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Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Postofflce an Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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RECORD IS SMASHED
ON LEAGUE CONFLICT
ARID DEMOCRACY
CANDIDATE URGED TO MAKE
NIGHT FORCES PLANE DOWN
SEVERAL PROPOSED PLANKS
"SWING AROUND CIRCLE."
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Campaign Managers Busy
Creating Sentiment,
TEARS FLOW AT PLIGHT
Other Candidates Seem to Be
Lacking in Essentials Laid
Down by the Party.
CONVENTION MAY VEER AWAY
Various Possibilities Are Ana
lyzed on Eve of-Battle
for Nomination.
BT EDGAR B. PIPER.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. -(Ed-
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noriai correspondence.) borne Jiu-
morist has contributed a bon mot to 1
the gaiety of a perplexing situation
1w ssvintr that 1, tW I
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ltAU not canaiaaie except nis
political managers. They refuse to
believe him. They are a busy lot, No action was taken on the presi
and range from Postmaster-General dency th,e, Tennese caucus be-
t, i . . i
Burleson, who represents the
isirauon so long as ne says nothing
Which the administration does not
like, and Mrs. Annette Funk, who is
fnVnrl nf rhA M f il M
in l i : i i t I
x uns, an exceedingly aieix ana pre-
possessing woman, IS on the job day
and night. She has brought tears
to the eves of mnv a tinr.hrt
delegate by her moving description
of the desperate financial plight of
the McAdoo family and the tremen -
dous sacrifice the ex-secretary will
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mane ix jie unueriaKes a presiaen-I
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liai campaign. tne BUCCeSSIUllV I
proves that McAdoo is fit for "the I
crown of political martyrdom.
Mr. Burleson is also firmly con
vinced that the job of saving the
country for four years more can-
not wisely be trusted to anyone but
the president's son-in-law. There
is an apparent lack of teamwork be
tween Mr. Burleson and Mr. Palmer,
the attorney-general, who has his
own ideas as to the exact identity of
the Wilson residuary legatee. It is
a peculiarity of the Palmer candi
dacy that nobody believes in it but
Palmer. To be sure, the president
has given his consent to it, but lack
of confidence in it may have been
the reason.
Cox Commits Faux Pas
But it can hardly be said that the
White House has no faith in the Mc
Adoo movement. It is the livest
thing a-going just now. The com
pelling force behind it is that the
conviction is strong that none of tha
other candidates will do. Take Cox.
He has the fatal gift of candor,
which led him into a declaration a
few weeks ago at Chicago for light
wines and beer, following a consist
eut record of opposition to prohibi
tion in Ohio. The other unhappy
development about his divorce has
had a depressing effect.
Next we have Palmer, who .has
been running partly on his looks and
partly on his record as attorney-general.
The latter would have been
better forgotten; the first he cannot
help. All over San Francisco are
posters with a picture of Palmer
in a statesmanlike pose, with an
open book looking like a Bible,
in hand, and with a motto about
law enforcement. But it is sin
gularly unconvincing. He could
better address himself to his
cabinet colleague, Burleson, whose
fourth-class postmasters ' are fairly
swarming here as delegates and on
lookers. They will be for McAdoo.
But Palmer will do fairly well with
others of the federal brigade who
will have seats in the convention,
Then comes Marshall. He is an
I old-fashioned democrat, with orthc
dox ideas about states' rights and
! personal liberty. The modern democ
racy, has traveled too, fast for him.
' Besides, he is all wrong on the sacred
league, and Wilson will not suffer
: without reprisal such an inexcusable
: 'exhibition of lese majeste.
Davis Visualized as Courtier. -
You hear at times a word about
John W. Davis of West Virginia.
The average delegate is a trifle
,X hazy about who Davis is and dis
plays a mild interest only when told
that he is a great lawyer, now am-
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Dr Morrow Says Wilson's Son-in-taw's
Tactics Designed to Es
cape "Crown Prince" Charge.
SAN KRANCISCO. June 27. The
caucus today of the Oregon delega
tion to the democratic convention
brought forth a declaration by Will E.
