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, HaIlelu-
| lah." Gov. Cox and Senator Lodge
carrying the Massachusetts standard
| marched around the hall with the
| other demonstrators.
Wisconsin Holds on.
Then the singers, led by the organ
turned to marching Through Geor-
gia.' During it all the Wisconsin
delegation sat silently in its seats
and a member of the South Dakota
delegation standing on a chair folded
his arms over the top of the state
from snatchng ii away and taking il
into the procession
The musician at the organ console
concluded with Maryland. My Mary
land, and after the demonstration
had been going on fifteen minutes
Chairman Mondell began rapping for
order Most all the delegates read
ily went back to their places. the
state standards were restored to their
positions and the convention got
ready Tor the business of hearing
DR.. Burton's nomination of the Presi.
dent, seconded in some five-minute
speeches.
No Other Nominations.
No other nominations wore o1.r
ed when the chair called for them
Neither the names OF Senator La Fol
lette nor Senator Johnson being pre-
sented. p-.
Mrs. Florence c. Porter of South
Pasadena. Calf, came to the plat
form TO make the first seconding
speech. Mrs. Porter, a motherly lady
with white hair, wore lavender
gown and black lace shawl thrown
about her shoulders. She spoke clear
ly 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 five
minutes I'D the convention eager to
get along with the business began
to call for him TO end il. The demon
stration, was wholly friendly, how
of Vermont came to make another
secondinE speech there were cries of
NO, no." and Time him." and Go
ahead with the nominations.
Delegates Cheer stickney.
convention showed its appreciation by
giving him d round of cheers.
Judge Charles H. Carey Of Oswego,
Greg, was next recognized for an
other secondinE speech.
After the brilliant speeches You
remarks from me-" he said in begin
ming. and the convention to signify
its complete agreement cheered and
applauded loudly.
Mrs. II. J. Grinstead of Kansas was
recognized next to deliver another
speech seconding the President S
nomination.
The convention had no difficulty in
hearing Mrs. Grinstead With a
voice which for volume and clarity
heard in the convention she startled
| the convention. Her Mister Chair
man" was an old-fashioned one and
| the convention came back with a
| roar of laughter and applause.
Mrs. Crinstea got through in about
| two minutes and the grateful dele
gates showered her with applau Sc
| and cheers and a volunteer commit
| tee escorted her back to her seat
| among the Kansas delegates.
Then came DR.. George l.. Cannon
| of New Jersey. He also had a second
| ing speech. Cannon is a negro Re-
| publican leader. and. although he had
| plenty of voice and vigor the dele
gates were getting tired of speeches
and wanted 20 vote.
Cannon Cuts speech.
The convention was no more eager
| to hear him than IL 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.
\. a: Elsberg Of Sew s, York ko,s was
then recognized to deliver another
| secondiDg speech.
Woman Catches Attention.
Mrs. Elsberg caught the attention
| of the convention by declaring:
| be cruel to me. won't be cruel to YOU
The convention agreed with wave
4, of laughter and heard her quietly
| and patiently. expecting her to full
| When the North Dakota name was
| read and seven votes were cast for
| Coolidge and six for Senator La Fol-
1ette. poll Of the delegation was
! called for and ordered. The Coolidge
| and La Toilette delegates Wed with
one another in the vigor Of their an
| nouncement of their votes. The con-
! vention cheered the Coolidge votes
| and booed and Kissed 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 VOte&.
When Wisconsin cast 2S votes for
Senator La Toilette and 1 for Coolidge
the galleries booed and Kissed 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
i 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 long and continuous
chorus Of ayes and the twenty-eight
La Toilette delegates from Wisconsin
entarAd mo" among the cries OF PUT
| EN- out4"
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