Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
Celebration In
Honor LA. Man
on Almost Hour
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Bill, Bill, we want Bill was
the chant set up and son it was go
ing on rythmatically all over the
garden. After the demonstration
had gone ten minutes-the longest
one staged vet at this Convention
it was necessary to furnish relief
for the goung men who had been
carrying Miss Normand. In the
crushing heat and almost breathless
congestion of the aisles, the young
chaps-J. J. Muma of Los Angeles
and Donald Younger of Santa Cruz,
had 10 call for assistance.
They stopped the parade mo-
ment for pictures and great shout
went up to push along. The spirit
WIS still willing but the heat of
the day was terrible and it was
hard to breathe.
After the demonstration had been
going ON 20 minutes all the ban
ners were still In line. Many of the
parading delegates including those
from California We're drifting back
to their seats. A huge white ban
ner with "California and McAdoo
was carried in the center OF the
line of march.
Howard Wade himsey was stand
ing on the speaker 5 rostrum, lead
ing the music and cheering. He is
professional community song
leader
Margerie Day of Los Angeles,
with lemon colored dress ana fig
eolOred hair-a beautiful girl of sun
ny California, was in the train of
Miss Normand and was caught in
the fiercest part Of the jam but
enjoyed herself immensely.
More 'Mac, Mae II do, then
the band swung into new air and
the milling was stin going on af-
ter 25 minutes had elapsed.
cover there began from the
loft when suddenly, led from the
Illinois and New York
delegations the chant Smith, Smith,
we want Smith started mp, answer
ing the McAdoo crowd increase the
volume cf their Mac, Mac, we
want Mac.
The opposing sides, standing on
chairs, shouted back and forth, each
trying 20 drown out the other and
soon the galleries. joined the con
test.
Set Up Oil Chant
A third chant, Ion, oil, don t
want oil started up in anti-Me-
AdoO section but it didn't gain gen
eral circulation against the others
because the whole demonstration
was in reality good natured and the
blowing off of the steam that has
been awaiting an exhaust under ar
tifieial pressure for days. The
beautiful Miss NOrmamd, just keep
ing her costume on and not much
more, under the wear and tear OF
being hoisted around from shoulder
to shoulder, and pulled first this
way and that by the surging was
taken up 20 the platform by The
four Gloria trumpeters. After more
than a full half hour the constant
pandemonium was still going tuii
blast. At 4:10 the demonstration
was still going full blast. The
Gloria trumpeters were still trum-
peting and the entire vast hay
was a seething mass of excited hum
anty.
+" America became the favorite
musical selection after the band
lad exhausted itself on California
favorites. The Gloria trumpeters
were turning purple with their ef-
forts.
Reports from the floor were that
the McAdoo people hoped 10 carry
the demonstration on for an hour
or more.
At 4:17 this demonstration had
been in progress for 43 minutes and
was going as strong as ever. A
great block Of delegates started up
a steady rhythmic cry of Mac,
Mac II do. 4" Texas and Montana
their standards up TO the
platform and the Gloria trumpeters
cut loose again.
At 4:28 Chairman Walsh pounded
for order. The demonstration had
lasted 54 minutes. George +. Bren-
nan of Illinois was recognized and
moved the convention adjourn nn.
til 1890 tomorrow morning. Bruce
Kramer seconded the motion.