Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-26

those who had no seats allotted
them.
Harrison Is Cheered =
The reading OF the official call for
the convention by Charles A. Great
house, of Indiana, secetary of the
national committee followed the tax
ing Of the official picture The dele
gates weren't much interested in
that perfunctory stage of the pro
ceedings, however, and there was
great deal of noise as Mr.. Great
house waded through the docu-
ment.
The formal announcement that
Senator Harrison had been selected
for temporary chairman got a cheer
from the convention floor and gal
lerieS.
There was frequent applause, too,
as the names of the other temporary
officers were read off. The women
delegates. held up a pattering Of
handclapping as the names of many
women were read among those Sc
lected by the national committee to
serve in conspicuous places in the
big quadrennial conclave.
Delegates "Noisy"
1t was apparent that it was to be
a shouting convention from the very
start. Every one seemed to be in
good humor despite the bitter pre-
convention rows and the impending
battle over candidates and party
measures, and every delegation APP
peared determined to Guido its neigh
bors in making a big noise in the
convention.
When the reading Of the roll of
temporary officers had been complet
ed, Chairman Hull recognized for
mer Governor Campbell, OF Ohio,
who moved that the list be approx
ed. The motion was adopted with a
great chorus Of ayes and Mr.. Hull
appointed a committee to escort
Senator Harrison to the stand from
his place in the Mississippi delega-
ton. The committee included New
ton D. Baker, former secretary of
war, and former Senator Gilbert
Hitchcock, of Nebraska.
Brought up to the platform
through a passage-way under the
stage, Senator Harrison got rous-
ing welcome as he appeared at the
speakers stand
The band struck up lively air as
the cheering continued. Then Chair
man Hull, in a single sentence, in
PRODUCED Senator Harrison, turned
the gavel over to him, and retired
The new chairman quickly got a
taste of what the duties of a presid
ing officer of the turbulent conven.
ton are to be like. The delegates
rose and cheered him for an addi-
tiOnal minute while he was pounding
for order, and the opening sentences
Of his speech. referring to corrup-
ton in high places, were Interrupted
constantly with hurrahs.
Saillies Warmly AppIauded
Another real cheer and cries Of
go to it, Pat" greeted the sena-
tors reference to the presence of
Harry Daugherty as a delegate to
the Cleveland Republican conven-
ton, the worst boss-ridden conven-
ton of generation"
Looking very hot and uncomfor-
table in his l0ng-tailed black coat,
the temporary chairman launched
rapidly into his prepared address as
II determined to get it over with
quickly. But he put a lot of EN-
phasis into parts of it and the dele
gates in old-time Democratic con-
Vention fashion,, interrupted him
with cries of good" and "hit 'em
again" as he lambasted the Repub-
Hcan party as a party of bosses and
big business and declared the Dem
ocrats were interested rather in
honesty and equal opportunity.
Thirteen thousand party war
horses, delegates and spectators
packed Madison Square Garden to
see the curtain rise on the first act
of the great drama-a stupendous
production with an all-star cast,
many supernumeraries and an in
definite number of scenes.
For a few brief hours there was
lull in the corralling of delegates
and the claims of the campaign
managers while all assembled to
hear Senator Pat Harrison, of Mis-
sissippi, the temporary chairman,
sound the clarion call of the party
keynote, and let the convention ac-
complish some of the necessary rou-
tine preliminaries.
Probably a third as many people
got in for the first session as hoped
to; probably half a. many got in
as expected to; a good many who
expected choice seats stood up, and
meantime the leaders on all sides
dlsclaimed heatedly that there had
been any funny business about the
distribution of tickets or that the
great hall was being packed for any
body
Many Notables Present
A long list of notables in par v
achievements, past and present, had
places Of honor on the platform and
IN the guest spaces in the great
arena and in the galleries were thou
sands to whom the sultry heat of
midday in June meant nothing so
long as they held coveted places to
see the great show.
Police lines were established early
% keep back throngs who had no
tickets, but hoped to gain admis-
sion somehow. The lucky ones with
the scarce tickets were ushered
through the ropes which began
three blocks away.
The speaker referred only occa.
Nonally to his manuscript and as
ne got into form he used vigorous
gestures and walked about the mar
row platform so that he had to be
cautioned to stay nearer the radio
mlcrophone that was carrying his
address out to millions over the
country. But even when ne did not
speak through the simplifying device
his rich voice filled the vast hail so
that most of those in the galleries
could hear. And these who could
not, understand, nevertheless, thai
IL was an old-fashioned Democratic
political revival speech and Joined in
the laughter and applause.
Shot At Mellon Cheered
Senator Harrison's ifbes at the
Mellon tax plan and the Fordnev.
McCumber tariff act We're greeted
by repeated shouts of appreciation