Show v fi J it CI Yi Fr 4 Oa S y Y L 4 t l o x Ki HERBERT HOOVER FOR PRESIDENT G. G O 0 P g D BIG BlO SHOW AT CHICAGO WAS WASA I A MASTERPIECE I Greatest Interest Centered in Fight Over Prohibition Prohibition Prohibition tion Repeal Plank By WRIGHT A. A PATTERSON Chicago The The Republican convention convention conn con con- me met nominated Herbert Hoover as the tho party's candidate for President resident and Charles Charles' Curtis as Its candidate for Vice President adopted adopt adopt- ed a pl platform that embodies a I modification of ot the prohibition amendment to the states as one plank and adjourned That That- ThatIs Is what was accomplished by 1153 delegates Senator delegates Senator Borah not being present present nod and 1154 alternates who traveled In going to and from tram the ho convention an estimated total distance of ot miles at a cost for railroad fare of ot something over So o far as the actual news of ot the convention was concerned any re- re reporter re re- porter porter even even the tho cub cub could could have I written It at any time during the past three months and possibly at nt any time during the past three years But there had to be a convention convention convention con con- the properly designated delegates had bad to have hae their day inthe In Inthe the he spotlight even though there was no contest for tor votes for tor a Presidential residential nomination and all had hado to o pay their own railroad fare and hotel hotel hotel- bills bUts Members of ot the national nation nation- al committee had to have bave the opportunity op orr of sitting In the reserved seats eats at nt the big show Distinguished Distinguished Distinguished Distin Distin- guests had to have the opportunity opportunIty op- op of being known as ns distinguished dis- dis guests The assistant sergeants at and the tho ushers would never have been satisfied had tad they deprived been of ot wearing their heir badges and evon even tho the peanut venders renders had to have bave their chance to o earn an honest dime The Tho Nominations Arc Are Made When the roll call of states for tor forthe the he naming of ot candidates began on Thursday the California delegation was the fue first one to respond and James Scott presented the name of ot h Herbert lerbert Hoover His IUs naming of the he President produced the greatest greatest greatest great great- est demonstration of tho the convention conven- conven tion Ion When Oregon was reached the he name of ot Doctor France was presented resented to bo be followed by the theone theone theone one ballot needed to name a candi candi- date President Hoover received all the votes with the tho exception of three or four for Coolidge three for France three for Blaine of Wisconsin Wis Wis- Wisconsin and one for tor Senator Wadsworth Wadsworth Wads Wads- worth of New York Doctor France proved provell a magnanimous magnani magnani- candidate for the nomination After L. L R. R Sandblast of Portland Ore Orel had presented In 10 a modest way the qualifications of his states state's champion for tho the Presidential Job Do Doctor tor Franco France attempted to secure recognition from the chair nn and I when refused attempted to force I his way onto the platform Tho The audience presumed he wanted to say any something more In 10 his own behalf be- be halt half but that was not the good doctors doctor's purpose What he wanted to do was to withdraw his bIs own name and present to the convention the name nama of the distinguished Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Mas Mas- trout fisherman Calvin Coolidge The pollee police took a hand handin in n the affair ejected the doctor do or from the platform and the name naDle of ot Calvin Coolidge was not mentioned men men- mentioned except that during the roll roU call for tho the Presidential nomination nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion three or four tour delegates from as aa many states Insisted upon voting vot vote voting ing for him Wm That Is all nU there was to ro tha great reat draft Coolidge move move- ment meat across the front pages of ot Chicago newspapers a dozen hours before the nomination was made With General Dawes out of the therace therace therace race there thero was practically no opposition opposition op op- op- op position to Vice President Curtis and nd he received the nomination for second place on the ticket on the first t ballot The Formalities Begin Tuesday morning at nt 11 o'clock 0 there thore were close to one hundred thousand people milling about OUTsIde OUTside OUT- OUT sIde the Chicago Stadium Inside there were somo some fifteen thousand to occupy seats In the sec see tion reserved for tor delegates there was but one vacant chair the one reserved for Senator Borah In the alternate section they were all nIl filled The national committeemen and women were all present the distinguished guests had arrived the assistant sergeants at arms all properly labeled with pretty badges were In evidence but all too many of ot that more than seats provided for paying guests at from 3 to 5 per guest were va va- cant Tho The people of ot Chicago had failed to evidence their appreciation atlon a- a tion of ot the entertainment provided by a national Republican conven conven- tion It was only 18 minutes after the scheduled hour of eleven when Senator Fess Peas national chairman with bung a starter for tor a gavel called for order orlIer and announced to those who persisted In continuing their conversation that their time was up and he was now In charge and would temporarily at least run the show Ordinarily the tho next number on the program would have been the prayer but before that In Inthis Inthis inthis this case they must get through with the Ole welcome by the Democratic Democrat Democrat- ic mayor of the city It would never do to Include In the plea for Divine guidance the actions or words of a Democratic mayor maor The Tho keynoter Hon Lester Jesse Dickinson of Iowa made a good speech The same quality of speech made before beCore a Democratic national convention would have produced hours of ot boisterous demonstration but tart the Republicans cans are more given to voting than to shouting Though Se Senator Dickinsons Dickinson's speech did not produce any number of wild outbursts