The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-11
TREATY DELAYS
G. @. P. SESSION
Morning Meeting A d :
journs to Wait on
Platform Report.
COMMITTEE APPROVED
New National Body Is An
nounced; Negro jackson
Elected by Georgians.

CHICAGO, Juno 10 While await
lng The report of the platform com .
mltto', tho republican national con
Ncnii"r held brief session this
moining. and then. much to the dis.
appointment of the galleries. took
recess uutil I O'Clock this after
noon. when the convention as-
sembled the platform committee
WnH engaged In tho struggle over
The plank ON the peace treaty.
At $40 p. m. Chairman Lodge
took the platform and directed the
secretary TO call the roll Of states
Tor nominations for members Of tho
hailonnl committee. Mont of tho
committeeman have been elected nv
their delegations and The chanRos
have been announced when can.
fornin was called the delegation
passed Tho first rumpua came with
tnc eau or Goorgin. Tho name OF
Henry Lincoln Johnson, the Atlanta
negro, who figured In tho senate
campaign expenditures invostigation
as having handled Lowden funds an
tcorgia, was presented and n pro-
test was made from the delegation
chairman Lodge ruled that any dis.
putc could he taken up later. soma
'uI ShofmnnS nnmo waH loudly
cheored when his namo was an
nounced as the succossor OF M,vnr
William Hale Thompson OF Chicago
NJ n member OF tho committee. loo
keatng OF Indiana, one of the old
timcfs, also got n round OF applause
When ne was announced To succeed
FORMER senator Iiomcnway.
Ihc passing OF many OF the yet-
erhnS OF the committee was remark
ed M tho new names were road
Kansas also passed when the nnmo
Wna called. Tho namo OF Charles
ulll.H OF New York. succeeding
Herbert Farsons, also got cheer
When the name OF noIso prnroao
was called tho Pennsylvanln doIcgn
non rose In body and led three
loud cheers
Utah presented Ernest Hamburger
10 succeed senator Reed smoot.
WIN the exception OF tho states
having disputes, the convention an.
proved the now list.
charles ID. IIillcs OF New york. Of
fered n resolution 10 limit Tho
speeches 10 two seconding speecbos
OF five minutes each. Two seconds
were required and several were
given.
The convention liked tho idea and
D N AZ
noes. 'e
Chairman Lodge announced tint
the resolutions committee was on Its
way 10 report and the crowd de-
mhnded to be entertained In tho
meantime. There were moro shouts
Tor Uncle Joe" Cannon and gonator
Lodge after explaining that Uncle
Joe" had asked to he excused. euS-
denly produced tho former sneaker.
looking fresh, hale and hearty on
tho speakers runway. The movie
men turned on tho lights and shot
few yards OF film while the crowd
stood and cheered for Uncle Joe"
Picking up n glass OF water from
The speakers table. "trncle Joe" held
u aloh In the attitude OF Liberty
Enllghtoning the World.
Tho crowd got the polnt and
roared. Mr.. Cannon referred 10 tho
supreme court decision unfolding
prohibition and declared solomnlv
that whatever individual opinIon
might be the laws Of the republic
must stand. Then he turned 10 n
toast To the convention and drank
the water.
II don't know whose going TO he
nominated" Uncle Joe confidcd to
tho crowd, "But trust and believe
that he will he n great success. !
haven't seen the resolutions YOU Will
be called upon TO approve but feel
sure they will deserve your approval
| believe when tho reports come
from the committee OF platform II
Will receive substantially Tho an
proval OF every delegate which
means the approval of all the repub-
licans at least In the United states.
Al that point Joe turned and
asked the convention managers "say
isn't there something else ready?"
Apparently nothing else was ready
and Mr.. Cannon went on for another
moment and then gave his audience
IA God bless you" and a good after
noon.
Then there were calls for Teddy"
The crowd wanted TO look at Lieu
tenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
who was on a platform, The band
cut In, and the cries died down.
when the band got through tho