The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-11

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Ihe whole affair will be thor
oughly probed. '''0'
mad mad to do the best they could WITH
vigorous tanning "''''
During the wait the delegata. stm
we're asking one another who was to be
.titoiIilnateu ana the usual reply. was dis
nntlStiy OF the dam il ! no. chara cter
Inc managers for all the candidates
,ieu a, 70 outdo one another in confidence
cIair, ir.e ;, result. The Wood people were
| ballot. Vi ioui III
definite "e'e iess
| Inc Wood managers who had planned
| 70 nave string OF seconding speeches
LOT LOT their candidate. revised their pro-
| Gram AT the last minute so that only
! frank Knox, of New Hampshire, and
| Dougias Robinson. of New York, would
SECOND Gen. Woods nomination.
Wnen nlne forty-five passed, the dele
gates gat space space was was pretty well tiled; but
ers had put in his appearance. The
pand hlled in with something that
sounded like lullaby.
shrinking vlolets."
Inc candidates themselves were
rshrinking violets," today after a strenu-
Gus weeks work. Most OF them re-
mained up town along Michigan avenue
and Kept telephone touch with things
down in the Coliseum ~
me friends of Senator Johnson said
they did not expect their candidate to
show himself in the coliseum.
| Delaware delegates said the plan 10
nominate T. Coleman Dupont had been
abandoned but the delegation would
vote for him on the first ballot.
A robust delegate from West Virginia
manifestly preparing for a tempestuous
time, took off his galluses and put
| them in his pocket Just about that
, time the band played Reuben, Reuben.
| I've been Thinking"
A few minutes to ten, heat, music and
| conversation still constituted the sum
lateness of the leaders caused much
| speculation among the rank and file who
| wondered what deals to break the NOM
| ination deadlock might be under. way.
Two minutes before ten Senator
Lodge, the chairman, and Will Hays
, delegates hardly noticed. The band
was choked off and minute later the
| convention was called to order, Senator
Lodge. rapping for order on a newly
Yesterday he had nearly smashed the
thin table top. Rev. John Meyer. of
Chicago. offered prayer.
~ A new sounding board for Senator
Lodges ,gavel was an innovation IL
was composed OF several planks. as a
lacked the tables punch, ,
Tribute 70 Roosevelt
The delegates kept irnpa tiently swing
| ing their fans and shuf1ing their. feet
tor Lodse raped hard many times be.
fore he got the convention. qnieted
| down. BY a rising vote and I'm roar
OF applause the convention then adopted
a resolution offered by Alexander r.
Moore. of Pittsburg. expressing ''inex-
pressible loss over the death OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt, loved unutterably now
and to be loved as long as our nation
cherishes its noble patriots" Senator
Lodge announced amid more cheers that
the time had come for the convention
to hear nominations for the presidency.
Nominations Again
Alabama passed when the roll call
Of states. began; Arizona yielded to
Kansas In a noisy demonstration Gov.
Allen and the crowd cheered, waving
Wood.
Senator Lodge shook hands with Gov.
Allen and the crowd cheered daving
Wood pennants, hats and handker-
chiefs
Frequent Cheers
During Gov. Aliens recital OF Gen,
Woods record of public service the
Wood supporters interjected frequent
cheers.
There was much moving around
! among the delegates, however. and a
mild rumble of conversation kept up.
There were many Wood boosters In
the gallery and they kept breaking in
with applause. as Gov. Allen recounted
/ the achievements of his candidate.
/ When the governor made crack at
William ]. Bryan's celebrated dictum
about million men sprnging to arms
over night, he looked down at where
Mr.. Bryan was sitting in the press box,
But the Nebraskan had his nose to his
manuscript, trying to write on indus
triously while a plump woman writer
was showing through the narrow aisle
behind his chair. If he heard the ref
crenee he did not let on
Old Guard InsorutabIe.
Gov. Allen worked hard at his speech
and the perspiration rolled down in
cataracts over his quickly wilted laun-
dry. While the speech was going on
arrangements were made for Gov. Low
den's nominating speech to follow Gen.
/ Woods. Arkansas delegates, next on
the roll. said the state would yield to
| Illinois.
California, next In line, was to name
Senator Johnson, disposing Of the big
three" .---.
AS the Embossed convention rolled on,
everything according to schedule, Sena-
| tors Lodge and Smoot. Of the old re-
publican school. sat inscrutable. side BY
side behind the chairman's table.
scattered applause, but nothing ap-
| progress OF Gov. Aliens speech.
The delegates for the most part lis
tened attentively, but cheered little.
| Waves of applause came from the gall
leries at each mention OF the names OF
| Wood and Roosevelt.
SHOWER OF WOOD FEATHERS.
At the conclusion OF the nominal.
Ing speech thousands OF nnany.eoi-
| ored turkey feathers, which have
been the convention badge OF the
|
ceiling Of the Coliseum and floated
down over the cheering delegates.
The lights were turned on TO give
the photographers q chance, while
many Of those on the floor mounted
chairs and waved Wood banners.
II was one OF the most beautiful
convention features ever seen. The
sunlight caught on the scarlet and
| green OF the softly falling storm,
making them shIn'mery bits Of ra-
1dIanee.
" Yelled Like Indians.
Approximately 200 delegates, perhaps
moro or less. were taking part In the
! cheering and rag waving. Many oi
those on the floor yelled like real In
dams and they looked like Indians,
with the hair of the women and the
collars Of the men decorated by the
falling feathers.
ITS Wood: let's co. seemed to he
the motive running through the con-
! fusion OF shouting In one corner
bunch Of rooters kept M continual
tom tom Of Iggorote Philippine music
IT'S Wood; let's go" also was printed
on many Of the blue and white banners
waving over the Wood groups. When
the denomination had been on about
ten minutes the Inevitable procession
started II was led BY delegates from
Minnesota and u started shaking its
way about the convention hall Just ~
( Senator Lodge had come 10 the front
II the platform and rapped Tor order
He went back again and sat down n
the parade gathered momentum.
Greatest Burst of Applause.
Persniration rolled down the face 81