The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-13
BY BYRON PRICE

convention Hall, Kansas City,
Mo-, June 13.-F)-Sleepyeyed Re-
publican convention, showing plain
ly the wear and tear of overnight
worries about farm relief, prohibi-
tion and delegate contest, assembled
today in convention hall, hoping to
get on somehow with its decisions
but uncertain whether much could
be done until late in the day.
The biggest Of the party troubles,
centering about farm relief, still
was holding the platform commit
tee in session after an al! night dis
pute, while group of farm demon
strators marching about the en-
virons of the convention hall shout
ing against Hoover further harried
the nerves Of tired delegates and
convention officers.
There was prospect that the
platform might not be ready for
convention consideration until late
in the day. The credentials COM
mittee, however. in session through
the night hearing the pleas Of con-
testing delegations. was ready to
report and after that AMI other
formalities had been completed the
tentative plan was to recess until
tonight.
At a quarter past ten, fifteen
minutes before the gavel was to fall,
the convention band, cut loose with
a rollicking air that sounded rather
out of harmony with the drab and
weary monotone of conversation
among the delegates.
Called to Order
It was ten thirty seven when Sem
ator Fess began to hammer for or
der. Hoarse from trying to make
himself heerd throughout the big
hall in the delivery Of his keynote
speech yesterday, he repeatedly be-
sought the delegates in husky tones
to take their seats. They paid very
little attention at first. but under
the repeated rapping of the gavel,
they slowly came to order.
At this time the thousands of
seats reserved for spectators still
were more than half empty.
Without waiting for real quiet
Senator Fess introduced the Right
Rev. Thomas F. Lillis of the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Kansas City,
who offered the opening prayer
while the delegates stood and be-
came silent.
While the prayer was being Of
fered, the farm demonstrators, aft
er morning pep meeting, showed
up outside the convention hall.
Lords Prayer Repeated
The invocation ended with the
Lords prayer, repeated in unison
by the standing delegates and spec
tators. At the "amen" conversa-
tion again broke all bounds on the
floor and in the galleries.
The temporary chairman then
took minute to correct a risstep
he made yesterday, when, in at
tempting to deliver his keynote
speech from memory, he forgot to
mention the name of Theodore
Roosevelt in his roll call Of the
achievements Of the Republican
presidents. As he repeated the
praise he had intended to give to
Roosevelt, the convention rose and
applauded.
There was G. wait of . few min
utes while . messenger was on his
way to the hall with the report of
the credentials committee and Sen
ator Fess turned the convention
over to the band.
It began by playing "America,"
with most Of the audience standing
and joining in.
Norton Takes Floor
While the band played on, the
farm relief bloc from the northwest
made its first bid for a hearing in
The convention hall. P. D. Norton
Of the North Dakota delegation,
trying to make himself heard above
The band music, shouted I parlimen-
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