Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 8, 1916, Page 1

- | A SR —— Thousands of Omaha families read The Bee exclusively. If you want their trade advertise in The Bee. VOL. XLV—NO. 305, -Republicans Open Sessions Amid Harmony and Move Swiftly With Their Work By VICTOR ROSEWATER, Chicago, June 7.—(Special Tele gram.)—To those who recall the tur- moil of the opening session of the 1912 national convention today's ses- sion could not but seem tame and placid, It took Chairman Hilles just about seven minutes to rap the as sembled delegates to order, have the secretary read the call and nominate and put the motion to invest Senator Harding with the gavel as temporary chairman, while 1 the chair four years ago more than seven ruling recognizing was kept in arder, orators for speeches favoring one or the other competitive candidates for temporary chairman and steering a protracted roll call of the individual delegates to get the first real test vote of the op- posing factions, All for Harmony Now. Four years ago all was tense and turbulent and foreboding assemblage was on Sunday school be havior and even thought by some not demonstrative enough IFour years ago the convention was like two rival camps waiting to try their strength against one another, today the watch word is reunion and harmony and for tfulness of past differences in a con- certed effort behind the strongest leadership to dislodge a democratic administration that came into power only through republican division. Speech Well Received. The speech of Senator Harding, which was the only offering of the session, was well received and its tell ing points responsively” applauded. The speech, 1 believe, will read even better than it sounded, being replete with alliteration and epigram. The senator, as we all know, is a news- paper editor, and his address has the flavor of the newspaper headline, It ought to be an effective campaign document and furnish a lot of good ammunition for use of the party gun- ners in the coming campaign, In man- ner of oratory, Senator Harding is what we call “old style,” more of the McKinley type than the Rooseveltian punch. That‘is why [ say the writ- ten speech should be even more ef- fective than the spoken. As to points made, they may be summed up in party harmony, ade- quate prep Iness, the protective tariff policy, unalterable }\mcrirmr ism, peace and justice, even if we have to fight for it, There were not many thrills and interruptions. Those who listened, however, certainly absorbed something to take home and digest. Nothing Can Stop Hughes, Again the day has been full of rumors and gossip, but the chief ac- tivity continued along the line of polling presidential leanings of the delegates. The atmosphere is strongly hours, on points of fepvid * Today the ! IDAHO LEADER WHO IS WORK- ING FOR REUNION, L SESNNIRS TSNS 'HARMONY KEYNOTE OF THE CONVENTION Temporary Chairman Hardings Says This is Time for Reunion and Reconstruction, COUNTRY WEARY OF BLUNDERS Coliseum, Chicago, June 7.—The re- publican national convention, after a two-and-a-half-hour meeting today, adjourned until 11 o'clock tomorrow morning after hearing the keynote speech” by Senator Harding of Ohio and doing the usual preliminary or- ganization work. Emphasizing that it was not a time for recrimination, but of reconsecra- tion, Senator Harding urged the dele- gates to forget the disastrous differ- ences of four years ago and plunge into the coming campezign with a declaration of principles which would bring success at the polls, The convention received the tem- OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1916 Second Day's Progranr: of the (,'onventb;..\\(fl*' AR S Called N oy tem- o .:..\.ev, F. C. Kel- Convention of reps to order at 11 a, porary chairms Prayer by ley of Chicagug Reports of Committees on cre- dentials, After the convention has acted on the report of the committee on credentials, the report of the com- mittee on permnaent organization will be called for, Permanent organization of the convention. Address by the permanent chair- man. Report of committee on rules and order of business, action upon which by the convention will de- termine the order of further pro- ceedings of the convention. Bull moose convention will con- vene today at 2 p. m, in Auditorium hall, . 0. P. CONVENTION DOWN T0 BUSINESS Opening Session of Republican Body Is Marked by No Out- bursts, I8 BUSINESSLIKE AND ORDERLY Chicago, June 7.~The national convention assembled in the republican Coliseum today, heard a keynote |speech delivered by Senator Warren | G. Harding of Ohio, perfected an or ganization adjourned until 11 o'clock morning. It all took just two hours and in its lack of demonstrations and tomorrow or outhursts of any attention the business in wis reminiscent of [the Philadelphia convention of 1900 |that nominated McKinley and Roose |velt, For one hour and twenty minutes Senator Harding, the temporary chairman, delivered a carefully pre- pared speech, punctuated in the tell- [points with brief period &f hand clap ping and applause, but at no time did | a demonstration occupy more than a | half minute by the watch Moves With Precision, The convention was twenty-five minutel behind the hour arranged for {its assembly, but when Chairman HHil- |les of the republican national com | mittee brought down his gavel at {11:25 o'clock it