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instead Of being under the direction
01 the usual convention officers.
The credential OF every arriva
were closely scrutiniEed and officer
were even busy on the floor de
handing to SEQ the tickets Of thosI
there.
The convention was slower thar
Usual getting under way. Word 81
the tie.up reached some OF the dele
gates before they left their hotels
ana they delayed coming to thu
Garden until they could get some
linking. OF what was 70 sbe done
about It.
Delegates Impatient.
There was q very evident temper
among the delegates to push things
along. Most OF them have been Il
New York week now with neither
OF the major issues of the conven
tom platform or candidates -verJ
near solution. and expenses are
piling up. But there was ar
equally evident temper among the
leaders, particularly the anti.Mc
Adoo crowd, to obtain a short de
lay and prevent balloting on the
termination before the platform
The opening hour Of $50 found
but few delegates in the han and
ht 10 O'clock the delegates sections
were only half filled.
Aisles Are Cleared.
It was 1896 hefor6 Chairman
Walsh called the convention tC
order. Many o. the delegates were
absent and. the balconies were only
partly filled-a testimonial to the
etrictness with which the police
were supervising admissions.
For the first time since the con,
Vention opened the aisles were com.
paratively cleared OF by ISLANDERS
and casual visitors.
After five minutes Of pounding
Walsh introduced, the Reverend
John Roach Stratton, OF Jew York,
who delivered an invocation In
which he asked for wisdom in the
deliberations Of this day.
We pray that Thou win teach
hs our responsibilities to Thee
Hhe prayed for mo compromise
with error or evil" and for 'sOld.
fashioned Americanism.
Then Walsh suggested o song.
It was evident that the leaders were
In no hurry to push things along.
The gravity Of the situation that
EOnfrOnts US" said Walsh, 'sug-
gests that we have, song as well a.
prayer"
He led forward Miss Edith Ben.
nett, Of Concord, N. H., who rem
dered the "Star-Spangled Banner
while the delegates and spectators
stood in silence.
Miss Bennett wore q gown of
grey silk, with pink hat and
scarf.
william A. Mccorlkle. Of West
Virginia, was the first man
Recognized. He presented resolu.
ton governing the election Of
ratification Of members Of the ma.
donal committee. It was routine
Joseph B. Shannon, Of Kansas
City, asked what provision was
made for filling vacancies on the
committee, and proposed that State
committees be empowered to I'LL
vacancies.
While this was going on, there
were several informal conferences
of leaders going on about. the floor
In one Of these Ed Fl. Moore. Of
Ohio, the Cox leader, was insisting
that '.the Khan issue be not
tucked"
Either the Democratic party mus
Destroy the Khan or the Khan viii
destroy the parry he said.
McCorlSle accepted Shannon'l
amendment, and 1t passed routintely
'The chairman Of the COMMITTEES
an resolutions has an announce
ment," said Walsh.
Patience Besought.
Homer s. Cummings came FORWARD
Ind was greeted with applause.
- ri realize" said Cummings, "that
you are impatient to hear the re-
port of the committee on resolu.
: ions.% 1 feel word OF explanation
IS due to this great convention.
"I will in a few moments, It you
win bear with me tell you some
: thing about the deliberations which
have been going ON in that commit
~ would grealy appreciate your
klose attention to whaD am about
10 saw because in a very large meas
tre it may affect the destiny OF
nrhe committee on resolutions is
maAp up OF one representative from
ZACH State and Territory.
LAST Tuesday about 5 O'Clock
that committee met.
1--WE have held public hearings
lasting many hours and almost al
night on Tuesday. A subcommittee
was then appointed to assemble
data and draft the platform, thai
committee has been In continuous
session almost until a very recenl
time when It reported to the full
committee.
It have never seen a subcom
inittee that worked together II
moro perfect harmony. Every one
desired to draft a platform which
would be commensurate with the
great opportunities that lie before
the party In this campaign.
Platform Almost Ready.
''The subcommittee appointed still
further committees among itself
We have almost completed q plat
form which will be submitted Il
this convention In q few hours.
when you hear that platform,
you will realize the amount OF
labor and toll that has gone into
&. You viii be proud OF that plat
aprm and you win regard It as .
winning platform.
II am tired. my voice ID wor
I have since Tuesday night literP