The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-06-10
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CHICAGO, June S.-The Republican
national convention opened at the
Co iseum here shortly after II O'Clock
this morning with the indications that
the numerous candidates before ii
, striving for the presidential nomina-
ton and the uncertainty of the out
come would make its sessions the
most momentous and spectacular in
the history of such conventions.
I The day is hot and clear, and the
Coliseum is a mass of fiutterins
american, flags and bunting. Outside
the great building traffic is tangled
and delayed as thousands of people
fill the streets in an effort to eros IS
/ the roadway. and it,i1 enc i-.-s-
sible. to move in any direction
Hays Opens tire C5-.-.t.i.li
VIII Hays. chairman of the nationa
committee. in opening the conven-
ton, said: The Republican party
has met in this open and free conven.
tion TO accept from the American
people a candidate for the government
of the United States As chairman
of your national committee. report
progress. Four years ago the normsI
Republican majority was a little less
than 100000 minus Two years a=a
it was 100000 plus Today | be
lieye il is double that number and. in
November. ii should exceed 5000. .Ooa.
In spirit | REPORT more than progress
The Republican party has become :;
unit. and unit it will continue. There
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Lodge in Keynote Speech.
Hayes presented the name of Sem
ator Lodge as temporary chairman
of the convention. and he was unani-
, nlously chosen to preside In a ke-.
note speech Senator Lodge attacked
the attitude of President Wilson To-
ward the League of Nations. praised
the achievements of the Republican
Congress and defended tire Senate's
reservations on the League of Ma
I lions At the opening of the great
/ eonciave. it is generally admitted that
tie fight for the presidential nomi-
nation is still a 'free-for-al. = with no
I candidate yet certain OF a command
i ing lead in the balioting.
Suffrage Piekets on Duty
Delegates and visitors before they
entered the Coliseum building we =
forced to run the gauntlet OF stern
faced suffrage pickc.s, who stood i'm
a long. silent line with banners
Women piCkets for Herbert Hoover
| also faced the convention thIonzs
| The resolutions committee is epasii
cred the most important OF the con.
I Ventfou for the renson thar II will
draft the platform Il is confronted
with another big problem by The ar.
rival OF samuel Gompers. president
& Of thr American Federation Of Labor.
/ from Montreal. who viii appear he
fore Il and sss it II write i- -r
: platform an Endorsement Of iahor's
( economic and political work.
The drafting and arrangement Of
<he platform as weu as the yvork of
/ the other three commit es. viii be
sin Immediately after the slso,,rn
ment Of tojsy's session Of the con
/ vention
western States in Forefront.
The Western states. including Co
orado. are in the forefront Of the con
ventiou. so tar as seats are couge -net
Many OF the delegations entered tNe
I hall carrying flags and. appurently
Z prepared to stage demons stratlons rcf
"favorite sons" a band perched IN
der the steel eirders of the roof. nut
pep into an hour before the canren
tion opened by playing Dixie. "Th.
Red White and Blue" and eYankc
Doodle"
/ GaveI Fell at 1854 a. NJ.
I Amid a pandemonium OF converse,
tlon. Chairman Hays big gavel fo
at 1854, ana brought order within
one minute. Durlng a prayer by th
Rev. Charles : woodcock of I.oni
vile. KY, there was an absolute s.
lence, Before the audience could r.
gain its speech after the prayoe N,
band struck up ~The star Spapgle
Banner" and the great crowd san
the Inspiring, patriotic words OF n,
national anthem Chairman lra.s
was given tremendous cheering when
he appeared upon the rostrum 4,
make his speech
Senator Lodse was chosen temuo
rary chairman by acclamntlon t'hfn
cay N pepew. veteran OF RepublI.
can conventions. was one OF com
mittee OF three 10 escort Senator
% ier 10 the platform senator
Lodge stood directly under great
sounding board as he read his kew
note address from manuscript