Show i I i LODGE TO SOUND G. G GO 0 O. P. P BATTLE CRY GRY Massachusetts 1 Senator to Deliver De Dc- cliver c- c liver Keynote Speech at Convention Washington n May ray 4 Senator Senator Lodge of ot Massachusetts Is to be temporary chairman of ot the tho Republican national convention at Chicago and will deliver d li cr tho the keynote speech according to n Republican Republican Re Re- publican leaders in In- Congress who have conferred recently with Chairman Hays Has of ot the tho Republican national committee Republicans in Congress arc said gald to have hae been virtually aUy unanimous In urr- urr ing InS the selection of oC Senator Lodge Lode b by the tho committee on arrangements h will ill meet nt at Chicago o Ia 10 lo May NO 0 ion ion- test over the chairmanship is an antici antici- Ici- Ici paled although Senator Sena- Sena some somo friends friens of or Sena tor Hiram HIam HI am W. W Johnson have hn been urea Ing lug substitution of or Senator B ah h of uC Idaho and reports have e reached here here- that former Senator of ot In Iru- Iru diana dlana also as aspired to the chairman chairman- ship Republican platform pronouncements pronouncement will be considered h here re May 23 b by the general platform committee appointed b by Chairman Hays days Many tany qU question on paramount issues have o been turned In by y the platform committee and others At tho the conference here t tt is expected if to outline some of or the general gen gon- eral principles at least to be recommended recommended mended to the Chicago committee or ur resolutions Although May a 23 3 also has lias been heen set for Cor a meeting of ot the th n Republican na nn- committee at Chicago o to take up tp the contests of or dele delegates from a numb number num nun b bar ber r of or slates Chairman Hays w was s ur urged cd while hero this week to po post postpone postpone t- t pone the tho meeting Prominent Republicans Means here said paid they felt confident the meeting W would ld he put pub over o until about Juno June 1 i. i In In urging urs-Ing postponement the Republican leaders told Mr Ir Hays Has that several senators senators' on tho the national com tort and others othes who vho desire to attend probably would ho held ho-held here during the tho I week of May Ic 23 3 b by the peace resolution and Important l legislation I |