The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-10
COOLIDGE MEN
REPLACE MANY
FORMER HEADS
Old Familiar Faces of Leaders
Are Missing as Convention
Gets Under Way
PRESIDENT is CHEERED
Thousands i'm Convention Hall
Applaude BurtOn's Men
tiOn of Him

Convention Hall, Cleveland,
O., June 10.-(By the Asso-
cited Press. i'm a brief open.
ing session today, the Repub-
llcan national convention head
the keynote speech delivered
by it's temporary chairman,
Rep. Theodore E. Burton, per-
fected it's temporary organiza-
tion and adjourned until 80
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile a committee
holding public hearings on
the platform will be in session
and contests among delegates
will be thrashed out on appeal
to the credentials committee.
In a great hall of $4,000
seats, the convention got un-
der way to the usual accom-
paniment Of music, applause
and cheering.
Chairman Burton's mention
of President Coolidge's name
gave the convention an oppor-
tunity for prolonged cheers
and applause which were re-
peated when the chairman
predicted party victory in No
vember.
Boom Kenyon
Overnight, the movement for Judge
S. Kenyon of Iowa for Vice.
President showed new strength. The
talk for Secretary Hoover grew
stronger. The movement for Charles
&. Dawes certainly lost no ground
and the Lowden supporters renewed
their stubborn resistance to the
former Governors reiterated deter
not to accept the uomiaa-
ion if it were offered.
Many new faces appeared where
he old familiar faces have been in
he memorable years gone by. For
he first time in years Chauncey n.
Depew was not on hand to enjoy
reception that has always resem-
'led New Years hand shaking bee
It the White House. For the first
ime since Republican convention
nominated Abraham Lincoln "Uncle
'oe' Cannon was abset and the con-
'ention missed his "The Ladies, God
Bless Them"
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was
Tot in the little circle of convention
the inconspicuous "steer-
ne committee" that has so much to
ay of what will be done.
New Men in Power
In their places of power today
'ere new set of men, chosen by
President Coolidge and headed by
William Butler. The doors of the
reat hall were thrown open to the
icket holders at 8 o'clock, but the
delegates did not begin arriving
ntii about II, the hour of meeting.
Prepared to Work
The platform committee was pre-
ared to work as quickly as possi-
lie, hear sponsors of various blanks
or five hours and then start what
nay be an all-nightt session to whip
he declaration of principles into
hape for presentation to the con-
entlon by tomorrow afternoon. A
draft which will form the
asls of its work was completed
arly today by groups of the COM
lttee members after toiling most
f the night and exchanging views
frequently with Washington.
The credentials committee also
'as called to begin what threatened
o be lengthy review of the Re-
ublican national committees deci-
ions in contests for delegation
eats, as soon as it received formal
of it's membership by
ne convention. Most of the men,
ers of the rules, credential and
latform committee were selected at
tate caucuses yesterday, although
ONE remained to be named today.
The hall filled rapidly. The band.
'cated at one corner of the stage
ehlnd the seats reserved for the
ational committee, flared out an
ir now and then which mixed with
he hum of arriving delegates and
isitors. There were some empty
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