Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
DELEGATES LAUGH
, AS NATION WAITS
Convention Amused by Movie
Men, Acrobatics, "unc'e
chauncey' and Others
ALWAYS READY TO ADJOURN
nv GEORGE NON MCCAIN
1890. by Public Ledger Co.

T,;capo. Juno 1O.-This national lie
,,h,ican convention reminds me of the
PENNSYLVANIA Legislature. 1t is always
ready to adjourn.
Todoy. the third Of the sessions. viii,
Il is praycrfully hoped, see the conven
tion pct down TO real business and stick
TO il.
In tiIl now it has been frittering
svav time as though 1T had weeks in
stead Of days at its command This Is
bccausc the slate makers are on the job.
Tbcv arc working overtime, arc these
great high priests of dicker and deal.
They are trying to bring some one OF
their favoritcs to the front as sure.
thing winner
Even till this morning it was still
chaos. They have not completed their
lob, and they will not. The delegates
uII do that with a bowl on the floor
OF the convention.
Take yesterday as an instance. The
convention was in session about an
bour. then adjourned till today. Of
that time less than fifteen minutes was
given up to actual business. The rest
was devoted to a couple Of speeches
and a songfest with q whirling dervish
leader.
Uncle" Chauncey Does His Bit
There was an inspiring speech. by
special request. by ''Unclc' Chauncey
Vi. Dppew, dean of convention dele
gates and patriarch of Republicanism.
For nearly half an hour he unrolled
the glorics of Republican past before
o the eyes of Republican present
Aud Mr.. Ddpew fully demonstrated
the point ofshis opening joke. He is
still the prime minister and high priest
Of joke. josh and quip. He told Of
man who. on being informed that he.
Dcpcw, was cighty-six years of age.
gave him the vitrous stare and remarked
he was either a miracle or a damn liar.
Hc was the same Chauncey that
charmed conventions forty years ago.
Just as rOtund. Just as sonorous and
yet mclihuous Of voice and just as
graceful and emphatic of gesture.
Of "'urse. Henry Cabot Lodge, in
resp hlc black, but today minus his
whit, est, with his grizzled whiskers
and Massachusetts accent on display,
was continued as permanent chairman.
And he didn't use the Independence
Hall gavel which Mayor Moore. of Phil
adelphia. had presented to the presiding
officer to bring the convention to order.
He used a carpenters mortcing maui
with a sawed off handle. At least il
looked and sounded like it.
Speech Is Beautifully Short
Having closed with one Of his glad
dening pcrorations. "Unclc" Chauncey
was led to the rear. and then came a
4 I.l
lady. A Kansas lady, he said. She
was Of graceful figure and demonstrated
the possession of deep contralto voice
with slight and occasional fracture
in the upper register. She wore eye
glasses. brown fox stole and brown
dress. Also turban hat. Her name
was Mrs. Margaret Hill McCartcr.
Mrs. McCartcr made a good speech.
il had the superb merit of being short
md to the point. She was the first
woman I recall TO appear on the plat
form Of Republican convention. and
she did not recall single comparison
TO Ann Eliza Diggs, I think that was
her name, of the old Populst days,
when the Pop men ran the conven-
tion and the Pop ladies ran the men.
~, Mrs. Hill made a good impression.
There were complimentary remarks in
u
pretty sure sign she was success. She
was Just natural. not n bit self CON
Sclous, and she was not scared for a
minute.
negfcctcd to remark that the movie
gentlemen are also an added attraction
at this convention. ! said "added. ."
They've got the convention hall rigged
nn like q scenario studio, minus Mary
Pickford and her last husband. Loco.
motive headlights around the galleries
burSt out into daylight radiance on tho
slightest occasion, binding everybody
while the movie machines grind and
q frind like the electric coffee pulverizcr
on busy Saturday in popular chain
grocery store.
Lodge in the Limelight
After Mrs. McGarter had closed. the
headlights went on, and the dignificd
drhcr of Presidents from the state of
Tho venerated goldfish. Chairman Lodge.
naraded up and down the speakers s
projecting platform with Mrs. Hill
NWnlle the movie men ground and the
bright lights burned. 1t must have been
GRAND and GLORIOUS feeling"
Inr Mr.. Lodge. He kicked. lie told
IN" vast audience it was an infection
10 be borne with fortitudc, or words to
such effect.
4, Then after Mrs. McCarter got through
.ncre was an interval for song. That's
Sct'Ing to be the thing now. San
francisco is going to have n song leader,
100; they, say, IL. addition to Billy Bryan
nhI Mltch Palmer to amuse the folks.
ms one in Chicagos convention is
NOT only song leader. but he is an
"'rooat' lie does stunts. When he
starts out one doesn I, know whether he
Is going to do a cakewalk, throw