The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-08
OVATION FOR HARDING
At COP. CONVENTION
Cheering Lasts Five Minutes
When Keystone Speaker Is
Made Permanent Chairman.
Continued from First Pase.p

(COnttnue0 from f1rSt fa8c.D
the committee on rules and orders OF
business"
The committee on rules wasn't ready
to report at once and so the conven-
ton marked time while the band con-
tributed some catchy strains.
The convention again was delayed In
getting started today.
At II o'clock. the time set for the
second days meeting. not more than
400 of nearly 1000 delegates and alter
mates were In their seats. and neither
Chairman Hilles nor Temporary Chair
man Harding had yet appeared on the
platform. At that time there wore not
more than 5000 people in the entire
hall.
The sun still was hiding from rain:
soaked Chicago. and no son OF political
ascendancy arose to chase away clouds
of doubt and apprehension. Several
favorite sons. however. were hoping
At iOI5. three quarters of an hour
start, there were not more than bOo
people In the hall Music Of the band
echoed and re-echoed through the giant
spaces Of the hall and reverberated
side It rained INCREASINGLY. An unend-
ing flock Of taxicabs poured out their
stream of delegates and visitors.
But the crowds that stepped from
Used to being wet. many men hadn't
even taken the trouble to change their
straw hats. Panamas and raincoats
were almost an official uniform.
Few Pick Right Entrance.
Out of thousands of visitors and dele
gates, there were probably only a dozen
or so who picked the right entrance by
which to get into the convention-but
not more than a dozen.
Quite the proper course was to md
that your entrance was Just a block
There was neither the usual cohven-
ton jam or the tense feeling engendered
by bitter rival candidates to create bad
At io:4O there were perhaps 1000 people
in the hall, and of these not seventy-hve
were delegates. Saddest OF all, the
rain-drenched throng was made up OF
awful bearish feeling in the ticket mar
ket
The Coliseum was lighted inside as for
a night session-and 1t was entirely
necessary, too. The band changed tao
Chopin and other classics. put a little
pep into things by swinging OF occa-
sionally into "Good-by. Girls" Wear
Ing o. the Green, and some or the
more lively tunes Of the day
Senator Harding Arrives.
Senator Harding arrived at 1l:06 with
his faithful parliamentarian. Congress-
man william Bennett of New York. as
always during convention time. at his
elbow.
One usher had the hardihood to stop
"Uncle Joe" Cannon as the former
Speaker was meandering down the aisle
toward the space marked for the Illinois
delegation.
where's your badger" the jealous
guardian demanded.
Uncle Joe" suffered:
young man." he remarked, shifting
an unlighted cigar into his left hand
and dropping the other arm over the
guards shoulder, my face ought to be
my badRe-but-"
And at that moment seventy-five dele
gates from Illinois, Pennsylvania. In
diana, and elsewhere ran over, steam
rollered the guard and brought Cannon
along while those who had amusedlS
watched the scene applauded
BY ll:lO the hall was almost full
considerably better than yesterday. The
delegates were also very much more
perky in spirit The conversation was
more enthusiastic. there was more of II.
the band played more lively airs. and
there were more women In the galleries.
II was raining Just as dismally outside
as II did yesterday. but there was n