Republican farmer., 1920-07-23
Bridgeport Delegate To San Francisco Home Today Says That Both Cummings and Crosby Made Great Inpres- sion With Their Speeches-No Jitneys in San Francisco.

4a6 SLOIy OI w ll1ld1u AlIAs lA0 Bridgeport delegate to the Democratic National convention of the wonderful candidates selected by the unbossed and untrammelled delegates amid un- Drecedented harmony and enthusi- asm, the hospitality of the people of San Francisco. with descriptions of tho magnificent natural scenery that tho delegates viewed on the trip would convince even a hide-bound Republican that there could be no doubt of the election of Cox and Roosevelt next November.
 Kirk was a Cox man even before the state convention in ew Haven and his opinion of the qualifications of his choice he found borne out when he arrived in San Francisco, as most of the Western delegates told hirn on the frst day that when a break came they would be for Cox
 If Cox had not been selected on the 44th ballot Kirk is convinced that Homer s. Cummings would have re- cefved the nomination on the next ballot
 Cummings opening address was a masterpiece and if nominations were in order at that time Kirk is con- vtnced that Cummings would have
 
 exclamation. When the nominating speeches were made and John F. Crosby placed Cummings name be- fore the convention in one of the greatest speeches ever made at a Ma tional convention Cummings was so fixed in the minds of the delegates as the most acceptable candidate that it was only a question when he would receive the votes of a majority when they were released from their original pledges
 The west, Delegate Kirk, said is aroused in favor of the ticket and he expects that some of the former in tensely Republican states will give their votes for Cox and Roosevelt
 It was the opinion of practically all of the delegates at the convention that the speeches of Cummings and Crosby were the truly great speeches of the convention even eclipsing those of Bryan and Cochran, the old time orators
 The people of Bridgeport can't imagine the high esteem which the western peaple have of the services and ability of Attorney George Mara of this city on whom fell all of the hard preliminary work of the conven- ton.
 The masteriy way in which Attor-
 
 seating of inc delegates, their guests and the audience won the approval and praise of all-
 The big hall, holding 15,00O was emptied in 20 minutes and the street car accommodations were the finest Kirk has ever seen-
 In San Francisco they have two ,trolley system which run side by side or the principal streets The princi- pal street, Market street, is very wide, There are four car tracks on it. Two of the lines are run by the city and two by a private corporation Com petition between the two is very keen and when the cars come along they stop so that the entrances to each is open. The conductors step out and solicit the prospective passengers to board their cars Shouting, "This way, ladies. This is the best Hne." and doing everything in their power to increase the business of their em- ployers- --,+ .,.5l- -a .-
 They have no jitneys in San Fran cisco
 The trip of the delegates to the Grand Canyon win never be forgotten by Delegate Kirk Why when the driver of the car goes right to the edge of the cliff and you can look down into the ~anyon a mile deep you instinctfvely put your feet against the car and try to hold yourself from going over. This is the greatest nat 'ura1 curiosity in the world. Here is a crack in the earth's surface Is miles long and a mile deep. The drivers of the cars bring you right to the edge and you think there Is nothing to keep you from falling down. down, down to the little stream of water that you can see at the bottom
 The Hartford Courant today said:
 Few members of the party were any happier than former Comptroller Daniel P. Dunn of Wi11fmantfc. Be- sides his suit case he carried little cigar box, bearing several liberal air holes in the lid. The occupant of the box, and for which "Danie'' paid no fare, was a horned toad, which he had picked up at the Grand Canyon on the trip to the convention. Just to show that it was alive, "Danie" took the creature out of the box and put him on the screen of his car win- dow to do little crawling for the company He said it was perfectly harmless, except to flies, and it ate any quantity of them. without des- sert
 But it was not the horned-toad that made wi1limantic's ex-mayor so hap py It was the following message on a telegraph blank which he found waiting for him when he arrived with trs party at Old Faithful Inn, Wyom- i-a~--
 Dayton, Ohio, July g.. Hon. Daniel P. Dunn,
 Conn nectdcut Delegation, En Route
 old Faithful Inn, Wyoming:-
 Please accept my profound thanks for your generous support of me in the recent Democratic convention Your splendid leadership and un- M dauntec courage won for you the N genuine admiration Of the Ohio dele gation-
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