Show TION NATIONAL GATHERING 0 OPENED P E NED IN CHICAGO CROWDS FIL FILL ING THE COLISEUM hardiej of ohio Is elected se temporary chairman and delia e era the t speech committee are named achler 0 O june J 7 the republican arty opened its great quadrennial boothe how bow the convention today before a capacity houge despite the fact that the proceedings of the arst session were to be only preliminary formalities the people flocked to the C ca b by the thousand and poured through the many entrances to in solid streams for hours when charles D hillert chairman ot of the national committed commit teo oL arose at eleven clock and took up the gavel to call tha ha convention to order there was not one oae vacant mant seat in the immense structure it was a fine setting tor for an important event the coliseum was decorated as never before with flags and bunting draping the girders and galleries and covering all bare spots on the end walls ft alls up in a gullery at the south end ol 01 the hall a brass band was pouring forth patriotic and popular airs back of the speakers rostrum tr where eat sat mr hilles and his force of 35 men were grouped many menders of the diplomatic corps who had wine on from washington and the distinguished guests of the convention among them all living of republican national convention to the right and left of these were placed the members of the national nati oual committee and their guests in the body at 0 the hall directly in front of the speakers stand were the ill 91 delegates gathered about their state standards and back of them 91 alternates just below the rostrum and on both sides of it were the working newspaper men and in the galleries all around the ball hall were the thousands of spectators who bad had been fortunate to obtain admission tickets convention begins business mr was heartily hrar applauded when he stood before the throng gavel in hand he ile epcke but briefly in calling the great gathering to order and called on rev john timothy stone pastor of at the fourth presbyterian rian church of chicago to deliver the invocation dr stones eloquent and impressive prayer was followed by the reading of at the call tor for the convention by james D B reynolds of massachusetts secretary of the national committee mr hilles then called for nominations for temporary cha chairman irwAn of course the selection of united states senator charles warren fl harding arding of ohio for that position had bad been all settled long ago and his election by unanimous vote was only a formality senator harding is an imposing figure and as he accepted the gavel from the hada of mr halles bo he was as enthusiastically elthus last ical ly cheered clarman hardings address Ad drea chairman hardin laune launched bod at once into hig his keynote speech and did not belie his reputation for eloquence end deftness of chrast ph rast ho ile began with a warm plea for harmony in ta the party ranks coupled with the confident as bertlon that euch such harmony already was an assured fact with unctuous sentences he skillfully oiled the way tor for the smooth return of those who left the party four years ago to follow the bull moose standard and he do blared to them and to the world that he did not believe there was a really react ooary republican among the delegates As might have been expected mr larding ard tnt early la ill his address toik up lh th sublet ct of national devenae nae his ills grancea eran cea on this topic were reasonably emphatic and in line with the tho preparedness sentiment that hasteen has been Preb Qing over the land our national has been proved since the ie reat war broke out be he said and ir r national weakness in defense repealed billed the foreign policy of the democratic emo cratic administration both in re lation aon to europe and in the matter of mexico as dealt with in a few cutis tic c sentences and the plan to turn loose se the ph philippines Ilip pines also was scored thu ine speaker devoted some attention to the eed need from a republican point of view tor for a protective tariff and hea en turned to the topic of american ism sm here he once more let his elc luence have full play and his call for royalty ally devotion and love tor for the dulled cited states on the part of every wo ue of f Ks its citizens was an answered sered by a lar ar of 0 cheers veril 11 it Is good to be an amerl ta an no and we may rejoice to be he ila PUblIc publicans ubil cans ans 1 I he concluded routine business Dui lne transacted when hen the band music that burat at the end of senator harding it speece was over and the quieted down aien ag 1111 the other temporary offices were nominated elected and and the chairman of he the ous 0 state delegations vari vart tend bend were caned on to up the banies 0 of the men by the delegations selected to represent them i on the committees on credentials permanent organization and orde r of business and resolution oua in most cases the name aare all ready aad and were soon in barles possession 0 of the secre setre some ini business IUs ineis tol to cowed lowed and chairman cb harding then de 11 the convention ad fournel until thursday morning inor nin the members of the committees at once ea gathered in the meeting met ting place places assigned them thein and took up their aock so as to be ready to report to the second secand session of at the convention |