Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-07
Men Used to Noisy Acclaim At
tract Little Attention From
Delegates.
SING "AMERICAY AT OPENING
Chairman Hilles Sounds Note of
Patriotism by Paraphrasing
Remark of the Late Pres
ident Mckinley.
CHICAGO, June z, 1916.
After enecting its organization,
the convention adjourned mt 1,25
DIN. until IL am. tomorrow.

the convention adjourned mt 1;25
pm. until IL am. tomorrow.
REPUBLICAN CONVEN-
TION HALL, Chicago, June 7.
Chairman Hilles called the re-
publican national convention to
order at II :28 am.
The hall was still as Chairman
Hilles spoke, saying quorum
was present and the convention
would be in order.
"Paraphrasing a remark made
by the late President Mckinley
said Mr.. Hi1les, this is a year
whatever may have been true
of past years-when politics is
patriotism and patriotism is poll
/ tics. Therefore, the audience will
please rise and sing two verses OF
America.
Delegates Join in Singing.
A male quartet led the singing. The
| voices of the delegates swelled through
the bid hall in a mighty chorus, al
most drowning the band.
There was a moment Of confusion and
the delegates took their seats and then
the Rev. John Timothy Stone Of Chi
cago, a PRESBYTERIAN minister. offered
prayer.
At the end of the prayer the convention
| was asked to rise and be photographed.
| The fiashlight went off with a boom and
the delegates looked good natured.
| The next proceeding was the reading OF
the call for the convention. Secretary
Reynolds was applauded as he stepped
| forward.
| The hum Of conversation swept over
! the hall again as Mr.. Reynolds read.
| The call has been published; its read
ing was formaAity and no one was
| much interested in hearing it. AS he
| read on, the talk on the floor grew and
his voice was not heard for more than
the first row of seats; 1t took six
1 minutes to read the call. Applause
greeted its end.
| Harding Is Presented.
When Secretary Reynolds had fn-
ished reading Chairman Hilles pre-
sented Senator Harding. the temporary
chairman, to make the keynote speech.
The first loud applause and cheers of
| the convention greeted Senator Hard
| ing.
! Mr. Murray Crane of Massachusetts,,
Senator Borah of Idaho and W. b. Nc
escort Mr.. Harding to the platform.
Applause greeted the mention of all
the names as Chairman Hilles an
nounced them.
ed Senator Harding as he mounted the
platform. Chairman Hilles presented
him in a few words. Mr.. Harding
bowed and smiled, and plunged into
his prepared speech. reading from
manuscript.
| Chairman Hilles left the chair tenn
porarily. and many of the leaders took
the opportunity to confer while Sem
ator Harding was speaking.
Cheers at Telling Points.
| Applause punctuated Senator Hard
ing s. speech from time to time, and,
while there were some demonstrations.
on the whole the convention listened
quietly as he read There were cheers
when he declared the country was call
ing for republican administration and
when he asked all TO forget the inhar-
monious convention of four years ago.
| His reference to the need of prepared
ness for national defense was greeted
with a roar of applause. More applause
greeted his declaration that this is not
| the time for recrimination, 1t is a day
| of reconsecration.
| Il know the republican party to be
genuinely progressive as we'll as effect
| i've" he declared.
| When he reached a mention of Abra-
ham Lincoln there was another brief
demonstration.
| AS Senator Harding spoke he held his
| prepared address in his hand, but sell
| dom referred to it. He followed the
text with hardly the skip of word, his
full voice carrying to the farthest ends
of the Coliseum.
|, Taking up national defense, Senator
Harding brought applause when he de-
clared that there 'is a cali today for
prudent. patriotic and ample individual
| defense"
| There was a shout and long handicap
ping when the speaker said the repub-
(, iicans "belieye sincerely and soberly in
ADEQUATE national defense"
| I'VE ought to have navy that fears
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