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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1820.
HTADOO BACKERS, ,1
WITHOUT LEADER,
GROVitIG STRONG
By Robert J. Bender s
(Catted' Ts'w Staff Comaponrfenl )
San Franclaco, Cal., Jun 28. Un
less the McAdoo lrrespresslbles get
into a hopeless conflict oyer policy
of conducting a campaign for his
nominationwhich la well -within the
: range of possibility- AIs strength on
the eve of the balloting for Demo
cratic nominee would appear to be
greater than that of any other candi
date. Owing- to a conflict of Inter
ests affecting; the other two leading
r candidates- Palmer and Cox the
position of McAdoo in the race today
might appear to augur favorably
for his ultimate victory. f - rf.L
' But McAdoo has no leadership here.
There have been four meetings of Mc
Adoo boosters. Tr rami Individual has
not presided 'at mort than fln meetinjr.
Juoett Shou He. who has been regarded
as McAdoo's spokesman, has attended
but one of these and presided at none.
DIVIDED IH TWO CAMPS J
Daniel C. RatMir. th man AOArinn
decided opon as his campaign manager,
were he nominated, decided not to come
to - the contention when McAdoo with
drew. As a result we find today In the
McAdoo movement a group of enthus
astio "McAdoo till death" delegates and
leaders, ine strategy or one group is
to prevent Burris Jenkins, head of
another group of the same sort, from
placing McAdoo in nomination. . . .j .
The former believe that McAdoo's
nomination can best too assured If it
starts sans formal nomination with I a
spontaneous outburst of votes from the
floor. The latter wants to nominate him
and start the fight from the first FJnal
decision en the course of the movement
will be developed in a aeries of confer
"ences of the two factions between now
and the time the balloting commences!"
An effort to organise will be made.
Meantime a poll I have completed,
after two days of canvassing among
leaders Of the respective delegations here,
would Indicate that the first ballot on
the nominee will mean absolutely
nothing. Owing to the fact that favorite
sons will all get complimentary votes arid
because It Is the determined strategy of
the three leading candidates to distribute
some of their strength among other can
didates on the Initial ballot, there not
only will not be a two thirds majority
for any one claimant, but it will have
no significance whatever. , If present
plans are adopted the first ballot will re
sult something like this : Palmer, 800 :
s McAdoo, 253; Cox, 148 -.-Governor Smith
of New 'York, 90; Senator Owen, Okla
homa, 24 ; United ' States .Ambassador
Davis, 16: E. T. ' Meredith of Iowa, 26 ;
Governor' Edwards of New Jersey, 21 ;
Chairman Cummings of the Democratic
national committee, 14 ; Senator Hitch
cock, 16; Senator Carter Glass, 24 1 Vice
President Marshall 30; Congressman
. Clark of Missouri, 20 ; Senator Simmons,
24 : James W. Gerard, 10. and William
Jennings Bryan. 10.
BKTWEEN COX A3TD M'ABOO I
California, in addition to the , above
" totals, will cast a complimentary-vote for
each candidate. If Michigan decides' to
PLAYING
ALL THIS
WEEK
America's
: Supreme ' ;
Favorite
NORMA
TALMADGE
In a Story of
Dramatic
Intensity That
Will Linger
Long in Your
Memory
ATMOSPHERIC
SETTING ...
KEATES AT
THE ORGAN
COMING
SATURDAY
"THE
COURAGE
OF MARGE
O'DOONE"
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cast Its vote solid for Hoover, hewill
get 20 votes on the first. Otherwise the
above totals of McAdoo and Palmer will
be respectively Increased through a divi
sion of the delegation. McAdoo getting
16 votes.
At the end of the first ballot Palmer
will begin losing at significant points and
gaining at others, but the. big contest of
strength , between Cox and McAdoo will
develop. Illinois and Indiana are ex
pected to break somewhat to Cox on the
second ballot, while Iowa, casting its
original 26 votes for Secretary Meredith,
is expected to, start the ball rolling on
the second for McAdoo. Meredith has
openly stated Chat he is not a candidate
and McAdoo's followers say he will be
In the McAdoo camp on the second ballot.
FALMEB WILL LOSE. -
Kansas delegates have adopted a reso
lution to stand till death with McAdoo.
Kentucky -delegates in caucus voted not
to abide by the unit rule which would
have pufr them unanimously In the Cox
camp, and will Split at least six more
votes on the second ballot to McAdoo in
addition to the six it casts for him on the
first, Louisiana, which probably will cast
its 20 votes for former Speaker Clark on
th first ballot. Is expected to break
strongly to Cox on the second. - -.:-
Massachusetts, on the seconi, may give
McAdoo six additional votes. Michigan
Will leave Hoover on the second. If it
doesn't on the first, and McAdoo will
gain an advantage on the split, Minne
sota, under Fred Lynch, who la for Pal
mer, probably will begin to break from
htm on the second and turn strongly te
McAdoo.'':--;" ,.',--. -
So, while McAdoo still retains a spon
taneous and enthusiastic strength not
possessed by the other candidates and
while such character of support fre
quently makes f r victory. Cox looms as
the most formidable contender, from a
practical viewpoint, on the eve of the
convention. t ... ,-. , - .--,r -
McADOO WOULD ACCEPT IP
NOMINATED, FRIEND BELIEVES
(Br Unitsd N)
San Francisco, CaJ., June I a Thomas
B. Love Issued the following statement
Sunday night: .
