The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-10
REPUBLICANS IN
BIG CONVENTION
NATIONAL GATHERING OPENED
FORMALLY IN CHICAGO.
CROWD FILLS The COLISEUM
Senator Harding Of Ono Is E.ec's-
TEN Crsry Chairman and Oei,y-
e-s the Keynote SP-ecH--
Committees Named.

CHICAGO The Republican party
opened its great ouaEr -r.a. show
the national convention ,raav before
"a ce0ac..y u@r-e Despite flo fact
that Inc proceedings If tile 'rs' ses
sion were 10 b. only preliminary FOR
mnl!ties. The people 70ssaf g. e..
Coliseum by the taousr0I a-d poured
through TIE many entrances i1 SOLID
streams for hours When Charles =
VILLAS chairman 81 -no national COM
nit'.e arose ~ eleven o'clock and
took M the ravel ~ call the conven-
+fon ,o order there was not one vacant
eaa. IN the immense structure.
=, was = fine setting for an im.
rortant event The Coliseum was dec
or...4 sc nayo- before with facs ana
hunting draining the Girders ard gal
ro-yos ,r5 cororir- All hare spots on
.ro .ud walls Tn in gallery a. INC
s,,tb ard NJ +ro han brass barr
-, rr,,r,,,g s,-,r ,,,riofic ard poDu-
lar airs Back Of tho speakers ros
.--,r, whore cat Mr. Hilles and he
-,or,,i,c yorco oF - man we're grouped
,,,rv members Of the diplomatic
norns who had come on from Wash
,,e+on ard the DISTINGUISHED guests
q, the convention. among them all Nv
,rg a1cbafrrner Of Republican national
oo,ro,tiona To ,Ne right sud Icrt
=, .hoso wore nIacod the members %
.be national committee and their
o.,a
,, ,bo hodv n, The hall. directly IN
80, =, The snaakcr's stand. we're the
an, so1oco.os ra,hored about their
,.o,dords and hack Of them 991
o,.or,o,os Just bolow the rostrum
=, an both sides az n were the 42S
.,,iro rovsr,ner mon and in tho
,-,.-;.. al ,rornd the hall we're the
,,,o,,,o,ds y, enectatore WHO had been
,o,..,,,.,a 20 obtain admission tickets
Nc. rI,r,, uaa heartily applaudcd
uhe, ba c,ood before the throng,
vove, {, Nord Ha smoke but briefly
In can't, tho great gathering 10 or
5or o., oouod on Raw John Timotny
c-one nosto- n, tho Fourth Pre-nv.
+or;,n .h,,rcb ne Chicago 70 iaI,v.r
,bo invo,o,io, mr. Stones aIoouant
- .rd INN, osei,,a ,rsver Uas foIIowed
br tho reading Of no call FOR ina
oonvant,on -, 1,,os p Ravno,ds n,
Moss.chuse..s eoora,,rv of tho p,-
Mr. ,r,use tbor called for rorn,na,
,iorr o. tounorarv chairman Of
cor,a tho se,sction NJ United States
con,to- Ch.rIas Warren Harding n,
o,io for that nosition had beon all
..,tIed ,onp a,o and his election nv
u,orirous vote was only q rormalitv
Senator Harding is an imposing figure
"a &C be accentad tho gavaI from the
hor5s NJ Mr. I,I,es no was entbusIa.
,icoIIv chaersd
Chairman Harding launched M once
into bis .I,evnote" sraocb and did No,
halo his renutstion for eloouence and
daf,naes or nbraea He hogan with a
warm nIea for harmony in the marry
ranks coupIed with the confident as.
ser+ion that such harmony already was
an assured fact With unctuous sen.
tencae he ekilIfuIIv oiIed the wav FOR
the smooth return OF those who LETT
the marty four wears ago TO follow the
Bull Moose standard. and he declared
70 ,her and to the world that he did
not believe there WAS a really reac
tionarv Republican among the dele
gates.
As might have been epexcted. Mr.
Harding early IN his address took up
tho subiect Of national defense His
utterances on this tonic were reason.
ably emphatic and in line with the
preparedness sentiment that has been
spreading over the land. Our national
unselfishness has been proved since
the great war broke out he said. and
our national weakness in defense re
vealed. The foreign policy OF the
Democratic administration. both In re-
latOn TO Europe and in the me ter o!
Mexico, was dealt with in few caus
tic sentences, and the plan 10 turn
loose" the Philippines also was scored
The speaker devoted some attention
TO the need. from a Republican poin'
OF view. for protective tariff, anC
In turned to the topic Of American
ism. Here he once more let his elo
quence have full play. and his call FOL
o Loyalty. devotion and love for thu
United States on the part OF every on