Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-08
DIGNITY FADES
AS LODGE TALKS
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ness of today's prospective short session
was the important announcement OF the
personnel Of committee on credentials
permanent organization, rules and order
Of business and resolutions.
The Coliseum was truly beautiful in its
flag drapings, literally hundreds Of
striped and starred banners being ar
tistically festooned from its high arch.
Painters had used pea green and white,
ana the eye caught that color scheme be-
fore the crowds came. Soon it was blot
ted out by the sOmber dark Of mems
clothes, relieved here and there by IN
ice cream effect, or some daring back.
But the bowl Of the Coliseum was fringed
all about by the gayest sort of hnery In
women's dress, this panorama OF color
bathing all the balconies.
Our lady reporter had insisted that re-
publican women at this convention were
to take the business seriously, with no
fluffy minded details Of fabric or color.
But mere man stood somewhat aghast
at the wealth of hat and gown coloring
in the receding tiers Of seats.
As matter OF fact, the fashion key
note Of the convention was sounded by
Mrs. Albert Brueggeman. alternate from
1sIissouri. who said: This Is a day of
politics. hope none will be conspicu-
ously dressed" but between YOU and me
I don't believe the note carried far,
and Mrs Brueggeman herself appeared
in a handsome blue serge frock with
black satin trimmings and an extremely
wide and attractive hat.
A feature OF this convention, hitherto
unseen, was the provision Of a wonderful
electric lighting arrangement by means
OF which gigantic fire lamps. sat at in
tervals OF twelve feet around the bal
comics, could be illuminated by a simple
twist Of the wrist thus converting the
great coliseum interior into 4 scene Of
perfect daylight. so that motion picture
chaps might turn cranks with results
equal to the best obtained in California
sunshine. The republican national com
mittee provided this extraordinary and
expensive arrangement and when
sudden food OF blue light burst upon the
convention today it was startling in its
effect, but every one soon understood its
meaning when the click Of the camera
was heard to proclaim that this late
marvel Of mechanics would permit you, in
a distant city, within a few hours. to
see this interesting spectacle for yourself
at an outlay OF dime or two.
here today, making # possible for people
seated at the rear of the coliseum to
hear the voice OF Lodge. even when he
dropped 1t almost as low as n whisper.
Hanging just above the speakers head
was a little black box, like n camera.
This caught the sound and transmitted
il over copper wires TO the basement
Of the building There a powerful ae-
eentuating generator magnifed it 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 tremendous voice at the rear Of
the hall
The front row Of delegate seats was
occupied by representatives Of Califor-
nia, North Dakota. Arkansas, Connecticut
and Virginia. Behind them were placed
the delegates from New York. Pennsyl-
venia and Ohio, near enough 10 the plat
form to make lot Of noise II these i'm
portant delegations had trouble 20 make.
Georgia was in the last row to the
right and Alabama in the last row to the
left.
The chairman's platform stood up a
sheer ten feet of the floor, so there was
Ap pVSSAD4lAts u SANAHu Au1ArS AANtA
the floor Of this convention into the
speakers stand
There probably never was before so
many newspaper men gathered under one
roof unless, indeed, az some publishers
convention.
Eight platoons OF police, under the
personal direction Of Chief John J. Gar
rity, 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 to SPY cut local
crooks.