Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-10

members and a new assistant secre-
without saying so in expressed
TERMS he said. this is to take care
of our reinforcements to the Repub-
lican party-the ladies'"
ditional places will all go to women.
The convention speedily adopted
the report.
Fling at Wilson
Mr.. Depew said the country need
ed experienced craftsmanship to deal
the war, declaring the Republican
party had handled it with ability"
after the Civil war, and has proved
its quality to do so.
Mr.. Depew took successive filings
at President Wilson's trip to Eu-
ropes to the great amusement of the
delegates.
Other presidents, he said, had dealt
with foreign nations. but had Sc
lected the best brains and men in
the country to go and do it.
when Mr.: Wilson went to Europe
sal dto him What do you want?' he
replied, I want a League of Ma
tons, a heaven on earth, of which
I shall be the recording angel !"
The convention got a good laugh
THE League of Nations is here
and there is no man who can add
one word to the description which
was given by our chairman, Senator
Lodge. AS I travel about man after
man comes to me and says T always
have been a Democrat, but Mr.. Will
son has taken away every principle
of the Democratic party and I want
you to nominate ia good man and
win
81 think during the summer mil
lions. of these Democrats will vote
ur ticket"
At that point Mr.. Depew couldn't
resist the temptation to tell a story.
Then, in a more serious vein, Mr.
DepeW, speaking as a veteran of
IS years on the Republican plat
convention would come wisdom and
enthusiasm, and that the nation
standing for the principles of
Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt,
would take it's place as a leader for
the peace and unity and civiliza-
There were calls for various speak
ers after Mr.. Depew. had retired
and amid a whirlwind of cheering
Mr.. Lodge introduced Mrs. Margaret
Hill McCarter, of Kansas, who got
rounds of cheers.
Moving Picture Taken
The convention stood while Mrs.
McCarter took the platform. She
wore a close-fitting turban with a
neck piece of monkey fur and a
taupe gown.
Mrs. McCarter was in good voice
and evidently reached the farthest
part of the hall.
"The women of America she
said, ARE organized and trained and
ready for the duties of citizenship"
Mrs McCarter's speech was short,
but snappy and the audience liked
it. The movie men demanded a shot
at the first woman speaker on a
Republican platform.
please be quiet" asked Senator
Lodge, while we endure one of
the Affections of public life-being
taken for the movies
While the movie men were getting
their "shot" a song leader distract
ed the attention of the convention
in singing the Battle Hymn of the
Republic" The audience entered into
! the spirit of the thing and sang
the chorus, GLORY, Glory Hallelu-
yah" With the accent on the yah"
! Delegates to the Republican ma
| tional convention assembled at the
! Coliseum today for the second ses-
| sion with their views as to who shall
| lead the party at the polls next No
vember still mystery, even TO
| themselves.
There were some loud cries for
Uncle Joe Cannon" from the floor,
but Chairman Lodge announced that
! the former speaker was not in the