The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
SENATOR LODGE
MADE CHAIRMAN
BY ACCL
Committees Begin Work on
Convention Routine.
Delegates in Session for Two
Hours at Opening.
WARMED UP TO LODGE
Tho Not in Hurrahing Mood,
Crowd Caught Points.
keynote Speech Took Hour and
Eighteen Minutes.
CHEERS FOR NATIONAL ANTHEM
Delegates and Visitors Stand
and Sing With Band.
Majority of 100000 Predicted
by Hays in Opening Speech.

Coliseum. Chicago. June s.-The
Republican national conventions
work Of picking the Republican pres
idential candidate and building in a
platform. was IN full swing this after
noon.
The convention met shortly before
noon. heard the keynote address of
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, tempor-
airy chairman, appointed committees
on rules. permanent organization,
resolutions and credentials. and ad-
iourned. The committees were to go
10 work Immediately after lunch.
The committee on credentials went
tt once to the national committee
room in the Coliseum to inspect the
decisions of the national committee
In the contests over seating of dele
gates. and in all probability to ap
prove them
The resolutions committee, most
important OF all, which is to frame
the platform, was to meet at the Con-
grcs5 hotel
After the naming of the commit
tees. the convention adjourned, to
when the reports Of some of the com
mittces will be received.
As the delegates left the hall, the
band struck up America" and they
paused to sing.
Coliseum. Chicago. June S-The
1920 Republican convention is on.
win II Hays. chairman of the ma
tional convention. called the delegates
to order shortly after II a. m. today
and the work OF selecting the C. o. P.
standard bearers began.
At the opening of the great con-
clave it was generally admitted that
the fight still was a "free-for-an,"
and none of the candidates has sue
ceeded in capturing a commanding
lead.
The most important events of the
first session were expected to be the
keynote speech of Temporary Chair
man Lodge and the appointment of
the "blg four committees, including
resolutions. which will decide the prin-
ciples on which the Republican can
didates will make their fight for cleo
tion.
Hays opened the convention with a
brief speech. He said:
Chairman lIays's Speech.
Ine fepuhucan party has met In
! this open free convention to accept
kfrom the American people a mandate
Tor the government Of the United
States.
LAS chairman of your national COM
mittce l report progress. Four years
ago the normal Republican majority
was 500. 900 minus. Two years ago it
was 100000 plus. Today 1 honestly
believe 1t is double that number and
in November il should exceed 3,00O,-
600.
in spirit I report more than prog
ress. / report fulfillment The great
party of the Union has become a unit.
II shall so continue. There will be
no bolt from this convention
by direction OF your national com
mittee, 1 present the name of the Hon.
Henry Cabot Lodge to act as your tenn
porary chairman"
Delegates Run Gauntlet.
The work of popping of the crowd
started before the convention was to
be called to order with a crash of
vociferous martial music from the
band From that point onward the
tension steadily intensified.
Delegates and spectators. before
they entered the building. were forced
to run a gauntlet of syern-faced wo-
men-suffrage pickets. who stood in a
long. silent line along the front.
Hoover pickets also faced the throngs.
These women silently displayed signs
calling for votes for Hoover
The Coliseum was mass of Ameri-