The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-18

AA0O, nAap4y AOOAAnS SCAtAOAA~A WAAS'
In business-like and snappy speech
told the delegates why Senator Oscar
Underwood was their ideal candidate.
To him fell the honor Of arousing the
convention to the first really sponta-
neous demonstration so far. (That
word demonstration" Is overworked.
but 1t is the only one that fits.) Mr..
Johnston said Mr.. Underwood had
asked him to place before the conven-
ton his views on certain matter in
unmistakable language. He did SO.
and when he named the Ku Klux Khan
the first outspoken mention of the
organization-abo half the delegates
leaped to their feet with wild war
whoop that indicated they shared en-
Enthusiastically in the Alabaman's con-
demnatory attitude toward the elm
visible government" The shouting
ran like wildfire through the hall and
one after another state standards we're
wrenched from their sockets and car
ried into the procession that quickly
formed. Not all Of them, by any
means, and there were bitter struggles
over some that did get into the parade.
Most OF the New England, northern
and western states followed Alabama
and New York into the anti-Klan dem
onstration. AS a general thing the
strong McAdoo delegations kept their
seats and held their standards fast.
Not until the band leader, showing
unwonted tact, started up America"
which all could join In with good
grace, was the tumult In the conven-
ton claimed. Enthusiastically. those
in the hall who belonged to or sym
pathized with the Khan had sat silent
under the jeering cries OF 'kleagle"
directed at them.
Senator Joseph T. Robinson, Of Ar
kansas. having been put in nomination
by former Governor Brough, briefly.
neatly and with little resulting fuss,
the clerk called:
California"
McAdoo's Name Presented
For this the McAdoo forces had
been waiting on the edges Of their
chairs and to the accompaniment Of
wild cheering forest Of California
flags, bearing the bear, sprang up
where the McAdoo delegates were
thickest, and smaller clumps wherever
in the crowd were few votes the
Californian had corralled. To the front
Of the platform stepped former Sena-
tor Phelan, looking like a page from
the history of twenty-five years ago,
and presented at great length the
claims of his candidate. Laying stress
on McAdoo's record of good service
rendered his country and the fact that
he shared in the work and ideals Of
Woodrow Wilson. Mr.. Phelan did his
level best. His speech was full OF
good things, but he couldn't hold the
attention of the overheated audience.
Men and women wandered through
the aisles and those who remained in
their seats chatted with their neigh
bors until the hall was filed with
murmur that must have been rather
dismaying to the speaker. However,
he had the satisfaction Of knowing
that he was being listened to by hun
dreds of thousands OF radio addicts
throughout the country. Chairman
Walsh finally grew angry and told the
audience what he thought Of their
discourtesy, and then they relapsed
into quietude for few moments.
Even the McAdoo enthusiasts were
glad to have Senator Phelan arrive
at the elimination Of his address, for
it gave them chance to bust loose"
They wanted to show the Smithites
and all the others how numerous and
how determined they were. Califor-
nj. naturally led the dance, her men
and women bedecked with gay colored
handkerchief In the van was carried
a pretty young girl dressed as Miss
Columbia" and following her was a
quartet Of white robed angels playing
tr-lmpets. Texas, Pennsylvania and
dozen other states helped out with