Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-06-08

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hear the keynote speech
of Senator Lodge, Of
Mass. After that it adjourned until
II o'clock tomorrow morning. Mean
while committees went to work.
II look Senator Lodge exactly more
than an hour to read his address. The
convention evidently liked the key
note and broke into another roar Of
Cheers and applause. Many delegates
standing and waving flags. The tenn
porary chairman then recognized
National Chairman Hays who present
ed list of temporary officers, previ-
ously agreed upon. The convention
accepted the list
General Il. Coleman DUPONT of Del
eWare, presented a resolution propos-
ing to have the convention act under
the 1916 rules until the perlnane" or.
Eanization is effected. It was adopt
ed. Governor Morrow of Kentucky
offered the resolution for committee
of permanent organization. The re-
solution for other committees We're
adopted
The first woman to speak in the
convention was Mrs. Manlcy Fossean
Of Minneapolis, one of the Minneapolis
delegation. She offered a resolution
which was adopted 1t could not be
said hat Mrs Fosseen was the first
woman to be heard in a convention.
As a matter of fact she was not heard
but the chairman informed the dele
gates of the contents Of her resolution
Opens Hour Late
Chicago, June S-The republican
convention met an hour late but dis
posing Of preliminaries during the
first half hour settled down to here
the keynote speech by Senator Lodge
temporary chairman.
The temporary organization was
quickly perfected by acclamation.
The general understanding was that
an agreement would be made to ac-
cept the temporary organization as
the permanent one, thus continuing
the gavol in the hand of Senator
Lodge. Chairman Lodges address
was punctuated by cheers and ap-
plause, and most loudly when he re-
ferred to the G. O. p. of 1860 and de.
clared it must again come forward
for like service.
Roars of cheers and continued ap-
plause marked the declaration that
everyone connected with the dynasty
of Woodrow Wilson must be driven
from power? The senator contin-
ued that they must be driven out be-
cause Wilson's theory of government
is not American. The defeat of the
administration transcendS every 9th
er question The ground thus clear
ed, it becomes our duty, as American
citizens to reinstate several funda-
mental principles which have been
both shocked and invaded"
William J. Bryan, from his seat on
the press stand listened intenuy to
the senator's hot denunciation Of Mr..
Wilson and his associates, whom he
declared "attemptcd to drive us from
the pat hof Washington, Lincoln and
Roosevelt"
There was a wave Of laughter and
applause when the senator referred
to the President as a democratic
free trader with socialistc procliv-
tiles.
Senator Lodge got in one of his
first real hits with his reference to
President Wilson's participation IN
the peace conference
He went himself said the sen
atOr. because he trusted no one else"
The delegates laughed and applauded
as they did also when the senator
lambastod the Mexican policy the
Governments operation OF railroads
and the Armenian mandate,
The convention was actually called
10 order at 1l:&4 and soon after
Chairman Hays appeared on the plat
form and was greeted with applause
and shouts, The chairman brought
the gavcl down with Whack and the
convention came to order. Bishop
WOndcoCk of Louisville, offered the
opening prayer, a long one. At its
conclusion the band played the Star
Spangled Banner at the request of a
song leader. \ sea of flags were
waved throughout the singing 'Now." ="
shouted the leader three cheers for
the greatest country on earth the T..
$ A. Three cheers rocked the hall.
/ The official photo was then taken
| Secretary Miller of the National com
| ittee then read the call Chairman
/ Hayes whacked for order so hard he
! joltcd over a glass of water on the
| secretary's table and then stepped
out to the edge OF the speakers r,at-
/ form He got renewed demonstla
! tion of applause.
"Thc Republican party has met in
this free and open convention he
said" TO accept from the people a
mandate for the government OF the
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