Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-08
ADJOURNMENT IS s
TAKEN UNTIL n
O'CLOCK wednesday,
Committee Work is Started
After Lodges Address
Is Delivered. y.
\,
Much Excitement at Coli
scum Shortly After Ses-
sion Starts.

0AO1l Quarts. %1S
Coleslum, Chicago, June s.-Tha
nepuollcan convention met an hour
ia.e out dlsposing of preliminartea
curing the first half hour, settled
eown 10 hear the keynote speech Of 4
senator Lodge, temporary chairman.
senator Lodge spoke from his
manuscript. AS he read, it was as
sured that the first hour of the pro-
ceeaings and probably a little more
would be devoted to it.
The temporary organization w..,
quickly perfected by acclamation.
Inc general understanding wasi
mat an agreement, would be made fol
aecepL the temporary organization
ana Chairman as the permanent one.
tnus continuing the gavel in the hand
vi senator Lodge. Chairman Lodge,sl
4ooress was punctuated by Cheering
ana applause and most loudly when!
ne referred to the Republican party
OF 1850 and declared it must aeainl
come forward for like service To-
the country.
Roars of cheers and continued an
plause marked Chairman Lodre,al
aeciaranon e;. that every one connected
with the dynasty of Woodrow wiz
son must be driven from power. >,
senator Lodge continued that thew
m nust be driven out mot because thew
are Democrats, but because Mr.. viii
son theory of government b not
American =
The defeat of the present. admin
lstranon, said Senator Lodge. -tran-s
gEeanh thus claafed. it bseouae. our, m
duty as sAmerfcans to. 1etnsta4e as!v,a
iefal fuhadmentaF principles whfasNi
naye nays be been both shocked and slnvad-
Bryan These. 5Ss id s.-s 81 E
William Jennings Bryan, from i1ie
seat on the press stand, listened in
tentiy to Senator Lodges hot de-
nunclatlon of MIR. Wilson and $lrlI asa
socrates" who he declared had cat ;
tempted to drag. US from the path of]
washington. Lincoln and Roosevelt. u
MI Bryan stroked his chin
7 thoughtfully but maintained a pokerl
! face throughout
There was another wave Of 1auKh.,
ter and applause when SenatorsI. .odFe]
referred to President Wilson as 81
democratic free trader with social-
istic proclivities." --c---s,,
His First Hit.
Senator Lodge got one Of his first,
real hits with his reference to Presi-
dent Wilson's participation in The
peace conference.
He went himself" said Senato.
Lodge, because he trusted no one
| else"
The delegates laughed heartily ana
followed up with applause, as they
did also when the senator in success
sion lam basted the Mexican policy.
the governments operation Of rail.
| roads. and the proposal to accept a,
mandate over Armenia . 4
There was another burst Of ap-,
p'ause and approval when Senator
Lodge. referring to the defeat OF the
peace treaty. said Republican senator's
considered the difficult task of defeat
ing the peace treaty their duty. and
did not shrink from fulfilling it"
1t took Senator Lodge exactly one
hour and eighteen minutes to read
his prepared address
Liked Address
| The convention evidently liked the
keynote and broke into another roar
of cheers and applause, many of the
delegates standing and waving flags.
Senator Lodge bowed and smiled a.
he Acknowledged it.
The temporary chairman then
recognized National Chairman Hays.
who presented list of temporary Of !
ficers. previously agreed upon Sec
retary Miller Of the committee read
the list
By chorus of ayes the convean hon
accepted the list.
General T. Coleman Dupont, OF
Delaware. presented a resolution pro-
posing to have the convention act un-
der the 1916 rules until permanent
organization is effected. It was
adopted. Other routine motions on
! procedure necessary to organixat ton
We're offered and accepted
Governor Morrow OF Kentucky, of
fered the resolution for 4 committee
on permanent organization. The reso-
lutions for other organization com-
! The first woman to speak in the
convention was Mrs. Manly e. Fos-
seen, of Minneapolis, one Of the Min-
nesota delegation. She offered i
resolution which was adopted. ss
| It could not be said Mrs. Fosseen
was the first woman to be heard In q
national convention because as mat.
ter of fact she wasn't heard but thu
chairman informed the convention oG
the contents Of her resolution.
| After the preliminaries the coA-
vention adjourned until n o'clock to-
morrow morning on motion OF 0ovss
ernor Beckman Of Rhode island. A
to quit and held the convention for
two verses Of America ,5Sssa
Resolution ConlInittee.
Chicago, June 8.-The comlaiktUa
on resolutions az officially annouuce1k
Follows: s5s II s.. III q .,s
Iowa. Charles =. Pickett: 1finas1e -
t., Frank Murphy: AlahaznA y,
Curtia: Artsona. q =. Noon: AxlEasl
/ Al Rusell; Olifosnia. John il. No.
necticsit. InAc n. ul1npan:: nalaAssse
IL II Rail: F1Orfdn. az q. ~ n ysaaffuavf1