The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-11
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch


Chicago, June 9.-While commit
tees continued to grind away at or
ganization preliminaries, the republi-
can national convention went through
the motions Of a second days ses-
sion. ......-
1t escaped second keynote speech,
by the selection of Senator Lodge as
permanent chairman. thus following
the plan of 1912 and 1916 of making
the temporary. organization perman-
ent.
Today's business consisted of hear
ing a report of progress from the
committee framing a platform and a
report from credentials committee
which makes up the permanent roll.
Missouri got back her two lost
delegates. through last nights action
Of the credentials committee which
reversed the national committees
decision that conditions in the cleo,
torate in Kansas City, were SO bad
1t would not seat any of the dele
gates That restcred the fatal NUM-
Der Of delegates III the coneention 70
9S4 and the number necessary Tor q
nomination to 493.
Action Was Surprise.
The overturning of the national
committees decision in the Tennes-
see contest also came as a surprise
Robert r. Church of Memphis reput
ed to the one of the wealthiest and
most influential negroes in the south,
had been seated by the national COM
mittee after a straight out black and
white fight in which the whites
charged that the negroes had bolted
the convention. Church, said to fa-
vor Lowden, was seated by the ma
tional committee and had the back
ing of many prominent members in
threw him out The white contest
ants appealed to the committee to
take the republican organization in
Memphis "out of the hands of negro
domination"
Ideal convention weather continued
today. A cool, crisp breeze blew of
Lake Michigan and the sun was shin
ing. 1t was the remark of every one
that the convention hall was unusu-
ally comfortable.
Assembled Again Today.
publican national convention as
sembled for it's second session today
with little more than routine in pros
pect. A brief session to perfect the
permanent organization was fore =
cast.
Delegates and alternates were slow
in arriving and there was a marked
absence Of notables in the preliminary
moments.
The drift to Lowden". and the
growing strength of Wood and the
turn Of the delegates to Johnson"
which ont heard so much talk about
the convention. The delegates who
arrived early. seemed to be talking
anything but politics and even the
visitors galleries were slow in filling
UP.
start Was Delayed.
The day had begun crisp and cool,
but 1t took a sudden shift as the con-
vention began assembling and it look
ed as though the delegates and visit
ors were about to get their first taste
Of June convention weather.
At eleven o'clock, the opening time,
the convention hall was not half fill
ed. It looked as if the convention
would get. away at least half hour
late, as it did yesterday. The prin-
cipal candidate managers, knowing
that todays proceedings were large
ly perfunctory, were in no hurry in
coming, and remained downtown,
rounding up forces and Strengthening
their lines. Many Of the important
figures of the convention, too, were
engaged in the work Of the resolu-
tions committee framing the plat
form. -
At 11:15 Chairman Lodge arrived
on the platform with National Chair
man Hays. A song leader tried to get
the audience to sing the Long, Long,
Trail" but had q hard time getting
out the voices.
Reports Of Committees.
Chairman Lodge stepped out to the
speakers space at 1920 o'clock and
he got three cheers, also with tiger
Dr. John Timothy Stone was today's
chaplain. The convention stood while
he offered prayer.
In closing Rev. Stone led the great
audience in the Lords Prayer" The
song leader was Immediately on the
Job again and led the audience in
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" They
brought out stout oak table for
Chairman Lodge to whack his gavel
on. He called for the report of the
credentials committee. Chairman
Duffeld of New Jersey, came to the
platform to present it. 1.lr4 sr7tss
The report recommended the
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