The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-10
BY ROLAND KREBS,
International News Service.

CONVENTION HALL, CLEVE.
LAND, June 10.-At the last mo-
ment there was danger for a
minute that the opening day OF
the Republican National Conven-
ton would be complete frost.
The crowds were just streaming
into the public han when pande-
nionium broke out. They began
streaming out again to watch pan
demonium go back in state.
i: Traffic police blew their whis-
ties and herded everything on
Superior avenue to the curb. It
was a changing fire truck that
nearly gave the convention visi-
tors hysteria. There was no fire.
It was only some visiting fire
men from Haskins, Penna., show.
ing off their new Ford fire truck.
were nice firemen.
When they were gone, every
one resumd his nap.
There was a military flavor to
things today. The crews Of three
avy-subchasers in Lake Erie
staged a parade. Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Navy Roosevelt re-
viewed them. There was har-
monica music from somewhere.
Shortly after the review, you
could not to save your life elbow
into the navy recruiting stations.
They don't open until 8 a. m.
The importance Of women at
the Republican National COnven-
ton was recognized today at the
last minute caucus Of the Mon
tana delegation when 1t appointed
Mrs. George Berry, of Glasgow,
national committeeWoman. The
national committeeman, Doctor c.
M. Landstrum, was named by di-
rect vote under Montana law, but
there is as yet no provision In
women. w. Hoover, of Great
Falls, was made chairman OF the
delegation. w. r. Allen, formerly
lieutenant governor, who opposed
any action similar to that Of the
Wisconsin delegation that demand
ed party reputation of former
Attorney General Daugherty and
former Interior Secretary Fall,
was named to the resolutions COM
mittee. Mrs. Vera Delano, Of
Libby, was elected to the rules
committee.
Those persons who went into
convention hall today to work
weighed not an ounce under 337
pounds. It was the badges that
made them heavy. The national
committee issued bades galore Of
all kinds. Some are for telegraph
messenger boys, others for tele-
graph operators, photographers,
newspaper correspondents, men,
bers of committees and other i'm.
portant people.
The badges are made Of battle
ship armor plate and hang to the
breast as lightly as a sash weight.
II you have one kind Of badge,
you are entitled 60 enter No. 4
telephone booth just inside the
main entrance, but you can go no.
where else. Other badges will let
you into the boiler room of the
hall, but mean nothing in the
press section.
The solution was for every one
to carry from fifteen to twenty
badges in order to get from one
place to another. Workers coming
In clanked like second floor
foundry caving in on q hard
ware shop. Chairman, John T.
Adams, who had to get around
more than any one else, made a
noise like two hardware stores.
He wore sand ballast bags over
his shoulders to even the weight
on his coat lapel.
John Philip Sousa, lieutenant
commander Of the navy, who kept
up the morale Of the war fight
ers during the war with his band
was one of the first of the ma
tionally known characters to ar.
RYE and was conducted out to the
end OF the long speakers plat
|. form. His coat had more braid
than a ten-cent store and more
gold lace than an admiral Of the
Spanish navy. He looked like the