Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-11
Chance to Cheer for Fa-
vorites Their First Inning
at Convention.
a'WOODITES SET THE PACE
WITH 40 MINUTES RIOT
Novel Spectacle Presented When
Women Join Marchers Around
the Coliseum.

1HlcdSo, June He
big three-Lowden. Johnson and
wood-were all placed in nomination
before the republican convention to-
day during the first four hours of
swelterihg session.
Each of the nominations was ac-
companied with tumultuous demon
strations on the floor and in the gal
leries in which the usual convention
scenes of marching, shouting, sweat
ing delegates prancing about the hall.
carrying flags. banners and lkenesses
of their favorite candidate were wit
messed.
Speeding Up Proceedings.
Forcing the convention along at
express speed to make up for the
time lost in settlement of the treaty
issue, efforts were made to hold the
time given to demonstrations down
to minimum, one seconding speech
was limited to five minutes and to
two minutes when there were more
than two seconds. The effort was to
reach the balloting before adjourn
ment tonight.
All the nominating speakers got
ready responses from the convention
Charles S. Wheeler of California. who
nominated johnson, got roars and
cheers from the convention when he
referred to the Wilson administration
as "the royal family" and by in
ference to William G. McAdoo as the
'crown prince"
Jeers for johnson Claim.
Are you prepared for four years
more of them?" he shouted. The
Mr. Wheeler referred to Senator john
,son as having had an inadequate
campaign fund the crowd let go
round Of boos, jeers and outlaws.
Former Senator Beveridge admon-
ished the crowd to remain quiet and
let the speakers proceed.
An uproarious forty-minute demon
stration followed the nomination of
Gen. Wood by Gov Henry Allen of
Kansas. Frank Knox Of New Hamp-
Douglas Robinson Of New York. sister
of the late Theodore Roosevelt. delivered
the. Wood seconding speeches
Mrs. Robinson, describing Leonard
Wood as q man of Theodore Roose-
yelt's type, brought the conventica to
its feet repeatedly as in ringing tones
she denounced the Wilson admins.
tration, for its course in the world
war.
Lewdea Forces o Edge.
II. Lowdel supporters apparently
were as well organized for demon
stration as the Wocd forces. and they
car ried on an uproar on tire Ao2r and
in the galleries.
Miss Dorothy Disney. a daughter Of
a Muskogee. Okla. delegate. was car
ried about the hall on the shoulders
Of two Of the Oklahoma delegates.
The L0wden procession see!ned to
be making some accessions of sup
portsrS from the rarious state spaces
as it moved about the hall. The Cen
fell n
= Eager to Get Under Way.
In spite of the sweltering tempera-
ture inside the convention hall, the
delegates began to pile into their
places a full hour before today's ses-
sion was to begin. They all were
rearing to have it over with and the
possibility that the nomination might
be made today. and the convention
ended seemed to take some of the
edge of their distress from the heat.
1t gave promise Of being the hottest
day of the convention in all respects.
The sun got to work with vigor ex-
ceedinS even the feverish efforts of
candidates managers in their elev-
enth-hour efforts to line up winning
c9mbination.
Nose of those on the convention
f}oor and in the galleries came with
fans and many of the delegates strip
ped off their coats before they took
their seats. For the time being, at
least, the hot weather was the big
feature in the convention picture.
At $3.50, however. when the conven-
tion should have been called to order,
there still were great patches of
Amply seats in the delegates section
And the platform was almost empty.
The crowd sent up an ever-growlng
rumble of conversation, while it wait
ed for the party leaders to get
through with their conferences in
their hotels. mile away.
Delegates stilI in Air.
During the wait the delegates still
were asking one another who was to
be nominated and the usual reply was
distinctly of the ''damif1no" character.
The managers for all the candidates
tried to outdo one another in conf
dence over the result. The Wood peo-
pie were claiming a victory by the
third or fourth ballot. The predictions
Of the others were less definite.
The Wood managers. who had plan
ned to have string of second speech
es for their candidate, revised their
program at the last minute so that
only Frank Knox of New Hampshire
and Mrs. Douglas Robinson of New
York would second Gen. Woods nomi-
nation.
When 9:45 passed. the delegates
space was pretty well filled. but not
a single one of the first line lead
ers had put in his appearance. The
band filled in with something that
sounded like lullaby.
For the first time since the conven-
tion began. candidates for the presi-
dency were missing from the floor.
DIR. Butler of New York gave his
proxy to woman who sat in a box.
Gov. Sproul dropped in for a few min
utes. but announced he would return
TO his hotel when balloting started.
THE friends of Senator johnson said
they did not expect their candidate
TO show himself in the Coliseum.
Delaware delegates said the plan
20 nominate T. Coleman du Pont had
been abandoned, but the delegation
would vote for him on the nrst ballot.
At few minutes to 10 heat, music
and conversation still continued the
sum total of the conventions busi-
ness. The lateness of the leaders
caused much speculation among the
rank and file. who wondered what
deals to break the nomination dead
Jock might be under way.
Two minutes before 10 Senator
Lodge. the chairman, and VIII Hays
appeared on the platform, but the
milling delegates hardly noticed. The
1band was choked off, and a minute
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