Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-07-01
CUMMINGS SCORES
REPUBLICAN ACTS
Democrats Get Keynote for the
Presidential Campaign.
TAMMANY MEN START FIGHT
New York Delegates Use Fists When
Demonstration for President Is
Started-Women Prominent at
Democratic Convention.
By EDWARD w. PICkARD.

Convention Hall, San Francisco,
Cal, June 29.-Temporary Chairman
Homer S. Cummings, with his keynot-
ing speech, occupied most of the time
of the opening session Of the Demo
cratic convention. but he did not fur
nish, by any means, all the entertain
ment. A fist fight and a group Of
singers from Ohio shared in that
honor The fight took place within
five minutes after the convention had
been called to order.
While the crowd sang the national
anthem a huge flag was lowered in
front Of the pipe organ, and as it was
raised again large painting of Presi-
dent Wilson was revealed. At once
a Wilson demonstration was started
and though the enthusiasm was rather
forced, the delegations began carry
ing their state standards through the
aisles.
Roosevelt Starts Rumpus.
In the midst of the hubbub the New
Workers and a few other groups sat
stolidly until Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Roosevelt, a delegate from
the Twenty-siXth district of New
York seized the Empire state marker
and tried to joint in the procession.
Right there the fight started. A
dozen men attempted to Illustrate
RoOsevels plan and ex-Mayor George
Lunn Of Schenectady Wrestled furious
ly with him for possession of the
standard. The Tammanyites and 9th
ers all joined in the scrap and pO-
liceman who interviewed was wallOped
by Mr.. Roosevelt Other delegates
lost parts of their clothing and their
eye glasses.
All Over in a Moment.
It was all over in a moment. The
admirers of the president triumphed
and then all the standards were NOV
ing. while the throng cheered wildly.
The Ohio song birds, perched in a
lofty gallery, entertained the crowd
and cOmplimented California with sew
eral selections after Chairman Cum
mings had concluded his address.
Vice Chairman Kremer made the
began asking their neighbors if this
were the keynote speech, for he talked
at length and on many topics. But
finally he introduced Mr.. Cummings,
who made speech that for its pur
pose, was remarkably we'll designed
and delivered with well-monulated
voice and deliberate manner He pro-
ceeded to scarify the actions Of the
Republican party during the last year
and in It's convention calling forth
cheers by his caustic illusions to the
candidates and the platform Of ''po-
litical eXpediency" and his declara-
ton that the Democratic party never
would descend to such a level.
Pays Tribute to Wilson.
He set forth eloquently the accom-
plishmentS of the administration dur
ing the war and gave ringing tribute
TO President Wilson for his leadership
of the nation to victory.
He spoke scathingly of the investi-
cations by the Republican congress
into the conduct Of the war and the
puny results, and compared the record
Of efficiency in this war with that dur
ing the Spanish war under a Repub-
lican administration. Turning again
to the president, Mr. Cummings de-
scribed feelingly his persecution by
heartleSs partisans'' after he lay on
his sick bed, and called attention to
the fact that the Republicans had not
passed one resolution of sympathy for
the stricken man. At the close of
eulOgy of Mr.. Wilson, the speaker
cried dramatically: "He is immOr-
tall"
Calls League Necessary.
All this time the audience had been
waiting eXpectantly for Mr.. Cummings
to say something definite about the
League of Nations When he reached
the subject he said a lot, but after he
was done it might be condensed into
the statement that the league was alb
solutely necessary for the salvation of
the world, that the Republicans were
responsible for the failure to ratify
the treaty. that the president had not
insisted on ratification without the
slightest alteration and that he and
the party would oppose no reserva-
tons. but notification. The speaker
made his long list of nations that have
ratified the treaty and joined the
league and followed with the names
of those which have refused to join
Revolutionary Mexico, bolshevist Rus
STA, unspeakable Turkey and the
United States of America"
Jockey for Position.
In the hotel Hobbies and headquar-
tiers the jockeying for position went
on all day and evening, with no appre-
cable change unless it be the inai-
Gated abandonment of Governor Cox,
by the New Workers.. The Ohioan, who
had been considered so moist as to be
almost wet, has declared the wet and
dry question should be a state and not
a national issue, and that he will sup
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