Evening journal., 1920-06-08
REPUBLICANS
IN CONVENTION
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Hoover pickels also faced the
thrOngs slowly working their way to-
ward the caslellaied structure where
the great drama was TO be staged.
These women silently displayed signs
calling for votes for Hoover.
The Coliseum was a mass OF amer
lean flags from The topmOgt steel
grder 10 The concrete floor. Jhous-
ands upon thousands OF the stars and
stripes were massed and festOoned
from roof 10 balcony.
outside OF the great gray building
automobiles. street cars and pedes-
irians were tanrling themselves In a
mass in which mounted policemen
lahored valiantly td keep the people
and the vehicles moving.
The day was hot but clear Palm
Beach suits were popular and hun
dreds 0l spectators carried iheir Goals
over their arms as they plOdded
toward The Coliseum.
Hundreds N dclogates had diilculty
In finding their seats The aisles were
iammed Ushers were swampcd. As
the crowd increased the noise OF CON
versation grew from a hum 10 a roar.
! The galleries were filling up rapidly
during the last - minutes before
/ Chairman Hays was 10 launch the
/ formal proceedings.
The roof lights came on at 1910
glaring through The bunting that
hung from the steel girders. There
was some applause at this. but ap-
parenuy the throng was In no mood
/ FOR horseplay. When the hour of II
had arrived The galleries were about
lw0-lhirds illed. while the floor was
| congesied with delegates blocking the
aisles. standing around and talking
InINW
The movie men were on the Job SET
ting up their cameras as the minute
moved into the last fve minutes be
fore the opening hour. The band
crashed into the "Siars and Stripes ~
Senator Lodge sirolled through the
center aisle shaking hands
Just before II O'Clock the official
stcnographers and other officials Of
The convention appeared on the plat
form
Al A. % there was no indication Of
a quick start and the band obliged
with sOmc "Dardanelia.~
Nicholas Murray Butler, presiden-
tial candidate from New York, appear
ed on the floor and was warmly greet
ed by the New York deleuation. lie
was kept busy several minutes by a
line OF handshakers that Immediately
formed around the New York stand
lard.
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr, OF New
York, appeared on the platform and
lauglllngly talked over the situation
with a party that had gathered there.
Chauncey NJ. DcpcW seated among
The New York delegates before the
convention opened, held an impromptu
reception.
Delegates from every section cano
across chairs and down aisles to shake
hands with the veteran Depew was
clad In a black frock coat and a black
hat The front OF his coat was liberal
ly hespatlered with various badges
He smiled and waved his hand In res
p0nse TO the applause that came from
The galleries when his presence was
discovered.
The confusion on the floor appeared
60 be Increasing at iii5. The spacC
IN front OF the platform was i0mmed
Many stood on chairs Some delega'
tions came equipped with bundles o
Z small flags, all set for demonstrations
Z The New Jersey, Virginia and Otai
/ delegations furnished BIZ OF amuse
ment for the spectators when thei
standards became mixed. One sid
( or the New Jersey standard was en-
1 / hlazoned with the name 'New Jer
sew" while the other side IN big blacl
letters utah" The Virginia stand
ard was similarly mixed. The rcsul
was that portions OF all three delega
. lions found themselves sitting Will
, thclr conferces from the other State
, and an OF them were able TO Prov
, they were in the right chairs.
Il A cornet soloist Nanding In from
In the high balcony, got the first ap
[ plause OF today. when he shrillod
= selection that pierced The eardrums o
, everybody In the vast buildings.
Indications were that some "rea
\ demonstrations were In prospect Al
1 ihe allegations were seated 10 wa
= noticed That every delegate wore
small American flag and many OF then
, state insignias I'm addition.
\ The band broke into the "Red
= White and Blue" and the big crowd
! which now practically illled Me en-
, tire building. came 10 It's feet wavln
/ nags and cheering The band con
! tinued with a medley OF patrioti
airs. each causing a new outburst o
NS'Dixk" got It's usual warm welcom,
+ Southern delegates waving their hat
= and one shrill rebel yell pierced IN
g The Right Rev. Charles r. WOOD
n cock. Louisville, Ky. in his prayer q
T. the opening session OF the Repuhlica
G Convention today, said.
IT 20. God OF our fathers and leadc
e Of our destnies be with rs. Thy chi
c dren. We pray Thee, let Thy merc
rest on this whole land and make u
10 know and feel that 10 Is righteous
ness that exalteth a people. SO /
e lumine and strengthen us, we bt
" Thee that we may cleave steadfasil
~ iO the right as Thou d0St give us
Al see the truth. making no compromi'
70 OF duty for fear 0f consequences, ar
nothing doubling where Thou shov
IN est us ihe path wherein NC shou
at walk. Pin our hearts with the d
Sire 90 promote the welfare OF OF
- nation and enable us 20 serve In To-
= atty OF purpose and in singleness
mind
30 candidate could claim a cor
marding lead today no candida
would admit he had no chance. The
was no early trading or barzainin
M practically every man In The cont
evidently believing he might win.
The opening day daWned with
threat OF real heat. long before q
hour scheduled for calling The co
vnton 10 order A. a. m. ihe thron
began moving toward the Colliseu
The suffrage pickcis and Irish fr,
dom workers began operations
soon as the delegates began arrivi
Tin large numbers
TOdays speculative figures on I
snporiionment OF frsl-choice de
gates were. Wood 21S LoWd
, POS: Johnson. III; Butler. iO2: Spro
76: Harding. 81: Coolidge. 30, prit,
ard p: Hamon As Sutherland.
poindexler, "a, Hoover, 2; Watson,
Among tho dark horses" mention