New Britain herald., 1924-06-12
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Thirty bminutes after the hour set for converting the aisles were clogged with delegates standing up or milling around talking about the vice prcsi- dency. There were many empty seats in the galleries. Leaders were called to the platform for hurried confer ences and then sent 10 parts of the hall or 10 conference rooms outside. The Uncle Sans. a marching club of Buffalo, N. Y.. brought in touch of color coming into the hall led by a fife and drum corps Of women.
 It was known that Senator Beyer- idge had received a telegram from Senator Borah authorizing him 10 withdraw his name if it were pre- sented 10 the convention. Senator Beveridge sent back word to Mir. Borah urging him not to decline the nomination and was waiting for a reply.
 It was f0:40 o'clock when Chair man Mondel began rapping for or der.
 Bishop Offers Prayer.
 The chairman couldn't get order but the strains of the Star Spangled Banner quieted the noise. Then Bishop Schrcmhs of the Roman Cath elic diocese of Cleveland offered prayer,
 After the prayer the song leader got into action again and led the con- vention in singing America.
 T Senator Wadsworth of New York who took the platform and got a demon stration from all parts of the hall.
 Message for Depcw.
 He told the convention he had been directed by his delegation to offer a resolution to send a telegram 10 Chauncey NJ. Depew who was unable first time since the nomination of Lincoln. It was a telegram of felici- tation on Mir. Depew's recent nine tieth birthday anniversary.
 The resolution was adopted with cheers and the telegram was ordered sent to Mir. Depew. Then the chair called for the names of the new national committeeman and commit teewomen. The state delegations re- sponded with the names as they were called by the clerk from the plat form.
 Norris Boom Launched.
 While the call Of committee names was going on the word went out from the Wisconsin delegates that they would support Senator Norris of Nebraska for vice president. Sen ator Norris has prominently been Identified with the insurgent bloc fin the senate.
 William NJ. Butler and Frank W. Stearns apparently got through witl, their conferences elsewhere and took seats on the platform. Mir. Buffers name was among those called in the list of new members of the commit tee.
 There was some applause and some cheering when Mir. Buffers name was announced. President Coolidge's DO. litical general sat on the platform looking calmly over the delegates and gave no response 10 the greetings
 The vice presidential eonferrint went on among the delegates while ! the committee names were bolns called. and the Kentucky delegation lei it be known that it had not aban. doned Lowden and would vote for him despite his repeated declinations
 Women First?
 When Secretary Mellon rose io call tho names from Pennsylvania he gave tho name of the committeewoman first on grounds Of courtesy. but before he could announce the name Of the man, the reading clerk reversed the order and gave the name of Senator Pep. per first The convention got a laugh out Of it and Secretary Mellon sat down without having announced the name Of the committeeman at all. The clerk had it done for him.
 When the clerk called for Wiscon- sins names, the convention was turn ed in that direction with expectancy. The names were given as usual, how ever, and the clerk went on to the next state without any demonstration.
 Senator Mckinley of Illinois offer ed a resolution Co refer the contest over the place from Porto Rico tc the convention.
 On motion of Senator Norbeck oi South Dakota 1t was voted 10 have the convention also investigate and, dis pose of the question over the national committeeman from Alaska.
 Attorney General Ekern ot Wis consin took the floor to discuss the Porto Rico situation.
 He said that Committeeman Todd had come before the credentials com mittee naming himself and former Governor E. Mont Kelly as delegates, but that the credentials were unsigned. At the same time he said Juan Soto, q native Porto Ricsn, came before tho committee with credentials coming from a native convention.
 The Porto Rican delegates. he said, at a meeting last night had chosen Mir. Soto for national committeeman He asked the convention to recognize Soto.
 The motion 70 have the matter re- ferred went through. however.
 The chairman then recognized Rep rssentativs ogden l.. Mills of New York, to move the formal election of the committeeman and committeeman an. which just had been named, There was no dissent.
 Civil War Vets
 delegation from the defenders of the union then marched down the center aisle. headed by Senator Willis while the convention rose to its feet