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HARMONY IS
HARDINC'S PLEA
Temporary Chairman Says COun-
try Calls For Relief.
REPUBLICANS FOR Defence
The Opening Proceedings of G o.
Conventions is Marked by Attention
to Business by Delegates.

Chicago, June S.-The second days
session of the Republican national con
vention was called to order by Per
manent Chairman Warren G. Harding,
Of Ohio.
The reports of committees is next in
order, the greatest interest being cen
tered in the resolution committee.
which prepared the platform.
All the temporary officers OF the
convention were T ted permanent OF
fcers
It took just two hours to perfect an
organization.
For one hour and twenty minutes
Senator Harding, the temporary chair
man, delivered a carefully prepared
speech, punctuated in the telling
points with brief periods of handicap
ping and applause, but at no time dlo
q demonstration occupy more than
half minute by the watch.
Those present who used to marcn
down the aisles to their seats to the
tune of an uproar, walked in almost
unrecognized. W. Murray Crane, Sen
ators Lodge, Reed, Smoot and lot
of the others came in practically IN
noticed, probably because majority
Of the delegates did not even know
them by sight.
Chauncey NJ. Depew was surround
ed by a small admiring group. Senator
Penrose got a reception from his own
delegation. Governor Whitman was
recognized by some, but on the whole,
the convention was more interested 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.
: When Chairman Hilles brought
down the gavel with three resounding
whacks quiet settled down over the
big hall.
! The band launched into the air and
led by a male quartet the floor and
galleries joined in the 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 Rev.
John Timothy Stone, Of Chicago, read
a prayer. The big audience remained
seated at his request.
Secretary Reynolds then read the
call for the convention, which was
published last December 1t was only
q Formally None of the delegates
wanted to hear it, so they talked and
moved about while Mr.. Reynolds kept
on.
That over, Chairman Hilles present
ed Senator Harding, of Ohio, as tenn
porary chairman and put the question.
= rolling chorus of "ayes" swept the
han and former Senator Crane, Sena-
"A - EUHoh, Of Idaho, and former Rep
1o9entative w. B. Mckinley were ap-s
pointed committee to escort Mr..
Harding to the platform.
The Idaho delegation announced
that Senator Borah was unayoidably
absent, so Mr. Crane and Mr.. McKin-
ley marched up with Mr.. Harding.
His appointment was the signal for
the first genuine outburst of applause,
but it was brief and he plunged into
his prepared speech, appealing for har-
mony, counselling the delegates that
It was not a time for discrimination,
but day Of reconstruction
Asserting that the country was
"wearied afresh by a disappointing
and distressing Democratic administra-
tion," and was calling for Republican
relief, the speaker, before undertaking
to discuss political issues, appealed to
the delegates to forget the differences
which divided the party in 1912.
Referring to the administration for
eign policy In the European war, Sen
ator Harding declared it had spoken
with more rhetoric than resolution.
Mexican negotiations he described as
the greatest fiasco in American foreign
relations. He paid tribute to Amerf-
canfsm of foreign birth with brief ref
erence to the few zealots who would
tmpugn the nations neutrality, and
urged fraternity of American Repub-
lies under the Monroe doctrine.
Advocating adequate national de-
fence, he charged the democratic par
II with having interrupted Republican
naval construction, and he criticised
the army reorganization bill. He also
attacked the administration shipping
bill and the effort made to extend in
dependence to the Philippines, and
made plea for a return to the pro-
tective tariff.
Senator Harding touched on the
Mexican situation extendedly, to the
apparent approval of the convention,
a. he scored the Democratic admins
tration policy step by step. There
was wave of laughter as he declared
the administration had first coddled
Villa as patriot and then chased him
rs bandit
History will write Mexico as the
title to the greatest fasco in the his
tory Of our foreign relations" he said,
and then referred to the situation as
one of watchful waiting and wobbling
warfare" That brought roar of
laughter.
In his peroration Mr.. Harding de-
clared "Americanism begins at home
and radiates abroad" He referred to
the manuscript for the closing wordf
OF his speech, and the convention,
realizing he was closing, listened in
tently, and then broke into a great ap-
plause as he closed with the words:
And we may rejoice to be Republi-
cans" The delegates arose and APP
plauded and cheered for few seconds
and then resumed their seats.
The customary resolutions for per-
fecting the organization were then Of
fered. That was quickly over with,
the meeting places of the committees
were announced and the convention
was declared adjourned.
Greatly Benefited by Chamberlain's
Iiniment