THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, rOUTLAXD.. - MAY'- 1C, 1920 FEAR WILSON IDEA Telegram of Executive May Be Nemesis.' 13 UP FOR RE-ELECTION All But One Scniitor Silent on .De mand for Ratification Plank In Platform. BY CHAHLKS MICHELSON. WASHINGTON, May 15. The out standing feature of the reception ac corded President Wilson's telegram reiterating his hostility to the Lodge reservations to the peace treaty was the unanimity of those democrats who voted to accept the reservations in declining to talk about it. This does not go for Senator Reed, who joined the irreconcilables in the beginning and. stuck to it. Thomas Jh Exception. Thn one exception to the silence was Senator Thomas, who said: "It would be most unfortunate if the democratic convention should follow the president's advice." Mr. Thomas, however, has not yet announced positively that he will run for the senate again. Thirteen of the democrats who voted with Lodge are candidates for re-election this year, and while the president's friends deny that the tel egram to the Oregon state chairman was sent with any idea of embar rassing them, they have their own opinion, ajid their eloquent silence on the great issu,e of the democratic convention testifies to the strength of that opinion. It is hard for Senator Chamberlain, for example, to believe that such a telegram to his bitterest political en emy in Oregon was simply an un fortunate coincidence. Chamberlain is among those who came up for re election this year. He is al.so one of j those who incurred the president's displeasure during the war by a critical speech he made in New York. White House Called. As soon as he heard of the message to County Chairman Hamaker he ! called up the White House and told Secretary Tumulty that Hamaker was one. of the few democrats in Oregon ! who was trying to prevent his re election. He was assured that this was unknown when the president sent the message. Chairman Chamberlain proceeded to explain that while he did not believe Hamaker could pre vent his nomination in the Oregon primaries, the telegram furnished him something to exhibit and gave him an opening to tell everybody that the president was opposed to Chamberlain and, inferentiilly, would like to see him beaten. In the same boat with Chamberlain are Senators Beckman. Fletcher, 'iore. Henderson, Kir by, Nugent, Overman, Smith of South Carolina, Smith of (Georgia, Smith of Mary land and Thomas. Some of these are uneasy, for they have not the certainty that Chamber lain is supposed to have. These things are contagious and nearly all of them have in their districts county chair men and such folks who may be minded to attempt to draw the presi dent with the same sort of message. Republicans Seem Doleful There are not lacking Job's com forters in the senate to assure them j that the worst is yet to come. The republicans generally are sympathetic and doleful in their expressions to their embarrassed colleagues. "The acceptance of .the president's dictum will place practically every democrat running for re-election in an indefensible position," said Senator Heed, and he added: "This puts the ratification of the. treaty as demanded by President W ilson not only beyond the pale of probabilities, but also be yond the pale of possibilities." This is not strictly accurate. Un derwood, who has been re-elected, voted against the Lodge reservations and Smith of Arizona was not present when the treaty was rejected the sec ond time. Johnson and Borah, Intimating that the president's telegram indicated he wanted the treaty without reserva tions made the issue of the campaign, even expressed admiration at his con sistency, and Senator Moses said, "Once more the president has shown himself to be our best friend." The democratic view of this was voiced by Senator Underwood, the democratic leader "1 think that the telegram removes the controversy from the capitol. and carries the is sue to the conventions at Chicago and San Francisco." In making this observation, Mr. Underwood did not mean to indicate that the president iitsists on abso lute approval, without interpretative reservations. He believes his posi tion remains entirely consistent and has not been changed. A large pro portion of democrats in congress take this view of the president's telegram.; They do not think it affects the party situation as it wi.ll be when the dem ocratic convention assembles in San Francisco. Telegram Viewed a Warning The general assumption is that the president merely intended to forestall any more declarations by state con ventions concerning the peace treaty issue as New York did. If incidental ly some twinges should accrue to those democrats who voted for the Lodge reservations, he is not going to feel any poignant distress, but it is hardly likely that he will fire any bombs in their districts unless they' carry the thing along. In other words, the Hamaker telegram is more a warning than the opening of a bar rage. The republican convention will take cognizance of the telegram. The foreshadowing of the convention is assuming a Johnson tinge, not per haps as to his nomination, but there Is evidence that everything is going to be done to placate him prior to the destruction of hie ambition. Borah looms as the permanent chair - man. He is Johnson's first, second and last choice. Beveridge. . who was Borah's nominee for the job. did not suit Johnson and so we hear no more of tteveridge. Chairman Hays has been at the other end of the telephone to Chicago at intervale all day. sounding prom ment republican congressmen as to their views on the chairmanship, and Borah was generally indorsed, even by those who opposed him at first. The reason for the change is the same desire for harmony, which means in this cae Keeping Johnson ouiet- Commenting on the president's tel egram today. Senator Underwood, the new democratic leader, said: "It was clear and strong and nre sents his case in his usual forceful manner, ma viewpoint is not in r-on flict with mine. I offered a motion f or unconditional ratification when me treaty or peace was pending think that the letter removes the n- troverey from the capitol and carries the issue to the onventions at Chi cago and fcan r raucisco. A (ft '2F : . M- mi4 v - 1: ' its style you want- TT7HEN it comes to style, Hart Schaffner &r Marx clothes meet v every demand. of men who are keen for this essential fea ture. 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Judge Refers to Case as "Fight Be tween Alleged Promolors of-an Imaginary Railroad." Though 11 days have been consumed already in a hearing 'which Circuit Judge Morrow describes as "a fight between alleged promoters of an imaginary railroad" cross-examination of the first -witness will open Monday morning In the suit of H. S. Huson against the Portland & South eastern railroad. Promoters refer to the railroad as a $7,000,000 project but it still is on paper. If it is constructed from Mount Angel to Bend, as contemplated, the value of present holdings is estimated anywhere from $100,000 to SI. 000.000 Tt would tap a rich timber district. Huson. plaintiff in the suit, was employed as chief engineer and promised an interest in the corpora tion for his -services DyMicnaei L.y nott. railroad contractor and - pro moter. The Myler Construction com pany was formed to furnish the money and the scheme was capitalized for $i. 000.000. Others brought into, the suit as co- defendants are: S. C. 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Kies, receiver of the Commercial Bank, de funct, against John Wilkinson, for the collection of $3500, for which judgment was given .yesterday, argu ment an the question of the interest from'' December lftv-1910, to date, amounting to about $2000, was heard today by Judge. H. W. B. Hewen of Pacific county, sitting for Judge R. U. Back. He took the matter under ad visement. The judgment was against any separate property owned by Wilkin son, but cannot be collected from any community property. While no notice lias been given of an appeal to the Bupreme -court, it is thought that it will be taken there by both pides. ijH LImbhmL.. ck &f c-,SX Jkhu, I immmmmmmmmmmmmif-. CONVENTION CHAIR ISSUE (Continued From First Page. rumors that it was oDtainea unaer duress. The story is that Senator McNary ave his very carefully worded letter of indorsement after he had been re minded that when he was a candidate for the senate in Oregon two years ago both Senator Johnson and Sen-J ator Borah wrote strong: letters of in dorsement in his behalf. Senator Borah is said to have arranged the conference at which the McNary in dorsement was obtained. Senator McNary. being busy with official matters, has been Inclined to take no hand in the republican presi dential contest, holding that the re publicans of Oregon should be free to make their popular choice in the pri mary. The Johnson indorsement, however, saved Senator McNary from the charge of being an ingrate, which naturally he desired to escape. The work of unseating other democrats In the senate who voted. like Senator Chamberlain, for treaty ratification with the Lodge reservations, it is un derstood, will be left to the volun teers. 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