The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08

impressive group Of seventy-s,N made h!g
holes IN The field ~ placsrds, hut toward
III" middle and the back 81 Ne hall tho
standards seemed 20 rse as thickly as
young trees In AN orchard Tho delegates
Will not go thirsty at any time, because
large bottles OF mineral water are placed
within handy reach OF every states ag-
~grecat!on.
Tho COltse INN IL Berniiu-d.
Delegates and visitors observed decp-
ra:!ons and arrangements with i!l-:I
interest while they were settling into
their seats \ TO 40 \. " tho coliseum
was practically rlled. and vet there had
been no demonstration OF any sort u
break the singular calm.
Perhaps the bad weather had some
thing to do with the dispiriting quiet.
but II WAS \ matter Of amazement 10
persons who have attended other Ret uh-
lean conventions. Four years ago and
eight years ago the delegates came with
shouts and cheers and wild yells. Possibly
Republican conventions are never 20
much OF "a hurrah's nest as Democratic
gatherings. but they have always pre-
Niously made plenty of noise while wait
ing for the bang ~ the chairman's
gaNel. This morning there Was merely
"a buzz. a shuttle OF feet, the ordinary and
commonplace chorus OF an assembling
NEoNus olt rfEil 10 near from every
side."Whst' the matter with the Repuh-
Leans this year" II was a question
which went unanswered. As the minute
passed ard men whose faces w"r" abso-
lutely familiar came into the hail. tho
expectation was that the proceedings
would liven W. that some set 81 In'ivid-
uals or some delegation would recognize
tho %favorite figure and by ola fashioned
! cheering sir up the heavy spirited
crowd. Nothing happened
When california arrived delegates
aud visitors might have ~applauded ont ~
sheer gallan,ry Mrs. Olive e. C1e Il
lns Angeles, who IL 81 wears old, and
Srs. Abbie r.. krchs OF san Francisco,
who are the two women delegates from
that state. but no recognition whatever
was given TO the unusual and interesting
tact OF women delegates In one OF the
great party conventions. There was one
other woman delegate. Mrs, Louise T..
Lusx OF Missouls, Mon. but she too
entered and found her place, unobserved
by the multitude. There We're no cheers,
there was no greeting Of any sort, for
Rollin S. Woodruff and olives Gould
Jennings OF Connecticut or for Alfred J..
du font OF Delaware or for the popular
Senator William Il. Borah OF Idaho or
for big Bill Thompson. Mayor of Chicago .
Medill Mccormick. William Il. Mckinney
and Fred w. Tpham Of Illinois. or for
the lloosiers, with Ex-senator James A.
Hemingway at their head, or for senator
Kenyon OF Iowa, or for Augustus l..
Wilson and Caleb Powers of Kentucky,
or Gen. Felix Angus OF Maryland, or for
the distinguished four from Massachu-
sets. samuel ". Mccall. Senators Henry
Cabot Lodge and John W. Weeks and
ex-senator Crane. Not even the advent
~ the usually noisily received New
Workers. produced a ripple, Gov. Whit
man, senator Wadsworth. State Chair
man Tanner. Herbert Parsons, Henry l."
Stimson and all the others took their
seats without receiving u sign of recog
milton from the crowd.
And 81 It went unvaryingly through
out tho prelim!naries OF gathering and
throughout the business OF the session.
There was an utter absence of ginger.
The delegates appeared tn be waiting
for something. for orders or inStruc-
lions or IL signal To wake ny. The
thing was unprecedented. In 1896 a
wide awake and cheering convention
nominated Mckinley. In 1900 the gath
ering was most enthusiastic, In 1904
Roosevelt was nominated with boom
ing demonstrations. even In 1908, a,
the Taft convention, there was plenty
Of stir n action and life and color
-Four years ago a savage contest pro
duced almost lunatio disorder for the
combatants.
Hillcs Gets u Late start.
As usual with conventions th,a gath
ering was slow TO get down to business
Just enough OF tho delegates strolled in
to maks 1t Impossible for Chairman
HiIles to call thu convention to order
Mt tho scheduled hour of II A, NJ. Mr.
iiilles tried To get things started al
~ :32 A. NJ. and whacked down his
gavel right manfully. but the aisles wer,
still crowded, The sergeant-at-arns
William +. Stone of Maryland, and his
chief assistant, col. Edwin l.. ThayeI
Of Indiana. were appealed to after q
time to force the delegates to lind thcii
seats. and to make persons not delegates
get on the floor. But II was not an easy
Job to get things started. While stone
was bawllng through "A huge megaphone
and despatching mis- man assistant ser
ge~ants-at-arms (mostly young men from
all Of the states. who had no other
way Of getting into the convention, ex-
espt through the ofnoisl shields obtain
! able by the influence of local lcaders)