Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-28
Session Insbued
With Holiday Air
BY MARLEN &. PEW.

AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO,
June 2S.-When the curtain went up
today on the first brief scene Of de-
mocracy's great quadrennial conven-
tion spectacle, the 4,368 delegates
and alternates who assembled under
]. Bruce Kremer's polished redwood
gavel mainly to listen to the elo-
quence of Homer S. Cummings in his
remarkable keynote address, were
still in confusion in respect to the
party standard bearers, with Gov.
James M. Cox of Ohio much on their
lips and with William G. McAdoo
the big convention conundrum, but
at the moment no one seemed seri-
ously TO care, for the California sun
had risen in the magic splendor of
his gossamer of gold and it was only
human to snap fingers at fate and
smile back at such smiling nature.
The early indication was that today's
session would last only about shres
hours
The schedule was 10 hear the reading
Of the call for the convention by z. @,
HOFFMAN. secretary of the national COM
mittee; announcement Of the temporary
organization; listen to the keynote ad-
dress of Temporary Chairman Cum
mings; accept routine resolutions from
the delegates; call the roll of states and
present selections for the convention
committees; devise an order OF bust
ness for the permanent organizatic i, and
select honorary vice presidents an sec
retary. But today's session was in
deed much more in the atmosphere Of a
collosal fete than a political Assem- blaga
with grave business in hand.
Even tie stern. staccato words Of the
Chairman Of the democratic national COM
mlttee as he pictured the part Of the
administration in the victorious world
war tragedy and bitterly whiplasned re-
4 publican antagonism to the sick presi-
/ dents peace plans, did not seem entirely
/ to Danish from the minds Of his auditors
/ the auuring call Of the semi-tropie out
/ doors to come and play and forget the
/ sordid business Of partisan state affairs
! 1t would be misleading and unfair to
/ intimate that the first day Of the demo-
cratic convention was characterized by
any significant political apathy. lack OK
/ public spirit or sklmped partisan enthus-
/ iasm.
4 On the contrary this representative host
/ gave evidence Of high spirit and pluck
/ to fight
/ However, the visiting delegations felt
/ the very air was charged with holiday
frivoGty, brewed of the chatter of happy
women and children, the gaiety Of bright
summer dress, the crystalline chill at
mosphere, lazily waving date palms, the
I gorgeous setting of the white city
4 hedged by dreamy, hazy, purple hills and
pea green sea SO softly bathing the
silver shore, an extravaganza of giant
[ climbing roses Of sweet peas Frightening
cottage and palace. of mignonette In
/ prOdiGal array, of vast fields glistening
with buttercUps and mile-long stretches
! of purple and blue and red wild flowers,
! born to bloom, to be seen and spend
I their fragrance On a city's air and OF
| succulent fruit in every past shade Of
/ color known to the magic of the sun and
/ dew.
SOME CONTRAST,
| SOME CONTRAST.
! Such was the contrast struck between
| the conventional, old-time tobacco
stained, dark and dreary, suffocatingly i
| stuffed and wneezing political povvow
and this modern show In the nigh hty
| empire of the west which seems TO take T
its initial honors In the active business
of federal government delightedly, OPEN
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