The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11

There was fight in the con-
 vention over the platform with the
 hard-fought plank on the League
 of Nations. An attempt to substi-
 tute a minority report went down
 under a landslide of noes.
 When the convention reconvenes
 tomorrow morning it will he
 der an agreement to nominate
 presidential candidate before it
 ends it's session. All the nominat-
 ing speeches are to be delivered.
 all the seconding speeches will be
 limited to two for each nominee
 and for five minutes each.
 Under that agreement the con-
 ventiOn must finish its baIIoting
 before 1t ndjourns tomorrow night.
 leaving the nomination of a vice
 president for Saturday. The much discussed plank on the League of Nations is the one which had caused the long delay in bringing the platform before the convention. 1 As finally agreed upon in the resolu- tions committee and accepted by the convention it harmonizes the views
 
 which had threatened to bolt the party. PRESENTED BY WATSON The republican platform was finally brought before the convention hera soon after o'clock tonight Aftef hours of labor by committees and sub- committees and long periods of wait- ing on the part of the impatient dele- gates, it was presented by Senator Watson of Indiana, chairman of the resolutions committee.
 The treaty plank put the republicans on record for agreement among the nations to preserve the peace of the world" and declared the covenant for the league "signally failed" to accom- plish peace.
 The treaty plank further declared I that the league covenant "repudiated l to a degree wholly unnecessary and uniustifiable" the policies of Washing ton and Monroe
 i The unfortunate insistence of tho President upon having his own way without any change" the plank de- clared, required senators to vote their own judgment" "or submit to the commands of dictator" l The plank also approved the course I of the senators acting in opposition to 1 the covenant and pledged the repub- 1 lican administration "to such agree- ment with the other nations of tho world as shall meet the full duty of America to ivilization-without sur- | rendering the right of the American people to exercise it's Judgment and it's power in favor of justice and peace" The foreign relations plank was the | last of the platform and the perora- ] ton declared that the republican party l had ability to fulfill our world obliga- tions without sacrificing our national honor."
 HITCHCOCK BALKS There had been plan to run under forced draught tonight and besides disposing of the platform, finish all the nominating speeches and take ono ballot for President before adjourning the evening session. Frank H. Hitch cock &seld marshal of the Wood forces, however, objected to that plan because. he said, he expected General Wood to poll his minimum of votes on the first ballot and he did not want the voting stopped at that juncture. Four o'clock. the hour of reconven- ing. passed and the convention was not in order and there was no attempt to call 1t to order because the word had come that the resolutions commit tee was not ready to report on the platform.
 Delegates, alternates and visitors were fed up on the successive adjourn- ments and showed their impatience at the late start by intermittent bursts of applause and cheers from the floor and galleries.
 The convention managers were mak- ing no effort to start up. still waiting for the report of the resolutions com- mittee.
 At 4:4o o'clock, Chairman Lodge took the platform and directed the sec- retary to call the roll of states for nomination for members of the na- tional committee. Most of the commit- tee have been elected by their delega- tions and the changes have been an- nounced.
 RUMPUS OVER GEORGIA When California was called, the delegation passed. The first rumpus came with the call of Georgia. The ! name of Henry Lincoln Johnson. ths Atlanta negro, who figured in the Sem ate campaign expenditures investiga- ton as having handled Lowden funds in Georgia. was presented and pro- test made from the delegation. Chairman Lodge ruled that any dis- pute could be taken up later. The selection of Henry Lincoln Johnson. an Atlanta negro. as member of the republican national committee from Georgia. was con- firmed by il vote of the Georgia
 delegation. taken the floor of
 the convention. He got twelve votes, with three for his opponent, Roscoe Pickett. n white man. Senator Lodge declared Jo1inson elected and put it up to the conven- ton to signify it's approval. There was , loud chorus of ayes ap4 a loud chorus of noes. Senator L6dge broke the gavel whacking for order. Sem ator Lodge, however announced that Johnson was declared eIected UNCLE JOE IS SPEAK FER Chairman Lodge announced that the resolutions committee was on it's way ] to report and the crowd demanded to be entertained in the meantime. There were more shouts for Uncle Joe Cam non" and Senator Lodge, after ex- plaininr that Uncle Joe had asked 10 be excused. suddenly produced ths former speaker. looking fresh. hale and hearty. on the speakers runway. The movie men turned on the lights and shot few yards of film while the crowd stood and cheered for Uncle Joe"
 Picking up a glass of water from the speakers table. Uncle Joe held it aloft Tn the attitude of Liberty En- Tightening the World.
 The crowd got the point and roared. MT Cannon referred to the supreme courts decision upholding prohibition and declared solemnly that whatever the laws of the republic must stand
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