Purdy of Salem, 6ne of the state's
"big four," that he would vote for
Mr. McAdoo solely because he had
been so instructed, but that Buch a
vote would be against his will. He
also declared that if the time came
when he could do so he would place
in nomination Senator George E.
Cnaraberlain of ore.
I John II. Stevenson was
elected
chairman of the delegation and Judge
Thomas II. Crawford was chosen a
member of the resolutions committee.
A motion tc instruct Judge Crawford
to worn for the incorporation of a
dry plank in the platform was with
drawn after the resolutions commit
tee member said he would be uncom
promisingly lor- a dry plank if any
effort should be r.iade to include ope
that was wet.
National Committeeman Morrow
told the delegation he had received
first-hand assurances that McAdoo
would accept the nomination if it was
tendered him and that his action in
saying he would not take it was "good
politics," as it would remove the
crown prince" characterization if the
convention should select him without
any solicitation on his part.
Vice-President Marshall was elected
Indiana member of the resolutions
committee and wa3 given a rousing
"cePtlon when he appeared at Indi-
ana Headquarters. toward c. OII-
man wax rA.plprtiail nattnnal rbmv;t-
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teeman and Thomas Taggart chosen
chairman of the delegation.
txiAors me ucicgdiiun la urging mc
admin-Lndidacv Cf General i.. r tv r
Knoxville for vice-president.
The delegation sent a message of
commendation to Governor Roberts
lur ",B caning an er ses
"I Rinn n t t Vi IpcrislnttirA tn s ct nnnn
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the federal suffrage amendment.
North Dakota delegates, represent-
,n one of the first states in the Union
osus.una.ii p. """". rem
.eV. proposals before the democratic
platform committee. R. B. Murphy
was elected to the convention re sol u
tlonB committee on the understanding
that he would favor elimination of
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the whole subject from present con
Klrlerntinn lthm.c-r) InilivliliiiiT ni.ni.
bers of the delegation personally were
inclined to alleviation of present fed
eral prohibitory statutes.
Champ Clark was given more f.vin
I complimentary mention y Louisiana
representatives after their caucus to
day and his son-in-law, James M.
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1 Aasette Abbott Adams, woman
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to rlsBt (lop), joaepblne FrK, josrpmne Hoyt, flladeltne jnuiaoont beiow. Rath Huffman. Alice V4 ii.od and
Senator James A. Reed, of MUawl, who after being; ruled out of a seat by national committee, gets
Indorsement by Inference
Is Not Desired.
CONTENT RAISE !S OPPOSED
Split With Wilson Possible
Over Volstead Act.
MARTYR CROWN COURTED
Disgusted Wet Proposes Nomina.
tion of "Peerless One'
His Own Platform,
on
BT MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York Evening Post,v
inc. fUDiisnea By Arrangement.)
SAX FRANCISCO, June 27. (Spe
cial.) Bryan is going to give his
dry plank to the public tomorrow
morning. On Tuesday morning he
will give the public his plans on the
league of nations. For the . present
his dry plank is the only one that
can be publicly discussed. To un
derstand the relation of his plank and
or uryan nirasell to the situation as
a whole. It must be ' recalled that
there are three alternatives. Stated
in the order of their dryness, so to
speak, these alternatives are:
First, a specific wet plank; second
to be silent, as the republican plat
form was. This position is infer
entially an endorsement of the exist
ing law. The third is to adopt a. spe
cific dry plank, endorsing the present
law in affirmative words, and pledg
ing opposition to any future effort
that may be made to change the law.
Dry as Dust Is Stand.
It Is the last position, that Bryan
takes. No indorsements by inference
for him. He demands formal and out
spoken indorsement not only of the
18th amendment, but also of the Vol
stead act, and an equally specific
pledge to resist any raising of the
alcoholic content of on --half of one
per cent as now expressed in the Vol
stead act.
Bryan would have been a little
more tactful to have stopped with
the indorsement of the 18th amend
ment, omitting any reference to the
Volstead act. It will be remembered
that President Wilson vetoed the
Volstead act, with the result that
congress had to pass it over his veto.
