Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-10
he Chicago Assemblage Demonstrates that If It
Lacks Leadership 1t Does Not Lack Harmony
Not Voice Is Raised to Protest against
Anything Proceedings Look Tame to On
lOOker-Hays and Lodge Receive OvatOns

Chicago, June s.-The Republican
tional convention demonstrated at
opening two-hour session to-day
at if it lacked leadership, it did not
PIX harmony, for the preliminaries,
least.
Most of the session was taken up
tn the keynote speech of Senator
Pdge. the temporary chairman.
From the moment that National
Hartman Hayes stepped out on the
eakers' platform. and called the as
mblage to order, until adjournment
me, the average looked on might
we imagined that it was all over
the shouting. Not a lung let loose
tn any set plan for the prelimin-
les. and all joined in shouting ap-
oval at Senator Lodges call to the
Lrty to rise up and sweep the will
n dynasty out of power.
But as conventions go it was tame
seemed as if some of the factions
1t that the ice was thin.
Half an hour late in starting the con-
ntion jumped quickly to it's work. First
me the national chairman. who received
roar of cheers from the delegates, and
Louisville, Ky. whose opening prayer
hfted through sound amplifiers, reached
Fery part of the hall.
The crowd that had been revcrentl,
ent during the prayer, shuffled it's feet
hd kept up a continuous rattle of tall
lille the secretary. in droning tone
ad the formal call for the meeting. a
tie earlier il had roared with laughter
ba acrohatir IF do,
he followed Chairman Hays to the
ngue of the platform to lead the sing
& and cheers.
There was roar of approval from the
legates when Chairman HAYS declared
at the Republican party had met in free
nd open convention "to accept from thu
kople a mandate for the government o
q United States" A second outburs
me a moment later when he shouted
There will be no bolt in this conven
bn.''
The appearance Of Senator Lodge. who
hd been escorted to tho stage from his
ace on the floor with the mass delga
on. was the signal for the first rea
demonstration of the day. Crowds in the
hlleries stood AS did the delegates. cheer
and waving flags.
The cheering broke out afresh as he was
troduced by Mr. Hays as Senator Hen
Cabot Lodge of the United States
Then for an hour and half he held thu
ose attention of the big audience, ant
Fought forth cheering by sharp thrust
all the policies Of the Wilson admins
alton.
1t did not take long after Senator Lodg
nished speaking to wind up the othe
ork. The usual announcements wer
ade and organization resolutions passed
That was the end of the first day
ork and on motion of Governor Beck
an of Rhode Island, the convention ad
burned until II n m. Tomorrow.
With the adjournment the various com
ittees Immediately went to work. tn
solutions committee beginning consid
ais committee to review some of tn
elegate contests which were decide
st week by the national committee
CONVENTION NOTES
The Wood instructed delegates un
ccompaniel by any of the manager
no have been identified with the cam
align thus far. after conference
Nth the General late to-day agree
Frank H Hitchcock as fiel
harshal for their forces with Fran
knox of New Hampshire as floo
kader for the present,
The resolutions committee formal
reanized late to-day, overwhe lmingl
lected Senator Watson of Indiana II
hartman. and plunged into the grin
Z hearings and conferences out