The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-08
HARDING GIVEN
5-MINUTE CHEER
Chosen Permanent Chairman
OF Republican Con-
vention
FORD JOKE is SPRUNG

nj convention was delayed In
getting started today.
Outside Il rainod INCREASINGLY.
An amending flock OF taxicaha
poured out their stream OF delegates
and visitors
Tho band changed tactics today.
and instead OF playing Chopin and
other classics, put n little more pep
into things by swinging OFF occa.
sionally into Goodbye. Girls. Z"
Wearing OF the Green" and some
OF the more lively tunes OF the day.
Uncle Joe 10 peeved
Senator Harding arrived at 1906
with his faithful parliamentarian
Representative w. 3. Bennett OF
New York at his elbow.
Ono usher had the hardihood 10
stop Uncle Joe Cannon as tho for.
mer speaker was meAndering down
the aisle toward the space marked
off for the Illinois delegation.
where's your badge7" the guard.
ian demanded.
Uncle Joe suffered.
Young man." he remarked. shin.
ing an unllghted cigar into his left
hand. and dropping the other arm
over tho guards shoulder. my face
ouRn, 70 DC my oaus.' nn' ana
a, ,nie momon, ~ delesn'es from
I.luois ana ehowhero ran over.
steam rollered tho guard, and
brought Cannon along. which those
VINO haa watched inc scene sp-
plauded.
Monsignor Francis G. Kelly FER
vently prayed for wisdom and Al
mighty guidance In tho deiibera-
lions OF the convention.
bless every motive and thought
OF ours that IL done with the idea
OF pleasing thee" no concluded.
Cuts Hymn Short
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nor, sena,or swoo, s1rrnxss
and .o renor,rs hnlnw rivsr /.
round Of applansn n. he annear,s
The sir4, spon,aneous o1,hrcaI,
Of tho rcppbllcan oopveution came
when Senator Harding was made
permsnent chairman hv tho aaon.
ton OF tho committee report. max.
lng the temporary organization
permanent
stAruhs ilrst Ni,h soat'ered ap
pianse. the ieinohsuation gradual
h.Icas'o' anu IN TWO OF lnree
minutes VI" enure convention "as
y" ~ 's.. ene.Iia 49,,
me NATURALIZATION iAs1sa NV
nn,nu,es
"a noon ns ena'rnAn war
Nn OF Micnisan' OF me rules com
.nlt'ee. came on .ns ps,ior'n "l,u
az spo',. ouuinins ,he tuses %
tns lsVs Convention adopted as inc
Fu.s o. Tao present convention
Nns sno Auoienoo sat poh.op
aule~
Inc rtues oomnit,ees report was
aaoptea' d.
( Nhauncsy 81 p-pe" tnen ha
dressed the convention. The Cd
lect Was 20 MI .u'ne. awaiting re
port OF the resolutions committee
as wen as TO cut loose some good
oid-fashioned oratory.
I Depew In his speech rprang The
first Ford joke on a national con
ventlon. and got away with H.
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wha, rou,Ins
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AS,sr 1octev,nv for ,os,,,o, ,h.
crawd wortca M 30 ,ho no,,, =
arislng--ln spots--and cheered en-
Enthusiastically II sporadically.
Harding stood modestiy smiling
banging his gavel on the two.inci
oak plank ana striving TO head OF
his friends.
IT Is very great honor" SAT-
Harding. In accepting his new JOB
i I'm oeliever IN the Keeping o
compacts, and u was insisted IL
were maze permanent CHAIRMAN
that ! "ouln not make a speech
ana I'm gong 70 Keep that com
pact.
Inc chair caliea TOT report o