"The, question la frequently asked
whether in view of Mr. McAdoo's gin
cere desire that his name not be pre
sented to the- convention, ha would ac
cept the nomination It made.
"I say, with assurance, that If nom
inated he will a&pept.
"The constantly increasing demand1 for
Mr. McAdoo's nomination among arriv
ing uninstructed , delegates convince
me that he will be nominated. ., Texas
will cast its 40 votes for him from the
beginning until he Is nominated."
Names of Those on
Resolutions From
Different States
San Francisco, June ttJ.XJ. P. The
committee Ion resolutions of the Demo
cratic national convention is composed
as follows: ! ; . r-' ,
Alabama, Borden Burr ; Arixona, P.
W. O'Sullivan ; Arkansas, C A. Fuller ;
California, Edward L. Doheny; Colo
rado, Horace N. Hawkins ; Connecticut.
Thomas J. Spellacy ; Delaware, Jeelah
O. Wolcott Florida, , T. J. Appleyard ;
Georgia, W. T. Anderson; Idaho. John
F. Nugent; Illinois. A. J. Sabath; In
diana Thomas R. Marshall ; Iowa. Era
mett Tlnley ; Kansas. George H. Hodges.;
Kentucky,, Senator J. ,C W. Beckham ;
Louisiana, Frank P. Stubbs ; Maine. W.
Tti-i PaUengill , Maryland. . Albert - C.
Ritchie ; Massachusetts, Senator Walsh ;
Minnesota, ; Michigan, Edmund C
Shields; Mississippi. B. P. Harrison.
Missouri, W. W. Graves ; Montana, T. J.
Walsh ; Nebraska, William J. Bryan;
Nevada, J. F. Kunx ; New Hampshire.
Gordon Woodbury; New Jersey, James
R- Nugent ; New- Mexico, J. X Lawson ;
New York, W. Bourke Cockran; North
Carolina. J.fC. Carr; North Dakota,
; Ohio, Atlee Pomerene; Oklahoma
and Oregon, ; Pennsylvania, Vance
C McCormick ;. Rhode Island, Patrick
H. Quinn ; South Carolina and South
Dakota.; Tennessee, K. D. McKel
lar ; Texas and Utah, blank : Vermont,
H. C. Shurtlef f ; Virginia. Carter Glass ;
Washington. Maurice Langhome; West
Virginia, W. A. McCOrkle : Wisconsin.
John C. Karel ; Wyoming, P. C Diers ;
Alaska, George Griggsby i District of
Columbia, Balnbridge Colby s Hawaii. I
I McCandless ; Philippines. Robert E.
Manly ; Porto Rico, Henry W. DooWy. ;
New Officers Are
Chosen for Seven
School Districts
Baker, June 28. Seven school districts.
including Baker, held meetings to elect
officers last week. W. 8. .Levens and
W. H. Strayer .were reelected school di
rectors in Baker. Seven' vacancies in
the high echoed and a tew In the grades
exist. It is expected that GeOrae R Mc-
Intyre. formerly instructor of athletics
at Camp Lewis, will be principal of the
high school, succeeding Prentiss Brown,
who has accepted; .the position of city
superintendent.
At Richland, E. E. Burgan was chosen
director to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Bert Benhehoff, and Mrs.
J- TE. Perry was chosen clerk. Virgil
Weir, director,-and Mrs. J. Spickelmeir,
clerk, were reelected at Sparta. M. A.
Christenson t was chosen .. director and
John Canady. clerk, of the Carson dis
trict. At McEwen, Grover Yantis was
elected director and Mrs. R. I. Sears,
clerk..,- - ..
Henry Moody will replace William
Martin as director In the New Bridee
district.: Martin becomes a director of
the union high school .in Eagle valley.
Mrs. George Jones was reelected clerk
at tha New Bridge meeting. Mr. and
Mrs. J N. Williamson have been reen
gaged to teach in the Durkee school this
year. Mrs. Williamson was formerly
principal of, the Durkee school. Delbert
Derrick has been named director ef the
Malheur -school. ' "
Odds in New York
Are Against McAdoo
New York, June St. Two sizeable bets
were recorded in Wall street today
against William G. McAdoo as a presi
dential Doaaibilitv. nu a
15000 at 4 to 1, and the other a wager of
vw i j to i. xne oaas prevailing yes
terday 2 to 1 that Harding will beat any
mau the Democrats chose to nominate,
were raised today to ZH to 1. Wagers
were offered with no mH, t.v..-.
m neitner mcaooo nor president Wil
on wm do ute juemocratic convention
a's
caoica. . . ...
President Does Not
Plan Summer Leave
Washington. June J8.- U. P. Presi
dent Wilson now has no plans to leave
Washington for the summer, it was
learned today. The president plana to
remain la Washington.
REPORTERS BARRED
FROM SESSIONS iOF
INNER COMMITTEE
'San Francisco, June 28. (U. P.
yThe Amalgamated Soviet of Perse
cuted Convention Reporters, held an
indignation meeting.
