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but lost his fight. It wasNcurrently re. ported that the vote was IS to 17.
 Senator Cummins of Iowa, former chairman of the senate interstate com merce committee, forced a rewriting oi the plank dealing with railroads. He expressed dissatisfaction with it's word ing and it was necessary to appoint two different subcommittee to work out substitute drafts before an agreement could be reached.
 Farm relief and the tariff as it af fleets the farmers came in for extended discussion dunring which Senators Gooding of Idaho and Norbeck of South Dakota. emphasized that the farmers of the northwest must be taken into con. sideration unless the party was to face possible reverses in the November cleo tion.
 Party Loyalty Raised
 During this debate the. question oi party loyalty was brought to, the front with some committee members con struing the declaration for party re- sponsibility as slap at the republican insurgents in Congress. Others de. clared the language should not be SC interpreted and in. the end that plank as we'll as those dealing with agricul. ture and the tariff were given commit tee approval without change.
 Reports from the committee session which was held behind closed and guarded doors, were that an unsuccess- full effort had been made to include in the platform declarations in opposition to high surtaxes and the issuing of tax exempt securities. ..S.
 NvksIo o1 ~kaa plank sas drawn by the drafting com mittee and the substitute offered by Mir. Creager made no specific reference to the Ku Klux Klan, it was reported that the Texas national committeeman in the course of a half hours address vigorously assailed that organization by name. +:N
 Urges 1920 DelcalaratiOn
 The first extended controversy to arise in the committee was that over the world court. Senator Harreld pro- posed that the party platform declara- tion of 1920 with regard to an asso- citation of nations be substituted for the Coolidge plank, but his suggestion was voted down.
 SenatofN Watson then proposed to add to the Nplank President Coolidge's own declaraf ion on the world court question as cRntained in his first an nual message to Congress last Decem Der. A heated debate ensued and Sen ator Watson gave up his fight only after the assurance of the chairman that Mir. Coolidge had written the plank reported by the drafting committee.
 Tonight's session, though brief and orderly, was \n0isy and colorful. Ii brought out. the first real old-time demonstration, and show of convention enthusiasm. Chairman Warren, read. ing his report. mentioned the name of President Coolidge and the enthusiasm cut loose.
 The President himself in his study in Washington, following the conven- ton progress over radio, must have tramps of marchers and the predictions of an early victory ..
 It was. like a. night at the opera for Cleveland folk, who have been used to coming to entertainments in the public lrall..>> Delegates and visitors in evening dress were sprinkled through the sections on the floor and the seats in the gal leries. Women delegates and visi- tors made the most of the occasion and many came in evening dress.
 The band and the great organ alter. nately furnished the music. In an in. conspicious corner of the hall enclosed in a glass box was a young man with a great audience. He was the radio announcer, speaking to millions of ears tuned for Cleveland
 Ready For Fray
 LaFollette's followers were in theiI places long before the convention was called to order, all set for a fight.
 Because he had not talked directly into the microphone this morning wher he delivered his formal address, Per manent Chairman Mondell was leC down to the front of the stage by thu radio announcer who gave him a lessor in the proper way to address the two little disks that were receiving anC passing on to the country the voca record of the proceedings. Word cam that President Coolidge was listening il at the White House and everybod! wanted the show to go off perfectly.
 The organ swung into some southerl l airs and then made a grand circuit 0 | tllC oCNtAOA AhuS4S VI lhC NOuALL J Dixie" and Maryland, My Mary land" were followed by East Side West Side" and from that the organis returned to Sweet Adeline'\. with full accompaniment of barber shor chords.
 At twenty minutes past eight mos of the delegates were present but lii tie knot of officials and party leader were discussing procedure at the prt siding officers desk. Albert J. Bevel idge was among them with an amend ment to the world court plank.
 Gravel Falls At 8:21
 Chairman Mondell brought the grave down at s :21 just as storm rolled i from the lake and a heavy clap ( thunder crashed above the big aud torium. The chairman had to ra several times before he got order. The he threw the convention into cheerin by announcing that the conventio prC