G. O. P. IN PHILADELPHIA

There will be no bunting in Philadelphia's Convention Hall. The opening song will be no jaunty, vote-inviting parody, but the spine-tingling Ballad for Americans: It will come again--our marching song will come again, Simple as a hit tune, deep as our valleys, High as our mountains, strong as the people who made it.

These changes reveal the mood of the Republican National Convention that opens next week. There will be the immemorial dark-horse play and hullabaloos of U. S. politics: 13.000 in the hall, i.ooo delegates, 840 newsmen, radio technicians, spotlighters, an orchestra of 40. ovations, real and staged, bosses real and imaginary.

But heavy over the convention is certain to hang the thought that it opens as democratic government in Europe has suffered its greatest defeat, as U. S. democracy faces its greatest challenge.

Chaplain for the opening session, Rev. Dr. Albert Joseph McCartney will invoke Providence for the G. 0. P.

Hostess is Mrs. Worthington Scranton. who will tap the Liberty Bell, maintain headquarters in the Academy of Music.

Sergeant at Arms Vic McKenzie of Oregon has 100 assistants to help keep order, and 75 doorkeepers to keep out crashers.

Chairman John D. M. Hamilton has the job of opening the first wide-open Republican convention since 1920.

Keynoter Harold Stassen, Minnesota's Governor, is too young (33) to be a candidate.

Midwest's Roberts. Typical of candidates' friends is Missouri Editor Roy Roberts, longtime Landon ally.

East's Baldwin. A dark horse himself, Connecticut's Governor Baldwin gets Connecticut delegates' first vote.

West's Norton. Wyoming's Congressman from Saddlestring, Frank Ogilvie Horton is a Hoover man from way back.

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