The Washington times., 1924-06-12

Princess BtbescO, daughter If
Herbert and Margot AsQuith. il
blaze on the milling mass Of dele
gates. and out into the glare walked
the pudgy figure Of William NJ.
Butler, generalissiIno Of the Cool
idge campaign. He beamed on the
delegates and glared at the Wis
consin delegation. Those Badger
delegates have caused him uneasy
moments at times. Standing be-
sides him was Frank w. Stearns,
the short, fat Boston merchant,
who Is known as the Presidents
closest friend.
Lodges Dignity Suffers.
One Of the humorous aspects Of
the show was that Henry Cabot
Lodge. the senior Senator Of Mas
sachusetts. who for. the first time
in nearly half a century has not
figured prominently in q Republic.
can National Convention, was
caught up in the swirl Of march
ing delegates, and showed along
with Bill Jones. Of Big Breeze,
Kan.
The Lodge smile was only family
In evidence. He didn't relish it,
and at the first opportunity he
escaped the circling delegates and
beat a retreat to the center of his
section where the rows of chairs
prevented any such catastrophe
again occurring.
Whenever the enthusiasm seemed
dying down on the floor the con-
vention managers on the platform
whooped 1t up again by waving
instructions and exhorting friends
on the floor to renewed efforts.
After 1t had run Is minutes the
managers evidently decided the
show had had a good run so Mon
dell stalked out on the platform
and ended Il with the gavel. It
took some pounding. however, for
sporadic whistles continued to come
from the great open spaces in front
of him.
A handful Of delegates imme-
diately surrounding the Wisconsin
section seemed persistently intent
upon making the Wisconsin men
stand up but they might as well
have been bucking an immovable
object.
One fat man who held in his
stood on a chair and shouted down
Toilette, La Toilette"
you don't even know how to
pronounce his NAME" said Gov
ernor John J. Blaine, leader of
the Wisconsin contingent, with
OoIy,a "a mo cV1n
At S:45 o'clock Warren resumed
the rostrum and continued reading
the party platform.
Wisconsin Applauds. !
Apparently the only part Of the
platform that attracted the Wis
consin delegation was that deal
ing with labor, which commended
the eight.hour day. They applaud
ed mildly at~that.
They sat stonily silent while
Warren announced the Republi.
can party's opposition to Govern
ment ownershiyp of public utilities.
but all other delegates applauded
vigorously.
The plank dealing with the scan
dals Of Washington was well re.
ceived. 1t denounced those guilty
Of malfeasance In office, irrespective
Of party, but declared the limo.
cent should not be confused with
the guilty"
Daugherty Is Absent.
Former Attorney General Harry
M. Daugherty, who was forced out
of the Cabinet while the investiga-
ton Of his department was In prog
ress, was not present at last night 8
session.
Looking straight at the wiscon.
sin delegation, Warren read vigor.
ously that part Of the platform
which called upon the party to elect
to Congress men true to Republican
principles.
Several minutes Of applause fol-
lowed the conclusion Of the reading
at 9:46 p. m.
"Mr. Chairman, on behalf Of the
delegates from all territories and all
States Of the Union except one,"
said Warren. IT move tina adoption
of the platform as real"
His motion was seconded by Con.
gresham Martin B. Madden Of
Illinois.
Then the scholarly figure Of
Henry A. Cooper, the patriarch Of
the Wisconsin delegation, moved to
the center of the floor.
Mondell recognized Cooper and as
soon as the name, Cooper of Wis
consin," was announced, a storm Of
Kisses came from the floor ana gal
leries. There also was considerable
applause.
'Mr. Cooper will present a min.
ority report" said Mondell. HE
asks unanimous consent for ten min
utes to read and present his report. ("
Cooper demonstrated that he
wanted ten minutes to discuss his
platform before reading.
ION his behalf the chair makes
this request" said Mondell and as
applause started from the floor the
chairman retired, leaving the gray
haired veteran tnSurgent OF Con.