5 Given tha "freedom of the conven
tion" by the Republicans in Chicago
and by the Democrats here to dgite.
the reporters couldn't understand it
when th, national committer Satur
day decided to chase them out of the
committee ; room just tecaus it
wanted to hold an executive session
to decide the Georgia and Missouri
contests. ..v;;-v; :,.
i The ' hall outside the committee room
was bare of chairs; the floor was con
Crete and. oh, so bard on the feet, and,
worst of all, the walls had been freshly
painted, making it Impossible to ' lean
against them.;- s
There the " reporters waited for the
crumbs of news to be thrown to them
front the committee news table, standing
about on one foot like herons, or mara
thoaiitg up and down the halL Ahd vi
sions came to them of bow. tha Republi
can national committee did It. In Chi
cago the newspapermen ha ' the same sta
tus as committeemen in all except 'voting.
being permitted to sit in on the mast se
cret of secret conferences. But. still
mere Important was the fact that at
noon each day a wonderful buffet lunch
eon was served the committeeman in a
private dining room and the reporters
were their guests. At the Auditorium to
day there wasn't even a ham sandwich.
After it was all over the reporters,
hugging their woes to their breasts,
wended their way sadly to their hotels
and reflected upon the cruelty of the
world In general, and the Democratic
party in particular.
Official badges at Chicago bore Lin
coln's features. Thomas Jefferson adorns
those of the Democratic convention.
Thomas Henry Quinn. B, son of Na
tional Committeeman Patrick H. Quinn
of Rhode Island, will be the youngest of
ficial werker at the convention.
Thomas received pointers from the
Palace hotel boys in the duties of a
:'; '-yj-;, -: . . ;', - . r I;-. :
' It was t a. ra. In a big San Francisco
hoteL A tired telegraph 'operator phoned
down for some coffee. In ten minutes it
arrived a large silver pot.' with' plenty
of cream and sugar on the side.:
"How much," inquired the operator.
. "No charge." replied the night porter.
Can you imagine it? .
' They're already calling the Ohio dele
gation Ccx'i iraiy."
You can ' tell Washington ' corre
spondents from the others. ; They carry
The Shrine convention at Portland was
apparently a mere preliminary gathering.
The real Shrine convention seems to
have been adjourned to San Francisco.
The red fee Was more in evidence here
today than Kansas - sunflowers or Cox
roosters. - . ' ' - - - "
Headquarters of the various press as
sociations are scattered along a deep,
narrow hallway in the Palace hotel and
fight in the midst of them is a mani
cure parlor. . ; , s- .
On the Larkin street -Corner, just op
posite the entrance to the convention
hall, is an ancient saloon with a real,
genuine bar and rail. Democrats pass
with longing eyes. In the free lunch
counter pans and hot dogs simmer gaily.
But behind the bar only memories. -,
"Bill1 Cochran, publicity director of
the national Democratic committee, ap
pealed to photographers and newspaper
men to "act nice toward each other." At
the Republican convention a score of
fights and near fights occurred between
photographers and reporters when the
former, attempting to take pictures of
tha speakers, climbed over the desks of
scribes, la the press section.
"Are you the doorkeeper 7" asked a
woman at convention Jiall today of a
man in uniform.
The man smiled. "Yes, I watch the
doors," he said, and directed her to the
national committee meeting -room. :
He was Chief of Police White of San
Francisco. . ..!.
M'ADOQ OR COX
PICKEDBYLAVRENCE
(CbathMMd From Pse One.
posed of, the effects of the controversy
will be seen In the balloting. '
Governor Cox has been hurt a good
deal by the statement that he did not
want any mention of the prohibition
question in the platform. He had been
looked upon, as a "wet."
PUSSYFOOTING, SAYS K. T.
Members of the New York delegation
have called Cox's attitude "pussyfoot"
ing" and the plan now is to keep on
Voting for Edwards until the Tammany
chief gets ready to switch to one of
the leading candidates. x
Overtures are being attempted with
the McAdoo forces in the hope that
McAdoo will run on a moist plank of
some kind. ;-".' i-v:.
For instance, it is being suggested that
the platform declare for a rigid enforce
ment of the eighteenth amendmend, but
for a condemnation of the Volstead act
as an Imperfect enforcement act,' point
ing out the flaws which invade the
borne. - especially the provisions which
make It criminal for the housewife to
taake her own wines or beverages. :
BIYOKCE 8TOBT HAT BE ACT
Perhaps the most distasteful phase of
the whole situation here is the pub
lication in the San 'Francisco Chronicle
today of the story of Governor Cox's
divorce suit. This yarn has been bob
bing around In Ohio politics for years,
but never prevented Cox from carrying
the state three times for governor. As
a matter of fact, resentment is so deep
against that -kind of bu-tics here that
the pun may win sympathy for Cox.
Charges and countercharges are fly
ing back and forth 'as to the head
quarters in which the story is supposed
to have been inspired. But the writer
was assured by strong Palmer and Mc
Adoo men and friends of other candi
dates that the facts of the case were
entirety to tha credit of tha Ohio gcv
ernor and if he were nominated by the
'party. It would not hurt him.
