Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-08
G. 0. P. CONVENTION
DOWN TO BUSINESS
Opening Session of Republican Body
Is Marked by No Out.
bursts.
Is BUsINEssLIKE AND ORDERLY

Chicago, June 7,.-Thc republican
national convention assembled in the
Coliseum today, heard a keynote
speech delivered by Senator Warren
g. Harding Of Ohio, perfected an or
ganization and adjourned until II
o'clock tomorrow morning. II all
took just two hours and IN its lack Of
demonstrations or outbursts Of any
kind and its strict attention to the
business in hand was reminiscent OF
the Philadelphia convention Of 1900
that nominated Mckinley and Roose.
yelt
For one hour and twenty minutes
Senator Harding, the temporary
chairman, delivered carefully pre-
pared speech, punctuated in the tell
points with brief period of hand clap.
ping and applause, but at no time did
"a demonstration occupy more than i
half minute by the watch.
Moves With Precision.
The convention was twenty-five
minutes behind the hour arranged for
its assembly, but when Chairman Hill
les Of the republican national com.
mittec brought down his gayeI al
HE'S o'clock IL moved quietly and
with precision until adjournment at
LIS.
Those Of the old time leaders pres
ent who used TO march down the
aises 10 their seats to the tune OF an
unroar walked IN today almost un-
recognized W. Murray Crane, Sena-
tor Lodge, Reed Smoot and lot Of
the others came III practically un-
noticed, probably because majority
Of the delegates did not know them
by sight. Chauncey Depew was sur
rounded by a small admiring group;
Senator Penrose got reception from
his own delegation. Governor Whit
man was recognized by some, but on
the whole the convention was more
interested in wondering what was go
ing ON in the auditorium than il was
III the arrival OF the men who hitherto
have decided what the convention
should, do with itself.
0tdnu ABOUT ana ak.
The hour for assembling was set for
II o'clock, but there was no semblance
Of order at that time and no one made
any pretense OF securing H. The dele
gates stood about tho floor and talked,
the spectators overflowed into the
spaces reserved for the delegates and
hundreds Of seats on the floor and in
the galleries were empty, Finally
Chairman Hilles gave signs Of calling
the convention 10 order and the uni
formed police bsgan moving about
urging the delegates into their places.
Finally at IL. .2S o'clock, Chairman
llilles brought down the gaye with
three resounding whacks and quiet
settled down over the hall
"'fhe hour OF II o'clock having ar
rived and a quorum being present"
said he, "the convention will be I'M
order, Paraphfasing a remark by the
late President Mckinley. this Is
year whatever may have been true
OF past years when politics Is patris
atlsm and patriotism Is achti1A.'
Therefore the audience will please
rise and sing two verses 81 Amer
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