Milford chronicle., 1920-06-11
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publican Gathering.
SENATOR LODGE PRESIDES
Temporary Organization Is Made Per
maneat and Committee Reports Are
Adopted.
(By Edward w. Pickard.l

Convention Hall, Chicago, June TO-
On the surface the Republican con
vention did not do much In its secont
days session.
The proceedings In the Coliseum oc
cupied only one scant hour, during
much Of which the delegates and the
audience were amused by extempor.
aneous speeches and singing.
The committee on credentials report
ed that IL had altered in only a few
things the work OF the national com
mittee ON the roll Of delegates, one
of the changes being the reinstatement
of two delegates from Kansas City
who had been ousted because Of the
conditions attending their election.
This was a surprise, and not pleas
ant one to those who had cheered the
action of the national committee as
lofty and highly moral. But it was
accepted, together with the rest of
the report, and thus the total number
of delegates were restored 20 964
AS had been expected, the tempOr-
ary organization of the convention
was made permanent and Chairman
Lodge said he could best show his ap-
probation of the honor by not max
ing another speech, which called forth
considerable applause.
With the report Of the committee
on rules and order of business came
the first real bit Of interest, for il
recommended that in the next national
convention the representation of the
southern states would be reduced un-
less they see what Republicans con-
slider the error of their ways political.
This is TO be done by cutting to one
delegate the representation of every
district In which as many as 1900 Re
publican votes are not cast at the
proceeding election. There was no OBJ
lection to this or any other part Of
the report. Another change made is
IN increasing the executive committee
of the national committee from ten
to fifteen to take care of the enfran-
chised women.
The committee ON resolutions was
not ready to turn in its report. No
one expected It would be. All it could
do was to report progress" and 1t
failed to tell how much progress had
been made in reconciling the very dl-
verse opinions presented by its men,
bers. The planks that were causing
most of the trouble were those on the
league Of nations, on Mexico and on
labor. In a burst of their Old-time
control the conservatives had made
Senator Watson, Of Indiana, chairman
of the committee, but it was report
ed he was inclining toward the view
Of those who are opposed 20 any
league Of nations, with or without
reservations. Most of the members
were seeking for some middle ground.
Not being able to get the platform,
the audience loudly called for a
speech by Chauncey Depew-it always
does that-and the debonair veteran
did not disappolnt them. He made
the kind Of speech they liked, brist-
ing with wit and stories and with sa-
tirlcal description of President VII
son in the den Of diplomats in Paris.
The last mentioned drew forth the
most spontaneous applause that had
been heard so far in the Coliseum.
So far was Chauncey from speaking
above the heads of his hearers that
he persisted in prOnouncing the name
of the City D'Annunzio seized "Fy-
COM" Can one imagine Senator Lodge
doing that in order 20 get hand
Another beloved veteran, Uncle Joe
Cannon, was called for, but be had
gone to a children's picnic; so Chair
man Lodge called to the platform
Mrs. Margaret McCarter, Of Kansas
TO speak for the millions of women
who have been granted the franchise.
Nine-tenths of those women, she as
serted. were in the ranks OF the Re
publican party
"The Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
was followed by a motion TO adjourn,
but before .he delegates could get out
Of their seats they were Informed that
80. ...a-e waiting tn convey them to
the plant Of the Illinois Steel company,
where luncheon would be served. This
brought on the first stampede Of the
convention.
Beneath the surface the negotiations
and planning of the supporters OF the
various aspirants for the nomination
was going on, increasingly, but no one
could speak any more certainly Of the
result than on the first day. If there
was any notable change it was a
slackening Of the Lowden boom and q
growing belief that when the others
had had their trial heats some dark
horse would be put over through a
combination Of he New York, Penn
sylvania and Massachusetts delega-
tions. Some expert Observers thought
this dark horse would be Phiander
Knox, If Senator johnson can be In
duced to run for vice president, or
Governor SBroul, If Johnson declines
second place. Another guess was hat
the ticket would be Knox and Low
den. It was asserted by certain per-
sons usually well informed that the
Illinois governor would consent to be
placed second If he could no. get
The main prize.
It is easy to keep your hens
healthy II you know the laws OF
health and practice them.
Close confinement without exercise
is not conducive to the best results
In the poultry yard.