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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1920
Page
4
The article argues Senator Harding secured nomination with no popular surge or spontaneity. Delegates chose him mainly to end the convention and go home. Colonel Harvey remains dissatisfied, having helped create a president but failed to dismantle the system, finding the electoral process unsatisfactory.
J Bruce Kreme opening speech sets a formal tone as Temporary Chairman Cummings defends the Wilson administration and the League of Nations. The article contrasts the Democratic stance with Republican reservations, praising Cummings as an impressive orator while condemning the Old Guard for sacrificing American honor.
Colonel Harvey, longtime Woodrow Wilson advocate, voices views from his Weekly on the Chicago convention outcomes. He argues Wood would have secured the nomination with better management and Lowden would have won if not for misused funds beyond his knowledge, noting public sentiment was not overwhelming for either candidate.
The piece notes a supreme court ruling affecting suffrage hopes in Tennessee by denying state power to alter amendment processes. It states Tennessee’s legislature is summoned for Aug 9 as Democrats seek a pro suffrage shift, while Delaware Connecticut and Vermont GOP leaders resist extraordinary sessions.
The President Wilson allies showed strength in the convention as Senator Glass was unanimously chosen for the resolutions committee chair. Senator Walsh, backed by Mr. Bryan, had considered the post but withdrew after a canvass indicated he lacked a majority. Administration forces have maintained control.
The article attacks new war weapons like a centrifugal machine gun and silent warfare while critiquing the 1920 political scene. It mocks Colonel House, Bryan, Johnson, Taft, and the Third Party movements, noting divisions in the Democratic and Republican camps and the Harding campaign's lack of poetic fervor. It reflects postwar anxieties and satirical political commentary from the era.
Montana newspapers report on A C Townley influenced moves, profiteer planks, and Republican and Democrat tensions. Articles cite Townley headquarters dictating candidate approvals, Harding’s coded remarks, oil-location rulings, schedule changes, and calls for broad auto tours as Midland Empire fair promos.
A collage of humorous exchanges from papers like Louisville Courier Journal Washington Star Baltimore American and Life. Jokes span statesmen vs demagogues, fashion misreads, reformers, thieves and finance with light, witty barbs and sly observations across multiple U.S. cities and publications.
A dialect poem by A Daly from 1920 mocks local vanity. The narrator notes a girl’s beauty and wealth of hair and eyes, yet questions whether love matters if the heart remains unmoved by mere looks. He seeks a partner with steadier character, not flattered by appearances.
Governor Cox presses ahead with plans to win the Democratic nomination for president despite being labeled an inebriate by Mr. Bryan. Birmingham Age-Herald notes the political clash as Cox pursues the race.
A collage of editorials and column snippets from Knoxville Indianapolis Birmingham Detroit Buffalo Boston Baltimore Chicago and Los Angeles, commenting on candidates and party strategies. Mentions Bryan Hughes Johnson Marshall La Follette Coolidge Wilson and G O P plans, with satirical notes on expectations and intrigue ahead of nominating conventions.
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