Evening star., 1924-06-10
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THE Star Spangled Banner" instead
of parading about as had first been
planned. While the band was play
ing and the audience was standing at
attention the lighting effects Contin-
ued and accentuated a great Amer
lean flag which was dropped in front
OF the delegation.
The band swung into The Stars
and Stripes Forever" with Sousa
leading in his well known character
istic style.
The delegate sections on the floor
had meanwhile filled up. but there
were still good many empty seats in
the gallery.
At the conclusion of the march
Bishop Anderson offered prayer while
the convention stood
AT the conclusion Of the prayer the
convention remained standing and
sang two verses of America"
OmciaI Photograph Taken.
Then the official photograph Of the
convention was taken.
The cameras were placed in the
rear Of the hall. The photographer
had the job Of inducing a couple of
thousand delegates and alternates to
turn around in their chairs. There
was good deal OF painful craning OF
necks, but after repeated admonitions
to be quiet the fiashlight bomb went
off and the picture was taken. It was
a smokeless one however.
After that the band got in again.
and the convention managers took
the opportunity to do little more
comforting. William NJ. Butler, the
new political general, took a place at
the platform rail and calmly and
carefully looked over the assem- blage.
He had the air Of a general looking
over his troops. The band played
a,,I1 SNn N o n
timers looked as if they appreciated
it,
Secretary Lockwood OF the national
committee got the first applause of
the convention when he stepped for
ward to read the official call for the
convention.
While he was reading the motion
picture men got into action and the
platform was flooded with bright
light.
Grosbeck of Michigan sent word to
Chairman Adams that he did not wish
to serve on the platform committee
and asked that A. T. Roberts be
placed there instead.
Chairman Adams then addressed
the convention, saying:
This is the eighteenth Republican
national convention.
1T is only sixty years since Lin
coin was President In that brief
greatest moral and material advance
ment in all history.
This has been brought about
largely under Republican rule. And
at no time have the problems of gov
ernment been moro wisely and ef-
fectively met than during the last
three years.
Our party has always stood for
constructive progress. 1t has always
endeavored to promote the welfare of
fha 20
hered to Americas best traditions, both
in domestic and in foreign affairs.
America United and Stable.
To-day, Europe is torn by class
cleavage and hatred which theatens
every social order America, alone, in
the great family of nations, is united
and stable, prosperous and free. and at
peace with all the world.
We are here, now, to pledge anew
our faith in American institutions and
to name the next President and Vice
President of the United States"
Chairman Adams made a picturesque
figure with his shock of snow-white
hair. The Pennsylvania delegates
wheeled g. w. Thomas, an alternate, Of
Scranton, down to the front Of the
hall so he could hear Mr.. Adams.
There was applause when the chair
man referred to Lincoln and more ap-
plause when he referred to the preser-
NdtlOT OIL american
Mr.. Adams then proposed Repre-
sentative Burton of Ohio for tempo
rary chairman amid burst of ap-
plause led by the Ohio delegation and
visitors. He appointed Senator Nor
beck of South Dakota, A. T. Roberts
of Michigan and Anne S. Carlisle of
Indiana, to bring the chairman to
the platform. Senator Norbeck was
not in the hall and the chairman of
the South Dakota delegation acted in
his place.
Fergets to Ask Vote.
In the hurry and modesty Of getting
it over with, Chairman Adams forgot
to put a vote to the convention on
the selection of Mr.. Burton until
after he had appointed the committee
to escort him to the chair. Smilingly
Mr.. Adams returned to the front of
the platform and put the vote which
was carried with a rolling chorus Of
ayes and much laughter at the chair
mans oversight of one of the techni-
calities of procedure.
Chairman Burton moved ABOUT bit
during his delivery and at some times
got away from the microphone, which
was carrying out by radio to many
from the busy marts Of trade. The
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