Nevertheless, it is a fact that dele
gates opposed to Cox have been talking
about this phase of the Cox candidacy
before the affair got Into print here.
and it has been one of the weapons
used In the corridor gosalp whlcn has
- . v
so much to do with the ebb and flow
of sentiment In convention time. .
MOOSE'S ACTIOK HVET8
But the most harmful thing to the
Cox candidacy comes from an entirely
different direction. Ed Moore, national
committeeman from Ohio, voted to seat
Senator Reed of Missouri. V "
r Moreover, In the fight between Sen
ator Walsh and Senator Glass for the
chairmanship ef the platform committee,
Moore is ' understood to have lined 1 ap
against Senator Glass, the choice of
President Wilson. This tends more and
more to align the Cox forces with the
anti-administration : group and helps to
solidify X the y Palmer ; and McAdo
leadens. . ;. ' ; - : ;-: ; . . ' . .
: For it im inconceivable that the .at
torney general in the president's cabinet
would not use his Influence to secure
the selection of a chairman of a plat
form committee - descried by the : presi
dent, i-?;-; .'Sv - yv:.;,,-1 .... ., v
M'ADOO.PALMlEK COMBI5E .
The truth Is. if the McAdoo forces
are split on the platform selection them
selves. In the end. there will be a com
bination of Wilson men from the Mc
Adoo and Palmer forces to- sustain Sen
ator Glass. It Would have been shrewd
politics for the Cox managers to have
kept out of the fight altogether, Tbey
have antagonised. . delegations vfrom
which they must . get votes to win and
have put upon their candidate' a ' taint
of anU-Wilaonism' which, : while popular
with ,a minority in this convention, isn't
going to win the nomination. The best
bet so far is William ' Glbbs McAdoo,
though Governor Cox is by no means
out of the reckoning. He la running
McAdoo a close race.
. San Francisco, June 28. (I. N. S.)
WilUarri Gibbs McAdoo remained
the enigma of the Democratic con
vention today. The . forces behind
Governor James M. Cox;-privately
declare that McAdoo is final in his
refusal to run and claim a heavy
over-Sunday gain for their Ohio can
didate, alleging . that on . the third
or fourth ballot .he will, be swinging
"better than ftOO votes." ; ?
This statement Is on the , assumption
that McAdoo will stick; to his declina
tion. The other Bide of the picture Is a
statement by Senator Carter Glass of
Virginia to the International News Serv
ice, as folllows: . ' .
GLASS GIVES STATEMENT - " y --
"I have assumed all along and do flow
that Mr. McAdoo will run If the nom
ination is forced upon him. I base this
statement utfbn Mr. McAdoo's own state
ment that no man could refuse the presi
dential nomination if it were given to
him by his party." .
Sunday afternoon more than 60 men
interested in seeing McAdoo nominated
met at the Palace hotel and laid tenta
tive plans to boost him up the ladder in
the convention. Samuel Amidon of
Kansas , presided. ' The"- Rev. Burris
Jenkins of Missouri, who has a nomi
nating speech for McAdoo in his right
hand pocket, listened attentively. Others
were Robert Wooley,- interstate com-
fmerce commissioner; Frank R. Wilson,
McAdoo's puiicity man during the Lib
erty loan - drive ; -- former Congressmen
Bellamy of North Carolina and Whaley
of South Carolina ; Thomas B. Love of
Texas, Congressman Brown ef New
York, Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Jouett Shouse, Kansas, and Angus
McLean of South Carolina. -
FIGTJBE MeADOO VOTE
. A poll has been taken of the state-del-
egations. it was reported, giving: Mc
Adoo approximately 260 votes on the
first ballot. On second choice he jumped
high, his friends said, and according to
them he could go over the top on the
"seventh ballot."
But McAdoo is "out of it," accord
ing to the Cox shoutere, and perhaps
that Is true and maybe it isn't, just as
you may prefer to guess. It is known
that Glass saw -McAdoo before the for
mer left the East
The over-Sunday development . ap
peared Jto boost the Cox -. temperature
several degrees. His management has
become very aggressive. They claim
such pivotal states as Ohio, New York.
Illinois, Michigan. Indiana and Pennsyl
vania and assert that many scattering
delegates are strong for Cox.
DAVIS "STIIX- DARK HORSE '
Always on the horison of the minds
of the political observers there still ap
peared the silhouetted mast of John S.
Davis' political ship. 'Perhaps it is
more than a mere political coincidence
that the name of the administration's
ambassador to the court of St. James
should so often be reiterated by party
leaders. . ':: ": ::::....' :V
The Palmer band wagon was still
bravely paradmg the streets of the
"Queen City" and its practiced, boom
ers gave no evidence of a - lack of gas
to drive the big machine to the crest of
the hill. But unfriendly eyes claimed
to perceive a slight skid in the rear
mechanism and, seriously speaking, the
attorney sreneral'a stfrnth in fhl .in
vention seemed destined to wax to full
power in early balloting, without the
necessary vitality to drive him across
the enormous chasm of a two thirds ma
jority. "
SOME BOOMS MUFFLED ' "
Mother wetl known booms were more
ahd more muffled today. Undercurrents
concerning party differences on platform
principles, particularly the League of
Nations end prohibition- issues were
exerting their Influences. : Many dele
gates seemed to be thinking of candi
dates in the terms of individuals. Ap
parently the thought Was that party dis
putes might be reconciled by a happy
choice of candidates. : - 4 -
The lanky former secretary, of the
treasury Is still tha great question mark
of the Democratic national convention.
