The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-06-24

fifteen thousand to occupy 20.7OO seats.
In the section reserved for delegates
there was but one vacant chair, the
one reserved for Senator Borah. In
the alternate section they were all
filed. The national committeeman
and women were all present, the dis
tinguished guests had arrived, the as
sistant sergeants at arms, all properly
labeled with pretty badges, were in
evidence, but all too many of that
more than 1000 seats provided for
paying guests, at from So to S. per
guest, were vacant. The people of
Chicago had failed to evidence their
appreciation of the entertainment pro-
vided by a national Republican con-
vention.
1t was only IS minutes after the
scheduled hour of eleven when Sem
ator Tess, national chairman, with
bung starter for gavel, called for
order and announced to those who
persisted in continuing their CONVERSE
ton, that their time was up, and he
was now in charge and would tenn.
porarily, at least, run the show. Or
dinarily, the next number on the pro-
gram would have been the prayer, but
before that in this case they must get
through with the welcome by the Dem
ocratic mayor of the city. 1t would
never do to include in the plea for
Divine guidance. the actions or words
of Democratic mayor.
The keynoter, Hon. Lester Jesse
Dickinson, of Iowa, made a good
speech. The same quality of speech
made before a Democratic national
convention would have produced hours
of boisterous demonstration, but the
Republicans are more given to voting
than to shouting. Though Senator
Dicl1inson's speech did not produce
any number of wild outbursts, any
prolonged parade of bowling delegates,
it did make a profound impression on
the assembled Republican hosts.
While looking on at Republican
national convention seems like watch
ing the operations of well oiled and
perfectly geared machine. it is not as
simple as it seems. Jones and Smith
and Brown and DR.. Nicholas Murray
Butler all have a chance to air their
views, but all of this is in committee
meetings held in hotel rooms. It is the
final result that is brought to the floor
Of the convention and goes into the
record as the unanimous verdict of the
assembled delegates.
The Wednesday morning session was
another of those formal occasions that
did not attract the crowd. 1t took ten
minutes to listen to the report of the
organization committee and an hour to
listen to- the speech of the permanent
chairman, Representative Smell, of
New York. But it was good speech
and appealed to the delegates. His
first mention Of the name Of President
Hoover started half hour demonstra-
ton that would have been unanimous
had Oregon Joined in. But that state
was loyal to former Senator France, of
Maryland. the adopted favorite of Ore
gun, anu ITO OuHACl NdS hui CaiIIAcu
in the parade of states.
Chicago Sees the ShotO.
Chicago went to the convention
Wednesday night, and Chicago was
wet. When Senator Bingham, of Con-
necticut, read the minority platform
report, demanding straight repeal of
the Eighteenth amendment, the thun-
derous applause came from those So
to S. seats the Chicago people had paid
for and the assistant sergeants at
arms. The rather mild delegate DEM
onstration was led by Wisconsin, and
Joined in by many states. including
prohibition Maine. When previously
the majority report was presented. pro-
viding for modification. with federal
control of the liquor traffic, Kansas
led the demonstration, but did not re-
ceive any appreciate support from the
Chicago audience.
Wednesday night 1t looked like n
convention. The vacant seats that
had been so noticeable during the
Tuesday and Wednesday morning ses-
sions, were all filled. All of the
Chicago aunts and uncles and cousins.
Republican and Democratic, had turned
out to hear what the G.. o. p. was
going to do about prohibition, and