Evening star., 1920-06-09
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

| CHICAGO, June 9.-When Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts.
chairman of the republican national
convention. reached Chicago Sunday he
pooh-poohed the idea that stampede"
| could be carried out in the convention.
| Judging from the opening session of
| the convention, he was entirely right.
For his keynote speech brought only a
judicious amount of applause. He
labored under the disadvantage. to be
| sure, of reading from manuscript.
There was chilliness about the OPEN
| ing session of the convention that not
| even the singing of "The Star Spangled
Banner was able to dissipate.
1t was noticeable. however. that
| those parts of Mr. Lodges address
| which seemed to jibe with the views
visibility of remaining out of the
| league of nations: the refusal of the
Presidents plea for authority to ac-
cept mandate for Armenia, did get
| applause.
But. in the opinion of an old timer,
| the delegates are for the most part
| veteran politicians. hard boiled" in
| fact. and not inclined to be carried
off their feet.
Notwithstanding the lack of en-
| thusiasm. Senator Lodges address
| was an able keynote speech. and, as
one Of the leading dark horse candi-
dates said:
It'll read fine"
| The delegates and the galleries
| stood and applauded Lodge at the
waving their little American flags.
No flags were waved in the section
allotted the California delegation.
Edward r. Colladay national COM
mitteeman from the District of CO.
lumbia. has been performing wonders
| in the matter OF obtaining admissions
to the convention for people from
Washington. He had a total Of more
! than 110 admissions to his credit
when the convention adjourned for
| the day.
The arrangements at the convention
including the delegates. found no
difficulty in reaching their seats. The
ventilation is remarkably good. The
hall itself. outside the decorations. is
in Washington in structure 1t is
| about the same length. but wider
Oliver Metzerott. state senator of
MARYLAND. and widely known in
Washington. is attending the con-
vention. He is not delegate. but
| is here to see that the delegation
votes right" He himself is wearing
| ood-for-President button.
James A. Cobb. who, with Frank
Hogan. is representing the District
of Columbia. was formerly an as
sistant district attorney in the Dis
| trict. the only colored man who has
| held this office. He is graduate of
Harvard and was appointed to Office
| by President Roosevelt.
The first woman to be recognized
| convention was Mrs. Manley T.. Fos-
| seen of Minnesota. She is delegate
| 1t was she who made the motion
| from the floor to apnoint committee
| on resolutions. While considerable
| number of women are scattered
among the delegates and alternates,
! the men vastly predominate.
| Mrs. Fosseen had the honor of being
| the first woman in the United States
elected by acclamatfon as a delegate
! to the republican convention. She is
! chairman of the republican woman's
executive committee of Minnesota.
Some Of the other republican wom-
en- who are taking prominent parts
in the convention are Miss Dele B.
Boyd of Reno. New, delegate at
large. who is representing her state
on the committee on rules: Mrs.
| Frank Dobson of Iowa. who is serv-
ing as a delegate and as a member OF
the committee on permanent organi-
zation: Mrs. John Glover South OF
ingston of Tennessee.
Gov. Robert y. Carey of Wyomins
believes that the republicans should