The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
TO THRESH OUT
(Contin led from Gaze One.l

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OF persons were waiting and hoping to
get in for look at the Embossed Re-
publican national convention.
Only fraction of those who ap-
piled for seats could be admitted,
however. despite the Coliseum's ca
pactty of more than 10000.
Political activities moved out of the
hotel district and into the Coliseum it.
self with the assembling of the first
session. 1t was the first opportunity
Tor the various managers TO meet the
delegates all together and instead of
outtonholing delegates singly and in
groups they went after them in dele
cations.
Today's proceedings in the hall had
little to do with the actual nomination.
fhey We're merely a routine but indis-
pensable preliminary to the sessions
which are to follow
While last minute arrangements
were being made no change in the
/ ilne-up was discernibie, and the vari-
Gus managers frankly admitted they
saw no tangible evidences of which
way the wind is going to blow. They
were still looking forward to the first
| ballots. which will come during the
( middle of the week to point the way
| to courses of action
! Unlike former conventions the Old
| Guard came early. In the old days
they were the last to arrive, being
/ held back by conferences. As many
of the leaders took their seats. with
out causing ripple of excitement, the
band played a mournful air
| There were many women delegates
and alternates on the floor.
The seating capacity arrangements
were altogether different from what
! they were four years ago. In the front
rows were delegations from California.
North Dakota. Arkansas, !Connecticde
! Colorado and Virginia.
Platform Filled Late.
The platform was slow in filling UP.
! Apparently the leaders were in con-
ference elsewhere to determine what
was to be done with the question of
permanent organization. the women
delegates were eagerly sought by the
scouts Of the campaign managers and
/ held quite a handshaking affair Of
! their own. They seemed to be enjoy
ing their first participation in a ma
| tional convention. The band continued
to blare off popular airs with regu-
larity and the delegates and alternates
continued to pour in at all the doors.
The galleries were filled early with
| the fortunate hundreds who managed
| to get in to the disappointment of the
unlucky, thousands who lost out on
the tickets. The opening moments
| were spent in Informal conferences
| among the delegates on the floor and
renewals of old acquaintance. Cen
orally the condition in the hall was re-
markedly quiet. Nobody seemed to
have any more definite idea of how
things were going to line up than they
| did last week.
Up to the moment temporary chair
man Lodge left his hotel for the Coli
| scum, there had been no final deter
| mination on the question of perma :
nent organization and it was said that
| the chances were good for making the
| temporary organization permanent,
thus avoiding two keynote speeches.
| Moreover, 1t could dispose of the
danger of engendering ill-feeling by a
contest such as has been going on by
supporters of Senator Beveridge of
! Indiana, and Senator Medill McCor-
! mick of Illinois
| Advocates of two different organ
| izations continued to wage the fight.
| however, and National Committeeman
Hays was understood to favor Senator
! Mccormick