Evening star., 1924-06-12

and solidiy behind the coolids'
Then Representative Madden of II.
linois took the platform and delivered
another seconding speech.
Mr. Madden ran well over the fv'
get along with the business be9ar
to call for him TO end if. The demon
stration was wholly friendly. how
ever, and when former Gov. Stckne.
OF Vermont came TO make anothe
seconding speech there were cries Q
NO. no." and Time him., and "Gt
ahead with the nominations"
Delegates Cheer sttekney.
Gov. Sickney- was brief and th'
convention showed its appreciation b.
giving him a round Of cheers.
Greg, was next recognized for an
other seconding speech.
After the brilliant speeches 70,
have heard you require no extended
remarks from me-" he said in begin
ming. and the convention TO signif!
Mrs. H J. Grinstead of Kansas wa.
recognized next to deliver another
speech seconding the President:
nomination.
The convention had no dif6culty ir
hearing Mrs. Grinstead. With d
voice which for volume and clarity
put to shame any other speak el
heard in the convention she startled
the convention. Her Mister Chair
the convention came back with 8
roar of laughter and applause.
Mrs. Crinst cad got through in a bout
two minutes and the grateful dele
and cheers and volunteer commit
tee escorted her back to her seat
among the Kansas delegates.
Then came DR.. George E. Cannon
of New Jersey. He also had second
publican leader, and. although he had
plenty of voice and yigor 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.
Chairman Mondell admonished the
galleries to be quiet and let the busi.
ness of the convention go on without
Interruptions.
then recognized to deliver another
seconding speech.
Mrs. Eisberg caught the attention
of the convention by declaring:
Ladies and gentlemen. if YOU won
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
Coolidge and six for Senator La Fol
lette. a poll Of the delegation wa'
called for and ordered. The Coolidg,
and La Toilette delegates We'd with
one another in the vigor Of their an
nouncement of their votes. The con
yention cheered the Coolidge vote
and booed and Kissed the La Follett'
votes.
The poll did not change the result
it's purpose being to record those voting
for Coolidge.
La FoIketse Gets - Votes.
When Wisconsin cast IS votes 70
Senator La Toilette and l for Coolidg'
the galleries booed and Kissed agail
and there were shouted demands 4
platform. He was Thomas Scott o
After the result had been an
nounced to the convention the chai
recognized Thomas Scott of Wiscon
sin. the lone Coolidge delegate il
the Wisconsin delegation.
He moved the nomina tion Of Presi
dent Coolidge be made unanim Gus
s. y Way Of South Dakota also pre-
sented the same resolution.
There was a long and continuou!
chorus Of ayes and the twenty-eigh
La Toilette delegates from Wisconsin
entered NO" among the cries Of 'Pu
'em OUT
with the exception of a very few
voices the nomination Of Calvin
Coolidge is made unanimous" an
nounced Chairman Mondell
After leaving the platform MI
Scott took a seat among the Vernon
delegates and did not return to hi
chair in the Wisconsin section.
Charles B. Warren Of Michigan theI
til $3.50. and before the motion coult
be put or voted upon the convention
was on its way to luncheon. The brie
rest pc eriod preceded the baiiotine 10
Vice President. which gave promis'
OF running the convention into pro
longed night session.
Gov. Blaine of Wisconsin gave ou
the following telegram which he hat
received from Senator La Follett
during the balioting:
please convey to every mem be
of the wisconsin delegation my pro
found feeling Of admiration for tn
gallant fight you have made. Wis
consin is proud Of you. You hav'
yIndicated the confidence and esteem
Of millions Of Prosressives the ma
tion over. This is a time for un
compromising devotion TO principle
and YOU have given il in full measure
With affectionate and abiding resarf
for every one of YOU.
"ROBERT NJ La TOILETTE"
Nomination PrearvanEeA.
The nomination Of President Cool.
more of a preordained fornality thar
adoption OF the platform proved te
be last night when the CONVENTION
Overwhelmingly accepted the orar'
agreed upon by the resolutions com
mittee after much discussion. but with
only one member. Represen tatfve
Henry A. Cooper OF wisconsin. dis
senting.
All Of the delegates came to C1eve.
land informed well in advance that
President Coolidge would be nomi-
mated and also that the customary
motion to declare the choice unani-
NOUS would be blocked by the Wis
consin followers Of Senator La Fol-
lette, who stood-or, rather, sat.-to
the end last night against the major
strators-
The vice presidential nomination
however. was another story. Days
and nights OF milling, maneuvering
canvasAng, comforting. deciding and
undeciding. had failed to crystalline
Of time on q candidate for second
place on the ticket.
Several times little group ot
bleary-eyed men" sathered in the
room of some leader. thought the!
had settled the matter But they
hadn't, and those who were not toe
tired to remember saw I'm this situa
tion the fulfillment of another
wish Of President Coolidge, whose
hands-o off policy was characterized b,
his expressed hope that the conven.
ton itself would ind and nominal.
his running matA