moved quietly and with precision until adjournment at kind and its strict to hand Those of the old-time leaders pres ent who used to march down the| |aisles to their seats to the tune of an | {unroar walked in today almost un-| [recognized. W. Murray Crane, Sena tor Lodge, Reed Smoot and a lot of |the others came in practically un-| noticed, probably because a majority sur-charged with Hughes sentiment | porary chairman’s speech with punc- of the delegates did not know them and it has been noticeably spreading, | tuations of applause and cheers and |[by sight. Chauncey Depew was sur- unless something wholly unexpected |his sallies against the democratic ad-|rounded by a small admiring group; intervenes. Nothing can stop nomination of Hughes on an early | ballot, as I have already said. Con- ferences are being held to devise wa, and means to draw the two conven- | tions together, but what is worrying the bull moose leaders is a doubt as clapping. Mr. Harding spoke about an hour and closed with a perofation on Americanism and republicanism. The close of his address was greeted by a brief outburst of hand clapping and to their own ability to control their |cheering lasting less than a minute own delegates Arguments on Suffrage. This afternoon 1 listened to the pros and cons of woman suffrage ar- gued to the resolution committee. The speakers on both sides did remarka- bly well, among them several of the wowgen of national reputation participated are suffrage campaigning | in Nebraska Ihe drafting of th platform .after this hearing, was sent | sub-committee, for which relief | others are duly thankful | I note also that the credentials committee has again confirmed th edecision of the national committee in the practically all of the contest cases And 1 ‘make the prediction that scarcely a question will be raised over he appearance of temporary roll at il ent rol m [he Weather Yemperntures at alin \es who | 8 More Rhetoric Than Resolution, Referring Mo the administration's | foreign policy in the European war, Senator Harding declared that it had spoken with more rhetcric than reso- lution. Mexican negotiations he des cribed as the greatest fiasco in Ameri- can foreign relations. He paid tribute to Americanism of foreign birth with brief reference to the few zealots whow ould impugn the nation’s neu- trality and urged a fraternity of Amer- ican republics under the Monroe doc- trine Advocating adequate national defense he charged the democratic party lican naval construction cized the army He also attacked hipping bill, the tend indepe A with having interrupted repub- 1d he criti 1 bill administration m reorganiz the effort the Philippines 4 return to the to ex ence to plea f tariff and n " protective Time Here to Forget We did not do very well in mak ing for armony last time we ¢ alrma | his appeal AT O] e country has re gretted-—le us | [ and . ¥ 2 national p W | I'he Chicago Convention | I notables will be o gathering ol lrom all ove the country xelusive Photos By srvangemant lor the sory the International Film company will being readers of l The Bas faes to faee with | the pulitisal loaders and wote bles in attendanse an the big I I e made by sap eramen and repraduced in speaking half-tuue libonssses | . | | Look to The Dee for | l Convention News | the | ministration with laughter and hand-|Senator Penrose got a reception from |his own delegation; Governor Whit {man was recognized by some, but on | the whole the convention was more interested in wondering what was go ing on in the auditorium than it was in the arrival of the men who hitherto have decided what the convention should: do with itself. Stand About and Talk. The hour for assembling was set for 11 o'clock, but there was no semblance of order at that time and no one made any pretense of securing it, The dele gates stood about the floor and talked, the spectators overflowed into the spaces reserved for the delegates and hundreds of seats on the floor and in the galleries were empty Finally | Chairman Hilles gave signs of calling the convention to order and the uni formed police b:gan moving about | urging the delegates into their places Finally, at 11:28 o'clock, Chairman Hilles brought down the gavel with three resounding whacks and quiet settled down over the hall The hour of 11 o'clock having ar rived A quorum being present, said the n will be in arder, Paraphrasit remark by the late President McKinley, ‘this is a year—wl may have been true of past en politics is patri tism and ) he YEAT§—W and patriotism erefore the and sing ica. i ‘Am Join in Mighty Chorus. nd launched into the a male quartet the fle and alleries ned in a mighty chor | Nad A { confu N | v " the delega \ i Al rema \ f " Outburst of Applause CONVENTIONS OF Bull Moose Roars REPUBLICANS AND BULL MOOSE-OPEN G. 0. P. Assembly Marked by Order and Precision, While Progres- sive Breaks Out in T. R. Demonstration ORGANIZATION I8 EFFECTED | Harding Delivers Keynote Address | and Body Adjourns Till This Morning. GO WILD AT THE AUDITORIUM Chicago, June 7,~The republican national convention held a session of exectly two hours at the Coliseum here today, listened for one hour and twenty minutes 1o a carefully pre- | pared keynote speech by Senator Warren G. Harding, the temporary chairman; perfected its organization and adjourned ontil 11 o'clock to morrow morning ) I'he initial