Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-07

! Al Iile IOOT was III as
confusion as ever.
Governor Brumbaugh, of Pennsyl-
vania, came in and took his seat.
There was no demonstration.
The band played the Star Spangled
Banner at 1925. Everybody rose.
The house quieted down. Ser
geant-at-arms Stone ordered the dele
gates seated.
GaveI Sounds at 11:25
Chairman Hilles brought down his
gavel at 11:25 a. m.
The hall was still as Chairman
Hilles spoke saying a quorum was
present and the convention would be
in order.
Mr.. Hilles said:
The hour of IL o'clock has arrived
and quorum being present, the con-
vention will be in order. Paraphras-
ing a remark made by the late Presi-
| dent Mckinley. this is a year what
| ever may have been true of past
years - when politics is patriotism
ano patriotism is politics There
fore. the audience will please rise and
sing two verses of America
A male quartet led the singing. The
voices of the delegates swelled
through the big hall, in a mighty
chorus, almost drowning the band.
There was a moment of confusion
and the delegates took their seats and
Chicago offered prayer.
There was deep silence all over the
bis hall as he read. At his request
the convention remained seated.
At the end of the prayer the con-
vention was asked to rise and be
photogra phed.
The fiashlight went with a
boom and the delegates looked on
good naturedly.
Reynolds Reads Call
The next proceeding was the read
ing OF the call for the convention.
The hum of conversation swept
over the hall again as Mr.. Reynolds
read. The call has been published
and its reading was a formality.
As he read on, the talk on the floor
grew and his voice was not heard for
more than the first row of seats.
1t took six minutes to read the call.
Cheer Harding
Chairman Hilles presented Senator
Harding, the temporary chairman, to
make the keynote speech.
The first loud applause and cheers
Of the convention greeted Senator
Harding.
Murray Crane of Massachusetts,,
Senator Borah, of Idaho and w. B.
Mckinley of Illinois, were selected to
escort Mr. Harding to the platform.
Applause greeted the mention of all
the names as Chairman Hilles an
nounced them.
Prolonged applause and cheers
greeted Senator Harding as he mount
ed the platform.
Chairman Hilles presented him in a
few words. Mir. Harding bowed and
smiled and plunged into his pre-
pared TpeeCh, reading from manu-
script. Chairman Hilles left the chair
temporarily and many of the leaders
took the opportunity to confer while
Senator Harding was speaking.
Applause for Preparedness
uated Senator Hard
inR's speech and while there were
some demonstrations, on the whole
the convention listened quietly. There
country was calling for Republican
administration and again when he
asked all to forget the inharmonious
convention of four years ago. His
reference to the need of preparedness
for national defense was greeted with
a roar of applause. More applause
greeted his declaration that this is
not the time for recrimination, it is
day of reconsecration"
Il know the Republican party to
be genuinely progressive as well as
effective" he declared.
When he reached a mention of
Abraham Lincoln there was another
pilGl
AS Senator Harding spoke he held
his prepared address in his hand but
seldom referred to it. He followed
the text with hardly the skip of
word his full voice carrying to the
farthest corners of the coliseum.
AT one time the sum of talk grew
loud. Mr.. Hilles raped for order and
quiet prevailed again.
Taking up national defense, Senator
Harding brought applause when he
declared that there is a call to-day for
prudent patriotic and ample indi-
vidual defense"
Navy That Fears None
There was shout and long hand
clapping when the speaker said the
Republicans believe sincerely and
soberly in adequate national defense"
We ought TO have navy that fears
none in the world" said he. This
brought out the most enthusiastic ap-
plause so far.
There was another roaring demon
stration when he declared that Repub-
lican policies promised all the means
for the eXpanse of adequate defense.
There was laughter when he re-
ferred to President Wilson's speaking
trip for preparedness and declared the
President might better have devoted
his efforts to the Democratic majority
in Congress. He credited the Repub-
lican minority in the Senate with hav-
ing put the real things in the army
bill.
Jeers for Wilson
I'VE love peace and justice and we
intend to have them," said he, land
we are not too proud to fight for
them"
The reference to President Wilson's
celebrated remark brought applause
and jeers.
All through Senator Harding's refer
ence to tariff he drew applause. es-
pecially his declaration that he be-
lieved in a tariff that gave protection
and prosperity to America first.
There was more applause when he
referred to the war munitions traffic
and declared 1t had produced a pros
perity at the cost of human lives.
1T is the gold sluice from the river
of blood" he declared.
When Senator Harding had been
speaking just thirty minutes he was
exactly half through his speech.
Bitterly scores Administration
Loud laughter and jeers greeted
Senator Harding's reference to the
changing position of the Democratic
party manifested from Baltimore to
Vera Cruz"
every part Of the tariff revision and
fear is haunting the White House
slumhers to-day
AS the speaker went down through
a long list of indictments of lack of
achievement of tho Democratic party
the convention voiced its approval by