Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-06-08

CHICAGO, June THE republican
convention assembled in the Coliseum
today, heard a keynote speech de-
livered by Senator Warren G. Harding
OF Ohio, perfected an organization and
adjourned until II O'Clock tomorrow
morning. 1t all took just two hours
and in its lack of demonstration or
outbursts OF any kind and it's strict at
tention to the business in hand was
reminiscent of the Philadelphia con
vention of 1900 that nominated Nc
kinley and Roosevelt.
For one hour and twenty minutes
Senator Harding, the temporary chair
man, delivered carefully prepared
speech. punctuated in the telling
points with brief periods of handicap.
ping and applause, but at no time did
demonstration occupy more than a
half minute by the watch.
The convention was 25 minutes be-
hind the hour arranged for its assem-
bly,, but when Chairman Hilles of the
republican national committee brought
down his gavel at :25 o'clock, events
moved quietly and with precision until
adjournment at l.: :25.
Those of the old-time leaders present
who used to march down the aisles
to their seats to the tune OF an up
roar, walked in today almost unrecog.
nized. w. Murray Crane Senator
Lodge. Reed Smoot and lot Of the
others came in practically unnOticed,
probably because majority OF the
delegates did not even know them by
sight. Chauncey Depew was surround.
ed by small admiring group, Sena-
tor Penrose got reception from his
own delegation. Governor Whitman
was recognized by some, but on the
whole the convention was more in
terested in wondering what was going
on in the Auditorium than it was in
the arrival OF the men who hitherto
have decided what the convention
should do with itself
The hour for assembling was set for
III O'Clock, but there was no semblance
OF order at that time and no one made
any pretense OF securing it. The dele
gates stood about the 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
S'AeAiA AAhiOo save SISHS vi CdllluS
the convention to order and the uni.
formed police began moving about urg-
ing the delegates into their places.
Finally, at 12:28 o'clock, Chairman
Hilles brought down the gavel with
three resounding whacks and quiet set.
tied down over the big hall.
THE hour Of IL o'clock having ar
rived and a quorum being present,
said he, ''the convention will be in
order Paraphrasing remark made
by the late President Mckinley, this
is whatever may have been
true of past when politics is
patriotism and patriotism is politics.
Therefore. the audience will please
rise and sing two verses of America"
The band launched into the air and.
led by male quartet, the floor and
galleries joined in mighty chorus
that swept through the big Coliseum.
There was a moment of confusion at
the end OF the singing as the delegates
found their seats again. and then the
Rev. John Timothy Stone of Chicago
read prayer. The big audience re-
manned seated at his request.
Secretary Reynolds then read the
caii LOT lhe convention, which was
published last December. 1t was only
Il formality. None of the delegates
wanted to hear it, so they talked and
moved about while Mr.. Reynolds kept
on. That over, Chairman Hilles pre.
sented Senator Harding of Ohio as
temporary chairman and put the ques.
tion.
A rolling chorus of "ayes" swept
the hall and former Senator Crane.