The Washington times., 1924-06-25
OIL SCANDAL BLAME IS
PINNED On PARTY
Of COOLIDGE
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blistering shafts Of June
sunlight. It bathed the floor
and platform.
Hull Attends Session.
Cordell Hull, chairman Of the
National Committee, who has sui.
6ered two collapses in as many
days from heat and overwork, at
tended today's session.
He sat quietly on the platform
under his Doctors orders and
took little part in the proceed
3ngs.
AisIes Are Cleared.
Sergeant-at.Arns Joe Hughes was
having tough time keeping people
off the floor. Bewildered by the
array Of badges. ornate and offici.
GUS looking, the New York cops
were allowing everyone who looked
important to stroll about at VIII,
with the result that the aisles were
choked and the floor looked more
like a mob scene than an orderly,
solemn convention.
''Get them off," pleaded Hughes.
Some were ousted but many We're
left.
At 1882 Senator Harrison, tenn.
porary chairman, began pounding
for order, despite the fact that
many Of the delegates were miss.
Ing.
"Clear the aisles,'' ordered Har-
rison after vigorous rapping failed
to make much impression. The cops
got busy and finally, after five min
utes' effort some semblance Of order
was secured.
"This convention is now going to
start" finally yelled Harrison. He
was becoming irritated. Vigorous
rRpping and renewed activities on
the part Of the cops and the spe-
cial officers finally cleared the
aisles and Harrison then got the
meeting under way by introducing
Bishop Gailor of Tennessee. who
pronounced the invocation.
Committees Report.
When the bishop finished. Sena-
tor Harrison called to the platform
Mrs. Leroy Springs. Of Lancaster,
8. c., to present the report of the
committee on credentials.
Mrs. Springs was the only cool
looking person in the humid garden.
She was dressed in white silk with
q large black picture hat and she
was sufficiently good looking to get
q great hand from all the male
delegates present. They stood mp
and cheered her.
She read her report in q clear
voice with a pleasing smile. Judge
T.. D. Ball, Of Houston, Tex, was
then recognized and presented the
report of the committee on perma.
nent organization. He recommend
ed the selection of Senator Thomas
j. Walsh of Montana and the
cheers that greeted this left little.
doubt OF the popularity Of the
famous oil investigator.
Judge Ball got cheer from the
New York delegation when he pro.
posed the naming of a woman for
vice chairman of the convention
Miss May Kennedy, of the Bronx.
The convention unanimously agreed
10 1t and with equal unanimity ap.
proved the whole report.
Senator Harrison then appointed
Q committee Of four-Governor
Trapp Of Oklahoma, lard Y. San.
ders of Indiana, Senator Ferris of
Michigan and Mrs. Alice Campbell
Good, Of New York--to escort Sena.
tor Walsh to the platform.
Tribute for Walsh
Senator Walsh got another ova.
ton as he took the gavel. He
shook hands with Senator Harrison
and all around the platform while
the delegates stood and appIauded.
Three cheers for Walsh" yelled
In Iowa delegate and they were
given with a win.
Ladies and gentlemen" said
Harrison, IT present you a real
Democrat, and the greatest investi.
gator in this country"
More cheers greeted this.
Finally an enthusiastic Texan
grabbed the Texas flag and started
around the hall with 1t. In a
twinkling there was a full.nedged
demonstration on for the grey.
haired, slight. oil prosecutor, in
which every State banner on the
floor was caught up and paraded.
It looked like q real boom for
WaIsh--already considered by his
friends as dark horse candidate
who VIM bear considerable watch.
ing. ~
The band struck up and gave the
nnarchers something to keep time
to. Senator Walsh called for a
chair and seated himself on the
rostrum and surveyed the scene
with smiling interest.
There were huge blocks Of empty
spaces in the delegates sections