session was brief, event less and precise A mile away from the Auditorium | theater, the national progressive con vention met in a tumultous session Fired hy Temporary Chairman Kay mond Robins' first mention of Theo | dors Roosevelt, they broke loose in a demonstration ~ that exceeded all records, and for one hour and thirty three minutes indulged in a cheering, flag waving march around the hall The chairman and the sergeant-at arm¥ surrendered helplessly to the tide and let them have their way Organization Effected, When he finished organization was effected, committecs |appointed and an adjournment taken until 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon A cold wind-driven rain thaf has [ fallen ceaslessly on Chicago since yes terday afternoon places vehicles at a premiurg, drenched delegates and spectators who were compelled to make their way on foot to and from the convention halls, and dampened any attempts at out-of-door demon- stration-—except for the women, Five thousand of them, suffragists from many states, trudged for two hours through the downtown district to the | sound of bands. Hotel corridors reeked braincoats and umbrellas, bunting hung | | draggled and stained from staffs and walls, and hooster clubs and hooster his speech, an Norfolk, I'elegram.) Chicago, June 7.~As the republic I and progressive conventions assem bled there was mo outward evidence | 1Wg exper of any marked change in the situa-| hosts wer tion. Overnight conferences the leaders failed to develop any sical Iidefinite.-plan . onr which they ccould| o} Physie agree on a candidate, who would re- ceive (the undivided support of both factions, but talk of peace was in the | air, The proposal to have both con- ventions appoint conference commit- | very Bill tees was being discussed on both| sides and some republican leaders | 1)ty persisted in their predictions that | 4"H G, there would be harmonious action in way to th Bonnie went I'he convention leaders themselves | i were so engrossed in petty details of getting under way, taking care of del cgations from their own states and guests, that they had little time for further serious discussion of candi- dates and realized the of that question had actually to the conventions themsel Balloting Will Be Delayed. | they should ris A and it moved | gpo0fed their convention to nominations not proceed | her-necks Friday might before TWELVE ‘His Name Excited Furore Aifibng Bull Moose PAGE Republicans and Moose D THE OMAHA DAILY BE wn to Work On Trains, at Hotels, News Ntands ete., Be SING the Jail, — Following ts and violence informal cabaret as ev welkin ring, Assistant Chief of Police McCune and e booby e Donald 1 or not embarke prodded AMONg | couches for breakfast only by the use one their COL. ROOSEVELT from thick i BASTERN AD MEN WOMEN MARCH IN PINCHED ATNORFOLK ~ RAIN FOR BALLOT Chief of Police lr;vndel the Cabaret Five Thousand Take Part in Demon- | Show and Hauls Two Off to June 7.~(Special | ¢ ) ""‘I", | rainstorm driven by a cold went wind, bands quit discouraged with nightfall. | fraught with one continual series of - events staged on the special train in | an | "lit's siding here, the eastern adyertis Nebraska | made York, During the wee small hours in the middle of about as luxurious an the copper strode into the club car and arrested MacPherson of Philadelphia Atkinson of New was a real pinch, too, and the culprits It hatch, although offered to fight At the they Motor to Wayne. After an exceedingly frugal break- Some republican leaders felt today | fagt at the Oxnard, the eastern rub a and | autos and left for Wayne, thirty miles I m | both the of gendarmes to see whether jail Nor=| Huse was waiting to stand good | for their appearance in the morning, was only then that the irate consideration | rigters realized that had heen gang of even later if prospects of harmony|away, over nice, sandy roads. develop at the last moment “l"}(hnngh(lw skies were bright, the wind favorite sons were considering the [ blew through their whiskers, and the question of hold their own sup- | travelers looked like porters when porters I ination were to be | they got back to this oasis. At Wayne delayed ' the time originally | luncheon was served, and the visitors planned. Most of the republicans|were shown over the city's residence have agreed that a presidential candi- | and business sections date would be nominated Friday, but| Last night's ‘epen air dance at the some predict it will be atur and | Norfolk Country club wa alled ofl there are others who feel t at the last moment because of the pects of peace negotiatior lly weather. A big reception at the eleventh hour might even thr ks’ club proved an enjoyable fea Hughes Gains Votes "““‘ - “‘ Tt pt “ If there was any change at all in|" " the | ¢ night « " .' b M . 2 e e gty of I v Buffalo Pioneer Is ! L part t Khre f Dr. Edwin Maxey Wi We Vieg s A t A SALOONS AT STAPLETON goip of o Injured Under Auto nyde OPEN ON COURT DECISION their ! N1 FII SERVKE, | stration for Suffrage at Chicago. with wet|N. A HUSE GOES GOOD FOR THEM | MANY CARRY NO UMBRELLAS Chicago, June 7.