Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-27

Mrs. Carol Miller of Pennsylvan-
ia was next recognized.
| Mrs. Miller is q motherlys looking
woman, slightly gray hair, with a
soft, gentle smile. She was quietly
dressed and did not present a
striking or unusual picture when
she appeared on the platform. But
the fervor of her speech for Me-
iAdoo brought terrific demonstra-
tion at the end. She made a de.
cided hit and was given Il five min
lutte ovation.
Following Mrs. Miller's speech,
Samuel A. Schulk, Stroudsburg,
another Pennsylvania delegate, see
onded Senator Underwood S nomi-
nation.
Mrs. Clarence Renshaw of Pen
nsylvania was recognized and added
her voice to the seconds for Under
wood and Mrs. Mary L. Herbert
was then recognized-the fourth
from Pennsylvania to deliver Il
seconding speech and seconded the
nomination of McAdoo.
Women Are Prominent
Mrs. Leroy Springs of South Ca
rolina, a striking raven haired
southern beauty, dressed in white,
brought a good hand when she
appeared and seconded McAdoO s
nomination.
The next speaker was Mrs. Geo.
Fort Milton of Tennessee, who also
seconded McAdoO s nomination.
Mrs. Milton, a petite little bobbed
hair girl in black, spoke with great
vigor.
! Samuel A. King of Utah, second.
ed McAdoo.'s nomination also. APP
parently the McAdoo forces were
| trying to offset the effect of
Smith S demonstration yesterday by
turning loose torrent of second
speeches from as many states as
possible.
Nevada passed and when New
| Hampshire was called the delega-
ton stood and gave itself q cheer.
| lThereupon Fred Keefe of New Ham
pshire was recognized. He placed
Fred II. Brown, governor of New
Hampshire in nomination.
While the nominating speeches
were in progress, the soldiers and
sailors committee of New York is
sued n statement boosting Senator
Royal S. Copeland of New York at
the logical man to break the dead
| lock.
Silzer Given Ovation
New Jersey was next on the roll
and John A. Matthews of Newark
mounted the platform and nominal
ed Gov. Silzer. He was given Il big
hand.
! A small portable organ was
brought to the platform and a
Jersey male quartet sang Silzer
songs.
Illinois pulled up its standard and
| ioined in the demonstration. 1t was
the greatest that any of the fav-
orite sons had received up to this
! time.
Members of the police quartet
finally pulled out their police whis-
ties and sent up chorus of shrill
blasts above the din.
Shortest Speech
The appearance of Senator Swan
| son of Virginia to nominate his
colleague, Senator Carter Glass stir.
! red up more interest.
AT 4:10 p. m. the spectators
/ weary from the monotonous oratory
began filing out the galleries.
Gov. Lee Trinkle of Virginia
came in with n seconding speech foI
] Glass.
s. Virginia produced still third
. speaker iii Mrs. Kate Waller Bar
rett, who secondes Glass nominal
tion.
Mrs. Averill Beavers, state OF
Washington, brought the house
down by making the shortest ad
dress of the day.
1t was as follows:
"The State of Washington takes
great pleasure in seconding the nom
nation of W. G.. McAdoo. y
John II. Hold of West Virginia
took he. Platform to nominate join
w. Davis, one of the prominent dart
horses.
Adjourn Till Saturday
In placing John w. Davis befor'
the convention, an effort was made
to emphasize his career as n trus
buster and champion of liberia
measures.
Mrs. Izetta Jewell Brown deliver
ed the seconding address.
At this time conference wa
held on the platform, after whicl
+. II. Moore of Ohio declared a
soon as the seconding speeches wer
cleared away, the convention woul'
adjourn until $3.50 a. m. tomorrow.
Mrs. Brown received loud ar
plause when she concluded but ther
was no parading.
After the call of the roll was com
pleted, Ed H. Moore<of Ohio wa
recognized an dhe declared the plat
form committee would be unable t
complete its work until tomorrow
morning and he moved to adjur
until 9:30 o clock tomorrow morn
ing.
/. There were numerous seconds t
the motion. A delegate from Tel
nessee sought to have the motto
2. tabled but was ruled out of order.
{ The vote was then taken and tn
motion for adjournment carried II.
most unanimously.