The Washington times., 1920-06-08
1850 Wildly Cheer
AS Hays Opens COP.
Sessions At Chicago

Illuminated by a simple twist OF the
wrist, thus converting the great
coliseum interior into a scene OF pee"
feet daylight. SO that motion picturs
chaps might turn cranks with resuit-
equal to the best obtained In cAiI
fornia sunshine.
The Republican national commit
tee provoked this extraordinary ab<
expensive Arrangement, and when >.
sudden mood OF blue light burst ups~
the convention .-day. IL was start
ling in it's effect. but every one sC---
understood it's meaning when the
click OF the camera was heard 10 pro-
claim that this late marvel OF me-
chanics would permit you. In dis
tant city. within a few hours. TO see
his Increasing spectacle for yourseH
at an outlay OF a dime or two
! New Sounding Beard.
Another ingenious device OF man
was here today, making IL possible
for people seated at the rear OF the
coliseum to hear the voice OF Lodge.
even when he dropped II almost as
| low as a whisper. Hanging Just
above the speakers head was little
black box like a camera. This caught
the sound and transmitted 1t over
|
building. There a powerful accentuat-
ing generator magnined II more than
| a million times and tossed II back
| over other wires into huge megaphone
horns which were suspended from the
| coliseum ceiling, all In the twinkling
OF an eye. the small voice on the plat
| form was converted via the basement
into a tremendous voice at the rear
OF the hall.
| The front row OF delegate seats
were occupied by representatives OF
California, North Dakota, Arkansaa
Connecticut. and Virginia.
| Distriet Has Post.
| Behind them were piaaca the dsle-
gates from New York.. Pennsylvania,
and Ohio. near enough 10 tho plat
form to make lot of noias II those
important delegations had trouble to
make. Grouped off the center aisle
were the delegations from Massachu-
sets, Nebraska, Texas, Illinois, Michi-
gan and Maryland.
Georgia was in the last row to the
right and Alabama in the last row to
the left. Men from Missouri and
Mississippi mingled together on the
left about midway to the plaform.
Delegation posts for Hawtii, Porto
Rico, Philippines and Alaska stood
bravely up, but none was noticed for
the isle OF Yap.
The District of Columbia had q
post, though the ladies and gentle
men of that unhappy land do not
possess the vote. The only other
signs were mo Smoking" signs. but
most OF the time tobacco obscured
them.
Army of Journalists.
| 10 a
sheer ten feet off the floor, so there
was no possibility of sudden rushes
from the floor of this convention into
the speakers stand, the appearance
of delegates from the floor calling
for little journey around the press
seats into the platform in the rear.
There probably never before were
so many newspaperpen gathered un-
der one roof. unless indeed. at somo
: jpublishers convention
Eight platoons of police, under the
personal direction of Chief John j.
} Clarity. and a big flock of detectives.
were present within and surrounding
the Coliseum to preserve order.
, Detectives from every large city in
|, the United States were present 10
spy out local crooks. An emergency
hospital with fifteen doctors and
nurses was provided within the walls
of the Coliseum to meet any con.
| tigency. Gen. James A. Ryan was
= chief doorkeeper of the Coliseum
{ with 100 men to assist him in keep
E ing out the undesirables and admit.
3 ting the chosen comparative few.