The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-01
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was the signal for the demonstra-
ton 10 cut loose. The Georgia state
standard was first up and In the
procession and Pennsylvania fol-
lowed.
II was the first real noisy and pro-
longed demonstration of the conven-
ton. 1t seemed as II about half the
delegates on the floor we're stand
ing, but as many are obviously up to
see the spectacle, the voting strength
OF the Palmer forces could not be as
sessed by the size OF the demon a.
tlon. The band whooped up Glory,
Glory. Hallelujah" and the Palmer
men pranched about chanting tho
celebrated parody 'Glory, Glory,
Pennsylvania There was the usual
amount of flag waving, hip-hurrah.
ing, ringing OF cowbells, din Of noise
making devices, singing and yelling.
As the procession went on the Rhode
Island, Florida and Hawaii standards
came up from the floor and went In
the line.
The standards of Maine and Porto
Rico also got into the parade as II
churned around the convention floor.
The maroon Palmer pennants and
small American flags were carried
Ay the managers as they cut through
The crowd OF delegates and sang their
marching song over and over again
The same time was kept up by the
band in the organ loft and In be
tween times a crew OF cheer leaders
kept the convention floor popped up
After Il had been on for ! 8 minu-
ties the demonstration showed not
sign of diminishing in enthusiasm
or the volume of the noise It pro
hrfg gh
skirt got on the speakers platf,n
and stirred up new tempest OF
noise while the cheer leaders kept up
their work in all parts of the hall
Five minutes later Michigan's
standard dropped into line in the pa
rade.
A great deal Of the cheering be-
gan to die out, but the GLORY.
Glory sing kept up, led by tho
band with its booming drums. There
was a momentary revival when the
Alaska standard was carried into the
line of the procession.
Several women who had climbed
TO the front Of the chairman's plat
form got a six-foot American flag
away from the marchers and waved
| IL in cadence with the music. At
| the half hour outburst OF cheers and
/ yells of 1--WE want Palmer" from the
floor and presently the same old
tune was struck up again.
Senator Robinson, apparently pre-
/ pairing to try to restore order, cleared
| the Palmer rooters away from the
font OF the platform. He looked
| doubtfully for a while, then brought
/ down the big gavel with resound-
| ing whack. It only had the effedt of
/ increasing the noise at first
. 10 a
when tho repeated pounding of the
/ chairman showed signs of gaining
headway against the tide of Palmer
enthusiasm. All of the state stan.
! dards were back in their places and
the parade was all but broken up,
but the Pennsylvania delegates were
not ready to keep quiet and they
kept thir megaphones and cowbells
busy in opposition to Senator Robin
sons rat-tat with the gavel.
The Georgia delegation also stood
on their chairs and took up the fag-
ends of the GLORY, Glory chant.
The demonstration had been or
for 35 minutes when Senator Rob.
inson leaned over the edge OF the
platform and told the demonstrating
Pennsylvania delegates to put ur
their state banner and sit down
They did so and with that the fires
works seemed to be about over.
Lasts 81 Minutes.
II was 81 minutes after the dem
onstration started when order finall,
was restored and Representative
Henry T. Rainey of Illinois took tbs
platform to second the attorney gen
erals nomination.
Rainey got rise out of delegates
and spectators when he said tina
the democratic party" always th'
party OF achievement, discovered
California"
He said he seconded the nomina
ton by direction for the great ma
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