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PERSONS AND FEATURES OF
aanlatant atteraf T-ceneral at San Franplnoo, waoae friends boom kri for vice
Senator Prefers to Spend Virtually
All His Time Between Now
-and Election at Home.
WASHINGTON, June 27. Plans of
Senator . Harding, republican presi
dential candidate, to conduct a "front
porch" campaign are opposed by some
senators and other republican leaders
from the west. These leaders think
he should make at least one "swing
around the circle" with speeches In
the principal cities of the west, so
as to come in closer personal touch
with the voters there.
Under Senator' Harding's present
plans, he will spend virtually all his
time between now and the election at
his home in Marion, O., speaking to
delegations from various parts of the
country who visit him.
Requests that the senator change
his plans, so as to include a western
swing have been made to him and to
Chairman Hays of the republican na
tional committee.
RARITAN, N. J., June 27. Senator
W. G. Harding, republican presiden
tial nominee, enjoyed his first day of
rest since he was nominated two
weeks ago at the country home of
his friend and colleague. Senator J.
R. Frelinghuysen, here today.
Senator and Mrs. Harjfing attended
the Third Dutch Reformed church
this morning and spent the rest of the
day quietly at "The Hills." the Fre
linghuysen ancestral estate.
Apparently but few persons in town
were aware of the presence of Sena
tor and Mrs. Harding, as less than 100
persons attended the servic.
TRAIN CRASH KILLS TEN
Nine Hurt; 7 Victims Children;
Truck. With 21 Stops on Track.
HUNTINGBURG, Ind.. June 27.
Ten persons were killed and nine in
jured probably fatally when a truck
carrying a load of picnickers was
struck by a passenger train one mile
west of here this morning.
The truck, which was carrying 21
persons to an outing held by the local
lodge of the" Woodmen of the World
stopped on the tracks and was struck
by the train traveling at a high rate
of speed. Several . children were
among those killed and injured.
Chinese Minister Returning.
WASHINGTON, June 27. After an
absence of nearly two years in Paris
and England in connection with the
peace conference and the Interna
tional negotiations that followed rel
ative to the far east. Dr. Wellington
Ku is returning to Washington to re
sume nis duties as Chinese minister
resident. He is aboard the steamship
Lafayette due to reach New Tork to
morrow.
THE DAY AS DEMOCRATIC HOSTS GATHER FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION AT SAN FRANCISCO.
14 00 Miles Traveled Through Fog
and Winds on Jaunt From
Omaha-to New Tork.
PHILADELPHIA. Fa., June 27.
Darkness tonight forced the Larsen
airplane, which left Omaha this morn
ing for New Tork, to come to earth
at Pine Valley, 15 miles east of here,
but not until all American non-stop
flight records had been shattered, ac
cording to Joan W. Larsen. one of
the passengers.
The aviators made another stop
half way between this city and Lan
caster, Pa., which point Larsen said,
was about 1200 miles from Omaha.
This distance, he declared, was the
longest non-stop flight ever made in
America, The men were in the air a
few minutes less than 11 hours and
allowing for the added mileage caused
by losing their way a number of
times, covered approximately 1400
miles.
Leaving Omaha at 5:12 A. M., the
machine, a "J. L." all-metal multiplex,
piloted by Bert Acosta and carrying
Mr. Larsen and W. Bugh. .a mechan
iclan, encountered dense fog and
strong side winds almost immediately.
These conditions, Mr. Larsen said.
prevailed virtually throughout the
Journey, and were directly respon
sible for their not being able to reach
their goal.
COLBY IS FLOOR LEADER
Cnmmlngs to Fight for Glass
, Resolutions Chairman.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 27,
Bainbridge Colby, secretary of state
has been elected as floor leader for
the administration forces at the demo
cratic convention. He sits as a dele
gate from the District of Columbl
and comes as one of President Wil
ton's spokesmen.
Chairman Cummlngs of the demo
cratic national committee, it was an
nounced tonight, will take personal
charge of the administration pro
gramme of electing Senator Glass of
Virginia chairman of the resolutions
committee in the face of the fight
being made to elect Senator Walsh
of Montana.
