Evening star., 1928-06-12
C0LLEGE-B0Y MOOD
VIES WITH DIGNITY
AT G. 0. P. CONVENTION

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speakers right. Maine has the position
of honor In the center section and Cali
fornia Is in front In the left section.
1t Is IL o'clock to the minute. Chair
man Butler strolls to the front of the
platform. Then he strolls back again.
The band Is playing and the din Is ter
rifle. Chairman Butler wanders to the
front again and stands facing the mill
ing audience, his hands behind his
back. He looks as IL he Is about to
speak. Then he reaches for his gavel
raps. The audience claps and cheers
The uproar gradually subsidies, under
hammered strokes OF the gavel. A big
searchlight comes on and bathes Chair
man Butler and the distinguished guests
in a flood of calcium light, while the
cameras grind.
Silence-"the hour of II o'clock hav-
ing arfived"--and the convention Is
called in order by Chairman Butler.
The spotlights speak. and squeal, and
Shrek like static in a radio A clergy
man uplifts his arms to Heaven. the
audience rises to its feet and Divine
guidance is invoked in the work to fol-
low.
Chairman Butler bids the audience
rise again. Nine. Schumann- -Heink
sings THE Star Spangled Banner" The
spotlights hiss and Sputter and the
cameras grind away.
Ovation for Singer.
AS she concludes the last note, Nine
Schumann- -Heink turns away from the
microphone. The audience roars its ap-
prevail
Chairman Butler bids everybody in
the left part of the hall to rise. The
pictures are to be taken. But photog-
rapher tells the audience to sit down
again. A giant fiashlight booms. That's
over.
Chairman Butler raps and raps again
He announces that the next business Is
the presentation of the temporary roll
of delegates and alternates. This Is
done. Chairman Butler begins to speak
again, but has to stop. The Pennsyl-
vania delegates are applauding the en-
trance of Secretary Mellon, who has
just come in. The others take up the
applause. The Secretary is led to a
seat. Chairman Butler continues to
rap for order. The noise dies down
and a reading clerk begins to drone
The delegates look bored. 1t Is get
ting warm. Pans are beginning to
swing back and forth, but no coats have
come off yet, not even In the press Sec
ton. T.. n
Noise on Floor Increases.
While the clerk drones away the hub
bub ON the floor increases and the dele
gates begin to talk. The galleries are
we'll filled now, though sections OF seats
are vacant. probably waiting for late
comers, for they all have been assigned.
This big hall looked colorful and gay
this morning when there was nothing in
1t but flags and bunting. But one loses
the impression OF the red, white and
blue decorations now. These are al
ready outdone by the colors OF the
womens hats and gowns. The few
woman delegates are about equally
divided on the question OF removing
their hats. The same division seems te
prevail among the woman spectators
too. Those with hats on are probably
in the majority
The clerk finishes his reading and
somebody starts to CLAP, then stops
There is no applause.
Chairman Butler steps out and CALI
the convention formally to order.
He reads his address and his voice i.
not only sad, but positively plaintive
That funny spotlight that squeaks and
sputters so terribly comes on again
The cameras are grinding furiously
Chairman Butler does not seem an.
noyed He talks right ahead There
are many yawns from the delegates
Last night was a big night.
The delegates are plainly not inter.
ested In Mr.. Buffers speech They are
squirming noticeably. Everybody who
chooses to do so is smoking. That an.
nouncement foibidding smoking was 9
mere formality. evidently
Chairman Butler recalls with pleas.