Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ONLY ONE HEARING SPEECHES,
HAILED As GOLDBERG'S HERO
''Rube" Says William Jen-
nings Bryan and viii Rog-
ers Have Furnished Conn.,
edy Relief to Proceedings
BY RUDE GOLDBERG

CONVENTION HALL, CleNelanQ,
June 1.-THE second session of the
great Republican convention started
Wednesday at II o'clock and finished
at 1890. The principal thing that
transpired was an hour and half.
SO far, in my humble opinion, the
outstanding figure in this great ma
tional conclave is the male stenog-
rapher who stands in back of the
sneakers and takes down every word
they say. The patience and fortl-
tude displayed by this obscure in
dividual is nothing short of mirac'
ulous. For hours he stands there,
without even rail to lean on, re-
cording every noise that comes from
the direction Of the speakers table
at the end of the Bridge Of Signs
that juts out from the main stage
like the nozzle Of a huge phone
graph.
The constant buzz of keynote
speeches and committee reports
sounds like the hum of an electric
fan. How the valiant stenographer
can untangle this meshWOrk of
words and make sense out Of it is
beyond me. OF course there is the
outside possibility that he is not TAX
ing down anything at all. He might
come under the heading OF parlia-
mentary proceeding which Is merely
a matter of form. Anyway, / hand
him down to posterity as game
guy.
The Speeches
The committee on organization
was not quite ready with it's report,
so Temporary Chairman Burton
asked the band to play a couple of
patriotic pieces. Some of the New
York delegates called for "How Dry
[ AM" and 1--WE WoSt Get Home
Until Morning." Senator Mckinley
submitted the report Of the commit
tee on credentials and got q big Ova-
ton when it was announced that he
was not going to read the report.
The convention adopted the commit
tees silence unanimously.
Then a lady nominated Frank w.
Mondell, of Wyoming, for permanent
chairman, and Mr.. Mondell was led
TO the platform by a delegation of
crossword puzzle experts, with a
band of Canadian guides acting as
alternates.
Chairman Mondell spoke without
notes for about an hour. This, on
the face of it, seems like quite an
achievement. But, when you con
slider that he had a chance to get a
copy Of Mr.. Burton's keynote speech
of yesterday, he had a whole
day in which to memorize 1t. He
changed few words to fit the date,
but otherwise didn't miss a line.
A shrill cry of approval went up
from the bobbed-haired female dele
CATION when the chairman of the
committee on rules announced that
the Republican national committee
was to have an equal representation
of men and women. There will be
a man and woman member from
each state. This does not look like
equal representation.
on conversational ability, it looks to
me like a. ninety-ten break with the
female of the species on the long
end
Cool With Coolidge"
The campaign slogan, Keep cool
with Coolidge" is very wisely chosen
by the campaign managers, as. it
tells the story of the whole conven.
| ton. One man in the convention
today tried to work up little enthu.
siasm by giving a wild, narrowing
cheer right in the middle of Chair
man Mondells speech, and followed
it up with two echoes which he sup.
piled himself. He was carried out OF
the hall and ragged off to head.
quarters to be equipped with shock
absorbers and q muffler.
Will Rogers and William Jennings
Bryan, seated together in the press
stand, furnished the comedy relief
Rogers did not bring his rope be.
cause he was afraid they might think
he was there to hang one of the
| speakers. He was also handicapped
| by the fact that the sale of chew.
ing gum was prohibited in the hall
The delegates did not want to spoil
their campaign suits.
But Bryan, knowing mob psychol
ogy, played straight for Rogers and
went fiftyfifty on the credit for
| the cowboys wise cracks. Neither
OF them knows what the other did
for living and both were afraid tc
ask. 1t was Just as we'll
AS the platform committee, or
Whatever you call it, needed the
whole afternoon to finish their lob
q motion was made to adjourn till
o'clock in the evening. Everybody
IN the hall voted no" so the mo
| ton was carried and the meeting
! stood adjourned.
| Copyright, 1924, by the McNaucht
S,,ndinnt,