Evening Star Newspaper, July 2, 1924, Page 19

" Millions Getting Education In Political Work by Radio Listeners-In on Convention Have Un- paralleled Opportunity for Getting Acquainted With Procedure. By Consoiidated Press. CHICAGO, July 2.—Intent, interest ed. thrilled at the novelty of their experience, a conventicn audience of millions scattered over the great open spaces of the nation follows ballot after ballot, keeping its own tab of the progress Democrats in New York are making in their quadrennial task of selecting a candidate for Presi- dent. 5 No previous contest ever had such an audience. None ever so thorough- Iy took hold of the imagination of the listeners-in. The broadeasting stations here, relaying the conven- tion procéedings to every corner of the country, attest to this. For a week now radio has penetrated from coast to coast and from the prairie homes of North Dakota to the ranches P\Pflwhert and finding a Spo Hotels entertain their patrons and a large visiting audience with their continuous radio convention session, radio stores are attracting passersby by means of a loud speaker street en- tertainment of convention _doings, broadcasting stations haye their se- lect audiences, but the great mass of listeners are grouped about the home receiving set, getting their private practical lessons in politics. ready re- First Free Course. out; the worker (n lnfl:flrlll centers business man. has his news Qirectly of what he Is to expect from the affalrs of parties, and even the col- ent, learning how govern ay be bettered, is getting a direct gilmpse of the workings of politics. Edueation in Polities. The education in politics is the b pbrofessors of political science say that in the coming campaign pernnnnllllos will become more defi- nitely known, the .workings of the political machine better understood and the direct offerings of the parties more thoroughly appreciated than ever before. In both the Republican and the Demo- cratic conventions the people learned to know the party leaders. Grouped about a loud speaker in a Chicago hotel the crowd shows its particular interest in personalities. They watch for the voice of Chairman Walsh as he directs the great gathering; they thrilled at the | S er, were most | d speech of Newton D. mterexted in_the few words that Bryan 0 say. But they tired of the steady The three great broadcasting sta- | Oy tions here repnrl that convention happenings = have =reached every listener on the millions of tube sets is first course in political science offered by Republi- cans and Democrats directly to a whole people, free of charge, and with all trimmings has attracted | Ing i an_unprecedented ‘The disgruntied farmer of triguing in their reality as the crowd velled itself hoarse amid the loud band playing, kept them attentive during those times. Has Human Appeal. But now it is different. With the vot i ess, a good ica- | is a real, live battle of hAllo'.a in nrus: of Texas, carrving the same story | wha ress that has a human appe: And just as the hotel audience is gel- , WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1924. ~ WILL HONOR JONES. Sons of Revolution to Hold Services at Admiral’s Monument. 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