Show MARK TIME WAITING F go C SECOND SESSION OF THE republican convention LASTS LESS THAN HOUR senator lodge made permanent chairman and report of the committee on credentials adopted by unanimous vote Clil chicago cago Sec second cind day proceedings of the republican national mil convention lasting barely tin an hour and dealing entirely with routine moved as smoothly and swiftly wednesday as a hoop boop rolling down hill there was a shout of 0 approval roval arop a tile delegates as they adopted there the re port of the committee on permanent organization by which senator lodge of massachusetts was made permanent chairman which cut out a lot of speechmaking the convention gave its pre presiding Riding officer a big demon stra ploll alon the report of the committee on credentials denti als over which some delegates had expected expected a fight was mas adopted without a flutter its as was the rules committee report which gives women representation on the national executive committee with no report from the platform makers the crowd was ready to hear bear a few speeches spee clies and called first for chauncey M depew of new york veteran of many convention battles it cheered lustily its as mr depew turned his oratorical weapons on president wilson and especially when he be declared that in the old days when washington found it necessary to dear deaf tit at close hand with foreign powers lie stayed on the job at home and sent the chief justice as his emissary there were scattered cries from the floor for other speakers but chairman lodge gave the convention it a sensation presenting mrs margaret mil mccarter of kansas the first woman ever accorded the privilege of addressing it the day had fiad begun crisp and cool but it took a sudden shift as the convention began assembling and it looked as though the delegates and visitors were about to get their first taste of june convention weather the sun beating flown down on the big root roof of the coliseum radiated its heat beat down into the space below palm palin leaf tans fans began appearing collars showed signs of wilting willing nna and coats began to come off the band and the entertainers seem to mind the growing heat however and kept up it a cor constant stant program of music and songs chicago the republican national ec invention called to select a candidate for president and vice president met lit in the coliseum on june 8 it a half an hour after the time set for tile opening ceremonies but disposing of preliminaries limin limi aries narles during the first hall half an hour settled down to hear tile he keynote speech spee cli by senator lodge temporary chairman it took senator lodge exactly one hour and eighteen minutes to read his prepared speech the temporary chairman then recognized national chairman hays who presented a list of temporary officers previously agreed upon secretary miller of the committee read the list ky by a chorus of ayes the convention accepted the list coleman T du pont pent ot of delaware presented a resolution proposing to have the convention act under the 1916 rules until a permanent organization was effected it was adopted other oilier routine motions on procedure necessary to organization were offered and accepted governor morrow of kentucky offered the resolution for a committee on permanent organization the resolutions for other organization committees were quickly adopted the first woman to speak in the convention was mrs manly L fosseen of minneapolis one of the minnesota delegation she offered a resolution which was adopted it could not be said mrs fosseen was the first woman to be heard in a national convention because as a matter of fact she was not heard but the chairman informed the convention of the contents of her resolution with the beginning of the reading of committee appointments many of the delegates and visitors began to leave the hall foreseeing 0 an early adjournment journ ment the committee on credentials it was announced would meet immediately to pass on the contests decided by the national committee senate james wadsworth jr asked unanimous consent to dispense with the committee readings governor Beeck raan irian of rhode island then moved that the convention adjourn until 11 a in wednesday |