South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-07
COP. CONVENTION
IN SHORT SESSION
Meet at 11:27 and Adjourn at
!:26--SpeeCh is Delivered
by Sen. Harding.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

the chairman's gavel at 1903 the
delegates and galleries united in a
warm cheer-fest The delegates
rose on their feet and waved their
hats as they cheered for nearly a
minute
Officers Are Named.
National Chairman Hilles was
then recognized and presented the
list of temporary officers as agreed
upon by the national comittee.
The chief temporary officers were:
Secretary, Lafayette b. Gleason,
New York.
| smith Pennsylvania.
Sergeant-at-arms. William +.
stone, Maryland.
Chief assistant sergeant-at-arms,
/ f. p. Thayer, Indiana.
Second assistant sergeant-at-arms,
Guy V. Howard. Minnesota.
Parliamentarian, William S. Ben
nett New York.
Official reporter. George L. Hart,
Virginia.
Chief doorkeeper, J. ]. Hanson
( Maryland.
Chaplains, Rev. John Timothy
Stone. ID D.. Rt. Rev. Francis c. Kel-
", DID,. Bishop William F. Nc
\ Dowell, DR. Gerson 5. Levi Rev.
William O. Waters.
The motion TO accept the temper
airy officers was approved on the mo-
ton of Gov. Eberhart of Minnesota,
without dissent.
on motion of Sen. Lippitt of
Rhode island, the convention agreed
that until the rules of the conven-
ton are framed by the rules com
mittee. the rules Of the convention
of 1905 should govern the proceed
ings. Thus the convention avoided
the Objectionable 'steam-roller'
rules under which the Roosevelt
progressives were run out Of the
1912 convention.
The plan was designed as an olive
branch to the progressives. The
list of the credentials. permanent or
ganization, rules and order OF bust
ness and resolutions committees as
agreed upon at the conference OF
the various states delegations dur
ing the last two days was then pre-
scented.
To get this list a roll call of the
states was necessary. AS each state
was called the chairman of the dele
cations arose and announced the
names that had been agreed on.
Sec'y Lafayette b. Gleason was Civ
en- a warm greeting by his New York
associates as he came forward tc
call the lengthy roll.
Confusion Results.
While the roll was in progress
many of the delegates and alternate:
commenced filing out the hall and
much confusion resulted. 1t was
hard for the clerks TO catch the
names as they were announced
During the interval Gov. Whitman
of New York. held a number of con
ferences with other state leaders
Then he said:
Il am now satisfied that the pro
gressives will agree to accept JUS
tice Hughes before We are done
The statement of Temporary Chair
man Robbins earl today has JUS
reached us and it indicates that tn,
men who want TO win are going t
control. Mr.. Hughes Will certainly
be nominated by this convention anC
, the progressive leaders are now be
ginning TO realize this
With the convention hall opened
today for the first session OF the re
, publican national convention anC
the first wet and bedraggled specta
= 4 H.
of the drab driZzle Of rain. that GOV
cred Chicago like a clammy, gray
mantle. there was a big uniformed
Chicago policeman on guard in ever.
section. With policeman to ever!
so seats and small army of door
keepers and deputy sergeants-at
arms on duty. the convention offic
ials believed they would keep tn,
inevitable disorder in the big hal
, within reasonable bounds.
Decorators ut Work.
As the first spectators filed in tn,
decorators were just putting the fin
ishing touches on the decoration
in the hall. High up over the broa,
! platform with its seats for the of
hcers and speakers. a graf full
length painting Of Abraham Lincoln
looked down upon the scene. 1t wa
1 surmounted by a replica of tn
e presidential flag and was surround
5 ed by a score of draped stars an,
r stripes.
From the Lincoln portrait tn
S great arched roof of the Coliseum
. swept away in waves of white an
yellow TO the tiny gallery perchel
a under the roof at the rear of tn
hall where a relocated band waite
5 10 add to the convention din. Tn
: band at a signal from Sergeant-at
[ Arms stone, opened its concert jus
n before 10 O'Clock. A medley of ma
[ tional airs was the first selection
< but il aroused little enthusiast
r among the few cold, damp specta
g tors in the galleries. None Of tn
r delegates had then arrived.
g Indianans i'm Front
The spectators leaned over tn
flag draped galleries and watche
anxiously FOR the first delegation
\ The seating arrangements for tn
> delegates put New York and Ohi
delegations directly before tn
= speakers stand on either side OF tn
I center aisle. on the right aisle Ill
= nois and Massachusetts, had IN
:. front seats and Indiana and low