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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1920 K V Y WOOD NOW IN LEAD IB NM1 10 I General's Friends Are Active and Confident. PALMER ALSO IN FROM Lynch Influence Makes Attorney General Formidable Candidate. . .Hoover Sentiment Grows. BY CARTER FIELD. (Political Cprrwpondent New York Trib une. Published by Arrangement.) ST. PAUL, Jan. 28. General Wood seems assured at present of the Minnesota delegation to the Chicago convention, er a majority of it. A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney-general. seems assured of the democratic dele Ration to San Francisco. In both parties there are evidences of revolt against the party leaders, who on tne republican side are for Wood and on the democratic side for Palmer, but the best opinion seems to be that no matter what happens now yie delega tions are pretty well lined up. Herbert C. Hoover is worrying the strong party men of both sides con siderably. There was general sur prise at the meeting of the Northern Minnesota Editorial association at ht Cloud last Friday over the strength Hoover manifested. Several impor tant country papers virtually have flopped" to Hoover. For instance the following appeared a day or two ago the Walker Pilot. "Up to the present time The Pilot has favored Leonard Wood as repub lii-an candidate for president, al though this favoritism has never been publicly proclaimed. That was before Herbert Hoover's name was men tioned. If Herbert consents to be come a candidate, we're for him. We're hcartsore, weary of school teachers and theorists. 'Give us a man with brains and ability to use them. Hoover is not from the east nor from the west, but from America. He's the logical candidate. " Democrats for Palmer. There is also evident a. strong drift toward Lowden, who probably will be the second choice, of. the Minnesota delegates. Several important coun try papers, notably the Dawson Sen tinel, edited by Theodore Christian son, and the 'St. 'Cfoiid 'Journal-Press, have come out. for hJm.. . . . The democratic situation in Minne sota can be briefly Ulsmissed. Fred Lynch, the democratic national "com mitteeman, has controlled the patron age for years,- and' the federal jobs are held by men who will follow him. Mr. Lynch is" 'a "warm friend of Mr. Palmer, and Mr. Palmer's confidence In Mr. Lynch was demonstrated while. Palmer was alien property custodian by his intrusting important posts in connection with the huge property in terests seized by the government to Mr. Lynch. . While there is a fight in the demo cratic organization against Lynch, it has not crystallized on any other presidential candidate. In addition, R. T. O'Connor, who heads the Tam many hall of St. Paul, with the dif- Terence that he wins all the time in stead of only part of the time, while opposed generally to Lynch, is very close to Roger C. Sullivan of Illinois, and is understood by his friends to be ' tor whomever Sullivan is for. As there is no doubt that Sullivan is for Palmer, the path of the attorney-gen eral is made much easier, and he is less apt to suffer by any fight which may be made on Lynch. The Bryan men have been doing a great deal of shouting in the weeks since the Jackson day dinner, but it is generally conceded that there i no practical chance of their landing ajiy delegates. So It is pretty well nailed down for Mr. Palmer. Wood Well In the Lead, On the republican side. Wood, while undoubtedly well in the lead, and while he probably will have the dele gation, is being attacked from many angles by forces which may succeed in cutting down his lead enough to defeat the Wood delegates in a few districts, although, as stated, the chances are the delegation will be olid. For instance, there Is the Non Partisan league. If it enters repub Iican politics in this state, and it may decide to do so, it can deliver three districts the third, seventh and ninth beyond any question to any candi date it decides upon. As La Follette is very close to the league, and as it is expected he will make a fight for the Wisconsin delegation, it would surprise no one here if the league should decide to deliver these six delegates to him. The increasing Lowden strength may possibly result in the loss by Wood of the tenth district, which in cludes Lowden's birthplace. Sunrise. This is really not probable, only one of the threatening possibilities. Low den's having been born at Sunrise works both ways. It is alleged by Wood men in that district that he has never cared enough for his old home to pay it an occasional visit, and that some of the people up there are a little resentful about this. He left Sunrise and Minnesota when he was 8 years old, so there was practically no opportunity for him to fo'ro the eort of friendships in that community which are normally of value to a man running for office. The La Follette danger also is not Tery great, since, while nobody knows Just what A. C. Townley will decide the Non-Partisan ' league shall do, those normally the best guessers think he will stay out of national politics for the present and confine himself to his efforts to dominate Minnesota as he dominates North Da kota. Four years from now, they fig ure, if he shou'd prove successful here Minnesota and North -' Dakota, would not even give him something to trade with at the national convention, since every' other faction would be afraid to do business with the league,. on the theory