Evening star., 1924-06-12

determined effort to get quiet and pro-
ceed with the business of the conven-
ton.
Finally order was secured and Salem
A. Hart, a Christian Science reader Of
Cleveland, offered the opening prayer
Repeat Lords Prayer.
The prayer was the Lords Prayer,
which was preceded by two minutes
of silent prayer. The great hall was
hrst quiet and then reverberated
sons repeating the words of the Lord S
Prayer.
Senator Frank B. Willis of Ohio
was the first man to the platform, and
by direction of the Ohio delegation.
introduced a resolution of remem-
brance of the 1920 convention and
the late President Harding, who was
nominated there. Mr.. Willis nominat-
ed Mr.. Harding in that convention
and succeeded him in the Senate.
The resolution also carried an af-
fectionate expresSion for Mrs. Hard
ing, the late Presidents widow 1t
was carried without debate and
rising vote. The delegation from
Wisconsin voted with the convention
for the first time, and it was unani-
nous.
The roll of states for offering vice
presidential nominations was called.
Kenyon First Nominated.
Judge Kenyon was the first man
placed in nomination for the vice
presidency.
of the American Legion. who placed
the judge in nomination, told the
convention that with nothing but
the good OF the Republican party at
heart, Iowa offers you a man fit to
run with Calvin Coolidge"
MacNider's nominating speech was
not more than a hundred words in
length. The Iowa delegation stood up
in the brief demonstration which fol-
lowed.
The call of the states then was
continued for the offering of the other
candidates.
J. P. Boyle, secretary of state of
Arizona. then took the platform and
den of Illinois There was con-
tinued demonstration for Lowden
when the speaker concluded two
minute speech.
Seeks to Withdraw Name.
Delegates piled, out of their seats
with state standards and joined in a
parade for Lowden. About a hundred
or more actively led the march and the
remainder Of the delegates remained in
their chairs watching the display.
While the Lowden demonstration
was going on former Lieut.. Gov
Oglesby of Illinois appealed to Chair
| man Monden to permit him to with
draw the nomination. He assured the
| cha airman he spoke for the delega-
| tion and for Gov. Lowden himself
Illinois, however, could not speak
| for Arizona, which had placed him in
| nomination.
Lowden's Name Withdrawn.
| During the demonstration word
| was carried to Theodore E. Burton
advising him that if he would say the
| word the Ohio delega ton would place
| him in nomination. Mr.. Burton de-
| clined to "say the word"
| Former Lieut.. Gov. Oglesby Of I'LL
| nois then took the platform and,
| speaking for the Illinois delegation
| and for Mr.. Lowden. he said he was
| obliged to ask for the withdrawal of
| the nomination. Mr.: Lowden's dec
| lination of the nomination, he told
| the convention, was final and IRE
vocable.-
Arkansas yielded to Indiana on the
next call, and Gov. Emmett Branch
took the platform to nominate Sena-
| tor Watson.
Dawes Is Nominated.
The Watson boom seemed to have
! passed along to the formal state of
nomination without much noise, and
the clerk had called the name of Cali
| fornia for further nominations, when
there was toot at the doors and a
band marched in with Watson crowd
| to demonstrate little. After ii play ed
| q selection or two. including "a Hot
Time" and 'Hail, Hail, the Gangs All
Here" Chairman Mondell admonished