—Delying a heavy 5,000 women today marched in the parade of the National Equal Suffrage association, giving an unprecedented demonstration of loyalty to the cause for which they are fighting-— women's votes, Led by a platoon of police and ac- companied by a number of bands the women marched two miles through the downtown business district to the Coliseum to present their arguments for the ballot to the republicans, Notwithstanding the demoralizing | condition of the weatwer, thousands of | peopel lined Michigan boulevard, the main course of the pageant and cheers greeted the marchers as they battled against wind and rain Some Without Umbrellas, With all participants attired in ihvlghl colors, carrying banners and | umbrellas, the parade presented an | unusual spectacle. A few of the women defied the elements to the ex- | tent that they carried no umbrellas. | Some of these appeared in white dresses and straw hats. As the result of the marchers mobi- lizing in several places downtown, the | busy section of the city became a | congested mass of street cars, auto- { mobiles and other vehicles, The po- licemen busy handling the crowds, I'he paraders disbanded at the doors of the Coliseum and thronged into theb uilding plauding the officers of the associa. Folla the * platoon of police | and pol ¢ ame the grand arsl A ellogg Fairbank, and ree | ¥ en, M H. W Dupuy Char Gibbs Carter {4 | Wi 1 N Tl | t u i Boost Their Candidates ~ British Lose Lines In Hooge Village (Y. for Teddy, but Leaders Check Stampede and the Shouting Dies Without Results —H"w while the republican national con~ cheering and ap- | THE WEATHER FAIR LE COPY TWO CENTS. Auditorium Hall, Chicago, June 7.~ With a tumultuous demoustration for | Theadore Roosevelt, the progressive national convention opened here to- vention was in progress at the Coli« Enthusiasim for Roosevelt was precipitated Raymond Robins of Chicago, the temporary chairman « " the convention, referred to him as seum when | the “foremodt citizen ot the world,” | During the enthusiastic outburst | for Roosevelt, which interrupted the | speech of the temporary chairman, |there was every indication that the | progressive leaders had the conven- tion in control and that no nomina- I'tini for the presidency would be at- ‘n-mpml until conferences, already | begun with republican leaders, had Cheer for Leaders, I'he convention was called to order by Victor Murdock of Kansas, chair- man of the progressive national com- mittee, and his appearance on the | platform, surroundec by George W, Perkins, Oscar S, Strauss, Hiram Johnson of California and other pro- | gressive leaders was the signal for a sreliminary demonstration which de- ayed the opening of the convention for more than half un hour, When Raymond Robins began his address the convention crowd seemed to be waiting for a signal. It got it when the chairman referred to Roose~ velt as “the world’s foremost citizen” and the demonstration followed, Outburst for T, R. Banners and stanchions were car- ried about the hall by enthusiastic | delegates, and at 2:15 p, m,, an hour after the republican national conyen~ | tion had adjourned, ‘e officers of the convention still we, . waiting for the | Roosevelt acclaim to subside, At the end of an hour Mr, Perking left the hall ard went to his hotel, Prior to his departurc the questiog of recessing the convention was dis= cussed, but it found much opposition, “Let them yell” one leader said, “Now that they have had a chance to shout they will be more easily induced | to delay action on a nomination,” Every two or three minutes Mr, Robins made futile astempts to rap the convention to order, At 2:30 p. m.. when the tumult had | dinned for nearly an hour and a half, | the presiding officers considered try- ling the influence of uniformed police to restore order, but cautious ones thought the experiment might prove dangerous, . ' been consummated, . | | To Break Cheer Record, “What did we come for but to cheer | for Teddy?" some of the delegates asked when wrged to aid in suppress- ing their assocites. It was evident the purposes of the delegates was to break the record for | sustained cheering, This was vari- ously estimated from eighty-seven minutes' @ more thar two hours, No one seemed to know just what it was, After conclusion of Mr, Robins' kspeech, committees on temporary or= | ganization were announced, and on motion of Mr., Harold Ickes of Illi= nois they were approved. S The progressive convention at 3:55 | p. m. adjowrned until 2 p. m. tomor« row, The demonstration for Roosevelt continued one hour and thirty-three minutes, Convention Opens, Delegates and guests of the pro- gressive convention arrived slowly for the opening of the convention at 12 o'clock. The band began to play at 1 v'clock, but there were few to be entertained and the players gave up }uuh..m completing thefr first num- her. When delegates began to take their | places they did so quietly. Only a few of the states attempted anything like massed entry Reports that there might be an in- sistent demand for an immediate noms ination of Colonel Roosevelt as no tice to the republicans that they wld not be ignored were discour- ged a almost squelched by Chair- { rge W, FPerkins, the chief an for the party, who des la it the progresssives were K a atory spirit and | t act iitately, while the 1 T t with the re His statement opening of NEEssIVES are stmosphere ag Column 1) Young Men L starth in | el \ ! i 1 1 ) ) " 1 Wanted wnd B \ nee'! oy I Hee | ! | in these \ Oop PORTUNITY for ey t all of them are REAL BIG, but they lead to hig thiy for the wide wwinke tafraid-to wWork man