The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-09
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Vermont. Virginia. West Virginia
Wyoming -22
/ everidgo-Arkansas Idaho, In
! diana. Kentucky, Missouri. New Jer
scy. New Moxico. oklahoma and
/ Porto Rico.
Mccormick Alabama. Delaware,
Illinois. Iowa, Maine. Maryland and
| Scbraskaa--7.
| CHICAGO June s--Tho republican
national convention demonstrated At
| its opening two hour session today
! that II n lacked Leadership, u ala
/ not lack harmony for the ptel!mi-
| nnrica AZ least
Most IT the session was taken up
| with tho keynote speech Of senator
Lodge. the temporary chairman.
From the moment that National
Chairman Hays stepped out on the
! speakers platform and called the
assomblage to order, until adjourn
mcnt time, tho average locker on
| might have imagined that II was all
| over but tho shouting. Not lung
! let loose with any wild scream Tor
- favoritc. not n voice was raised In
protest to any set plan for the pre-
| liminaries, and all Joined In shouting
approval at Senator Lodges call to
| the party 10 rise up and sweep the
| Wilson dynasty" out of power.
situation Tense
| But as conventions 20, " was
tame. I, seemed as II some OF the
factions felt that the ice was thin.
Half an hour late In starting, the
convention Jumped quickly to us
work. Fret came the national chair
man, who received u roar OF cheers
from the delegates, and then the
Rev. Charles T.. Woodcock OF Louis
| vile, Ky, whose opening prayer
waited through sound amplifierf
| reached every part OF the hall.
The crowd that had been reverent-
| ly silent during the prayer, shuftled
its feet and kept UP continuous
rattle Of talk. while the secretary, In
"A droning tone, read the formal cal
for the meeting. a little earlier II
had roared with laughter AT the ac'
robntic antics OF song leader as
he followed Chairman Hays to th'
tongue OF the platform to lead the
singing and cheers.
There was a roar Of approval from
the delegates when Chairman Hays
declared that the republican party
had met In free and open conven
ton "to accept from the people q
ma ndate for the government OF the
United states"
No Bolt. Says Hays
A second outburst came momen
later when he shouted there will
be no bolt In this convention
The appearance OF Serator Lodge
who had been escorted to the stage
from his place on the -,oor. with
the Massa chusetts delegation. wal
the signal for the first real demon
stration OF the day. Crowds In th'
galleries stood as did the delegates
, cheering and waving flags.
The cheering broke out afresh nj
he was introduced by Mr. Hays a
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge OF tn
! United States" Then for an hou
and half he held The close atten
ton of the big auditorium. an,
brought forth cheering by sharl
thrusts at all the policies OF th'
Wilson administration.
II did not take long after Senator
Lodge finished speaking to wind uI
the other work. The usual an
nouncemsnts were made and organi
Zatior resolutions passed.
That was the end of the first day
work and on motion OF Governo
Bcekman OF Rhode Island the CON
vcntlon adjourned until II n. m. to
morrow.
with the adjournment the variou
committees Immediately went 4
work. the resolutions committee he
ginning consideration of the platform
and the crcdcntial committee To re
view some OF the delegate contest
which were decided last week b
the national committee