PLANE FALLS; 2 KILLED
Man and Daughter, Aged 5, Victims
at Lakevlew, Wash.
TACOMA, Wash.. June 27. Frank
C. Cogswell of Minneapolis, Minn., and
his daughter, Dorothy, 5, were killed
this afternoon at Lakevlew, Wash,
near here, when an airplane in which
they were passengers, fell. The plane
plunged into a sand bank.
- president. 2 Girls from University
Marlon Blankenshlp. 3 A. Mitchell Palmer, aald lir aome to be W ilson's choice
one through alternate's generosity. 5 Democratic couveutiou hall.
Oregon Delegate to Put
Senator in Nomination.
REMARKS JAR STATE CAUCUS
Ex-Admirer Raps Wilson;
McAdoo Held as Bad.
"GAG" MOTION DEFEATED
Attempt to Prevent Promised Ac
tion Is Failure; Attitude
of Bryan Approved.
BT CHARLES C. HART.
Washington. D. C. Correspondent for The
Oregonl&n.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. (Spe
clal.) Senator George E. Chamber
Iain will be placed in nomination for
president in the democratic national
convention by Will E. Purdy of Sa
lem, delegate at large, it was an
nounced in the conference of the Ore
gon delegation this afternoon.
This was the first development In
the conference and came so unex
pectedly that the other Oregon dele
gates present manifested some signs
of shell shock for the moment. It
required the judicial temperament of
Judge Thomas H. Crawford of La
Grande to save the situation by "e
claring that. Mr. Purdy's remarks
were out of order and moving to
proceed with the business of the
meeting.
But Delegate Purdy had completed
his rather sensational remarks and
had taken his seat before Judge Craw
ford got himself together to move i
change of the subject. And Mr. Purdy
said much more.
W'laon Once Admired.
"Before we begin the business of
this meeting," he began, "I want to
make a confession because I believe
that an honest confession is good fo
the soul. I want no misunderstand
ings.' I was a great admirer of Presi
dent Wilson 'until he came back from
Europe withtte peace treaty; but
cannot approve of his position on the
league of nations and have no hesl
tancy in saying so.
"As a delegate from Oregon I have
been instructed to vote for William
G. McAdoo for president. I shall obey
my instructions, bui as between Wil
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of California who wHI act as ushers at
Draft by Senator Walsh Would
Omit Any Declaration of Rati
fication In Any Form.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. 'June 27.
Several league of nations planks con
flicting more or less violently with
administration-views- were perfected
today for prssentatian . to tin demo
cratic resolutions committee when it
begins its deliberations.
The volunteer proposals were al
most as numerous and varied as were
proposed reservations to - the peace
treaty when the drive for a senate
compromise was at its height. Three
or four of them, however, stood out
because of their authorship as fore
casting the principles around which
the convention fight will center.
One prepared by Senator Walsh of
Massachusetts, who supported the re
publican reservations throughout the
two senate fights, would omit any
declaration for . ratification of the
treaty in any form, but would declare
faith in a league of nations along de
fined lines according .with American
interests.
Another, said to have the backing
of senators who supported the presi
dent at the start of the ratification
debate, but in the end voted to take
the repulibcan programme, would de
clare for ratification with reservations
interpreting the meaning of the league
covenant and protecting American in
terests.
Still a third suggestion. Which came
from supporters of William J- Bryan,
would put ' the party on record as
favoring ratification with whatever
reservations It was necessary to con
cede.
All of these proposals were unsatis
factory jto administration leaders be
cause they approached the subject
with- the assumption that reserva
tions are inevitable. The Virginia
plank, indorsed by the president, puts
the case the other way by declaring
far ratification without reservations
destructive of the vital purposes of
the covenant.
-Senator Walsh's plank, which he
framed after a day. of conference with
leaders from various states, approves
"the ideals and principals which Pres
ident Wilson espoused" in his efforts
to form a league and then goes on
that in any such league the United
States must not be obligated to tn
gage in wars waged" by foreign pow
ers, to abridge Its right to arm for
national defense, to give any other
nation a preponderance of voting
power, to impair the Monroe doctrine
or to assist in the subjugation of any
people seeking to gain their liberty
Paper's Price to lie Raised.
