Evening star., 1924-06-12

Home Town Club encouraged a new
march. Women were conspicuous 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
ringing with GLORY, Glory, Hallelu
| jah." Gov. Cox and Senator Lodge
carrying the Massachusetts standard,
marched around the hall with the
| other demonstrators
J Wisconsin Holds on.
Then the singers, led by the organ,
turned to "Marching Through Geor-
ga. During il all the Wisconsin
oeieEaton sad silently in its seats
ana a member of the South Dakota
| delegation standing on a chair folded
his arms over the top of the state
| standard TO keep passing delegations
from snatching il away and taking il
\ INTO the procession
! The musician at the organ console
! concluded with Maryland. NV Mary
iand. and after the demonstration
| nau been going on fifteen minutes
CHAIRMAN Mondell began rapping for
order Most all the delegates read
| iiy went back to their places the
| state standards were restored TO their
| positions and The convention got
ready for the business of hearing
DIT. Burton's nomination of the Presi.
dent' seconded in some five-minute
No Other Somfna tSons.
NO other nominations were offer
ed when the chair called for them.
;>eltner the names of Senator La Fol
sented Pe
Mrs. Florence c. Porter of South
Pasadena, Calf, came TO the plat
form to make the first seconding
speech. Mrs; Porter, mctherly lady
gown and black lace shawl thrown
about her shoulders. She spoke clear
~ and earnestly and smilingly The
convention frequently interrupted her
with applause when she was declar-
ing that "California stands Loyalty
and solidly behind the Coolidge
| ticket
Then Representative Madden Of IL
linois took the platform and delivered
another seconding speech.
| Mr.. Madden ran we'll over the fve
| minutes nd the convention eager to
| get along with the business began
| stration was wholly friendly. how
| ever, and when former Gov. Stickney
| of Vermont came to make another
| seconding speech there were cries OF
NO. no. ana Time MIN, anu bc
| ahead with the nominations.
Delegates Cheer Stickney.
Gov. Suckney was brief and the
| convention showed its appreciation by
giving him a round of cheers.
Judge Charles III. Carey of OSweSo,
Greg, was next recognized for an
other seconding speech.
After the brilliant speeches you
| have heard you require no extended
| remarks from me-" he said in begin
ming. and the convention to signify
| its complete agreement cheered and
applauded loudly.
Mrs. H. J.. Grinstead of Kansas was
recognized next to deliver another
speech seconding the Presidents s
The convention had no difficulty in
hearing Mrs. Grinstead. With a
voice which for volume and clarity
put to shame any other speaker
the convention. Her Mister Chair
man" was an old fashioned one and
the convention came back with a
roar of laughter and applause.
Mrs. CrinSt cad got through in about
two minutes and the grateful dele
gates showered her with applause
and cheers and volunteer commit
tee escorted her back to her seat
among the Kansas delegates.
Then came DR.. George f. Cannon
OF New Jersey. He also had a second
ing speech. Cannon is negro Re-
publican leader and although he had
plenty of voice and vigor the dele
gates were getting tired of speeches
and wanted to vote.
Cannon Cuts Speech.
The convention was no more eager
to hear him than it was any of the
other seconders, but he got through
with some Interruptions by cutting
his prepared speech in half.
ho odp iSh hed he
galleries to be quiet and let the bust
ness of the convention go on without
Interruptions.
N. A. Elsberg of New York was
then recognized to deliver another
seconding speech.
Woman Catches Attention.
Mrs Elsberg caught the attention
of the convention by declaring:
Ladies and gentlemen, if YOU won't
be cruel to me. won't be cruel to you"
The convention agreed with wave
of laughter and heard her quietly
and patiently, expecting her to full
fill the promise to make it short.
When the North Dakota name was
read and seven votes were cast for
Coolidge and six for Senator La Fol-
lette, a poll of the delegation was
called for and ordered. The Coolidge
one another in the vigor of their an
nouncement Of their votes. The con-
vention cheered the Coolidge votes
and booed and hissed the La Toilette
votes.
The poll did not change the result
it's purpose being to record those voting
for Coolidge
La Toilette Gets 2S Votes.
When Wisconsin cast % votes for
Senator La Toilette and ] for Coolidge
the galleries booed and Missed again
and there were shouted demands to
bring the lone Coolidge delegate to the
platform. He was Thomas Scott OF
Kenosha, Wis.
After the result had been an
nounced to the convention the chair
recognized Thomas Scott of Wiscon-
sin, the lone Coolidge delegate in
the Wisconsin delegation.
He moved the nomination of Presi-
dent Coolidge be made unanimous.
S. Y Way OF South Dakota also pre-
sented the same resolution.
There was a long and continuous
chorus of ayes and the twenty-eight
La Toilette delegates from Wisconsin
entered NO among the cries OF Put
,em out"
with the exception Of very few