Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-29
HOSTS OF DEMOCRACY SEND TRIBUTE TO
 PRESIDENT WILSON
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Continued From Page l being done to anybody and marcehd off bearing New York's standard into the demonstration.
 It was long before order could be restored. Even when Vice Chairman Kremer had launched upon his speech, echoes of the storm still lurked in the air. He was repeatedly interrupted by the clamor of approval that greet ed every thrust at the republican par ty or at any reference to President Wilson.
 When Chairman Homer S. Cumming of the national committee had been elected temporary chairman and es- corted to the platform they finally hushed and prepared to listen with close attentaion to his keynote ad- dress. Delegates expected something to cheer at. They were in the mood for it and they were not disappointed.
 MT. Cummings began in quiet voice. A few shouts of "louder" came from far back in the hall, but he had not proceeded far before the great thong was so still that every syllable was carried to the highest galleries. It was a long speech. MT. Cummings suggested that to hearers, but cries of Ego on" "take your time," met him. He drove his points home hard and his audience was elrt to cap them with shouted papproval. At one point he chided the Chicago platform of the republicans because it contained, he said, no word of hope for Ireland, no mercy for Armenia and because it Concealed sword" for Mexico Back among the alternates, woman leaped to her feet at the mention of Ireland, shouting hysterically some thing about British tyranny in Ire land."
 Cummings Speech.
 "That's the answer; we're not mem- bers of the league" Chairman Cum mings called back to her, but even as he spoke the sergeants at arms were moving dow nto prevent fur ther interruption and delegates, intent on their chairman's arraignment ot republicanpolicies shouted "sit down. , When MT. Cummings characterized the Chicago platform as master piece of veasion shout greeted the attack and moment later when he declared that the "old guard" had sold the honor of the nation at Chicago to name "reactionary candidate" 1t grew into a rooar punctuated with cries of "go to it," Chit 'em again, "that's the stuff"
 1 The chairman went through the history of the league from the first mention of it in diplomatic cores pondence before the United States entered the war to the second refus- al of the senate to ratify the treaty that contains it. He quoted utter. ances of Senator Lodge and the late | President Roosevelt as saying that some concert of powers must be form ed. He said the last of the fourteen points enunciated by President Will son had contained practically the language of article ten of the cove lnant and that no word had been raised then against it.
 "The real trouble with the treaty MT. Cummings said, "is that it was negotiated by a democrat" Uproar- ious applause welcomed the jibe l When the chairman called the roll of nations already in the league and asked the delegates if they wanted to hear also of neutral states that had or were about to join, shouts of "tell us" answered him. Nation by nation he named them and then ask ed if the delegates wished to know what nations had not joined the league. Cries of ives, yes, tell us' came from all parts of the floor.
 Revolutionary Mexico, Bolshevik- ist Russia, Unspeakable Turkey and the United States of America" he answered.
 A roar swept the hall that took minutes to quiet.
 When MT. Cummings concluded there remained but routine business l to be done and it was rushed through without incident and adjournment taken until tomorrow afternoon. i Meanwhile committees are at work |