The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-07

the job, since somebody yelled that
Borah had not arrived. Crane and Nc
Kinley then undertook the job alone.
AS Harding's well known figure ap-
peared on the platform. the first real
burst of applause came from the hall
He began reading his speech at ex-
actly HAT.
Pleads for Harmony.
Harding's plea that the split of four
years ago be healed, that the differ
ences be forgotten evoked the first
round of haHdclapping and cheers.
1t was but momentary. the dele
gates apparently being anxious to hear
exactly what he had to say. His state
ment that we should be prepared stir
red a rafting round of applause and
the speaker took advantage of the
storm of handclapping to absorb
pint glass of ice water which Hilles
proffered.
The senator spoke with but few ges-
lures, hardly scanning the notes of his
speech. but never faltering in his
memory of his text. His slap at the
Democratic foreign policy and mote
writing" struck responsive chord in
the responsive cheers in the audience.
Counsellor Polk of the state depart
ment who has had much to do with
the administrators policies abroad,
listened grimly as Harding launched
his barb.
NO LAY OOWnS.
At this time, 1910 D. M, there
were several score officials in the top
most galleries which were unoccupied-
Every seat on the floor, the platform
and undergraduates was occupied. The
small number of women was notice.
able-probably due to the Indictment
weather-and this same rainy weather
| spoiled the customary display of brill
| iiantly co1ored gowns
| Harding's thrust at the Democrats
for their variability from Baltimore
| to Vera Cruz, brought a huge roar OF
| laughter and the audience at this time
was warming up and his ironic shafts
were rammed home. his speech was
| interrupted frequently with laughter
and handclapping.
| Talked for an Hour.
| The office delegation was right on
the job in leading the applause Hard
| ing had been at his warming up pro-
cess for nearly an hour when his own
| collar began to show warmth. Huge
! drops of sweet stood out on his fore
| head but his voice strengthened as he
proceeded.
/ Cheer Patriotic Lines.
A prolonged burst of cheering and
ator, his face suffused with emotion
ana his voice ringing with sentiment.
quoted the opening lines of Amer
lea" Harding again took the oppor-
| UNITY ~ 6olp a VI lin.
| The convention adopted the rules
of the 1908 convention. Its action was
in line with the plea for harmony
sounded in Harding's keynote speech
and was considered especially signifi-
cant in view of the attempts at ANAL
gamation with the Progressives.
There were a few points in the
rules which governed the 1912 con-
vention which led to dispute said
Harding, explaining the 1908 rules
so we took the 1908 regulations
which have never been in dispute"
Harding Closes Speech.
Harding finished at ITO O'Clock
having spoken one hour and twenty
minutes. He drew a % seconds dem
|onstration-a demonstration the brew
ity of which was scarcely an indication
of its appreciation by the audience
Not every seat in the galleries wa:
occupied. the galleries being thinly
Il filled, and five minutes after the only
spectacular feature-the speech o.
Temporary Chairman Harding-tht
audience started filing out
Crowd Deserts Hall.
Fifteen minutes later, at least three
quarters of the seats were vacant Ad
journment came at 1927 o'clock, with
in one minute of two hours aftel
Chairman Hil1es had called the con
vention into being. At o'clock thi
afternoon the resolutions COMMITTEES
starts on its long grind of work on tn,
formulating of the platform on which
q n D hosts will hattie this fall