The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-06-10
SENATOR LODGE IN HIS KEYNOTE
SPEECH ATTACKED PRESIDENTS
ATTITUDE ON LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Fight for Presidential Nomination at Chi
cagO is a Free-for- -AH-Drafting of the
Platform Will Begin After Today's Ad-
jOurnment.

? eenaior Lodge concluded his Sc
at IS. ,fter talking for little mo-.
than hour. and receiving the clos
est attention from the major part Of
the audience Applause greeted his
salient r7'4ts il attacking President
Wilson's 1snasiy, ant !. enlng on
the people to drive ou-
defeat his League OF Natoa
To-day I md gard. '
nant as brought back from Paris by
President Wilson is negligible" said
Senator Lodge. and he was enthusiss-
tically cheered for his statement SEN
ator Lodge recognized Chairman Hays
for the purpose of permitting bin %
present recommendations fer tempo
rary reporters. parliamentarians and
other employees of the convention
The entire list was elected by accla-
nation. after which the proceedings
moved forward with weIl-arranged
precision.
Committees Begin Their Work.
Resolutions were introduced and
quickly adopted for the committees on
resolutions. credentials. permanent or
ganization. rules and order OF busi-
ness. II was announced that all four
committees would begin work this
afternoon The first session of~the
convention adjourned shortly after
Few want the Covenant.
1870 o'clock this afternoon until II
o'clock tomorrow morning The work
of the Republican national conven-
ton in picking candidate for presi
dent of the United States and build
ing platform for him is on in full
swing this afternoon
AS Senator Lodge read HIS address
he slowly warmed up to his task. and
emphasized the more important
points in his speech by means OF ges
lures. The assemblage paid the
closest attention TO what he said.
Senator Lodges demand for the pun
ishmeni OF nrofteers by the courts.
instead of in the headlines of the
newspapers. as in the manner of the
present attorney general" evoked
applause. Attacking President VIII
sous "autocracy." Senator Lodge de-
manded that tine cl.ei magistrate OF
the republic must be made to under.
stand that it is his duty to abide by
the nations laws
Lodge Talks of Wilson.
Another Characterization given to-
the President by Senator Lodge was:
"a Democratic free-trSder with So
| cisiistic tendencies" This descrip-
ton brought laugh from the dele
gates. Lodges reference to the rail-
road law as a Republican achievement
| drew applause hts appeal for a
stronger hand in Mexico WIS received
with one OF the mosr enthusiastic
outbursts that sree.ei his sneeeli
( The Mexican reot . wouid not re-
( sent the Influence, or the futerveu-
ton, of the United states. IL @ a
on y heip ta he5r Tire rescs unler
a president OF ihei- own choosing"
declared Sen8t-r fo'9e
-semesy for y. C. l.
The hitch cost of Twins may be re-
fr-a5 Dr. increes3 IN ton. rather
than BY legislation. Lodre pointed
out in hts address As the delegates
left the hall following the mornings
session. She band PLAYED America
and they stopped to sing The Gre
NtAttetH NNtAtt4AAEr uiet -lulhtIllANN
in the Coliseum II is believed that
it viii approve the national commit
tees decisions on the contested dele.
cations
The chairmanship OF the committee
on resolutions was stll in doubt when
the hour for its meeting arrived this
afternoon. II is believed that the
chairmanship Hes between senator
Watson OF Indiana and ogden Mills
of New York. Whether treaty COM
promise between the bitter-enders "
the mild reservationists has been sat
isfactoriiy ARRANGED remains 10 he
sen.