The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-08
C.O.p.CONyENTION
CALLED TO ORDER.
National Chairman Hays Opens
the Session.
LODGE TEMPORARY CHA|Ralss,,.
oenator Delivers Keynote" Address
to Delegates and is Frequently In
terrupted by AppIause-TaIk OF
"Dark Horse"
(RY Edward w. Pickard.l

terrupted by AppIause-TaIk Of
ozark Horse"
(By Edward w Pickard)
Convention Hall, Chicago, June s.
Promptly at eleven o'clock this MORN
ing National Chairman Hays stood up
before a throng of men and women
that filled the gref- Coliseum TO the
rufters, raped sharply with a gavel
m;,ye from wood hewed from a raftel
OF Independence Hall, Philadelphia.
and declared the Republican nationa.
convention Of 1920 open for business
Senator Lodge IL temporary chair
man. Rev. DR. John Timothy Stone.
OF Chicago, asked divine guidance for
the gathering and Charles B. Miller,
o. Minnesota, secretary of the national
col .nittee, read The call for the con-
vention.
Mr.. Hays then took the platform
again and called on the delegates TO
eject q temporary chairman. This, Of
course, was a cut and dried matter,
end there was no opposition to the
election Of United States Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, Of Massachusetts.
The senator was solemnly escorted to
the speakers platform and, after duly
acknowledging the mildly enthusiastic
applause that greeted his appearance,
began the delivery Of the keynote
address, the speech which was to out
line the stand that he and other party
leaders thought the convention should
take on the issues Of the day. The
veteran Of many campaigns was list
ened to with close interest by the vast
audience, and his words were punctu-
ated by frequent outbursts Of hand
clapp.ng, and even cheers
The remainder of the hrst days
DIS session was devoted to routine
\. S:ness such as the election Of the
other temporary officers and the selec-
ton Of the committees on credentials,
p ,maQent organization, rules and Or
de- Of business and resolution. The
spectators, who valued highly their
sr;.ss in the Coliseum, and with rea
son, mostly stuck during all this; bu'
many of the delegates to whom na
tiunaI convention was no novelty, wan
dered about among their fellows from
other states or even scattered to the
hotel headquarters Of the various pres
idential candidates, to discuss the
chances of those men who are seeking
the great Office.
Seldom has a national convention
opened with the delegates, party lead
ers, and political sharps so at sea as
to the nomination as they are here to-
day.
General Wood, Governor Lowden
and Senator Johnson, still hold the
center of the stage and most Of the
discussion had to do with them, but
the talk Of dark horses was increasing
every moment. OF he three leaders, II
was the general opinion that Lowden
had the best chance, and this opinion
was strengthened by his victory over
Mayor Thompson, of Chicago, in the
fight FIR the position Of national com
mittecmen from Illinois. The COVER
nor's forces took this from the mayor
and gave 1t to Senator Sherman The
mayor practically announced that he
would turn his Cook county delegates
over TO some other candidate thai
Lowden, and the expectation was that
Senator johnson would be the beneflcl-
DRY.
General Woods supporters were
sitting tight and not saying much
but those Of johnson were especially
vociferous. 1t may be true, as many
assert, that the party leaders will not
consent to the nomination Of the Cali
fornian, but 1t Is certainly true that
with his body Of pledged votes and his
considerable popular support, he oc-
cupies a strong strategical position.
1t is believed those who control the
unpledged votes, and thereby the coll
vention, will do what they can to pla-
Gaze Johnson, short Of giving him the
big prize, and this belief leads those
WHO hold it to eliminate Hoover and
Hughes from the dark horse posi-
bflities. Among the latter, Governo.
Sproul Of Pennsylvania forged TO the
front Today, with Governor Coolidge
OF Massachusetts galloping along be-
hind him. The admirers Of Governo.
Allan Of Kansas continues to predict
that the convention, finding itself
deadlocked, will turn to him.
The first real fireworks display o.
the week was Johnson's mass meeting
las night and In the language Of tn
day it was some mass meeting. The
auditorium was packed from pit to TOP
most gallery and from The rear wal
to the back drop the immense stage
When the chairman led the senator t,
the speakers table to introduce hiT
the customary demonstration began
For full twenty-five minutes the audi
ence yelled and whistled and sang
and when they showed signs Of wear'
rpsS they were revived TO new effort
! Inspired cheer leaders to the bal
comics.
lost of those actually seemed to
l. cry friendly to Johnson, and IL
: De assumed the others were main
/ 'elegates who are trying to nomin
I. some one else Seats had beer
'eScryed for all the members Of tn
.''-tn+ion and hundreds OF them wer,
%
Reasonable Increase.