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Show NEIL M. MADSEN HOME FROM BIG TIME AT FRISCO GREATEST GATHERING IN HISTORY HIS-TORY Or NATION. Candidates and the Platform Adopted Adopt-ed tho Best Thought of the Wisest of Democracy's Many Leaders tho Country Over Keynoto Speech of Oummlngs Hits tho Right Spot. Nell M. Mndscn, democratic chairman chair-man for Cnrlwn county nml a dclo-gate dclo-gate to the recent big gathering nt Son Francisco, Cala., got back to Prico on Friday. It was most gratifying gratify-ing to him, ho says, to havo had the honor of representing Utah in such n great body of big men from tho country coun-try over. It is n rnra honor that is afforded few in their lives where otic has tho privilege of agisting in nominating a standard bearer and in placing before this groat nation for the approval of its pcopto a platform by which they arc to mnko their choice as to the twllclos of the party by whose principle thoy expect to be governed. "While this in my opinion wns tho greatest convention ever held by n tolitical party iu tho h'ut.irv of tho American coplo, I suppose n democratic national convention is not ho vastly different from n rcputillc.ut one. Hut on this ocension tin dtvw-rials dtvw-rials displayed more intmvU and moto enthusiasm. And with diffpr-ptocs diffpr-ptocs of opinion threslwd nut them co.ild possibly not Iihvp Icon grMlcr liMtmony. Frisco Is Dlfforent. "Hut Son Francisco is null different dif-ferent from Chicago n n eoiiwiition city an nnyono will testify who has visited both. The delegates are .thutit the sumo t,Ht of men In both jwrtinn. They grow enthusiiistio when tho nnmo of tho lenders nre montioncd. Tlioy shout for joy when their own good deeds arc recounted nnd they applaud with just n much spirit when tho ofpmitlon is lambasted. Hut the physical condition of the two convention were itbnut as wide apart as tho Ktlos. At Chicago Iho.v sweltered in crowded nnd poorly ventilated iidc-, while in San Francisco Fran-cisco tho tremendous crouds were comfortable lmth in body nnd mind. Tho real comimriwm coiiioh with llie .dcltvqry .of Jim keynoto speech by 'HomoV8. Cummttigst Few- critic, irrespective of party, bill what will , admit that in delivery ami a pleasing presentation of nrgumentH he put it over Henutnr Ixlge. It is conceded that Cummings wnlh u more powerful power-ful oice and with belter account if arrangements to help him made the inoro effective speech. The members of the press were more uppreeiative of I li( better wmking conditions In the Auditorium than at tho Coliseum, there hoing more room nt Ihoir desks and a lower temperature. At San Francisco wus displayed tho picture of our president, Woodrow Wilson, whilo nt Chicago Hooscvolt's wns tho ono used instead. When tho time caiiio for calling tho convention together tho big crowds had gathered. Tho convention con-vention hall wns filled to its utmost as were the gnllerii and lobbies nnd many thousands had to remain on tho ntitftliln. Convention Is Off. "Tho chairman, stepping forward nnd banging his gitjvol on tho table biuga out: "This convention will bo in order." At onco tho lid wns off. A squad of manned moved to tho front of tho rostrum, whila tho band nnd pipo rgnii broko Into "Tho Star Spangled Hanner." A flood of sounds rolled up from the floor nnd tho galleries gal-leries from tho enthusiastic crowds us it largo American flag cumo fluttering flutter-ing down behind tho platform. As tho national nnthem finished up mils tho flag toward tho canopy which gavo tho hall a tented effect. As tho flag was drawn it revealed hanging from tho pipe of tho organ iv large portrait of 1'residcut Wilson of lifo sixo and offeot mid immediately the baud breaks into "Hail to tho Cluof.' Tho delegate go to it full-lunged. full-lunged. Hats and flags are waited. Screams, shouts nnd jells fill tho nlr hh tho hnmitirs of tho various states are grabbed by the delegatus nnd are shimmied into tho islos. Tho demonstration demon-stration for Wilson lasted for inoro tlmn fifteen minutes. "Word cannot express tho thrilling thril-ling sensation of such n gathering. Tho education received from tho wonderful won-derful deliberations of orators nnd tho master minds of this groat nation, na-tion, who ut that convention drew up nnd framed in tho words of William Jennings Drnn, tho greatest platform plat-form over written by .my political pnftv in all tho ciyilized world c platform which was not presented to tlui convention until uftor days and hours of deliberation, and until aftor tho laborer and federations ot labor had been heiml, ho farmers and every ev-ery interest of tho common peoplo considered, foreign affairs discussed that conio under tho Icr. ' o of tuitions tui-tions profiteering to bo surpressod and big intoiosts curbed "When it came to tho nomination of ouididntes for president of tho United States lenewcd unthusinsm sprung forth, and upon tho nomination nomina-tion of Gov. James C. Cox of Ohio perhaps tli3 greatest demonstration ocr for n candidate for pn-sident wns witnessed. It lasted for more than thirty minutes, but when tho nnmo of William 0. McAdoo was offered of-fered thcro was an equal demonstration, demonstra-tion, which lasted for more than forty for-ty minutes. It camo from all direo lions of tho auditorium, but it lacked tho pep of the Ohio band, which added add-ed .much to tho demonstration for GdVcrnor Cox. "Utah delegates stood fast for Mo-Adoo Mo-Adoo nnd held faithfully to tho will of the stnto convention up to tho foit-ty-fourth ballot, but as tho hours went on nnd tho balloting continuod it wns being generally felt Mint Cox wns tho party's strongest cnhdldntc for our nation generally. The splendid splen-did record of Cox sjicaks for itself. Ho has beaten his oiwmnnt Harding enndidnto for president on the republican re-publican ticket in Ohio, which is overwhelmingly republican. "Tho choice of Franklin D. Hoosc-volt Hoosc-volt for vice president is in my opinion opin-ion certainly n tribute to tho boys of the scrvico as was so well explained by Secretary of tho Nnjvy Daniels in tho seconding of his nomination. This was made unanimous nmld cheers from tho delegates nnd galleries. "It Is evident tho American peoplo aro becoming more nnd more versed with tho affairs of government ,1s wns expressed on various occasions where oratory nnd debate could hot swing tho votes of delegation. Neither Nei-ther could they bo stampeded against their choice of candidates or principle." |