And all ears here are stretching east
ward for the sound of the voice of
McAdoo. " . -
MEN CLAIM -IMPORTANT
GAINS
Public Men Fr eely
Commented On and
They Can Overhear
San Francisco. June 28. (U. .) It's
a bit difficult to talk about public men
in San Francisco hotels these days
without having ths men themselves
overhear. A couple of delegates were
arguing about Palmer in the Palace cor
ridor. - "Pardon." said Palmar, edging
past them.
"This man Bryan Is a sightseer
piped up, then stopped short as Bryan
shouldered ' through the crowd. A
ground swell surged toward a man er
roneously pointed out as Senator Glass
and . the senator himself, a diminutive
figure, was swept along in It while peo
ple nudged him and asked "Do jou sea
him I"
.",'.-..
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WILD AS WILSON 'S
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ing about the aisles. The serjeant-at-arms
was ordered to clear ' the center
aisle, but his efforts made - no impres
sion. V f , ".vT:- s-VK " ;';v: V-"V' t f '. S't;
At this point the demonstration had
lasted; seven i? minutes. The Virginia
standard was carried to the platform
and planted in "the press box. . -
The crowd surged around the platform
while the cheering, which -showed signs
of dying down, broke out again with
renewed violence. It was lounder than
at the Start; . - , - ,::. -
YIRGIIflA. STORMS ROSTRUM
? The Virginia : delegates stormed - the
platform, trying to plant their standard
on the rostrum. Kremer refused to aft
it up to the "bridge." and the Palmer
ttea yelled wildly at him. ' Finally their
standard bearer climbed into the sten
ographers' ' box directly before the ros
trum, .('carrying with him the heavy
standard, and there planted it. :
Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant sec
retary of the navy, carried the New
York standard. Every standard was in
line by .this time, moying around and
around the halL
Delegates said ..they considered it a
demonstration of loyalty to ' the presi
dent, not a demonstration for him as a
candidate. ' . :;-.
Shouts of "Hurrah for the League of
Nations" broke out over the halL
The Wilson demonstration lasted 1?
minutes." - It took the .delegates some
time to get .into their seats, and Kremer
continued to pound for order. Police
men helped to clear the aisles.
"Be decent 1 Be decent !" Kremer
shouted, as some overenthusiastlc Vir
ginians tried to launch another out
burst. ',:."- '-''--"" ''
Kremer then appealed to delegates and
guests alike to refrain from smoking.
M0N8IG508. BYAST PBATS
Monsignor Patrick L. Ryan of San
Francisco - offered prayer . Monsignor
Ryan read his prayer standing in the
blinding glare of a great spotlight. The
audience and delegates at the conclu
sion of his prayer, joined the clergyman
In uttering the Lord's prayer, the deep
baas of the audience rumbling under the
great dome.
. The official photograph of the. con
vention was then taken. From the
band's balcony, which the delegates
faced expectantly, the great flashlight
was set off.
--Kremer then made his speech. He
said:
"Led through a labyrinth of devious
political pathways, lost In the mazes
of political trickerg, following the Pied
Pipers of Republicanism, the Chicago
convention emerged upon the well-paved
roadway of standpatlsm.
""That heterogeneous - mass promul
gated a remarkable document- remark
able in the fact that It Is a masterly
exemplification of " the art of evasion.
Not content with the direct Insult to
the Intelligence of the progressive ' ele
ments wrongly placed in their ranks,
they -once -more surrendered the control
of their party - to the old forces "-of re
action and nominated a leader of that
dynasty of dollars, against whose in
fluence the common people rebelled until
the great movement of progressivlsm
drove it from power and Installed In Its
stead a party truly ; representative ' of
the people. - -
' "In marked contrast to the gathering
ef the opposition, we have met today
to deal with living issues and to advise
the people of America and of the world
of' Democracy's stand upon the ques
tions of the hour. It is with Justifi
able ' confidence that we approach the
important work of presenting a plat
form and naming a candidate, for we
offer to America an assurance based on
achievement. - We - present a pledge
founded on performance.
G. O. P. LOOKS BACKWARD
"The Republican party would turn
backward. , unmindful of the hopes and
aspirations of forward-looking-men and
women, and would have us restore to
power reactionary forces which could
only result in ruin and disaster, but we
will continue to keep our eyes to . the
front and will hold to the path that
during eight glorious years has led
America to" prosperity, peace and world
leadership. ' . -;::-r :-.., "-'v v
"Our opponents Speak to the people
in the language bf yesterday. They
see. only , through the lenses of reaction.
