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ed in the direction OF Hoover and an
other group declared that it was
turning to Senator Curtis of Kansas,
the Republican whip of the Senate.
See Contest Forecast.
Still another group declared that
the situation forecast a contest on the
floor between Senator Curtis and
Judge Kenyon Of Iowa. The boom for
Senator Watson was much in evil
dence and his partisans declared it
was not to be downed. The truth of
the situation obviously was that SEN
timent had not crystalized overnight
and that the delegates were waiting
for some one to say the word to lead
| them.
| Dr. Marion Leroy Burton was on
| the platform early, ready to nominate
| President Coolidge. Afts- conferring
with convention managers it was de-
| cided he would not deliver his speech
at such length as he had prepared it,
| but would speak probably for less
| than an hour.
Conference Causes Stir.
| The word ran around the conven-
| ton hall that President Coolidge and
! Senator Borah were in conference in
Washington. At the same time the
/ word came that various state delega-
| tions, in meeting, had decided to sup
| port this or that candidate until fur
| ther notice" The significance of that
was that the delegations were wait
! ing for the world.
| Senator Wadsworth of New York,
when he arrived on the convention
we understood last night from a
man who had been bringing messages
from Washington that Senator Borah
would accept We didn't get in di-
don't know where we are. Overnight
the situation has been blown kite
high"
| for convening the aisles were clog
ged with delegates standing up or
milling around talking the vice presi-
dency. There were many empty seats
| in the galleries. Leaders were called
! to the platform for hurried confer
ences and then dispatched to parts of
| the hall or to conference rooms out
side. The Uncle Sans, a marching
| touch Of color, coming into the hall
led by a fife and drum corps of
women.
Wait Further Word.
1t became known that Senator Bev-
eridge had received a telegram from
Senator Borah authorizing him to
withdraw his name if it were pre-
sented to the convention. Senator
Beveridge sent back word to the Idaho
senator urging him not to decline the
nomination and was waiting for a
reply.
! 1t was 1910 O'Clock when Chair
man Mondell began rapping for order.
| The chairman couldn't get order, but
| the strains of 1.-THE Star Spangled Ban
ner'' quieted the disorder and brought
the delegates to quiet Then Bishop
Schrembs of the Roman Catholic dio-
cese of Cleveland offered prayer.
After the prayer the song leader
got into action again and led the
convention in signing America"
Chairman Mondell then recognized
Senator Wadsworth of New York, who
took the platform and got demon
stration from all parts of the hall.
He told the convention he had been
directed by his delegation to offer a
resolution to send telegram to
lChauncey NJ. Depew, who was unable
to come to the convention for the
first time since the nomination OF
Lincoln. 1t was a telegram of fe1ici-
tation on Mr.. Depew's recent nine
tieth birthday anniversary.
Resolution Passed.
The resolution was adopted with
cheers and the telegram was ordered
sent to Mr. Depew. Then the chair
called for the names of the new ma
| I1Onal COH1 hlltltcifieH anu CoTlHlttSe-
women. The state delegations re.
sponded with the names as they were
called by the clerk from the plat
form.
While the call of committee name:
was going on the word went ou
from the Wisconsin delegates tina
they would support Senator George
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