Indiana daily times., 1920-06-11

placed in nomination by the repub-
lican convention.
wild demonstration, lasting thir-
ty-nine minutes. marked the close OF
Gov. Henry ]. Aliens nominating
address
ALLEN VIGOROUS
IN HIS SPEECH
When Gov Allen came forward TO
nominate Wood there was one yell
OF appause-then there was a general
call for silence. and Allen swung into his
address.
Allen presented Woods case like man
engaged In a vigorous argument with an
invisible opponent
There was enthusiasm in his every
gesture and he cut right. into the sp
plause. not waiting for II TO subside, in
his eagerness to tell the delegates why
Wood should he the republican nominee,
Allen held his glasses IN his right
hand. his manuscript In his left and
eesticulated with both
The first mention Of Gen. Woods name
passed almost unnoticed IN the text Of a
letter praising him.
1t was mentioned by Allen twice more
In the next minute and each time there
was a burst OF applause each a little
louder than the one before
AS Alien read Roosevelt's praise Of
wood, cheering broke out and continued
until he motioned for silence
The cheering seemed to be generally
distributed among all the delegates but
It did not involve all Of them by any
means
Many sat silent.
Precipitation streamed down Aliens
face, his voice grew husky, but he waxed
more enthusiastic as he talked.
Some object TO him because Of his uni
form" he said. All! When did tho
uniform become m emblem Of disquall-
hcation In this country"
Cries Of good 9" and q long nasal
blast on a tin horn resulted when Allen
defended Wood against those who call
him milltarist
CITES wooD's WORK
IN GARY STRIKE.
Wood Allen said. dominated the
troubled labor situation at Gary, Indl.
ana. with Justice and brought back 70
men their faith in government.
As Allen concluded demanding the
nomination Of Woods mighty yell went
MP.
Showers Of many colored Wood feath-
ePs huttered down from the roof IN
veritable storm.
Evidently baskets Of them had been
concealed in the girders.
During the excitement, Frank Hitch
cock. one Of the Wood managers, ap-
peared on the plstform.
He carried 4 blue feather.
lbs lips as be paced back and forth.
During the Wood demonstration many
delegates from Arizona and New Mex
Eco were on their feet.
The Kansas delegation was doing much
OF the cheering
The Wood boosters kept the ovation
going chanting I'm unison. Wood. Wood,
Wood" when It showed signs OF losing
any Of It's strength.
The band began playing.
Only an occasional note could he
heard shril whistles cut through the
roar Of cheerS
The galleries took little part in the
demonstration beyond blowing the horns
LowDEN BOOSTERS
GET BUSY
While the demonstration was at its
height Lowden workers slipped through
the crwod, distributing pennants bear
ing Lowden's picture in preparation for
the Lowden ovation.
A Wood procession started around the
hall chanting Wood, Wood, Wood"
At this juncture Lodge hammered for
order
He didn't get It and went back to his
seat.
Miss Fosseen OF Minnesota was the one
woman in the procession when It started
South Dakotas standard was terked
from it's post and carried into the pro
cession.
The Kansas standard came next, and
former Lieut.. Gov. Morgan carried It.
At 1O;49 Ledge again pounded for
order
His reply was renewal of the Wood
chant
The New York, Pennsylvania Con-
necticut. Arkansas, Massachusetts,, Iowa.
Illinois and other delegations which
were not much excited about the pro
ceedings, remained stoldly seated, many
Of the delegates with bored expressions
glancing at their watches
Chairman Lodge sat at his desk with
a resigned look, waiting patiently for
the noise to cease, his repeated efforts
to get some attention having failed
LOwDEN BACKERs
GET CHANCE To CHEER.
The Oklahoma delegation staged lit
tie circus Of its own. "A pretty girl
in a pink dress appeared among the
oklahoma delegates and mounted
chair, waving a Lowden Hthograph and
shouting. Illinois and Iowa delegates
applauded her and shouted encourage
ment. almost drowning out for the mo-
ment the dwindling Wood cheers.
At I'LL a. m, after it had continued
thirty niue minutes, the Wood demon
stration ended.
Chairman Lodge then asked for seconds
to the Wood nomination.
He announced each seconding speech
would be limited to FIVE minutes each
Delegate Knox of New Hampshire
took he rostrum and began a seconding
speech for Wood.
Knox said that, speaking In behalf of
the people Of New Hampshire he desired
to second Woods nomination because he
was the greatest living son Of that state.
Another seconding speech was made by
Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, New
York. sister of Theodore Roosevelt.
1t was the first time a woman had
made a seconding speech in a national
convention
She was received with generous ap-
plause
She said she supported Wood, not be-
cause he was a friend of the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt but because he is of the
Roosevelt type.
Wood and Roosevelt have great char
acteristics In common, she declared.
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