Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-12

The excessive heat 20 which he is not
accustomed.
The Johnson demonstration lasted
orally felt that whcclers speech had
pccn tactfully wrong. lie angcred
ms audience instead of cnliGhtcning
~ and he said many things which
oadiy affected Johnson's chances be-
which was admittedly hostile.
blind Delegate Speaks.
.r,9 30 after the demonstration ended.
THOMAS y. Schall. the blind Con-
INTO the breach TO arouse interest In
Johnson's candidacy. He succeeded
fairly we'll and had the audience with
MN before he was through. He
hu, by unanimous consent was given
permission to let him speak two
minutes longer.
Schall got a good hand when he
'"hcluded. II was one OF the best
speechcS o! the whole proceeding
Richard Doherty, OF Jersey City,
also seconded tho nomination.
BY this time IL was o'clock and
me delegates who had been sitting
patiently and hungrily. none having
Tad an opportunity 20 get any lunch.
were beginning to get FESTIVE.
MIS- Katherine Philips Edison. OF
,aiilornIa. won the audience with a
brief speech. in which she told of the
social welfare legislation for which
Johnson was responsible In that
State.
Coolidge Nominated.
calvin Coolidge. Governor of Mas
sachusctts. WAS placed in nomination
by Frederick II. Gillctt. Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives.. Gillctt
said Coolidge was a man Of Few
words. and would try to initiate his
example. He succeeded admirably.
The best cheer Gillctt got was when
ne announced ne could follow any
one OF the candidates whose name
had been presented
Mrs. Alexander Carlisle pfeifrer
Lexington. Mass. seconded the nomi-
nation, Displaying marked clocution-
AIRY talent.
judge letter G. rritchard. of North
by Marion Butter. once United States
Senator from that State The nomi-
nation failed to make a thrill The
delegates were too impatient to lis
ton.
Nicholas Murray Buffers name was
presented by ogden L. Mills OF New
York. The mention Of Buffers name
ala not occasion any great amount of
enthusiasm. Aside from the mem
bcrs OF the New York delegation.
there was scarcely any response when
he was named.
Mills spoke on and on while barely
any person in the hall listened
His speech was utterly IA, and
somnolent.
Miss Helen varick Boswell did bet
ter in her speech, sccondng Buffers
nomination.
IIoovrr's Name offered.
Judge Nathan /. Miller. of New
York. offered the name OF Hoover.
An organized demonstration in the
galleries drowned out all Proceedings
for severa! minutes. But. althouE h
tho galleries made a lot of noise for
Hoover. il was apparent he had no
support among the delegates. all of
whom sat in utcrNSilcucc as.thc nomi-
mating speech WAS made
As Judge Miller failed 10 got the
attention of the delegates. he said
that il the convention would listen
10 him for a moment he would finish
This statement brought the only ap-
plausc given his entire address. show
ing that Hoover was far from being
popular with the convention.
Not hand from II single delegate
did Hoover get when Milicr's speech
was ended. The Hcoveritcs i'm the
galleries, however. yelled continuously
and Senator Reed Smoot, who had
been called to the chair. threatened
10 have the police throw the dis
turbcrs out.
lie finally decided to pass tho ION
TO Hugh Henry Brown. Of Nevada
who seconded the nomination Brown
delivered his speech amid a perfect
pandemonium Of yells from the gall