New Britain herald., 1924-06-10
DELEGATES CHEER NAME OF COOLIDGE

Convention Hall, Cleveland. June 10, Coming to order promptly on sched- uled time, the republican national convention devoted its first session to- day to perfecting the temporary or gani2ation and hearing the keynote speech by Representative Theodore E. Burton Of Ohio, temporary chairman.
 Chairman Adams of the national committee brought the gayel down prompely at II o'clock and routine organization work was quickly dis. posed of, Full delegations on the floor and galleries well filled, but not crowded, followed closely the speech 1 of the chairman, which sounded the keynote of the coming campaign.
 Seek Nice-President.
 Still searching for a vice. -presiden- tial candidate, the republican na- tional convention went into it's frs, session with the question little ad- vaneed toward solution. Rooms paused for a moment in their flight, platform builders suspended their work, and delegates ceased their milling, while all assembled in the great hall with its thirteen thousand seats. 10 start the convention off on its way.
 Overnight the movement for Judge William s. Kenyon of Oowa showed new power the talk of Secretary Hoover grew stronger, the movement for Charles q. Dawes certainly lost no ground, and tho Lowden supporters renewed their stubborn resistance 10 the former governors reiterated de- termination not to accept the nomlna- ton 1T it were offered
 Old Timers Missing.
 Many new faces appeared where old familiar faces have been in the memorable years gone by For the first time in years, Channeey NJ. De- pew was not on hand to enjoy a re- reptioa that has always resembled a New Years day handshaklng bee at the White House. For the first time since a republican convention nomi. hated Abraham Lincoln. "rnele Joe" Cannon was absent and the conven- ton missed his The ladies. God bless them,"
 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was not in the little circle Of convention man agers. the inconspicuous "geering committee" that has so much 10 say Of what will be done.
 New Men In Power.
 In their places of power today were a new set Of men, chosen by Presi- dent Coolidge and headed by William N. Butler. The doors of the great hall were thrown open to ticket holders al 2 o'clock. but the delegates did not begin arriving until the clock moved toward II. the hour Of meet ing.
 Fifteen minutes before the time set for the convention to come 10 order inc hall was filling rapidly. The band located at one corner of the stage be- hind the seats reserved for the na- tional committee blared out an air now and then which mixed with the hum Of the arriving delegates and visitors. There were some great empty spaces in the banks of seats in the enormous galleries.
 Pipe Organ Pipes Up
 When the band rested the hundred thousand dollar pipe organ with it's ten thousand pipes burst out and filled the hall with the resonance Of the chords of stirring air Suggest ing assembly.
 There was co1orful accompani- ment to the organ music as the light ing appartus was turned on and the hall vas flooded with various shades of light.
 Temporary Chairman Burton visit I'd the platform and conferred brief y with Chairman Adams Of the na- .ional committee. Other notables. some Of them old and some of them new came to their places. oil paint ngs of Lincoln. Harding and Roose- gelt. draped with American flags were revealed about the center Of the stage backed on the folds of an enor- nous flag.
 Parade Around Hall
 After one of the selections from Inc organ loft, Colonel Thayer. ser geant-at-arms ordered the aisles cleared and the band got ready for a .sdFdue aFDNHl lNt HaH 10 enleTNalB he waiting delegates. It Nas appar- snt that. as usual. on the first day here vas 10 he little dsiay in get .ire started and that the convention would mol come to order proptly at n o'clock IS was called for by the program.
 Mellon ArriseS
 Secretary Mellon came in and took his seat with the Penunsylvania dele ration with which he is deiegate at largo. Secretary Weeks sat as usual with the Massachusetts delegation and Chairman Warren of the resolutions committee sat with his coileag gues from Michigan.
 There was as usual a lot of hand shaking among the politicians who meet every four years at the convsn- ion and talk over old times Nobody seemed to be in much Of hurry 10 yet started.
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