Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-28

, that America Immediately join the
! league as that it abandon foolish
| antagcnism to any world movement,
merely because it was in some way
associated with the league.
1.-The honor of our country" he
declared ike prosperity of our peo-
pie, demand that we return to the
ideals of Woodrow Wilson, that we
resume tie place he won for US
| the moral leadership of the world.
The platform committee was busy
at work on the declaration of party
principles as the convention went
into session and the rules committee
had amended the order of business
to provide for hearing the nominal
ing speeches while the platform,
builders are at work.
Speeches Limited
The large number Of candidates
to be placed in nomination had
caused the convention managers to
shorten the time for nominating
speeches, to limit the number of
seconding speeches and to lay out
a plan to drive ahead at full speed
as soon as the organization prelim-
inaries can be disposed OF.
Under a broiling san that beat
down on the Madison Square Gar
cen roof with an unrelentinS in
tensity and sent baking heat waves
TO the mass of humanity on the
floor Below, the delegates went to
work Today in a shower of palm
leaf fans.
The situation as to candidates was
little changed on the surface and
the same powerful undercurrents
were flowing. There were claims of
gains fC~ this candidate and losses
for that one, but only the first few
ballots can reveal the real situation.
The assembling hour today was
IL o'clock eastern daylight saving
time and ten minutes after that hour
the long rows and wide blocks of
new kitchen chairs provided for the
delegates and alternates were wait
ing for occupants but the aisles
were crowded with delegates milling
around anxious to find out what
had been happening over night in
the little conferences about town
which eventually are going to de
eide something important.
McAd0O Songs Distributed
Some of the first evidences of the
were given today The McAdoo peo-
pie were on hand passing out print
ed copies of the "McAdoodle" songs
they will sing when they start stir
ring up the noise for their candi-
date. yankee Doodle" over
There" and maryland, My Mary
land furnish the airs and McAdoo
lyricists had supplied appropriate
words. The McAdoo women'S com
mittee came supplied with a yell.
Today's session was held partly in
the open air, for the great glass
panels nj the garden roof had been
rolled back, the decorations in the
rafters had been folded aside and the
delegates could see the sky with
great cumulous clouds idly floating
past. The arrangement gave fresh
breaths of air and it also let in some
dirt and SCOT.
Chairman Walsh took out his
pocket handkerchief and carefully
busted off his chair before he trust
ed his new cutaWay coat tails OF it.
Through the open spaces Of the roof
the delegates could see the celebrated
Madison Square tower and tower
room, somewhat celebrated in other
affairs. When the floating clouds
did not SHUT out the rays of the
sun they poured down with an es-
pecial vengeance on the Iowa dele
cation but they didn't seem to mild
it, because a hot sun makes tall corn.
GavePs Sound Unheeded
Just a half hour after meeting
time, Temporary Chairman Harrison
began pounding for order out on the
end Of the speakers stand. He stood
up in a little contrivance resembling
q Stanchion in a COW barn, an ar
rangement put there to keep the
speakers in front of the miscrophones
so that the listening millions out on
the air might not be disappointed.
Yesterday some Of the speakers got
so far away that their speeches were
lost on the ether.
The crowded aisles gave little heed
to the temporary chairmans repeat
ed pleas to clear the aisles, and be
seated so Mr.. Harrison sent the ser
geants-at-arms to do the job.
Meanwhile, Senator Harrison, call
ing for order imagined himself in the
senate chamber and called "clear the
galleries"
Thomas Taggart, of Indiana, who
Is managing the movement for Sen
atOr Ralston. held a series of ear
nest conferences while the aisles
were being cleared. Mr.. Taggert did
most of the talking and had atten-
tive listeners.
Woman Dodges Sun
The sun moved a notch in its
journey from east to west and pour
ing its rays down through the
aperture in the roof transferred its
attention to the Oklahoma delega-
ton. A woman delegate sitting there
Ivy hA Sit NV
ducing a parasol which she calmly
raised, despite the protests of the
superstitious., A policeman carried
the protests of some to the rear of
her that her parasol was worse
than a merry widow hat but it dis
turbed the lady little and she sat
serenely holding her sun-shade while
the camefamen seized upon the OPP
porturity
After the delegates got almost
| seated many of them decided they
| wanted to stroll about the aisles
again and the more the chairman
| banged the gavel and the more the
sergeant-at-arms baw!ed at his as
sistants the less attention the dele
gates paid to him.
Once more Chairman Harrison
| tried it and called the convention
| will be in order; gentlemen in the
aisles will be seated: the sergeant
| alarms will see that they are
seated.
1t had some effect and the con-
| vention Quoted down while Bishop
Gailor, of the Episcopal Church Of
Tennessee, delivered the prayer.
The bishop concluded with a repe
i tition of the Lords Prayer, in which
| the convention joined, while the
great clock in the tower was strik
ing fifteen minutes to twelve
Southern Beauty Recognized
The prayer over, the delegates be-
| gan milling about again, and while
there was still some disorder, the
chair recognized Mrs. Leroy
! SPRINGS. of South Carolina. to make