Through years of retrogression their
party has now .' reached . the decadent
stage. The Chicago platform stamps it
as a party of destruction. Its declara
tion of principles condemns, but sug
gests io remedy either for real or fan
cied ills. It is out of tune with free
people everywhere ; it is out - of har
mony with the world's desire ; it - no
longer, as in the cays of its rebirth,
stands as a giant championing the
cause of freedom, but dwarfed by loss
of principle It has developed into a
vicious, crabbed old Scold. '
"America will not look for leader
ship in that ' party ; America ' will not
tolerate the leadership Of that party.
Never more than : now does our coun
try look to Democracy to save it from
the course of national degradation pre
scribed by Republicanism or to save
it from abject humiliation before the
nations: Of the earth. ,
"Our party is almost as old as the
nation itself. It was created when , the
forces of popular government assumed
for the first time in the world's history
the direct conduct of a nation. It has
progressed In thought as . our nation
progressed in growth and attainment.
It has kept pace with the tlm and has
measured the tread of the advancing
boat of liberal government.
"Our. party has never been an evasive
party. - It -.-.was not evasion that made
Thomas. Jefferson the patron saint' of
democratic government : it was not
evasion that.made Andrew Jackson the
personification of honesty and fearless
ness; it was not evasion that made the
Democratic party Of today the cham
pion of the world's hopes, and neither
will it be evasion that will make the
nominee of this convention the presH
dent of the United States.
"Our party will present policies In a
direct and - constructive, way ; the Re
publican platform is Zbut an ingenious
device meant to conceal Irreconcilable
differences. :
ANCHORED IK H03TESTT
"in delivering . our " message to the
American people.' our party will raise
its anchor upon the shores of honesty
and steer unfalteringly , through the
straits of courage. : X1-;.: :. i :i!Y.
t "With civilization's existence jeopard
ised tot the recent Inferno of world
chaos. America reached out Its hand to
stay destructive forces.'. We placed her
once more in her exalted position and
raised again the fallen- torch from
whence radiates the light that tempers
brutish hearts and softens human souls.
The world" is waiting to hear the de
cision of the American' electorate upon
the covenant Of tha League of Nations;
a war-worn world implores America to
take the lead In this great movement,
and humanity's voice cries out implor
ingly to our great nation
. "Our country did not falter In its duty
PICTURE IS SHOW
to silence the guns .of war ; our party
will not falter In its duty to perpetrate
peace." - .
The delegates heard the first part of
it almost in silence, although there was
a little handclapping as . Kremer de
nounced the Republican platform as an
example of the art f evasion and an
Insult to the progressive ; element
wrongly placed In their ranks. His de
nunciation of Harding as a representa
tive of the "dynasty of dollars" got by
almost unnoticed. ; -
EVERYBODY HEARS SPEECH
Kremer spoke in a clear, almost shrill
voice, which evidently was easily heard
in the topmost rows of the galleries. f
"You said something, partner," husked
an aged, bald-headed man with a gray
mustache, standing in the aisle in front
of the Pennsylvania delegation, as Kre
mer' said the Republican party nad
reached the decadent stage,
v As Kremer - continued ' his verbal
broadside at the G. O. P. the crowd, be
gan to manifest more enthusiasm.
There were cries of "Good" and loud
laughter when . he charged the Repub
lican party' had degenerated into "a
crabbed bid scold." -
Many -of the delegates were hoarse as
a result of the Wilson demonstration.
: At - intervals the - searchlights - threw
their dassling beams over the, scene, the
great crowd and the youthful looking
Kremer. in his convention cutaway and
gray trousers, stepping softly . about the
rostrum, .driving home bis remarks with
energetic gestures.
The movie men brought their cameras
down Into the center aisle only a few
feet from the rostrum and filmed the
speaker.
CAGUE BRIKGS CHEERS i - ;
The delegates Jumped to their feet
with a yell when Kremer mentioned the
League of Nations, and cheered for half
a minute. -'- V.LT-
: The band struck up "Dixie" as Kre
mer concluded, and the crowd gave both
Kremer and the tune a . rousing send
off. " . -
The secretary then read the formal
call for the assembling of the conven
tion. .
This formal proceeding failed to In
terest the crowd, which rested from its
vocal labors.
The secretary .then read the list of
the proposed temporary officers of the
convention. . i
The name of Homer a Cummings. tem
porary chairman, was briefly applauded
and there were bursts bf handclapping
for the other officials who were named.
WOMAK AMOJIG ESCORTS
Fred B. Lynch of Minnesota then
moved the acceptance "of the report of
the committee on temporary officers be
adopted ; and a committee of three ap
pointed to escort Chairman Cummfngs
to the platform. The chair appointed
as the Cummings escort committee Sen
ator Jamet D. Phelan of California, Gov
ernor Alfred K. 8mith"of New York and
Miss Helen GrenfeU of Colorado.
. Cummings was seated with the Con
necticut delegation on the floor. The
delegates stood and cheered as the com
mittee made its way to the Connecticut
reservation. The spotlights Were turned
on Cummings and movie camera men
ground furiously at 'their boxes as the
party marched, to the platform.
Cummings stepped to the Stage In
company with Miss GrenfelL Phelan and
Smith, walking behind him.
Phelan then presented Cummings with
a silver-mounted gavel. . ,
Cummings. was given a warm recep
tion, when he was Introduced by Kremer.
SILEJTCE QtnCKLT COMES v
Cummings quickly obtained silence.
