Evening star., 1924-06-10
FornalOpening g
of Convention
COlOrful.
DELEGATES HAIL
PLEA FOR UNITY
Mighty Applause
| Greets Mention
| of President.
By the Associated Press.

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June 10-In brief opening session
today the Republican national CON
vention heard the keynote speech
delivered by its temporary chairman,
Representative Theodore f. Burton
perfected its temporary organiza-
ton and adjourned until 1880 to-
morrow morning.
Meanwhile a committee holding
public hearings on the platform will
be in session, and contests among
delegates will be threshed out on ap-
peal to the credentials committee
In a great hall OF $4,000 seats the
convention got under way to the
usual accompaniments OF music, ap-
plause and cheering.
Coolidge Name Cheered.
Chairman Burton's mention OF
President Coolidge's name gave the
convention an opportunity for pro-
longed cheers and applause which
were repeated when the chairman
predicted party victory in November
The vice presidential booms were
somewhat in allegiance while every
body went to the opening session of
the convention. but the booming was
Immediately resumed after the ad-
journment.
Word came that Senator Borah did
not wish to be considered. The Low
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despite the repeated declinations of
their man. The friends of Secretary
Hoover claimed he was growing
stronger hourly.
Tomorrow's session will bring the
election of the permanent chairman,
former Congressman Mondell of Wyo-
ming and the delivery of his address
Meanwhile platform builders and
Vice President makers will continue
busy.
Chairman Adams of the national
committee brought the gavel down
promptly at IL o'clock. and routine
organization work was quickly disposed
of. Full delegations on the floor, and
galleries well filed, but not crowded.
followed closely the speech of the chair
man, which sounded the keynote of the
coming campaign.
Crowds Pour into Hall.
Fifteen minutes before the time
set for the convention to come to
order the hall was filling rapidly.
The band located up at one corner
of the stage behind the seats re-
served for the national committee
blared out an air now and then
which mixed with the hum of the
arriving delegates and visitors.
There were some great empty spaces
in the banks of seats in the enor-
nous galleries.
When the band rested the great
100000 pipe organ with it's 10000
pipes burst out in melody and filled
the great hall with the resonance Of
the chords of stirring air suggest
ing assembly.
There was a colorful accompani-
lighting apparatus was turned on
and the hall was flooded with various
shades of light. At times it was dark
purple light that flooded the great
assembly and then it changed to a
burst of light resembling the rising
of the sun.
Temporary. Chairman Burton Wis
tied the platform and conferred
briefly with Chairman Adams of the
national committee. Other digni-
taries, some of them old and some of
them new: came to their places
Great oil paintings Of Lincoln. Hard
ing and Roosevelt, draped with
American flags. were revealed about
the center of the stage, backed on
the folds of an enormous flag.
Little Delay at Start.
After one of the selections from the
organ loft, Col. Thayer. sergeant at
arms, ordered the aisles cleared and the
band got ready for a parade around the
hall to amuse and entertain the waiting
delegates. 1t was apparent that, as
usual on the first day. there was to be
little delay in getting started. and that
the convention would not come to order
promptly at II o'clock, as was called
for by the program.
Secretary Mellon came in and took
ms seat with the Pennsylvania delega-
ton, with which he is a delegate at large
Secretary Weeks sat as usual with the
Massachusetts, delegation, and Chair
man Warren of the resolutions commit
tee sat with his colleagues from Michi-
shaking among the politicians who meet
every four years at the convention and
talk over old times. Nobody seemed to
be in any hurry to get started.
The Wisconsin delegates. twenty-nine
in ALL with one vote for Coolidge and
arrived together and filed the Wisconsin
section. 1t had finally been settled that
the senator would not be placed in nom-
ination, but that twenty-eight delegates
would vote for him from the floor.
Vermont Gets Honor Place.
The Vermont delegation had the
place of honor, on the floor imme-
diately in front Of the speakers stand,
in honor Of the state which was>Pres-
ident Coolidge's birthplace. Massa-
chusetts was seated right across the
aisle. The other delegations were in
about the same position as they have
been heretofore.
There was a good deal OF vice pres
idential booming going on on the
floor while the delegates were as
sembling.
Chairman Adams. however, broke in
on the disorder on the floor and called
the convention to order promptly at
IL o'clock. John Phillip Sousa, the
march king, from a place on the
speakers stand, led the band, which
took places on the floor. and played
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