Evening star., 1928-06-12

onvention--theoretica at least
chooses Its own officers and proceeds as
an independent institution, while the
national chairman and national COM
mitteemen take back seats and only
give OF their counsel as 1t is sought.
Fess Makes Address.
The temporary chairman and key
noter, Senator Fess, who went to
Washington from the presidency of
Antioch College in Ohio never has been
| at home delivering prepared address.
He would have much preferred to talk
without manuscript, but 1t Is one of the
open secrets of politics that a keynote
address must be prepared with the
highest regard for precision Of express
sion. The Ohio Senator followed custom
by making his speech long enough to
state party position on most OF the
issues OF the day, and embracive enough
for later distribution as a campaign
document.
Only the appointment of temporary
officers and committees remained on
the order of the days business between
the conclusion of Senator Fess' speech
and adjournment These committees
all are to go to work later today, one
taking up the already prepared draft
OF party platform, one hearing the
arguments OF those disappointed would
be delegates who appealed from the
national committees decision barring
them from convention seats, and an
other considering rules and procedure
for later sessions of the convention.
AT least two sessions are to be held
tomorrow and Chairman Moses will not
hesitate to insist on third tomorrow
night II business does not move as
rapidly as he thinks 1t should. Senator
Moses Is a supporter OF Hoover. and
he and other leaders in the Hoover
movement. declaring their candidate as
good as nominated already, argue that
the quicker and the more decisively the
victory can be clinched the better It
VIII be for both the nominee and the
party.
Fess Is Applauded.
When Butler presented. as temporary
chairman Of the convention, Senator
| simeon d. Fess, there was burst of
applause as the convention ratified the
selection.
Fess was escorted TO the platform bv
a committee composed of former Gov.
hyde OF Missouri, Mrs. Laura Curtis
Knight OF Rhode Island. daughter of
Senator Curtis Of Kansas, and Gov.
Young OF California.
AS F'ess assembled to the platform. the
delegates rose and applauded. AS the
temporary chairman began his address.
a hush fell over the hall. broken only
oy The whining noise of a huge SPOT
hght, which was trained on the platform
so mat the photographers might eec
the1r pictures of each succeeding event
OF the opening session.
accustomed to speak extemnora-
neously, the Senator repeatedly got awav
from bis prepared manuscript. These
were the occasions when he worked nm
forensic stimulation and got the
delegates going. He worked hard. swav-
ing MS slender body from side to side
! and striking the table before him tn
emphasize his rounded periods. But
ms long tailed black frock coat was kept
| tightly buttoned and the PRESENTATION
rolled down from his fiorid face and
forehead in rivulets.
he got the biggest hand when he
went into the farm relief problem
Cheers were mingled with the hand
c!apping when he declared the farm
marketing industry must stand on its
own Ieet and operate 'farmer-oyned
ana larm-controlled. and not Govern
nent-oWned and Government controI-
ied. As the administration men and
women on the convention floor gave
noisy voice to their approval. the dele
cations from the McNary-Haugen
states sat silent but smiling
There was scattering applause as
Fess Told IN detail how Mellon had re-