that It would hurt the faction doing the trading too much in otner parts of the country. This idea is excellently Illustrated by the recent charge that the Wood people in North Dakota had made a deal with Senator McCumber and the Nonpartisan league. By such a deal beyond any question the wood people could obtain the North Dakota dele gation, but immediately they were vigorous in their denials that there was any truth in the story. Further, they charged that the story was pur posely put out to injure them In other parts of the country. Steel Corporation Issue Raised. A curious phase of the Wood fight here is that originally practically every one of the leaders of all fac tions was for him. No one was rush ing into print about it worth men tioning, but they were all for Wood. John T. King did some quiet mission ary work with men usually regarded as the old guard leaders, while the Roosevelt men naturally flocked to Wood's standard, as they have In most other parts of the country, always ex cepting Illinois. The trouble started right after Gov ernor Burnquist came out for Wood. That had the effect of lining up the state organization solid for the gen eral, of course, but it also had the effect of cooling the ardor of the anti-Burniquist men, no matter what they thought about the presidential candidates. The Lowden and Johnson advocates have been using this to good advantage, apparently. For in stance, one of the points used is in connection with BurnqUist's veto last year of the proposed steel tonnage tax. The legislature passed a bill designed to impose a tax of a few cents a ton on every ton of steel ore sent out of the state. One-third of the entire amount of steel ore smelted in the United States domes from northern Minnesota. The farmers in many parts of the state were strong for such a tax, so as to shift the burden of the state's expenses from their shoulders. Burnquist vetoed the bill. With the Burnquist announce ment for Wood the opponents of the general began to circulate rumors among farmers as to why he had done It, and ask whether Wood were not the candidate of the steel corporation. Anti-Burnquist men, talking about this, told me they thought the gov ernor did right, as a matter of prin ciple, to veto this bill. But they pointed out, also, how such a story might affect resentful farmers. Kellogg Men for Wood. While no statement has bee made by Senators Knute Nelson and Frank B. Kellogg, both are understood to be for General Wood, and the Kellogg men, especially, are working their heads off for Wood. Incidentally, the Wood people are better organized, apparently, in Minnesota than in any state I have yet visited. Fifteecn of the 17 men announced as candidates for delegates so far have announced themselves for Wood. Senator Johnson made a tremen dous impression when he visited the tate on his trip following President Wilson. The contrast between the meetings of Mr. Wilson and Mr. John son was very marked, observers here declare. They say Johnson got an ovation and kept his audience on its toes, while the crowds which heard the president were politely curious. At any rate, there is no doubt that Johnson has a strong following here, while Wilson, because of this country getting into the war after the "kept-us-out-of-war" campaign of four years ago, is apparently highly un popular. The state is intensely pa cific The Germans, Swedes. Norwe gians and Danes are all strong, and it was their votes, in tremendous num bers, which nearly carried this state for Wilson in 1916. Hughes'" plurality was only 375, as contrasted with a normal republican majority of , about 100.000.. : ' , ' : .. - ' Johnson's fight against the peace treaty," and particularly his fight for his own amendment giving tne unnea States an equal vote in the league assembly with - the British empire made a great hit in this state, where the number of voters of foreign de scent; who have no great love for England is large. DEB ITS IGNORE WILSON I TREATY President's Resentment on Grey Letter Futile. CABINET ACT DISPLEASES him. A few settlers, naturally, main- I tain that his obligation did not end until his personal fortune, now said to be several mrllion dollars and which he still retains, had been ex hausted. He doubtless views the mat ter differently; but, anyway, those democrats who "were not consulted about the appointment regard that as one reason why the appointment is "most unfortunate. He feels, of course, that there were several other stockholders in the company who were equally obligated, and that he could not have been expected to shoul der the entire load. There are several facts in support of his position, but these will not sat isfy those who were ignored by Mr. Wilson in making such an unexpected and startling choice. "What kind of a farmer is Meredith, anyway?" they inquire with grins that denote malice. MPaper Farmer" Is Assertion. "Just a paper farmer," they assert in answer to their own question, which they follow with another query, 'When did he ever get mud on his Oxfords V And so it is that by reason of his manner in handling some important political appointments recently Air. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wilson may have it communicated to Washington. Feb. 5. (Special.) him in his sick chamber by Dr. Gray Knowledge of the president's resent- I son on some day not very remote ful attlcude toward viscount urey s i "that the treaty has been ratified letter revealing a disposition to ac- I with the Lodge reservations.' cept the Lodge reservations to the peace treaty did not appear this aft ernoon to have changed the position of democratic senators with regard to ratification, Cautious, naturally, for political reasons those who would submit to an interview were still inclined to I ARIZOXA COURT IS CCRIOUSIX support the Lodge reservations, as they have been ever since reading , HAXDICAPPED the Grey letter. If these reservations are not objected to by Great Britain, the most powerful of our allies, why I Senarate Trials for 210 Defendants snouia we oDject to ariving a Dener Xew Secretary of Agriculture Called Paper Farmer in Va riety of Attacks. E F bargain for ourselves was their po sition. There was an absence of that fear of the president which heretofore has marked any discussion of the treaty. in Bisbee Deportation Case Held Impossible. TOMBSTONE. Ariz., Feb. 4. A new PRANCE SEEKS STABILITY FUTILITY OF COXTIXUED LOAXS NOW REALIZED, Halt on Currency Inflation and Re tirement of Paper Jloney in Circulation Planned. BT JAMES M. TUOHT. (Copyright by the New York World. Pub llshed bv Arrangement.) PARIS, Feb. 5. (Special Cable.) The reply of Secretary Glass to Euro pean requests for financial help is ex tremely unpalatable to French ears, but signs are appearing that French men are realizing that the incurring of further debt to America is not the way to restore financial or Industrial prosperity. In the new cabinet there are min isters who recommend not only the stoppage of further currency inflation but the systematic withdrawal of paper money from circulation as the surest, soundest way to reduce prices and gradually restore financial equi librium. The main reason actuating the chamber to give Premier Miller and an immense majority on the vote of confidence recently was to create an atmosphere for the issue of a new French loan, which is urgently needed and which will doubtless prove a stirring patriotic success. Information discussing the Glass statement argues that perhaps if the United States senate had ratified the treaty and the league of nations were established, France's condition might better enable her to meet her obliga tions, as Germany would then show more readiness to fulfill the treaty terms. m To ask France to disarm while Ger many refuses to earrv out the treaty and in other states where his organ!-! "is to mock us." It admits that to re lation has a strong hold, such as Ne braska and Idaho, the league would prove a power in national politics. Victory now. even in both duce Indemnity demands to a reason able total "isn't bad advice," but asks if the United States is prepared to ac cept German bonds issued in payment of indemnity toward reduction of Eu- i .......... rope s debt to her. as to matting pay- WWWWfmWrffvrrWJ ments in gold, Information contends i flDCU MnCTDII Cf CWn 2 tnat gold nas a moral as well as a UrfcN NUolnlLo! tNU J material value, and that France can- A P.fll n flR PATARRH not afford to reduce her reserve while the European outlook is so unsettled. J J The same paper publishes a sensa ftiow 10 uct fieuei nnen neaa j tional dispatch by telephone from and Nose are Stuffed Up. 4 Lausanne, stating that the German & government, according .o rumor, In 4 tends to avail itself of the debase ment of the mark to suspend Its pay The obvious reason, as stated frankly venire of 500 names was drawn for by one senator who fought to the last Jury auty in tne trial or Marry r.. ditch for an unamended treaty, when Wootton, one of the 210 defendants the Dant was last before the senate, accusea or Kidnapping in connection Is that the president, so lonsr confined with the Bisbee deportations of 1917, to his-bed chamber by a serious, if in court here today, when the first not critical illness, cannot be the two venires of 300 men were ex- judge of what is best either for the hausted. United States or the world. I Court adjourned this afternoon un , , , , .. . til Tuesday with the 12 tentative Democratic Opinion Indicated. jurymen accepted by both' sides and "Oh, the president is a very sick I one man awaiting examination. Elev man," said one, by way of explaining I en men awaiting examination were why he could not be swayed from his I excused because they were employes decision to swallow the treaty, Lodge I of defendant companies. reservations and all. at the first op- I , The deportation cases promise to portunity. There are 47 democrats in create a situation unique in Ameri- the senate, and it must be understood I can courts. Lawyers said that be- that it would be difficult to see any- I cause of the great proportion of ex- thing like two-thirds of them in a emptions, not more than six cases single day, but those who could be can be tried in this county through seen must fairly well voice the senti- I lack of jurors. Under Arizona laws ment of their colleagues. the state cannot ask for a change of One got the impression that those I venue to another county, this right who had party responsibility felt that, existing onlywith the defense. Thus, for the good of the party as well as I if the defense demands separate trials for the country, the time had arrived I for all the accused, juries cannot be when they must take the reins in obtained and more than 200 automat their own hands; that they must cease I ically would either go free or their taking direction from a leader shut cases remain on the criminal calen- away from