FEAST OF EULOGY

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 140, 14 June 1924, Page 7

FEAST OF EULOGY

"GOOD FEELING" DEMONSTRATION.

aUBTB.4tUN-SIW ZBAIAND CABLE ABSOCIAHOH.) CLEVELAND, 12th June. After Dr. Burton's nominating speech at the third day's session of the Republication Convention there occurred a scupalled "good feeling" demonstration, a sort «f political deification of the President, in song, cheering, and' tumult. Mrs. Porter, a Califoraian delegate, a silver-haired old lady, in seconding' the nomination, made a' speech relating California's confidence in Mr. Coolidge. . She.is the first woman accorded this honour. There were five other nominating speeches, chiefly of broad eulogy, before the balloting began, resulting inevitably in the quick nomination of Mr. Coohdge for the Presidency.

Mr. Coolidge's nomination, however, was not unanimous. A little-expected unpleasantness occurred when North Dakota gave Senator La Follette six votes and South Dakota cast ten for Senator' Johnson, of- California, and Wisconsin ■ cast 28 for Senator La F6l\ lette. _ Mr. Coolidge|s majority, there-' fore, in the first ballot amonnted to 1065 votes.

The recalcitrants were highily unpopular, being violently shouted down by Mr. _Coolidge's partisans, who made their displeasure known' in a lengthy carnival of boo-ing. . The chairman, Mr. F. W. Mondell, then asked that the vote be made unanimous, but the small minority had strident voices, and Mr. Mondell concluded with . the following ' contradictory remark :"I therefore declare the nomination of Mr. Cooh'dge unanimous, with the exception of. a few votes," whereupon the Convention adjourned for the recess.