Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-08
GREAT oUADRENNlAL SHOW FOR.
MALLY BEGINS-TAcuSA
OF PERSONS FLOCK TO COLI.
scum IN CHICAGO.
OHIO 81 N TOR ELECTED
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Harding cheered As He Accepts Gave'
From Chairman HilIes of National
Committee And Delivers Keynote
Speeeh-Various Committees
Are Named.

ShlSdSu, June uC rCpuoaSeah
party opened its great quadrennial
show-the national convention-to-
day before a capacity house. Despite
the fact that the proceedings of the
first session were to be only prelim-
mary formalities. the people locked
to the Coliseum by the thousands and
poured through the many entrances
in solid streams for hours. When
Charles d. Hilles, chairman of the ma
tional committee, arose at eleven
o'clock and took up the gavel to call
the convention to order there was not
one vacant seat in the immense struc-
ture.
In the body of the hall, directly in
front of the speakers stand, were the
991 delegates gathered about their
state standards, and back of them 991
alternates. Just below the rostrum
and on both sides of 1t were the 42o
working newspaper men, and in the
galleries all around the hall were the
thousands of spectators who had been
fortunate to obtain admission tickets.
Convention Begins Business.
Mr.. Hilles was heartily applauded
| when he stood before the throng,
gavel in hand. He spoke but briefly
| In calling the great gathering to or.
| der, and called on Rev. John Timothy
Stone, pastor of the Fourth Presbyter.
| ian church of Chicago, to deliver the
| invocation. DR.. Stones eloquent and
/ i'm Stvn followed Inv
| the reading of the call for the con,
vention by James B. Reynolds of Mas
sachusetts, secretary of the national
committee.
| Mr.. Hilles then called for nomina
tions for temporary chairman. OF
course the selection of United States
Senator Charles Warren Harding OF
Ohio for that position had been al
settled long ago and his election BY
unanimous vote was only a formality
Chairman Harding's Address.
Chairman Harding launched at once
into his keynote" speech. and did no
belle his reputation for eloquence ant
dizziness of phrase. He began with I
warm plea for harmony In the part,
ranks coupled with the confident as
sertion that such harmony already wa
an assured fact. With unctuous sen
fences he skillfully oiled the way TO
the smooth return of those who lef
the party four years ago to follow thu
Bull Moose standard, and he declare,
to them and to the world that he di,
not believe there was a really reac
tionary Republican among the dele
gates.
| The speaker devoted some attention
to the need. from a Republican poin
of view, for a protective tariff, an
then turned to the topic of American
ism. Here he once more let his elc
quence have full play. and his call TO
loyalty, devotion and love for tn
United States on the part of every on
Of it's citizens was answered by a roa
of cheers.
Verify, it is good to be an Amer
can. And we may rejoice to be RI
publicans," he concluded.
Routine Business Transacted.
When the band music that burs
| ioi III at TIC 0iiu vi
speech was over and the assembling
quoted down again, the other tempo
rary officers were nominated an
elected and the chairmen of the var
GUS state delegations were called On t
send up the names of the men electe
by the delegations to represent ther
on the committees on credentials, pei
manent organization, rules and orde
of business, and resolutions. In mos
cases the names were all ready an
were soon in possession of the secrt
taries.
Some miscellaneous business TO
lowed. and Chairman Harding then d.
clared the convention adjourned unit
Thursday morning.
The members of the committees a
! once gathered in the meeting place
assigned them and took up their wor
: so as to be ready to report to the Sc,
ond session of the convention
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