Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-26
HARRISON SPEECH
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BIG DEMONSTRATION
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nent one with Senator y tlsh, of
Montana, as it's chairman.
Convention Opens Late
The convention came to order
for its first session at 12:43. After
delaying the opening to allow the
police to straighten traffic jam
outside, which was keeping hundreds
of delegates and visitors from the
hall, Chairman Hull, looking refresh
ed and better after his attack OF
exhaustion and heat stroke, brought
down the gavel. In brief words ne
called the great assembly to oroer
and gave way to Cardinal HAYES
who offered the invocation. Inc
great audience stood in silent rev
erence as the voice of the preiate
penetrated to the fartherest part Oh
the big garden.
At the conclusion OF the prayer,
the band struck up the star Span
Eled Banner" and from the recesses
of the bunting and flags up on the
rafters thousands of little American
flags were released and fluttered
down over the heads and shoulders
of the delegates. Then while the
hand softly played the national an
them. Anna Case, of the Metropoll-
tan Opera company, sang it, and the
great audience joined in the refrain.
Senator Harrison was warmly
cheered when introduced by Chair
man Hull for the keynote address.
Both delegates and convention
guests, anxious to miss nothing from
the drop of the hat, were early in
opening bang of the gavel many OF
the seats on the floor We're occupied
and the aisles were crowded with
delegates who were asking their
friends from other states what was
in store during the days to come.
The galleries were dotted with early
arrivals, half hidden by the great
clusters of American flags thar were
grouped in serried rows about the
great arena.
Wilson's Portrait Prominent
At 11:30 the full lighting effects
were tried out three chandeliers, each
twenty feet across and studded with
electric bulbs, throwing the conven-
tion floor into bright relief. The
fringes of the big eclipse were more
shadoWy under the rays of a half
hundred drop lights, all curtained
In orange-like big Chinese lanterns.
The lighting effects brought out
plainly the four corners of the CEN
trail section where the platform and
the seats Of the delegates were To-
Gated. Jackson and Cleveland faced
each other across the delegate arena
while pictures of Jefferson and Will
son hung over opposite ends of the
platform.
The seating arrangements present
ed a picture not seen in recent years
In a national convention. Instead of
a speakers stand in the end of
the elipse Of the big ampitheater,
The platform was arranged along the
north side. raised more than ten
feet above the convention floor it.
self. AS usual, a narrow strip of
white rallied platform PROJECTED from
Inc center of the stage to place
speakers more nearly in the middle
of the nall
Brand-new unfinished kitchen
cha1rs were arranged for the dele
gates beneath the high raised stand
ards of the states, which themselves
stood on level with the nigh floor
OF the platform, while the delegates
came in, a constantly increasing buzz
OF conversation almost drowned out
the music furnished by a band sta
toned in far gallery.
Senator Walsh Arrives
Missouri and Iowa had the places
of honor on the floor, with their
delegations seated in the front row
on the left and right of the center
aisle. Behind, on the right of Iowa,
was New Jersey, and then Ohio and
New York, Kansas, Oklahoma. and
Montana were ranged behind Mis-
souri, on the left Senator Walsh, of
Montana the oil committee prose
cutor, who will be the permanent
chairman of the convention, came
In early and took his seat under the
Montana standard.
John w. Davis, whose friends
think he may emerge victor from
the candidatoriaI tug of war, an
peared on the platform, chatting
with Josephus Daniels and Senator
Fletcher, of Florida. Quite a group
gathered about him, but his presence
apparently passed unnoticed by the
delegates who We're occupied with
+ conferences of their own on the
floor.
Chairman Hull, OF the national
committee, reached the platform a
few minutes before noon. Manifestly
he still was weak from the effects
of the collapse he suffered several
days ago and was assisted through
the crowd to the chair. A minute
! later Senator Harrison. ready to
make his keynote address, joined the
4 group on the platform and at about
the same time William Jennings
Bryan appeared on the floor to take
:. his seat as a member of the Florida
delegation. The great commoner,
three times the standard-bearer of
his party, got the first applause of
the convention. 1t was a short burst
= of handclapping by those about him
on the floor, He beamed on every
body.
Just at noon the band played
"Home in Pasadena" doubtless for
the benefit of the McAdoo delegates,
land then swung into "What'n We
do, but the delegates and the crowd
paid little attention to the music.
The delegate section was almost
filled and the buzz of conversation
had increased to a loud rumble