The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-08

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sion at IL O'Clock. Chicago t,ne
Forty minutes before the gsuteaf Is
was due to open the band strafk ~ ana
the delegations began getting mto laasf
tion. The hall was filling rapldls ama
MANY OF lNe hhiatthr
There was noticeable aip-enee ~ r"n
fusion. The old timers said ! k.aket g
moot 4, tame as iour wears 81.
The Republican ust.oual eaatea'ts.a
was actually called e. erAef 81 2 -
u. IN. soon after ChaifnaH lias -
peared on the rlatfufm aad eas
greeted with roaud. 81 apElause an
shouts. Chairman Ilsys brastt 8aea
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lvention came quickly te aEief h.sae8
lCharles f. Woodcock ~ ioaIss o -
offered the opening PRAYER Tie Ffste'
was long one and AZ &c EN- las.e.
1.-THE audience broke into she ~tH
. Spanpled Banner % the request u j
! song leader.
u Before Chairman HAYS mounted ih'
| platform swelling chorus hiled "a
! GREAT hall and sea of American Tag
! lwere waved throughout the singhl
0 l.snow," shouted the leader. thre
Icheers for the greatest country on cart
= The United States of America. Thre
rolling cheers rocked the big hall. Tn
Il official photograph of the convento
r was then taken. The Photographic
v rerehed in the end of the hall furthe>
g distant from the platform, asked all de
" epates to stand with their faces turne
d. that way There was flash and
m bang and that was over.
d. Secretary Miller of the national con
T. mittee then read the call for the co
vention.
ID. On every hand there were evidene
he of the newer generation in politics. Ih'
he included sons of Theodore Rooseve
as Leonard Wood, the late Senator Aldrl
re of Rhode Island, and a grandson of Jam
i. lG. Blaine, who was wearing the badge
sergeant at arms.
ng Chairman Hays raped for order a
1t received a renewed demonstration
rse applause. shouts and cheers. 1.-The
AZ publican party has met in this free a
open convention said he, ''to aces
me from the people a mandate for the g
ga ernment of the United States. As cha
it man Of your national committee | rep
an. progress. By next November the maj
: ity of the Republican party should be
least three million. In spirit | rep
re more than progress. | report fultilm'
ties The great party of the Union has bect
the a union 1t shall continue so. There
.ro5 be no bolt in this convention" Roar:
cheers greeted that statement.
ooi- Chairman Hays then introduced
nen- ator Lodge as the temporary chair
and the convention let out more ch
mod and rolling chorus of ayes affir
the selection Another wave of ch
. greeted the senator as he stepped
to the speaking position. Ano
cheer leader was on the job with t
cheers for Senator Lodge and they
meet given. 1t was one minute after
when the cheers died away and Ser
- Lodge began delivering his adj
after having been introduced by G
man Hays as Honorable Henry {
Lodge of the United States
guar An abstract of Senator Lodge ,
}. 81, dress will be found on page 81
poned