Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-08
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Chicago, June 1.-THE republican
national convention assembled in tthe
Coliseum today. heard Keynote
speech delivered by Senator Warren
IG Harding, OF Ohio, perfected an or
iganization and adjourned until IL
O'Clock tomorrow morning. II all
took just two hours and IN it's lack
of demonstration or outbursts OF any
kind and Its strict attention 20 the
business In hand, was reminiscent Of
tho Philadelphia ehnvention Of 1890
that non mated sseItinley and Roose-
Welt
For one hour and twenty minutes.
senator Harding. the temporary
chairman, delivered a carefully pre-
pared speech, punctuated in the tell
ing points with brief periods OF hand
clapplng and applause. but at no time
did demonstration occupy more than
/ II half minute by the. watch.
! Moves Like ClockworK.
| The convention was twenty-five
minutes behind the hour arranged for
It's assembly but when Chairman
Hilles Of the republican national COM
mittee. brought down his gavcl ut
| l11;25 o'clock II moved quietly and
with precision until Adjournment at
LES.
Those Of the old-tine leaders who
used to march down the aisles to their
seats to the tune of an uproar. walked
In today almost unreeognized. ".
Murray Crane, Senator Lodge, Reed
smoot and lot of the others came
In practically unnoticed probably be-
cause majority OF the delegates did
not even know them by sight. Chaun-
cey Depew was surrounded by a small
admirlrg group. Senator Pcnrose got
n reception from his own delegation.
Governor Whitman was recognized by
some, but on the whole the conven-
ton was more Interested in wonder
ing what was going on In the audi
torium than II was in tho arrival OF
tho men who hitherto have decided
what the convention should do With it.
self.
Hall Is Crowded.
Tho hour for assembling was yet
for II o'clock but there was no sem
blance of order at that time and no
one made any pretense of securing II.
The delegates stood about the floor
and talked. the spectators overflowed
into the spaces reserved for the dele
gates and hundreds OF seats on the
floor and in the galleries were empty.
Finally Chairman Ililles gave signs OF
calling the convention to order and
the uniformed police began moving
about urging the delegates into their
places
Finally, at 1l9s o'clock, Chairman
Hilles brought down the gavel with
three resoundng whacks and quiet
settled down over the biz hail.
Sing America.
"The hour Of II o'clock having ar
rived and quorum being present"
said he, the convention will be IN
order Paraphrasing remark made
by the late President Mckinley, this
is a year--whatever may have been
true Of past ycars-whcn politics is
patriotism ana patriotism Is politics.
Therefore. the auditorium will please
rise and sing two verses OF "Amcri-
ca"
The band launched into the air and
led by a male quartette, the floor and
galleries Joined In a mighty chorus
that swept through the big Coliseum.
There was moment Of confusion at
the end Of the singing as the delegates
found their seats again, and then tho
Rev. John Timothy Stone OF Chicago
reud paper. The big audience re-
manned seated at his request
Secretary Reynolds then read The
sall for the convention which was
published last December IL was only
4 formality None Of the delegates
wanted TO hear IL SO they talked and
moved about while Mr. Reynolds kept