any personal contact with dar until tried the country or with public opinion. There are 7500 possible jurymen in Let conscience and political con- tne county, out it was estimated tnat slderations be the guide" appeared 50 per cent or more are employes of to be the slogan or tnose who would defendant companies and thus dis talk, and it will not be surprising if qualified the most of the democrats in the sen- b(a fnllniv that nnlinv whan th (Hat is again laid before the senate and BRITISH FOOD HEAD QUITS Liiey ai o given iucii uiuito ui ihaiug But It is not the peace treaty alone G- H- Roberts Follows Colleague which has led them to the old col- G. x. Barnes in Resignln loquialism, let every tub stand on its I own bottom." Not that at all. The LONDON, Feb. 5. G. H. Roberts, explanation partly is that for one the British food administrator, has whole week the democrats in official resigned, according to the Daily life in Washington have been suffer- Sketch. ing from a distressing grouch. The. newspaper adds that the resig. Cabinet Change Wakea Senators, nation does not imply dissension in Ainmr ohnitt 9. n'rwir f nn, rfnrmv the cabinet, but declares it was atternoon last week they awoke to the ""'""-cu ' "' ""'i"o "f .... - - ... I pAhflpto laKni inllaflciia (lor.ri.a ATI,. iact teat Mr. wnson, witnout consult- -ve-ing one of them, had switched . the oU Barnes, minister without portfolio, secretary of atrriculture. David F. I with whom he joined the cabinet and Houston, over to the treasury as head who resigned last month. of that department and had named to (2 wmam Qsaa Up Sale Portland women have bousrht and bouerht of our bargain offerings until we are frank to say very little winter stock remains. And because of this we want to fin ish a good job, so we're cutting prices on everything still lower price tags almost say given away. Extra! Extra! 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By agreement with the state, the Pacific Livestock company will put on the market 10,000 acres of Harney valley land, and first choice will be given soldiers and sailors. They will have 90 days in which to take up the op tion of settlement. A. R. Olsen, man- pany, is having tho acreage platted and subdivided. Slenlo Store Robbed. SOUTH BEND, Wash., Feb. 6. of the Pacific Livestock com- (Special.) V. W. Brlcham'a confec- Monr-ry stora at Menlo was robbed Tuesday night. An autn belonging lo Dr. Anderson of this city was atolnn narlier In the evening and It Is thought the thieves were traveling In that. A poolroom at Iwaeo Is ald also to have been' robbed Tuesday night, th thieves grUng 05. succeed him as chief of agriculture I South Aberdeen Again Has Water, E. T. Meredith, a farm journal pub-1 . lisher and rather unsuccessful Homo- ABERDEEN, Wash., Feb. 5. (Spe cratic politician of Des Moines. Ia. cial.) Repair of the new water main It leaked out todav that 1 parti no- to South Aberdeen has been com democrats are embittered to the core Pleted and water turned in. renewing by the Meredith appointment in par ticular, although they contend that some of them should have been asked for advice on the Houston appoint ment as well. Had they been con sulted the chances are they would have been perfectly reconciled to the Meredith selection, but as the mat ter stands, the question is, as confid ed by one democrat, "Where did Wil son ever get any dope that Meredith was the man for secretary of agri culture' New Secretary Attacked. This was followed by other inter esting if not accurate information hearing on charges made against the sin Myriads of Pigs To Keep Clean It takes 118.005 Ws in ne w secretary ui agriculture wnen He I 1 11 -i j i -i was running for governor of Iowa on SlipplV tile eigllC aiKl a iiall her attacks upon him there was one nillilOn tOOth DrUSheS relating to the administration of an hmirrhf traavlir hv Tho Tlo. years ago known as the West End HneatOr families. TheSe xw , project, a .arey act ven-families bu tong Qf Meredith was president of a com- frnfh nocto rvnllirmo nf on approximately 38.000 acres of land. shoeS End trail! loads Of nis company maae tne very common j i t-v i but none the less grievous mistake tOOa. DO VOU HiaKe EnV' of selling the. land before the water il- -f .JT1f.rpJi. a- ft to irrigate was available. Those who uml& ui lllieie&U LU UltJ have dealt with private irrigation women whfl fin the Dlirf hflS, piu m uitio in in rj r cot. nuun nuav i this means. The water was not de- mg I0T 3, milllOll prOgfeS- to return the large-sums collected I SI VG nOUSeXlOlClb i from the settlers who flocked to the project- in large numbers, thinking that at least they had secured a home and prosperity. Appointment Called "Unfortunate." Irrigation projects without water are, as every westerner knows, just about as successful as bars without I Ti. Jrr liquor, and this project did not go. he Magazine in Friends of Secretary Meredith say he did all he could to help out the set tlers, but the project was too big for The Delineator One Million Homes CASTO R I A STARVING For Infants and Children l"0sor0r30Years While the World - XsZ&&1 Looks On Always bears the Vgnature Count fifty! Tour cold in head or catarrh disappears. Tour clogged nos trils will open, the air passages of your head will clear and you can breathe freely. No more snuffling, hawking, mucous discharge, dryness or headache; no struggling for breath at night. 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