The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-11
CHALLENGE BY KANSAN
BRINGS REPUBLICANS
OUT OF Their APATHY
First Wild Enthusiasm of the c. o. P Convention Was
Turned Loose by Jayhawker Chief Following First
Nominating Speech of the Session.
KANSAS DELEGATION PASSIVE
Displays Little Enthusiasm, in Wood
and Lowden Demonstrations.

and Lowden Demonstrations.
(By State Journal Staff correspondent.)
Coliseum. Chicago. ILL.,. June IL
Kansas delegates displayed little en-
thusiasm in the Wood and Lowden
demonstrations following the nomi-
nation speeches for the soldier -candi-
date and the governor candidate at
the Republican convention here today.
The Kansans did cheer for Cover
nor Allen. tho, as the Kansas COVER
ner concluded his speech in behalf of
Wood but the sore, husky throats of
the men from the Sunflower state
were due to their efforts to pay hon.
walked on the platform, rather than
from any enthusiasm over Wood
There was a full minute of applause
as Arizona announced she had yielded
to Kansas. Delegates and visitors in
the big hall arose to cheer as Cover
nor Allen walked to the front of the
stage to nominate Gen. Leonard Wood
the first name to be presented to
the convention for the presidency.
The applause was a combined tribute
to Wood and the Kansas executive.
Every paragraph of the governors
talk was interrupted by applause and
cheers. The disorders surrounding
early proceedings interfered with the
governor in his early remarks but in
minute he was holding the conven-
tion quiet and delegates and visitors
were hanging on his words. Cover
nor Aliens tribute to the uniform
called forth an outburst in which hun
| dreds of women joined.
There was a downpour of Wood
| feathers from the sky lofts and as
| Governor Allen bowed to leave the
stage scores of giant reflectors turned
| the hall into a room of sunshine and
for five minutes the movie operators
o1 hi chn in lnd yxyff
tthe cheers for Wood were cries of
ALLEN, Allen, Allen"
Mulvane, White, Roberts, Pomeroy,
| Carver and certain other Kansas dele
gates limited their outbursts to cour-
teous but modest handclapping fol-
lowing the nominating speech Drums
horns and bands Joined in the noise.
The Kansas demonstration was one
of the weakest from the states listed
to give Wood a majority or possibly
solid vote on early roll calls. Just be
fore Governor Allen walked to tins
stage the twenty Kansans had no.
reached an agreement as to the mum
Der Of votes which would be accorded
Wood on the first call of states.
An attempt of Frank Grimes of To-
peka. to carry the Kansas banner in
the Lowden demonstration thru the
Coliseum was frustrated by the Wooo
Iadherents who remained loyal to the
/
nominated Wood. Grimes. an alter
nate. seized the Kansas banner as the
Lowden state delegations began the
parade with the apparent intention OF
! Joining the parade of state delegates
He was out of luck Wood members
of the delegation Joined with neutrals
and the Kansas standard was held in
place.
Frank Roberts, of Oskaloosa, and
i Frank Pomeroy, of Holton, who were
elected delegates from the First dis
trict by the Dave Mulvane machine in
the face of fight against them by
the American Legion, stood in their
seats and cheered for Lowden. Dave
Mulvane cheered but once and did not
Join in the general noise making.
(The work of Frank Grimes In behalf OF
| Lowwden in the state during the fight fol-
delegates and at the Chicago convention has
resulted in bringing this state up foi
examination as to whether or not there was
any Lowden money spent In Kansas
Grimes emphatically stated he did not
spend any of the money!