The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-06-10

bers than many Democratic con-.
ventions / have attended. Small
er because of restricted space, but
the faithful are here from every
section. 1t is made up of four
like Lodge, Depew and Borah;
hungry Republicans, who have
been absent from the flesh pots
for eight years; bowling pack Of
suffragets, noisy and CONSPICUOUS
and a horde Of black oleaginious,
odoriferous corn-field negroes,
who are strangely out Of place in
the big hotels, but ais voters are
given every consideration and
patronized by the big bosses and
little touts.
It is a motley convention, white
suffragets and negroes being seat
ed together, without regard to
sex, color, caste, or previous con-
dition of servitude, an unholy al
lance such as was never seen be-
fore in national convention.
The first days session was con-
sumed by Lodges keynote speech
of two hours, largely devoted to
abuse of President Wilson and
the Democratic party-pronounc-
ed the most stupid and tiresome
keynote speech ever delivered be-
fore a public assembly. It was
not spoken, but read and poorly
read. It put scores of delegates
J to sleep.
The three big likes, Senators
Johnson, General Wood and Gov
ernor Lowden, are heavily handi-
capped, Hearst is supporting and
booming Johnson, which is
enough to drown any man. Wood
and Lowden are published as men
who tried to buy the nomination.
The trio are fighting among
themselves and may destroy each
other, reconcilment seems impos-
/
.sible.
Only one session was held to-
day, when temporary the organi-
cation was made permanent, not
Lodge is fit for chairman but to
prevent futher fiction. Some
committee announcements were
i made and Chauncey Depew spoke
to help kill time, and what he said
| about President Wilson, his cabi-
net and his league of nations was
: a plenty. An old suffraget wig
gled her lip but no one knew or
cared what she said.
Lodge announced committee on
resolutions and platform not
ready to report and arbitrarily
adjourned convention till tomor-
row amidst al storm of nays for
the boys did not feel they were
| getting their moneys worth, es-
pecially those who are paying fiji
| ty dollars for season tickets to the
big show.
/ Who will be nominated? That
is the question. Bryan who is
here writing syndicate letters at
two hundred dollars per letter,
says Johnson can't win, though
tonight he comes in lead. Borah
says Johnson will win. Rumors
have that forces Of Wood and
Lowden have united to defeat
johnson. The old guard don't
/ like johnson, regard his as an off
shot of the Roosevelt faction.
They would take Lowden as the
least Of evils but are bitter to-
wards Wood, who was made by
Roosevelt. There are several
other candidates and it is possible
that one of the small boys or a
dark horse will win.
i Democrats are praying that
Wood may be nominated, believ-
ing his attempt to buy the nomi-
nation would make him an easy
mark, Supporters of the big
three are abusing each other like
cut thrOats. Talk Of another Roo
sevelt bolt are heard on all hands.
The committee on resolutions
are tied up on several questions,
the greater stumbling block being
the league Of nations. Lodge
/ wants league endorsed with re-
servations while johnson opposes
proposition in any form. If COM
| mittee on platform cannot get to-
gether tomorrow will be another
time killer. No prediction when
balloting win commence.
Convention may 60 over Sunday
and many believe it will.
Senator Harding's friends in
Ohio are booming him as q COM
promise candidate and claim they
aer gaining ground. They insist
he is the only man that can defeat
the Democrats.
Mike Mulverhill delegates were
seated from Mississippi, and to
Mike am indebted for season
tickets. If / had favored female
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