The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-14
Hoover Aides Organ.
izatiOn Is in Control

izati0n Is in Control
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hall on time. When the band struck
up half hour before the time set
for converting not hundred Of the
thousand and odd delegates were
even within hailing distance Of their
ses >.
Smoot Comes Early
Senator Smoot Of Utah, head Of
the platform committee, was one Of
the earliest arrivals.
Looking e,en taller and leaner
than usual, with his face scanned
deeply and his iron gray hair bit
awry, he mounted the speakers
platform, got himself set before the
big silver mike" and made an ad-
justment in the location Of the small
speakers table, SO that he would be
prepared for he moment when he
was to lay before the convention
the finished product Of his long la
bors.
The new perm n,nt chairman,
Senator Moses, was busy around
the platform. Strolling down to
the floor level, he exchanged good
morning with group OF acqualnt-
ances.
Returning to the platform, Moses
helped lug in big silk flag, with
gold fringe, mounted on a twelve
foot wooden standard, with gold
eagle at the top. The standard was
set up at one side Of the speakers
table.
While the chairman and other
convention officials puttered around,
Nicholas Murray Butler, the ire
pressible president Of Columbia uni
versity and delegate at large from
New York, came up to give the once
over to the Borah prohibition plank,
placed in the proposed platform
over the protest Of Butler.
After a good look at Mr.. Borah's
handiwork, DR.. Butler said he would
!. take his fight against the plank to
/ the convention floor.
Three minutes before the opening
. hour Scnstor Moses began to whack
: the table with his big wooden NAL
! let, shouting for the delegates to
take their seats. To a casual OBJ
server it appeared doubtful whether
quoru.l was present. The CALLER
les were nine-tenths empty.
Neither delegates nor spectators
paid attention to Moses petition
for order but he persisted in his de-
termination to start on time.
Rabbi Gives Prayer
7 He presented ..abbi Herman NJ.
Cohen Of Kansas City, who pro-
/ nounced the opening invocation as
everybody stood. He prayed that all
Of the acts of the convention should
be in accord with the purposes Of
I. .he Divine Father.
, Then Senator Moses, in q few
.risp sentences, reminded the con-
vention Of the advent of Flag Day,
!. and taking the silken folds of old
glory in his hands, continued:
I'VE claim no monopoly on the
flag, but we do recall that the first
task Of our party was to make this
flag the symbol Of the united coun-
try"
The band played the. "Star
. Spangled Banner" and the audience
] stood and sang. Then the bandsmen
got their signals mixed ad broke in
to the "Stars and Stripes Forever"
while Moses snapped whole squad
Of messengers into action to get the
music shut off.
This got results and the chairman
N rnorr~synJ Co~o+D~ CvSao0% - ~~o~n~A
the platform. The rules Of the
house of representatives were in ef-
feet, limiting speeches to five min
: utes each but Senator Moses said
he would entertain motions to sua-
pend the rules.
Smoot got good hand a. he
began to read the platform, but his
voice did not carry and there were
shouts Of "louder." The platform
, itself got its first applause, brief
! interim of handclapping, when the
: committee chairman read the SEN
stence endorsing the administration
Of President Coolidge.
Raps for Order
Scarcely had smoot read two
pages before Chairman Moses walk
ed to the runway and raped loudly
with his gavel, directing the dele
gates to take their seats.
mo further business will be
transacted until the delegates take
their seats"
The Utah senator resumed the
reading, but was interrupted by
loud cries of louder" He changed
his position so that he came with
the range Of the battery Of mikes"
mt the front of the runway.
Delegates continued to mill
around. The hour Of meeting
l,eemed to be a little early for q
,najority of the ticket holders and
traps Of empty seats in the galleries.
Smoot had the copy Of the plat
FORM on music rack and he rested
both hands on each side Of it rs
he was fairly well worn out by the
long fight over the platform which
he presented.
Coolidge's Name Applauded
Every mention of President Cool
ddge's name brought applause. The
reading was interrupted third
time with cries Of ''louder" and
Senator Moses rushed to the front
of the runway to pound vigorously.
"The delegates will take their
Seats" he yelled. 1.-THE delegate
from Utah will suspend until there
Is order"
The platform declaration that
1.-THE record of the United States
treasury under Secretary Mellon
stands unrivaled and unsurpassed"
brought round Of applause. The
treasury secretary sat with the
Pennsylvania delegation only q
abort distance from the platform.
Again there was handclapping when
Srnoot told of the more than six
billions Of dollars of reduction in
the public debt during the seven
years Of Republican administration.
Senator Smoot read slowly in an