The Moving picture world (May 1922)

260 MOVING PICTURE WORLD May 20, 1922 ending this nomination, also praised Cohen for his work. He said that the Indiana organization had sent Ed Bingham of Indianapolis to Washington, unannounced, to investigate charges made against Cohen by the latter's opponents, but found them to be untrue. He, too, said he was proud to participate in the nomination for the re-election of Cohen. "New York sold him to Indiana," said Mr. Schmidt, "and we will stick to him to the end. We have investigated the charges and found them to be baseless. I cannot understand the attitude of the New York delegation. I don't comprehend the action of that state in going back on him. It is illogical. This is the happiest moment of my life and with that feeling I second the nomination of Mr. Cohen." Great Demonstration With the nomination of Cohen and its seconding, the convention at once seemed to again fiy into a demonstration that threatened to part its delegates. But the shouts of cheer for the president were drowned by the hisses of the New York delegation and Cohen was lowdly cheered and applauded for fully three minutes. M. T. O'Toole of Scranton, in also seconding the motion, spoke praisingly of Cohen and likened him to General Grant, saying "Let's keep our old commander." Fred Herrington of Pittsburgh asked for an opportunity to talk, presumably to add his indorsement to the nomination, but the chair refused to recognize him. Meantime, shouts of "Steamroller!" again came from the New York side, but these cries were ignored by the chairman, who asked for other nominations, but none was offered. Despite boisterous protests from those taking exceptions to the procedure, the chairman asked for a vote and immediately a shout of "Cohen !" rang out, while the protests of the New York faction and Harris were drowned by the noise that ensued. Call for O'Reilly Harris ran down the aisle to the foot of the rostrum and demanded he be heard. But Brylawsky declined. The crowd threateningly demanded he sit down, but he defiantly faced his audience and succeeded in pointing out to Brylawsky the error of his way. He started to talk when protests came from the Cohen coherents. "Give O'Reilly a chance!" shouted someone in the California's delegation. "Yes, give O'Reilly a chance to talk," repeated a New Yorker. Brylawsky pounded his gavel time and again, but in vain. Again the demand for' O'Reilly was hurled at the Chairman. O'Reilly arose and sought recognition, but the chairmati insisted that he take his seat and refused him the privilege of talking. "Steamroller! Steamroller!" cried out the New York delegation in unison. But Brylawski was firm and declined to recognize O'Reilly. Barnard Edelhertz of New York sprang out of his seat, dashed by his friends in the New York section and down the aisle where he forced the chairman to recognize him. A Mysterious Constitution "1 want just a minute to make a parliamentary inquiry," started off Ekielhertz. "Very well, proceed," ordered Brylawsky, "but confine yourself strictly to that inquiry." "Under what parliamentary rules are you acting as you are ?" "This convention heard the report of the committee on rules and we are operating under those rules. That is all, please be seated." And with this the chairman emphasized his order with the pounding of the gavel. Edelhertz insisted that no rules had been adopted, that the delegates had not been given the opportunity to pass on the constitution. "That constitution you refer to," he said, "was not passed by the convention. It was passed by nineteen men behind closed doors. We don't know what its provisions are and I demand that you show it." "Out of order," cried out the now per Total Votes Arizona 1 Arkansas 7 North California 6 South California 5 Connecticut 5 Delaware 1 Georgia 2 Illinois 27 Indiana 13 Iowa 11 Kansas 8 Kentucky 11 Louisiana 8 Maine 4 Maryland 6 Massachusetts 16 Michigan 13 Minnesota 10 Mississippi 8 Missouri 16 Nebraska 6 New Hampshire 2 New Jersey 12 North Carolina 10 North Dakota 3 Ohio 22 Oklahoma 8 Oregon 3 Eastern Pennsylvania 21 Western Pennsylvania 15 Rhode Island 3 .South Carolina 7 Tennessee 10 Texas 18 Virginia 10 Washington 5 West Virginia 6 Wisconsin 11 District of Columbia 3 New York 43 plexed chairman, appealing to O'Toole. A motion then was made that a roll call of the states be taken on the Cohen candidacy. Again cries of "Let's hear from O'Reilly" filled the air, but Brylawsky purposely ignored them, his eyes still fixed appealingly on O'Toole, who was apparently as puzzled as the chairman on the situation that developed. Mr. Steffes came to the rescue. He was recognized and made a plea that O'Reilly be recognized. The chair was forced to do so and cheers greeted the president of the New York exhibitor organization. In giving O'Reilly the floor Chairman Brylawsky stated, "Although I consider this a violation of parliamentary procedure I grant you the floor." Mr. O'Reilly said he was surprised that New York had been given the chance to talk through a request made by the representative of another state. "New York," he said, "is here with the interests of the exhibitors in general. All we want is fair play. We want this roll call so that New York's vote may be recorded." Not L-onen Nays Passed Votii 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 27 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 13 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 13 1 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 39 0 0