Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-02
Convention Begins Fourth
Days Session BY Hearing
Glass, Davis, Harrison and
Simmons Nominated.

Auditorium, san Francisco, Calf,
July 1.--Galler.es filled early in
expectation of SNOWY fight on the
platform issue. The delegates
came more slowly and at II o'clock,
the hour set for reSuming the seS-
sion, the floor and delegate spaces
as usual were only partially filled
with chatting members. The band,
the organ and the singers as usual
entertained the crowd, while things
were waiting to be started.
Besides the speech placing Arn-
bassador Davis in nomination It
was understood that Senator Glass
would be placed in nomination by
Representative Flood, one of the
Virginia delegates. so far as the
convention officials had been adj
Vised early today, that ended the
| st Of nominating speeches. and
the next business would be to take
up the platform if the resolutions
committee was ready to report ,
suspension of the rules would Ne
necessary if the convention were
to proceed to balloting for a nomt-
nee before it passes on the plat
form.
Reminiscent of the happy singing
carnival of yesterday that held the
convention in a joyful grip for an
hour, the band went back to some
Old-time airs that had put the big
audience in carnival spirit. The
bandmaster tried THE Sidewalks of
New York" but the spirit WAS
lacking and he got no response but
when he switched to his stock
demonstration producer, Dixie
he drew the usual crop of yells.
Delegates Wanted TO Talk.
Whole sections in the state spaces
were still unoccupied in some parts
of the hall. The delegates who
were present wanted to talk rather
than come to order and Senator
Robinson had to do some vigorous
and continued Whacking with the
gavel.
why in the world should it take
a man five minutes to sit down :?
he remarked to some of his as
I SistantS.
After sending the police through
| the aisles to clear them the char
man got the delegates seated and
Bishop Nichols of the Episcopal
diosece of San Francisco offered a
prayer concluding by leading the
convention in the recitation of the
Lords prayer. Then the organ
peaed off The Star Spanglol
| Banner" and the convention
chorused in the strains of the ma
jestic air.
At the close of ting singing Judge
Murasky, of San Francisco, took
d place at the speakers stand AMI
reCited the Battle Hymn of the
Republic while the great organ
softly thrObbed the melody of the
martial air in accompaniment.
/ The judge rccited the first stan ~
while the organ trembled out is
melodious strains, and then cOminS
to the chorus, turned his eyes to I
far gallery where a clear bell toned
soprano rang out with the refrain.
beginning softly at first and then
joining in the pear Of the organ IS
it burst out into the mighty thun-
der of GLORY, Glory, Hallelujah.
Then the audience joined in the
rolling chorus and the great audi
forum was filled to the very roof
with song.
An Impressive rendition.
Throughout the rendition of the
immortal hymn the convention
heard first the soft toned voice of
the man reciting the lines with the
soft tremble of the organ, then the
echo from the gallery as the soprano
lvoiCe joined in ana sent back the
refrain, and then the roaring
chorus of the convention. 1t was
an impressive rendition which
pulled at the heart strings and
aroused the fire of patriotism in
every heart.
At the conclusion of the singing
| the secretary of the convention
continued the call of states for
nominating speeches.
New Mexico, first on the call,
simply seconded the nomination Of
William G. MCAdoo. 1t was the
signal for a demonstration which
started in the galleries and spread
to some delegations on the floor
but did not last long.
Mrs. Martha Nelson Mccain of
California made a seconding
speech for Simmons, merely say
ing:
Ladies and gentlemen of the
convention, | rise to second the
nomination of senator Simmons of
North Carolina"
North Dakota passed and Ore
gon announced that the delegation
coined the movement to draft the
Hon. William G. McAdoo."
The McAdoo boomers helped out
by the hand. made that the signal
for another brief demonstration.
Rhode Island passed. so did
South Carolina, Tennessee and
Texas, and Utah announced that it
seconded the nomination of Nc
AdOO.
Vermont passed and Virginia
sent Representative Flood to the
platform to nominate Senator
Glass, chairman of the resolutions
com mittee.
Describing Mr. Glass as the
warm supporter and close politi-
cal adviser of Woodrow Wilson,
Mr.. Flood told the convention that
Senator Glass home town. Lynch
burg. Va. was monument to his
ability.
Mr.. Flood reviewed the work of
Mr.. Glass in the house of repre-
scntatives. the treasury department
land finally in the senate, and end
cd by declaring he offered to the
party the experience and the ca
pacity of "a brave man whose de-
moCracy will never wane and
whose patriotism will never be
Questioned
Washington was called and pass
and West Virginia sent Governor
Cornwell to the platform to nomi-
nate John w. Davis, ambassador
to Great Britain,
Governor Cornwell told the con-
vention that If the campaign was
merely a contest to keep control of
the government for the democrats
party "to keep some people in po-
litical office and to put others into
| nffipn thGn | am ready tn ulllt