The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-13

mOtlOQS. In0y get up anu tHCy
parade. They jeer at Wisconsin
and some of the men and women
from, the land OF the Dakotas who
sit and yawn. f~ .,.
The band hits up "Hail, HAIL"
which is a gang song and should
pop the cracker. a,s~
: But something has wet the pa
rade and as compared with sim
liar moments at past conventions.
the demonstration il decided
dumb dud.
Seconded By Grandmother. y
Order is restored without a dis.
senting voice, not even Wisconsin
protesting, and Mondell asks. with
satisfied smile whether there are
any other nominations, and before
anyone dares or cares to answer, he
announces that the nominations are
closed. s
A floor delegate moves that SEQ.
ending speeches be limited 10 five
minutes (each) which Is carried
with whoop of joy. Wisconsin
again forgetting to be itself. IS.
The first secOnder is a. woman,
Mrs. Florence Porter, of California.
The trap on the platform is lifted,
and amid yelps OF delight from the
other women and formal applause
Of gallantry from the men, q grand
IaOtherly. stout lady with white
hair fixed so that her ears snow.
"a black lace shawl over her ample
shoulders above lavender dress Of
old-fashioned design, talks Ia firm
and steady voice. t
She says nothing that hasn't feen
said before except that she seconds
the nomination, and retires amidst
brief but honest cheers.
The second seconder is Martin B.
Madden, Illinois Congressman and
Daddy of the committee on 1ppro.
priations in the House. Mr.. Mad
den has white curly hair. He reads
from handwritten memoranda. He
starts getting platitudinous, and the
gallery interrupts, but he goes on
and gets through; turning to the
chairman with a. glance OF injured
seRsibilities.
Gang Gets Hungry.
1t is considerably past 1 o'clock,
and the gang is hungry. So that
when Ex-Governor w. w. Hickney,
Of Vermont, next takes the stand
to testify for a fellow native son,
and let's loose a sharp voice that.
cuts clear through to the topmost
seat of the farthermost balcony,
he gets silence only for about two
paragraphs. ''':, ''.~,a
Encouraged, he starts into a third,
something about frugality or may
be 1t was taciturnity. Anyway, the
crowd doesn't want it. The last Of
the Hickney grafton is drowned out
and he retreats.
Charles H. Carey Of Oregon. fol.
lows. A little man who Isl a Judge.
at home but looks like an assistant
bool5keeper here, gets one solid
whang of approval when he an
nounces he will be brief.
When. he fails to keep faith with
that promise, there Is q rattle OF
noise and he wisely retrenches and
makes a graceful getaway
Mrs. Minnie j. Grimstead OF Kan
sas, succeeds him. She is also
past middle age and portly. She,
says s"ladies and gentlemen" and
she says. In a voice SO clear, laud
and ringing, that there Is wow
on the mere sound Of it. AS soon
as the crowd gets used to her
iaryngal delivery, however, 1t for.
gets all grititude for being able to-,
hear and all courtesy due the nilder
sex, and starts whistling. 81.
She Walks Plank.
Some one yells, speech loud
enough to be heard over Mrs. Grim
stead's mighty contralto, and the
laugh breaks up the party. She
finishes flushed and flustered and
walks the plank. .,t
i. M. Meekins Of North Carolina, 4
a stout, aggressive man In an ala
paca business suit, mounts with dig
nifty and confidence, seeming to
say they wouldn't listen to the
Others, but they'll hear me out, all
right, all right He. gets away IA,
high. At the first pause Of his
breath there is crackle OF sarcas.
tic applause. which disconcerts him.
Mr.. Meekins IL peeved and makes
no secret of 1t. The gang loves.
that, and goes after him. He walks
over and sits on the rail. as though
to say when you hoo6lums finish.
I'll begin again." n
1t takes the chairman, to get some.
order. Mr.. Meekins accommodates,
the razzing does, too. He tries to
Over-shout the gang, and he has
as much chance as La Toilette has
to be nominated by the same out.
fit.
He blares that he ia here to
second the nomination Of Calvin