover. In the galleries
scores of Hoover pennants were broken
out when Judge Miller appeared and
| there was more than a minute OF
| cheering when Senator Smoot, called
! temporarily to the chair. announced
\ that Mr. Hoover's name would be
placed in nomination.
Mr.. Miller said he believed he ex-
pressed the wishes and voiced the
| hope of great numbers of patriotic
men and women to give them lead
ership which they can Loyalty follow