Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-12
OPENING SESSION
Of c. D. P. BRIEF;
KEYNOTER HEARD
Continued from Page II

NO'h'O
order the hall was filling rapidly.
The band, located up at one corner
of the stage behind the seats reserv'
ed for the national committee, blared
out an air now and then which
mixed with the hum of arriving dele
gates and visitors. There were some
great empty spaces in the banks OIL
seats in the enormous galleries.
Great Pipe Organ Heard
When the band rested the great
hundred thousand dollar pipe organ,
with its ten thousand pipes, burst
out in melody and filled the great
hall with the resonance of the
chords of a stirring air suggesting
assembly.
There was a colorful accompani-
ment to, the organ music as the
lightning apparatus was turned on
and the hall was flooded with va
rious shades of lights. At times
1 1t was a dark purple light that flood
ed the great assembly and then It
71thanged to burst of light resem'
bling the rising of the sun.
Temporary Chairman Burton visit
ed the platform and conferred brief
ly with Chairman Adams, of the ma
tional committee. Other dignitaries,
some of them old and some Of them
new, reached their places. Great
oil paintings of Lincoln, Harding
and Roosevelt draped with Ameri-
can flags were revealed about the
center of the stage backed on the
folds of an enormous flag.
After one Of the selections from
the organ loft, Col. Thayer, SER
geant at arms, ordered the aisles
cleared and the band got ready for
3, parade around the hall to amuse
and entertain the waiting delegates.
It was apparent that, as usual, on
the first day, there was to be q 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
his seat with the Pennsylvania dele
cation, with which he is a delegate
at large. Secretary Weeks sat as
usual with the Massachusetts dele
cation and Chairman Warren, of
the resolutions committee, sat with
= his colleagues from Michigan.
There was as usual lot of hand
shaking among the politicians who
meet every four years at the con-
vention and talk over old times. No
body seemed to be in any hurry to
get started.
The Wisconsin delegates, 29 in all,
with ore vote for Coolidge and %
: for Senator LaFollette, arrived to-
gether. 1t had been settled finally
that the senator would not be placed
in nomination but that % delegates
=,
Vermont in Honor Place
The Vermont delegation had the
place of honor on the floor immedi-
ately in front of the speakers stand.
There was a. good deal of vice
presidential booming going on on
the floor while the delegates were
assembling.
Chairman Adams broke in on the
disorder and called the convention
to order promptly at II o'clock.
John Phillip Sousa, from place on
the speakers stand. led the band
which took it's place on the floor
and played the Star-Spangled Ban
ner instead of parading about. While
the band was playing great
American flag was dropped in front
of the delegates.
The band swung into the STARS
and Stripes Forever"
The delegate sections meanwhile
mad filled up, but there still were
good many empty seats in the
galleries.
AT the conclusion Of the march
Blshop Anderson offered prayer.
AL the. conclusion OF the PRAYER
the convention remained standing
ana sang two stanzas of America y
Then the official photograph of
the convention was taken.
The cameras were placed in this
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 cranine
or necks but after repeated admon.
ltlons TO be quiet the flashlight bomb
went OFF and the picture was taken.
IL was smokeless one. however.
l. After that the pand got in again
= end the convention managers took
fne opportunity to do little more
nferring. William M. Butler. the
new political general, took a place
at the platform rail and calmly and
carefully looked over the assemblage
He had the air Of a general lookin 9
over his troops, The band PLAYED
Aud Lang Syne and the old timers
looked as if they appreciated it.
Secretary Lockwood, of the ma.
tional committee, got the first an.
plause of the convention when he
stepped forward 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.
During the reading, former Gov.
ernor Groesbeck. 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 $50
Chairman Ada..-s speaks
Chairman Adams then addressed
the convention, saying:
This is the eighteenth Republic
an national convention.
1T is only sixty years since
Lincoln was president. In that brief
period our country has enjoyed the
greatest moral and material advance
ment in all history.
This has been brought about
largely under Republican rule. An6
at no time have the problems OF
government been more wisely an6
effectively met than during the last
three years.
Our party has always stood fol
constructive progress. 1t has al
ways endeaVored to promote the
welfare Of the average man. 1t has
always adhered to Americas best
traditions, both in domestic anc
foreign affairs.
To-day. Europe Is torn by class
cleavage and hatred which threatens
every social order. America, alone
in the great family Of nations. i.
GHN DREN GRY