New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-11
Test Ballot
Plan Blocked
By Hitchcock
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! Continued from page one)
waiting for the report of the Resolu-
tons Committee.
At 4:30 o'clock Chairman Lodge took
the platform and directed the secretary
to call the roll of states for nomina-
tions for members of the National
Committee. Most of the committee
have been elected by their delegations
and the changes have been announced
When California was called, re dele
cation passed.
The first rumpus came with the call
of Georgia. The name OF Henry Lin
coin Johnson, the Atlanta negro, who
penditures investigation as having
handled Lowden funds in Georgia, was
presented and a protest was made from
! the delegation
The selection of johnson as a men,
Der of the Republican National Com
mittee from Georgia, however. was con-
firmed by vote OF the Georgia d,le-
cation. taken on the floor. The vote
was twelve for Johnson to three
against him. Senator Lodge declared
Johnson elected and put it up to the
convention to signify it's approval
There was loud chorus of ayes and a
!
however, again announced that John
son was declared elected.
Sherman Succeeds Thompson
Senator Sherman's name was loudly
cheered when his name was announced
as the successor of Mayor William
Hale Thompson of Chicago as mem
Der of the committee. Joe Healing,
of indiana, one of the old timers, also
got round Of applause when he was
announced to succeed former Senator
| Hemenway
Inc passing of many of the veterans
or the committee was remarked as the
new names were read. Kansas also
passed when the name was called. The
name of Charles D. Hilles, of New
York, succeeding Herbert Parsons. also
| got cheer.
When the name of Boies pcnrose
was called the Pennsylvania delegation
rose in a body and led three loud
cheers.
Utah presented Ernest Bambereer to
succeed Senator Reed Smoot. With the
exception of the states having disputes
,ne convention approved the new list.
Mr. hllies offered resolution to Limit
the speeches to two secondine speeches
or live minutes each. The convention
llked the idea and adopted it, with q
rev scattering noes
Then the convention settled down
Tor another period of inactivity and
waiting in which band selections. con-
versatlon and wiping of fevered brows
Predomlnated. The word came IN from
downtown that the resolutions COM
mittee would be on hand with the
platform in the next half hour or less.
"Uncle Joe" Toasts Convention
Chairman Lodge announced that the
resolutions committee was on it's wav
to report and the crowd demanded to
be entertained in the meantime. There
were shouts for "Uncle Joe" Cannon.
ana ana Senator Lodge, after explaining
that Uncle Joe" had asked to be ex,
cused, suddenly produced the former
Speaker, looking fresh, hale and
hearty, on the speakers RUNWAY. III,
movie men turned on the lights and
shot few yards of film while the
crowd stood and cheered for "Uncle
joe"
Picking up glass of water from the
speakers table, "Unclc Joe" held il
aloft in the attitude of Liberty enlight-
ening the world The crowd got the
point and roared. Mr.. Cannon referred
to the Supreme Courts decision up-
holding prohibition and declared sol
EMMY that whatever individual opin-
ION about it might be, the laws of the
republic must stand. Then he turned
down the water.
Il don't know who's going to BE-
nominated" Uncle Joe confided to the
crowd. "But l trust and believe that
ne Will be great success. | haven't
seen the resolutions you will be called
upon to approve, but l feel sure they
VIII deserve your approval. l believe
when the report comes from the com
mlttee on platform il VIII receive sub
stantlally the approval of every dele
gate, which means the approval of all
the Republicans, at least in the United
| States"
Uncle Joe left the platform after
giving his audience a "God bless YOU"
and good afternoon"
Then there We're calls for "Teddy. +"
The crowd wanted to look at Lieuten-
ant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, who
was. on the platform. The band cut
IN, however. and the cries died down.
When the band got through the
crowd wanted Teddy again. One of the
song leaders took the platform and
asked the audience to sing.
A chorus of shouts, yels and pro-
tests answered back. The crowd evil
IDENTIFY didn't want to sing. The band
! started up the Long, Long Trail" and
the song leader tried to get the audi
ence singing without much success.
Shouts of protest almost drowned out
the voices of the singers.
The song leader took another tack
and turned into Smiles" The audi
ence was in better mood for that and
he got better measure of response.
BY the end of the chorus he had most
of them singing and fewer of them
shouting and called it off
Delegates Hold Own Songfest
The crowd went back to yells of
Teddy" and the song leader tried
Hail, Hail, the Gangs All Here" 1t
didn't 60 big, and when the song was
over the galleries went back to shout
ing choruses.
/ The delegates on the floor decided
to take hand at singing on their own
account and started up "How Dry /
1 Am" The song leader returned to the
attack with that and joined in leading
II. Then the crowd turned into the
Good Old Summer Time" and sang it
with ardor. 1t probably was only
| about 50 degrees in the convention hail