He started speaking in low. dispassion
ate tones. , , Cries of iiouder" came from
several corners of the hall. He shook
his. head, and raised a deprecating
palm. He continued speaking in a con
versational tone and the silence was in
tensified as the audience strained to
hear him. ,
Cummings first gestures were re
served. He had a few notes on the
reading desk before him . and occasion
ally stole a glance at them.
Directly before him squatted the
movie men behind their cameras, like
machine gunners, waiting for a . chance
to open up to the -best effort j :
The first enthusiasm came when
Cummings declared the oppressed peo
ple Of the world would look in vain to
the Republican party for relief.
"its platform contains no message of
hope for Ireland," said Cummings. and
there was a burst of handclapping and
cheering from delegates who evidently
tnrtk the chairman's words to mean
that there would be a definite Irishl
plank in the Democratic platform.
There was another cheer when Cum
mings "pointed with pride" to the record
of the Democratic congress. '
There was a spatter of hand clapping
when Cummings pointed t& the creation
of the .federal trade . commission as a
Democratic accomplishment.
FEDERAL RESERVE CHEERED
"Wonderful V and "Great !" yelled del
egates, jumping up as - Cummings told
how, the federal reserve system "passed
ever the opposition, of the Republican
party," had cut down the number of
bank failures until, in 1919, there were
none at all. - I
There was ripple after ripple pf sub
dued handclapping in response to Cum
mings recital of .the administration's
war record. His mention ot General
Pershing's name brought only a little
noise, although Cummings seemed to
pause a moment to see whether the crowd
wanted to cneer.
WAR RECORD CHEERED
Cummings read the list of American
victories in France and declared that at
Sedan the United States army delivered
the blow that won the . war, claiming
credit for the administration. The dele
gates liked It and greeted the words
"Belleau Wood.: Chateau-Thierry.- St.
Mlhlel and.. Sedan" with applause, but
they really ; got up and yelled 'when
Cummings - proclaimed that : these ; vic
tories were - accomplished Sunder the
leadership of a great Democrat and a
Democratic administration. " The band
helped with "Dixie" and the floodlights
agatn were turned on. Scores of dele
gates shouted "Wilson, Wilson," while
others stood on chairs and pointed te
the great picture of the president be
hind the stage. -: ; ' - r "s
' Hundreds of hats, walking , sticks and
handkerchiefs were flourished. A' min
ute later the scene was repeated when
Cummings declared the Democratic
party was proud of the "inspired leader
ship oT Woodrow Wilson." - '
The applause lasted as long as the
band played "Three Cheers for the Red.
White and Blue," but after most of the
delegates had resumed their seats, a lone
woman In the rear of the ball continued
to shout Wilson's name. ; v
SARCASM BRTSf G8 APPLAUSE
Cummings sarcastic thrust at the Re
publican conduct of the Spanish-American
war drew a shout of laughter from
the ; floor. He compared . the soldier
health record of the late war with that
of he war with Spain. Reference to
embalmed beef caused another laugh
end cries of "good," it's, the truth
that hurts 'em" and "give 'em the other
barrel.", v ; - . -"a" .. : V:1 ' -
Cummings told a story which, con
tained reference to the Chicago conven
tion as "an auction"' rather than a con
vention. "And the highest bidder didn't
get it," be cried, and the delegates
shouted with glee,
SYMPATHY FOR. WILSOIT
Several women delegates were moved
to tears by Cummings' dramatic story of
President Wilson's illness "and the
hand of malice, knocking, knocking,
knocking at the sick room door as he
lay stricken with' a terrifying illness."
Cummings' voice throbbed with emo
tion. Miss Mary Foy, one of the Cali
fornia delegates, was one of the first to
press her handkerchief to tier I aoe. . For
a long period there was hardly a sound
from the crowd; then they broke loose
with renewed applause as Cummings
placed Wilson among the immortals.
L "I am afraid this speech Is getting too
long," Cummings remarked, before re
suming, but he was met by a storm ot
advice,. "Go on, go on, tell the story."
WOMAN HECKLES HIM
"What about Ireland ?"' yelled a man
in the gallery as Cummings spoke on
the League of Nations. : - - ,
"111 come to that in a moment, sir,"
Cummings replied. .
"There's British tyranny In Ireland
today," cried a woman sitting among
spectators in the rear. There were yells
of "dry up" and "put her euU" . .
: Several men ran toward the woman.
Cummings paused a moment in his
speech, ' hammered for order, then re
sumed. . .
The woman . made another effort to
heckle him, but those sitting beside her
pushed her back into her seat.
' The convention was thrown into a
turmoil when Cummings, having recited
the" list of countries in the League of
Nattona, said:
"Would you like to knoV "what na
tions are standing outside? Revolu
tionary Mexico, Bolshevist Russia, un
speakable Turkey and the United States
of America- v
The-cheering and laughter continued
more than a minute, t .
In direct contrast to the sweltering
jam that surrounded - the Coliseum at
Chicago during the Republican conven-.
tion hours before the doors opened, dele
gates and spectators . took their time
about getting into the auditorium here
today. An . hour before opening time
only two or three hundred enthusiasts
had found seats in the great hall.
