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daughter under the wide roof OF the
Coliseum appeared to cast that anx-
ious speculation aside and md relief
In sheer boy-and-girl yelling.
Men and women always seem to 60
to political conventions somewhat as
American children go to circuses. and
there WAS no exception 10 that rule
here, today. Up early best spring
suits and gowns on. motor or street
car TO the big top" caught In Jam
ming crowd on South Wabash avenue,
cops yelling stand back there" caus-
ing no one to bulge an inch, everyone
all mussed up and perspiring, and
finally. whisk-a-yawning entrance en-
CULTS them and they hustle for seats.
exclsim at the beauty OF the nag
draped interior. ask foolish questions
about whose who and what's what.
then when Chairman viii Hays. OF
the Republican National Committee,
takes the lid on, as he did this morn
ing shortly after IL o'clock. they sim
ply threw up arms and hats and
squawk and gurgle and had a good
time generally.
Hays Calls II 10 Order.
Hays is a little man like Lodge. but
Lodge has all the best OF II as re-
CARDS whiskers. Hays did hts job of
calling the big show to order very
neatly.
or course the first business was to
have a roll call, just to make sure
that no Democrats or Socialists had
crept In under the canvas when the
elephant was being watered this
morning. This Job fell TO the re-
doubtable Clarence B. Miller. OF Min
nesota, secretary OF the national com
mittee. No one paid much attention
! to this formality. except perhaps a
| few Southern gentlemen, who, as gen.
orally reported from Washington. had
slushed their way to Chicago and had
! succeeded In getting their names
very well and disagreeably known.
Aside from these formalities and
the Lodge keynote speech. the regular
business OF today,s prospective short
| session was the important announce
ment Of the personnel of committees
on credentials. permanent organiza-
| ton. rules and order OF business. and
| resolutions.
CoIiseum Beautiful.
| The Coliseum was truly beautiful
| In it's nag g-drapings. literally hundreds
| Of striped and starred banners being
| artistically festooned from its high
/
and white. and the eye caught the
| color scheme before the crowds came
Soon 1t was blotted out by the som
Der Of mems clothes, relieved here
and there by an ice cream effect or
| some daring back. But the bowl OF
the Coliseum was fringed all about
by the gayest sort of finery in WON
| ems dress, this panorama OF color
bathing all the balcony.
Our lady reporter had insisted thai
the Republican women at this con
vention were to take their business
seriously, with no ffly-minded de
tails of fabric or color. But mere
man this morning stood somewhat
aghast at the weigh Of hat and gowI
coloring in the receding tiers Of seats
As matter of fact, the fashion
keynote of the convention was sound
| ed by Mrs. Albert Brueggeman, alter
nate from Missouri, who said:
"This is a day Of serious. grave en-
deavor by women in politics-no ont
will be conspicuously dressed
But between you and me / dom
believe the note carried far and Mrs
Bruggeman herself appeared in |
handsome blue serge frock and satiI
trimmings and an extremely wide ant
attractive ha..
spIendid Lighting.
A feature of this convention. hith
erto unseen, was the provision of
wonderful electric lighting arrange
ment by means of which giganti
flare lamps. set at intervals of twelv
feet around the balconies. could b.