The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-06-08
LITTLE EXCITEMENT EVIDENT AS
BIG POLITICAL POW WOW GETS
DOWN TO ACTION AT CHICAGO
Old Guard Arrives Early But They Take Their Seats Just Like
Ordinary DelegatesTemporary Organization Apparently
be Made Chairman Hays Calls Convention tt
Order Without Prelmuaries

The republican national convention assembled today un
bosse unbed and presidential candidate had enough votes
lin sight to his nomination.
It promises to be record breaker all respects It may
field was nominated 1850 before the party bearer
named THERE'S still complete absence of bosses as to leave
that several of the delegates instructed either
by the or by the he Dus sr 1oSs
CH0KED WITH REPORTS
choked reports Of delegation conferences at
which has been decided stand the favorite in
e s"d ffaf Of s %
For instance candidate issues statement ana serves
but wants the real thing with will win. Almost at the
time his state delegation has meeting and the delegates decide
among themselves to give him all the trst ballot ana sp up
The situation opportunity for some n an sfwd leader
pede movement Practical politicians agree that an uned con-
'enSG n Ssy mark d%e fS s Republican national
ton actually called to order at Soon after Chair
" chamaa n aPas Hays brought DOWN his with the
convention quickly ORDER Charles b. Woodcock OF LOUIS
its Conclusion the audience broke into the spang Banner
at the request of song leader L., 10 ono, +.o how'd
struck and delegations began getting into position Inc ha
filling rapidly and many of the nG% @ ssd dnad 6fed
almost as tame as four years ago: sy-..-r~...,-
Unlike conventions the old guard early In the
days they last arrive being held back by confer
ences AS many of the leaders took their seats fhoGt out nr
were many women delegates and aernaes the floor
years ago. delegations from California
North Dakota, Connecticut and Virginia.
SEA OF FLAGS
Twenty minutes before the hour for opening the crowd was
still streaming 1t not until then the electric lights were
turned throwing into relief the thousands of American flags
comprising only delegation The floor about half full that
time Decorations the platform big OF American
beauty .
Up the moment Senator Lodge left the hotel for the COLI
scum there final determination the question OF
organization and said chances were good OF
making the Temporary STXRT fq5S5iSS
to
nation when the band struck Stars and Stripes Forever
Whisters parts of the visitors galleries accompanied the
band "
The applause the conclusion of this national
lection The band then into Daranela and there was
shung suggestion of shmmy from OF the
gro delegates from Tennessee
When Senator Lodge reached the hall he took seat in the
Massachusetts delegation where he found Speaker Gillette
LIEUT. ROOSEVELT ON PLATFORM
Upham the national chairman joined the conference and
three their heads together for several minutes Lieut.
Roosevelt among the early platform arrivals Asles
crowded with delegates who chatted freely
"Counbia the Gem Of the Ocean, got out of the dele
gates and waved the tiny flags time with the melody
and when the swung into brief refrain from Dixie, the
southern delegates found the first opportunity for the ebel
ve The swelling chords filled the great hall and of flags
waved.
"Now shouted the leader hree cheers for the greatest
country on earth, the U. S. A. of America"