CHICAGO, June 27. The price of
the Chicago Evening American, owned
by William -R. Hearst, will be In
creased from twa to three cents a
copy on Monday, it was announced to
day.
convrntloa for womrn ilrlrKiim,
for president, and Mrs. I'
Nomination Will Hot
Be Rejected.
WHOLE SITUATION UPSET
Straying Boosters Again
Rally Around Son-in-baw
of Wilson.
ISSUES PROMISE BIG FIGHT
"Platform No Wet Can Run
on" Is Demanded by.
Bryan; Storm Ahead.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 27.
Announcement here tonight that
William G. McAdoo will not reject.
the democratic presidential nomina
tion overturned the whole situation
as to candidates before the conven
tion which now is to have its. "big
three." .
National Committeeman Love of
Texas, regarded as McAdoo's spokes
man, without giving specifications
publicly,' stated he had assurances
that Mr. McAdoo would accept if
nominated.
He declined to amplify his state
ment. Mr. Love's statement follows:
Acceptance Is Promised.
"The question is frequently asked
whether, in view of Mr. McAdoo's
sincere desire that- his name not.be
presented to the convention, he would
accept the nomination if made.
"I say with 'assurance that if
nominated he will accept.
"The constantly increasing demand
for Mr. McAdoo's nomination among
arriving uninstructed delegates con
vinces me that he will be nominated.
Texas will cast 40 votes for him from .
the beginning until he is nominated.
The McAdoo movement which had
been training at the leash, took on
a new meaning, and his boomers at
once asserted that they would be
high in the list whei the first ballot
was concluded.
Rival Forces Uncertain.
Rival forces were not certain
what would be the effect of Mr.
Love's announcement. The Cox camp
asserted earlier that everything pos
sible would be done to bring the Mc
Adoo movement out into the open
to ioixe an early show of strength.
Some of the Palmer supporters
conceded that McAdoo as an active
; candidate from the beginning prob
ably would reduce the attorney-general's
vote on the first ballot, but
they said they also welcomed a clean
open contest from the start.
There immediately was a return
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. Tt
degrees; minimum. 54$ defcrees.
TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds.
National.
"Front porch" plans of Harding are op
posed. Page 1.
Domentk".
Bryan does not desire democracy to fall
on dry issue. Page 1.
Wet and dry planks start stormy voyage.
Page 3.
Fight to squelch Glass indefinitely. Page 2
McAdoo chances for democratic nomination
appear bright. Page 1.
Bosses are abundant among democrats.
Page 3.
Even bosses hazy as to who Is to b nora-
Inated. Page 5.
Delegate Purdy of Salem to put Senator
ChamberUin in nomination. Page 1.
Oregon delegate says he will vote for Mc
Adoo against will. Pag 1.
McAdoo will accept nomination, declares
his spokesman. Page 1.
Wet plank lost over night by Martin
Malnney. Page 4.
American non-stop flight record smashed.
Page 1.
Views of democrats on league of nations
- conflict. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Washington State Federation of Labor
convenes today. Page 5.
Sports.
Coast League results: Portland 2-3. Seat
tle 1-2; Oakland 1-2. Los Angeles
10-11: Vernon 4-1, Pan Francisco 8-0:
Sacramento 7-5. Salt Lake 13-4
Page 8.
Zulu Kid Is willing .to fight ODowd.
Page 8.
Kahanamoku clips world 100-meter free
style swim mark. Pace 8.
Portland and Vicinity.
Financial strain declared to be relaxing.
Page 11. i
Dr. Pratt makes farewell address to Pil
grim congregation. Page 4.
Herd of purebred Guernseys reach Oregon
lor distribution. Page 10.
Sentences In Jail may curb drivers.
Page S.
Lumbermen of state call conference to
solve distribution of cars. Page 7.
planting Is retarded by cold weather.
Page 11.
Immense wealth awaits Oregon from de
velopment of water power. Page 10.
XI'.eko Is donated to Zlon movemeat
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