an any pro prolonged ong pa pa- p. p I rade of howling delegates It did make a n profound Impression on the assembled Republican hosts Willie While looking on at a Republican an national convention seems like watching tho operations of a 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 bul all of this Is In committee meetings held In hotel rooms It ItIs ItIs Itis Is the final result that Is brought to the floor of the convention and goes Into the tho record as the unanimous unanimous verdict of the assembled dele dele- gates The Wednesday morning session was another of formal occasions occasions occasions occa occa- that did not attract the crowd It took ten minutes to listen to the report of the organization committee commit commit- tee and an hour to listen to the speech of ot the tho permanent chairman Representative Snell of New York But It was wag a good speech and appealed appealed ap ap- ap pealed to the delegates His fils first mention of tho name of President Hoover started a half haIt hour demonstration demonstration demonstration demon demon- that would have been unanimous unanImous unanimous unan unan- had Oregon Joined In But that state was loyal to former Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator France of Maryland the adopted favorite of Oregon and Its banner was not carried In 10 the parade parade parade pa pa- rade of states Chicago SC Sees the Show Chicago o went to the convention Wednesday n night night- ht and Chicago was wet When Senator of Connecticut reat read the minority platform platform plat plat- form report demanding straight repeal repeal repeal re re- re- re peal of the Eighteenth amendment the thunderous applause came from those 3 to 5 seats the tha Chicago people had paid for and the kne assistant assistant assist assist- ant sergeants at arms The rather mild delegate demonstration was led by Wisconsin and Joined In by many states Including prohibition Maine When previously the majorIty majority majority ma ma- report was wa's was presented providing providing pro pro- viding for tor modification with federal federal fed ted eral control of ot the liquor traffic Kansas led the demonstration but did not receive any appreciable support support support sup sup- port from Crom the Chicago audience Wednesday night It looked like a convention The vacant seats that had been so noticeable during the Tuesday an and Wednesday morning sessions were all filled tilled All AU of the tho Chicago ago aunts and uncles and cousIn cousins cousins In ins Republican and bad had turned out to hear what the G. G O. O P P. P was going to do about prohibition pro pro- and these Chicago aunts uncles and cousins knew what they wanted done with It When James R. R Garfield of Ohio attempted tomake to tomake tomake make a plea for the adoption of ot the majority plank Chicago In 10 the galleries les refused d to listen Even a threat to clear the galleries was of ot no avail and very little of ot what Mr Garfield sa said d was heard by any of the delegates to whom he was talking Chicago thought differently about Dr Nicholas Murray Butler when he had his ten minutes on the plat plat- form The gallery gods recognized him as os their champion and the threat to adjourn the convention was not needed to secure attention to his speech Speech followed speech starting with a time limit of ten minutes and getting down to one minute until every one who wanted to have his say MY had been given an nn It was such BUch a n talk feet as would have been expected at a national national na 00 Democratic wow pow-wow but the oratory lasting until one o'clock Thursday morning did not change a n single vote and when the roll of states was called It resulted In 10 the adoption of the majority report by to Platform and Prohibition The party platform as worked out by tho resolutions committee contains con con con- tams 23 28 planks When It was read to the convention on Wednesday I w 1 S it J ri edvi iM irS r iG CHARLES CURTIS evening the delegates and especially especIally especially espe espe- the wet Chicago visitors evinced Interest In 10 only one of the 28 There was but little Interest in 10 the fact that the party stood for tor fora tora a reorganization of the government bureaus In the Interest of or economy that the party proposed to have bavo the government loan money to the states for emergency relief relic work that It stood for tor a reduction of public expenditures for tor the balancing balancing bal bal- I of the tho national budget for adherence to the gold standard and against currency Inflation for tor revision revision re- re revIsion re re- vision of the banking laws to protect protect pro pro- protect depositors for continuing assistance assistance assistance as as- to operatives co-operatives through the tho farm tarm marketing act but when when- the secretary after an hour got down to that one vital all t- t tant subject prohibition they were Interested The majority of the resolutions committee proposed committee proposed a plank that would modify the Eighteenth amendment permitting people of any state to decide for tor themselves s whether they wished to be dry or wet If It dry the federal government to assist In the prevention of the manufacture of at liquor In the state or transportation Into or tho sale of ot liquor within tho the state If It wet the federal government to control and regulate tho the sale of ot liquor within the state It Implied that government control and regulation would be through the tho medium of government dispensaries to be establIshed established established es es- es- es In wet territories only Other planks call for tor tax reduction reduction tion for a flexible tariff and the extension of tariff protection to cover natural resource Industries farms farm forests mines am and oil on wells for a shorter work day and shorter short short- er work week ra restriction of immigration Immigration gration collective bargaining freedom free tree freedom dom of speech and assemblage for tor fora tora a home loan discount bank system for tor giving the federal power commission commission commission com com- mission authority to regulate charges for electric current when transmitted between states and others that are aro usually found l In 1 any party platform J |