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AMBASSADOR BRYCE INTRhEsTEp.
Just before the convention was called 10
order Ambasaador Brvoe n,,shed b,a vav
forward m ro,, rh The crowd an tbs nj. tsor,,,
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- % he o,o 20 inc oano sNueH up D'x,@.
VI course the Southern delegate0 nad 70
give the Rebel yell. whether they were
ever rebels or not. and that started quite a
soene.
It was 1928 when Tepnporarv Chairman
Burrowa vhacked tbo tahle With his gava,
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sl'o ins'ah'y ~ hush 'eI on 'r1 S!eet as-
aa'h 'he l@v' "nmm W.
"aeers OF Cnioago' an Ep,scopaI minister,
a very handsome and dignified man. stepped
forward and tho assemblage rose and lis
tened attentively to the opsnlng prayer.
Chaplain Waters for the first mart Of hia
invocation rad tha nraver In tba FniaoonaI
d. ,,a. ro,,, g.. th. nnr,,,L... - az Ir,,ssI
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S'~'oS oiio snon aooco W III
Lord, our Heavenly Father. tho high
and mighty ruler OF the universe. who dost
from Thy throne behold all the dwellers
upon earth. most heartily do we bsseech
Thee with Thy favor to behold and bless
Thy servant. the President OF the United
States, and all others In authority. and 20
replenish them with the grace OF Thy holy
spirit that they may always incline to Thy
law and walk in Thy way.
Endow them plenteously with heavenly
shts sran' 'nesh IN nsatn sna p.ospsr'sy
everlasting 10y and felicity; and Oh. most
gracious God, we humbly besssoh thee as
for the people Of these United States. so
especially for this national Republican oon-
vention here assembled. thas Inou wouidst
oe piSaseo i" uHsSs snu plospeI al 'ren
't sIorw snd ~. " ssfstw NV honor = sna w.,fars =,
INV nsonie
Take away all hatred and prejudice and
whatsoever else may hinder us from perfect
union and concord. that all things may be
90 ordered and settled BY their endeavors
upon tne pest ana suIess ioundaslon thas
psaoe sna nappihsss. slu.n snu Justice. re-
ne Sor All saosrati"ns sr tor Thsss snd ali othar
nscessa riss for ths ynsmbsrs of thia con-
vention and for the nation at large we humbly
beg In the narss Of Jesus Christ. our most
blessed Lord and Saviour. who has taught
US when We pray to say; Our Father. who
arr IN neaven. nSiio"oH ee tny hame' lhy
s,nsaoM a. 40 % @ m ~ .s,s aJ.s Ja On san S.nn
hrsad and forgive ms our tresnsc.ss as ws
forgive those who trespass aaainst us. and
lead us not into temptation. but deliver US
from evil. for Thine Is the kingdom and the
power and the glory forever and ever.
Amen
uREDENTIAIS COMMITTEE.
Harry M. Daugherty, vioe-ohairnaan Of
the committee on credentials, was the first
to be recognized by Chairman Burrows.
Mr.. Daugherty got up to ssy that the COM
mittee had finished It's labor after remain
ing In continuous session until $50 O'Clock
this morning, fifteen hours altogether; that
Il had heard all the contests and would mako
it's report In less than an hour.
1t had been expected that this committee,
with the fight put up by the allies. would
delay the convention, and this announce
ment caused quite STIR
one OF those interesting httie incidents
of convention followed when chairman
BURROWS announced that Henry Baker OF
ana Judge james ID. Oonnor OF
Indiana delegates TO the hepuoican con-
vention OF 1850 were present ana that ne
would introduce them to the convention.
MIR. Baker was the first to appear. dc
waited second or TWO Tor the other vet
eran, Judge Connor' who stepped out and
stood oehde him wmle the convention got
70 It's feet 10 cneer these TWO OLD men VINO
nad been present az the party's pirth.
1t was then time Tor the parade OF the
marohing oiuos, wnioh had oeen arranged
IS one OF the side shows OF this convention.
It began with the Americus Club OF Pitts
burg. which marched IN to the tap OF drums,
passing through the hall In front OF the
from east TO west. Inc marcners
carried striped umbrellas some with the
stars and stripes and some plain black and
yellow. The pennsylvania delegates rose
and as the club marched through the hall
he rafters rang with the regularly repeated
shouts OF tine Pennsylvanians. Knox,
knox, Knox,
BOSS cox's RoorERs
Then came the Blaine Club from Circin-
,ati. George B. Cox's bunch OF rooters. all
ieoked out In red ties, gray ton hats and
black cutaway coats. The Taft delegation
rom Ohio made q great uproar over the
Blaine Club, A good many Of the members
u this club who have had lean piokings
'ince Secretary Tart made that Akron
speech OF his are said 70 hke Mr. TAFT about
u much as the devil likes prayer book.
out my! didn't Charles r. Tart. ex-*iov.
derrick' Arthur l. 'orys and the ohioans
'hout for these original Blaine men, but
here were no shouts from the Blaine men