The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-08
LODGE STRIKES
PARTY KEYNOTE
StudiouS Statesman ProCIaims
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G. 0. P. Charged to Redeem
American independence.
WORDS LIKE WHIP LASH
AS HE REFERS TO WILSON
Bitter Antagonist to Peace
Plan Arouses Unbounded
Enthusiasm.
tsY MARLEn E. PEW

q. N. S. staff Cores sondent)
Coliseum, Chicago, June 8.-At sight
OF Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. sage of
Nahant. large of head and small Of
body, his frail hands 'grasping the red
silken ropes of the speakers platform
as II he feared the hum and torrent
surging below might whisk him away.
cyclone Of sound and brilliant action
swept the Coliseum shortly before noon
today. and the first spectacle of the
seventeenth republican national conven-
tion was enacted before the eyes or
1S.5oo delegates and influential party
men and women. (Senator Lodges key
note speech appears in full on another
page.)
Lodge, the studious Statesman, who
points a long, tapering finger as his
natural gesture. struck the formal key
note of this unprecedented republican
convention, in firm voice, proclaimins
that not only did national development
hinge upon republican party. successes.
put that the party whose legionaires
faced him was. in fact, gravely charged
TO redeem American independence In
world affairs and restore certain funda-
mental principles of the fathers.
When Temporary Chairman Lodge
spoke OF President Wilson and the fed
era1 democratic administration he
snapped his words like a whip lash, ana
his sentences ran off into sardonic fall
setto Sometimes he, was bitter
Lodge. Sometimes he was calm and
The republicans gave him a tremen-
douS ovation, II was a rip-roaring,
wildly animated G. o. p. national rally
interesting for its full-throated spon-
crashing sound Nothing seemed 10
lack in harmony, of thought, as regards
party general policy though, of course,
il was well known that there were.
shades Of counter opinion among some
OF the leaders in particular reference
to the covenant, OF peace. But with
: odEa. ne, III tor ahtagAnist of the Wis.
soil peace p fograni. before them in the
flesh. the delegates and the republican
hosts here demonktrated unbounded en-
thusiasni and thdF casual witness would
indeed needs tax the imagination TO
Doubt that all republican hands were
not firmly clasped.
Find Relief In Yelling.
The deep continuing doubt as to the
great secret OF this convention the
names and addresses of the party stand
bearers for the fall campaign still held
the convention city under its spell but
temporarily this forenoon every moth
er's son and daughter under the wide
roof OF the Coliseum appeared to cast
that anxious speculation aside, and
flnd relief in sheer boy and girl yelling.
Men and women always seem to go
to political conventions somewhat as
american children go to circusos and
there was no exception to that rule
here today. Up early best spring suits
anu ROWnS en-. motor or street car TO
the big top caught in a jamming
crowd on South Wabash avenue cops
yelling stand back there" causing no
one to bulge an inch, everyone all
mussed up and perspring, and finally.
whisk-a yawn'ng entrance engulfs them
and they hustle for seats, exclaim at
the beauty OF the hag-drapped interior,
ask foolish questions about who's who
and what's what. get the fever to sing
or, shout. and then when Chairman viii
I'll nR hn
committee, takes the lid off as he did
this morning shortly IL O'Clock. why
they just threw UP arms and hats and
squawk and gurgle and had 2 good time
generally.
Hays is little man. ike Lodge. but
Lodge has all the hest of it as regards
whskers. HAYS did his job of calling
the big show to order very neatly, OF
course the first business was to have
roll call, just to make sure no demo-
Gratis. or socialists had crept In under
the canvass when the elephant was
being watfred this morning. This func-
tion fell to the redoubahle Clarence p.
Miller. Of Minnesota, secretary of the
nat'onal committee No one paid much
attention TO this formality. except per-
haps a few southern gentlemen who
as generally reported from Washington,
had slushed their way to Chicago. and
had succeeded in getting their names
very well AMI disagreeablv known.
Panorama OF Color
The Coliseum was truly beautiful in
its flag drapings, literally hundreds of
striped and starred banners being ar
tistically festooned from its high arch.
Painters had used pea green and white
and the eve caught that color scheme
before the crowds came. Soon II was
blot+ed out by the sonlber dark Of mems
clothes. relieved here and there by an
ice cream effect on some daring back.
But the howl Of the Coliseum was
fringed all about by the Eavest sort OF
finerv In women's dress. this panorama
of color bathing all the balconies.
One woman reporter had insisted that
republican women nj this convention
were TO take the business, seriously,
with no fluffy minded details OF fabric
or color. But mere man this morning
stood somewhat aghast at the wealth
of hat and gown coloring In the reced-
ing tiers of seats.
80 note of the convention was sounded by
Mrs. Albert Brueggeman, alternate from
Missouri. who said: This is day OF
serious grave endeavor by women In
politics I hope none will he conspicu
ously dressed" but between you and
me I don't believe the note carried far.
and Mrs Brueggeman herself appeared
in a handsome blue hy serge frock with
black satin trimmings and an eX-
tremelv wide and attractive hat.
Like Golden Sunshine.
A feature of this convention, hitherto
unseen was the nrovision OF a wonder
full electric lighting arrangement bv
means Of which gigantic fire lamps set
at intervals Of twelve feet around the
balconies could be Illuminated by a
sinnIe twist of the wrist thus con-
vertinE the great coliseum into scene
Of perfect daylight so that motion pic
ture chaps might turn Cranks with re-
suits eoual 70 the hest obtained in Cali
fornia sunshine. The republican ma
LOST AND FOUND
SMALL DIAMOND ring lost at or near
y. Ar.srr-nr'a drug store SundnN. Re-