Evening star., 1924-06-25

t1OntiHucu iTOiH TdHc.D
the airs and a McAdoo lyricist had
| supplied the words appropriate to the
occasion. The McAdoo women's COM
| mittee came supplied with a yell.
Today's session was held partly in
the open air, for the great glass
| panels in the garden roof had been
rolled back. the decorations in the
rafters had been folded aside and
| the delegates, looking upward could
see the sky with great cumulous
clouds idly floating past. The ar
and it also let in some dirt and SCOT.
Chairman Walsh took out his
pocket handkerchief and carefully
busted off his chair before he trusted
| his new cutaway coat-tails to 1T.
Through the open spaces of the roof
the delegates could see the celebrated
Madison Square tower and tower
room, somewhat celebrated in other
affairs. When the floating clouds did
not shut out the rays of the sun they
geance on tie Iowa delegation. but
they didn't seem to mind il, because
hot sun makes tall corn.
order Hard to Restore.
| Just half hour after meeting
time Temporary Chairman Harrison
began pounding for order out on the
end OF the speakers stand. He stood
d
stanchion in a cow barn, an ar
rangement put there to keep the
speakers in front of the microphone s
so that the listening millions out on
the air might not be disappointed
Yesterday some Of the speakers got
so far away that their speeches were
| lost on the ether :
The crowded aisles gave little heed
ns..ss to the ten temporary chairman's re,
be seated, so Mr.. Harrison sent the
sergeants-at- arms to do the Job.
Aided by the policemen, they finally
succeeded in coaxing or pushing
delegates into their chairs.
Meanwhile. Senator Harrison, call
ing for order, imagines himself in the
Senate chamber and called clear the
galleries. When the sergeants-a
arms and police got through with
their work the delegates spaces were
nearly filled, but there were still a
great many empty seats in the guest
sections. Thomas Taggart of In
diana, who is managing the move
ment for Senator Ralston, held a
series of earnest conferences while
the aisles were being cleared Mr.
Taggart did most of the talking and
had attentive listeners
Woman Raises Parasol.
The sun moved notch in its jour-
ney from east to west and, pourin 2
It's rays down through the aperture
IN the roof. transferred it's attention
70 the Oklahoma delegation A
woman delegate sitting there
promptly met the situation by pro-
raised despite the protests of the
superstitious. A policeman carried
the protests of some to the rear of
her that her parasol was worse than
the lady little. and she sat serenely
hololng her sunshade while the
tunity oppoi
After the delegates got almost seat
ed many of them decided they wanted
the more the chairman banged the
gavel and the more the sergeant-at-
arms bawled at his assistants the less
attention the delegates paid to them.
once more Chairman Harrison tried
II, and again called. The convention
will be in order. Gentlemen in the
aisles will be seated; the sergeant
alarms will see that they are seated" :"
Bishop Delivers Prayer.
1t had some effect. and the con-
ventlon qu1eted down while Bishop
Gallor of the Episcopal Church Of
tennessee delivered the prayer.
with szhep fanaludsd ef tss hs ssss
PRAYER. in which the convention
joined him, while the great clock in
the tower was striking fifteen min
utes to 12
The prayer over. the delegates be-
gan milling about again, and while
there was still some disorder, the
chair recognized Mrs. Leroy Springs
or south Carolina to make the report
of the credentials committee The
band went back for a number and
blared out oh, You Beautiful DOLL"
Mrs. Springs is one of those ladies
from whom the eye dislikes. to wan
der, and everybody seemed to agree
that the band leader picked out a
proper number.
Walsh Gets Big Cheer.
After Mrs Springs had finished
presenting the report of the creden-
tials committee, T. H Ball of Houston
was recognized to make the report of
presented the name of Senator Walsh
Of Montana for permanent chairman,
and the convention broke into it's first
round of applause and cheers Of the
day. Mr.. Walsh sat quietly smiling
while the convention gave him dem
onstration and the band played Pack
Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit
Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile"
Mr. Ball asked the convention to
give it's un1nimous n MIN us aRprova, to The
Bronx for vice chairman of the con-
vention. There was no objection and
a woman, for the first time in party
history. took that place
While the reading of the report was
going on Chairman Hull reached the
platform and took his seat. He look
ed 4 little rested and refreshed after
his sick spell. but it was evident that
the chairman was still suffering from
heat and overwork. The report of
the committee was adopted without
objection and the next order of busi-
ness was the presentation of the per-
manent chairman.
Senator Ferris Of Michigan, Alice
Campbell Good of New York, J. Y.
Sanders of Louisiana and Gov. Trapp
of Oklahoma escorted the senator
from Montana to the platforms: 3
The eenatof. who attracted the At
with his work investigating the Tea
Dot Dome oil scandal, took the plat