Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-14
COOLIDGE s VICTORY
NEARLY UNANIMOUS;
FOES STAND FIRM
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! he said, at a meeting last night, had
chosen Mr.. Soto for national COM
mitteeman. He asked the convention
| to recognize Soto
The motion to have the matter re
ferred went through, however
The chairman then recognized
Representative Ogden Mills, of New
York, to move the formal election
of the committeeman and commit
| teewomen which had just been
named. There was no dissent.
A delegation from the Defenders
of the Union then marched down the
center aisle, headed by Senator Will
lis, while the convention rose to it's
feet.
The veterans marched down,
| carrying their muskets, and the con-
vention sang Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp, the Boys Are Marching"
The delegation was composed of the
old guard of Columbus, Ohio. Then
on behalf of the convention, Chair
man Mondell thanked the old guard
for coming. The old men filed out
at carry arms to the accompaniment
of applause from the floor and gal
1eries.
Marion o. Humphreys, Maryland.
offered a resolution to limit second
ing speeches for nominations of
president to five minutes. The con-
vention was not long in adopting
that.
With that the convention went
to the calling of the roll for nOmi-
nations for president.
Alabama, the first state called.
yielded to Massachusetts, and Gov
ernor Cox, of Massachusetts, who
moved that DR.. Marion Leroy Bur
ton be accorded the privilege of plac-
inG in nomination the candidate of
Massa chusetts." SO as it turned
out DR.. Burton spoke as represent,
ing Massachusetts, the presidents
home, instead of Michigan, his own.
DR.. Burton, a tall striking figure,
/ stepped brisllly to the front of the
platform and salmly survey
ed the great audience, wait
ing for the applause and cheers to
die down so he could begin his
speech.
"Felow citizens of America, the
greatest country the world has ever
seen" he began, while the hall
rocked with cheering. Dr. Burton
spoke clearly and rapidly. He spoke
without manuscript, but followed his
prepared address generally, shorten
ing it here and there, but preserving
the sense of the speech he had pre-
pared and which undoubtedly was
approved by President Coolidge.
Discourages Applause
When Dr. Burton was stopped by
applause he remarked:
you know we appreciate your ap-
plause, but | wish you would Keep
quiet and wait until l have really
said something. | think this bust
ness of public speaking in America
is a vice, but remember IN TINS
speech | not only have to hear it, L
have to make it."
Here then" DIR. Burton said, as
he finished a word picture OF the
president, lis the man we have be-
fore u.s. Make no mistake. He IS
the type of leader for which Amer
lea is in dire need today"
DR.. Burton's peroration brought
the convention to it's feet with an
bathurst of cheering and applause
and the procession of delegates
started around the floor with Yer
mont in the lead.
Other delegates quickly followed,
CARRYING their state standards and
soon the aisles were choked with a
marching. cheering, shouting thronS.
There were some rebel yells inter
spersed in the demonstration.
Bows from Plymouth, VT, carried
a banner reading I'VE are all mem
bers of the home town Coolidge
| club"
/ At first the demonstrators did not
/ have the inspiration Of music to spur
| them on but soon they got going to
! the accompaniment of the band
which played II gallop. The demon
tration was all for Coolidge, noisy
but hearty one. The North Dakota
standard. from the delegation IN
which there are six La Toilette dele
! gates was carried into the process
! sion, but the South Dakota standard
! from the delegation having Johnson
| delegates failed to get in.
! The great pipe organ took up the
music and the electric lighting eff
fects were used to good advantage,
bathing the hall and the swirling
milling mass of cheering delegates
/ in different shades of light ranging
/ from bright sunshine to q twilight
| blue
Marchers Sing Hymn
The organ swung into the sOnorous
chords of Onward Christian Sol
diers," and the marchers took UP
the words of the grand old hymn as
| they marched about. When the or
ganist paused a second the croWd
whistled for more and joined in an
other stanZa.
The demonstration for Coolidge
WAS marked by orderliness.
Demo nstrations for candidates in
conventions often result in consider
able scramble and rough house, bu'
! it was not so with the demonstration
TODAY. After Onward Christian Sol
diers' had been sung with all Its
stanzas the delegates began taking
| their places in their sections, but the
old home town club encouraged a
new march. Women were conspicu
Gus in the procession.
Then the organist swung to the
Battle Hymn of the Republic The
cheering crowd got an inspiration out
of that and soon the roof was ring
ing with GLORY. Glory, HalleluJah,
/ Governor Cox and Senator Lodge,
carrying the Massachusetts standard
/ marched around the hall with the
/ other demonstrators.
The the singers. led by the organ
/ turned to Marching Through Geor
( gia." During it all the Wisconsin
delegation sat silently in its seats
and n member of the South Dakota
/ delegation. standing on a chair, fold
ed his arms over the top of the state
standard to keep passing delegations