07 Jun 1916
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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
1
The Republican convention began its opening session without disruption despite questions about whether the gathering would turn into a fight or a frolic. Delegates listened as speeches set the tone for the event and anticipated key votes later in the proceedings.
In Chicago on June 7 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was named chairman of the resolutions committee as the 1916 Republican convention organized. Senator Harding was chosen temporary chairman amid cheers, delivering a keynote urging harmony, preparedness, and party unity while attacking Wilson era policies and watchful waiting. The opening session closed with sustained applause as delegates awaited further actions.
At the Coliseum in Chicago the Republican national convention opened its first session with heavy security, uniformed police every thirty seats, and a large Lincoln portrait above the platform. Delegates had not yet arrived as decorations went up and the band played to a damp crowd while Charles D. Hilles reviewed seating plans with Oberton Stone.
The Chicago opening featured Raymond Robbins keynote, a lengthy Roosevelt demonstration, and militant Progressives eyeing a third nomination. Michigan momentum and strong flag imagery teased a possible joint ticket while delegates urged early nomination as banners and tunes filled the hall.
Republican delegates wrestle with two key platform planks on Hyphenated citizens and Mexico policy as the resolutions committee finalizes the platform. Senator Fall pushes for direct intervention to stop Mexican murder and lawlessness while Lodge and Borah craft a plank to protect Americans in Mexico without intruding on Mexico's domestic affairs. The discussion continues as the convention opens and leaders seek a united stance.
At the opening of the Republican national convention in Chicago on June 7, temporary chairman War ren Harding Ohio delivered a keynote urging unity and steadfast Republican principles. He predicted victory in November, urged forgetting past divisions, and called for a standard bearer to unite the party and restore national progress.
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