The Washington times., 1924-06-25

&and hundreds Of reserved seats were
likewise untitled.
The third balcony. up under the
roof, was packed. This was the uns
reserved section, where the rule Of
first come first served obtained.
They were within q few feet of the
roof and suffered gameIy.
Just about the time Harrison sue.
ceeded in obtaining order q
hawler Of fans appeared on the
/ floor with his arms loaded and the
order disappeared instantly as the
perspiring delegates grabbed for
| them.
Raises Her ParasoI.
In the Oklahoma section which
was being burned by the sun, y
woman delegate raised q Japanese
parasol and she immediately became
the. target Of . mock Of photog-
| raphers.
The. photographers were hustled
Off the floor by indignant sergeants
at arms under Hughes direction.
The lady with the parasol was Mrs.
/ FraMk B. Lucas Of Oklahoma.
Kansas sent him up a bouquet
Of sunflowers.
The demonstration for Walsh ap-
peared to lose some Of it's pep after
| 1t had been In progress for some
minutes. 1t was steaming hot on
the floor and Precipitation flowed
down the faces Of the marchers.
They got hot finally and decided
to call it off.
Walsh. himself helped them by
pounding his gavel. The prone.
naders worked their way slowly
back to their seats, the banners
were returned and the convention
got settled in it's hot seats to hear
Senator Walsh chart the course of
democracy.
Commands Attention.
The Senator was the only man
In the assembly who had on q
frock coat. He hadn't been on the
platform five minutes before he
was perspiring generously down his
high-choking collar.
Walsh spoke slowly and with
great distinction. He held their
attention from the start. A year
ago he was Unknown to probably
80 per cent Of the delegates whom
he addressed, but today he was the
cynosure OF all eyes, and his name
is familiar to every Democrat In
the country. To the Democrats he
Is the man who gave the party one
Of the issues upon which It viii lay
great stress in the platform and on
the stump this campaign-the oia
scandal.
Taggart IL Active.
Tom Taggart. the Indiana leader,
who is backing Senator Ra1ston for
the nomination, did q good deal Of
quiet missionary work on the floor
OF the convention. today. He cir.
culated freely about the floor, con.
ferring first with one leader and
then another. He was frankly talk.
ing Ralston to them, and made no
bones about 1t,
Between his chats he found time
to deny rumors that had percblated
into the hall that Senator Ralston
was going to come to New York TO
refute stories spread by his rivals
that he Ia an "old, broken down
man."
mo such thing" said rageart.
Senator Ralston is going to stay
on his farm in Indiana, and let the
convention nominate him.
Walsh's criticism OF President
Coolidge for trying to "gtop" the
Investigations into members Of his
cabinet made a hit and was warm
ly applauded.
Charles the First. Of England
lost his head for pursuing such tao.
tics toward the British. House of
Commons" Walsh said, "and Cal.
win Coolidge may profit politically
by that example,"
This thrust got q great hand ana
there were cries from the floor 81:
again." -'
His mention Of woodrow Wilson
at the close Of his address brought
about another tumultuous demon.
stration.,
Again the enthusiastic onaa
srabbed up their State banners and
started the inevitable parade around
tho floor. This parade appeared to
be organized. Two businessIike look.
ing delegates with meRaphonas CIid
the directing and exhorted those
still sitting in their seats to get into
It. They didn't have much iuck.
however. As hot Il it was In the
seats, it was hotter marching. and
Is per cent of the delegates reused
to bulge.
The band kept the demonstration
going with "Tipperary" and "over
Anero flIskzkag
Dove Of Peace Appears.
1t was hard to tell who the dem.
onstration was for~-Waiah or wI.
son.
Give US Walsh" shouted several
OF the nnarchers.
"Hooray for Wilson," shouted
others.
No effort was made from the plat.
form to stop the show.
While 1t was in progress somebody
turned loose "a carrier pigeon, pure
white, and It flew over the heads
OF the delegates for several minutes.
THE dove Of peace" shouted sew.
eral on the floor.
The demonstration soon turned
into a general milling that seemed
to be for everybody. Georgia dele
gates went by the speakers plat.
form yelling for McAdoo, a few
New Workers. raised the name Of
Al Smith and New Jersey came
through for Silzer. 1t was any
body's old demonstration.
Senator Walsh found q little
difticulty in holding his audience
as his speech progressed. The hall
was getting hotter and hotter ana
not few delegates 6orsook their
seats and went away to seek
cooler places. A lot Of the specta-
tors did likewise.
Walsh finished at 1885.
Police Commissioners Enright was
introduced.