PRETTY CO-EDS tlSHER j
They talked in subdued tones, while':
pretty girl ushers, co-eds from the, Uni
versity of California and Stanford tuni
versity, rushed happily about, trying to
make them comfortable. "
Bunting in the national . colors and a
few American flags were the sole vari
ation from the blue - and gray color
schems of the auditorium.
Aerial nests had been provided for two
bands, one on each side ef the pipe or
gan, 25 feet above the; stage.
There was a noticeable lack of con-
fusion outside the auditorium. The 'po
lice had established nines so far from
the convention hall 'and manipulated
traffic, both pedestrlin and vehicular,
in such a way that s delegates reached
the building without any hint of con
gestion. . ' . .j ' .
PICKETS PARADE OUTSIDE
Women pickets with placards urging
general amnesty for' "political prison
ers," paraded outside - the auditorium.
The Pennsylvania delegates paraded up
Market street behind a band playing
"Dixie" The Pennsylvanians entered
the auditorium quietly., however, and
filed sUently into their seats.
The throng let loose its first yell when
the band broke Into a medley of South
ern airs, featuring "Dixie" s
By 11:40 o'clock the floor had be
come a moving mass of humanity.
The arrival of Thomas Taggart of In
diana on the floor was marked by a lot
of yelling In the Indiana delegation.
At 11 :63, five minutes before the con
. ventlon was to be called to order, the
ofticials began arriving on the platform.
BtMOll OF TESTIMONIAL -
It was reported, that a resolution was
to be introduced congratulating Presi
dent . Wilson on his . return to health.
This report ran around among the gos
siping delegates, many of whom ap
peared to think the first session would
be turned Into a testimonial meeting for
Wilson. . , . - r
The Palmerites became increasingly
noisy and started a little Palmer demon
stration 'which was applauded by the
galleries. In real football rooting style
they turned loose with regular college
yells for Palmer. Cheer leaders led with
gymnastic contortions. Palmer pennants
were waved ' and a- chorus chanted his
praise. v-
: A minute before the time set for open
ing, a detachment of marines, with an
American flag, appeared on the ros
trum and stood at attention. Their num
ber Included two -trumpeters, a color
guard and a color bearer, -
On the, rostrum a United States ma
rines color guard of five men, snappy
In their colorful uniforms, were waiting
patiently to perform their part of the
opening ceremony. .
fALMER. LEADERS 8IXO
The Palmer jcheer leaders again start
ed something. In a few moments groups
of delegates all over the floor were sing
ing songs laudatory of their candidate,
set to popular airs. But Pennsylvania
dominated the situation Palmer's men
bad the organisation. A contingent, of
alumnL from Swarthmore college, which
Palmer attended, kept the echoes roll
ing with their football yells. Half a
dozen balloons were being tossed around
In the air at the same time. Occasion
ally the band smashed a few marching
chords. It looked and sounded like a
very gay and festive affair.
The roar of conveiaation grew so loud
finally that the college yells began to
break up and die out in individual ef
forts. The delegates were saving their
strength for the hour when noise will
count more than t does now.
Hundreds milled -around in the aisles
and there were frequent Inquiries ot
"What's the delay?"
"We're rarln to gb," yelled a-delegate
under the Illinois standard.
LATE GETTING UJfDER WAT "
At 12:10 p. m 10 minutes after-the
hour set to open : the convention, the
temporary officers had not appeared on
the platform. The stage was set, how
ever. The floor was jammed, though the
galleries were still but half filled.
As the minutes slipped by it began to
look as if the Democratic convention
would nearly equal the record of the
Republican convention for' late starts
and long, weary periods ' of waiting
around for something to happen.
The galleries took little part In the
time, killing, the spectators up there be
ing willing to look and listen for the
present. The band worked overtime to
keep TUp the pep, . going clear back to
"Over There" for material to keep the
crowd excited....
Balloon bursting was resorted to in an
effort to maintain "the spirit,
From the galleries came in loud chorus
the words of a new popular song, evi
dently the work of seme song boosters. -
At this period the,. music revue .being
handed out by the: band dated back to
the dawn of fiS, and the old favorite, "I lot
Time in the Old Town Tonight" Then
we heard "Hall. Hall, the Gang's All
Here." .. ":::;-. .- . C
A pretty girl In a blue silk gown
climbed onto a chair in the Pennsyl
vania delegation and cried in a shrill
voice "Who's going to be the next
president r Back came the yell "Palmer,
Palmer." ' .' - ' ' .,
.The girl In blue with the Pennsyl
vanians gave her name as Mrs. a.
Rooney of San Francisco. ; . .
Joseph B. Flthian Dies .
Hood River, June 28. Joseph B.
Flthian, former Portland newspaper
man died In a hospital here Sunday. The
body was taken to Portland.
WILS01I ADHERENTS
DECLARE THEY ARE
111 FULL C0I1TR0L
By J. Dart Campbell j
San Francisco, June 28. (It- N.
tee gets down to business this after
noon at the convention auditorium
the administration forces will con
trol at least two thirds of its mem
bers, supporters of President Wilson
predicted today.
William Jennings Bryan, ihe Ne
braska, and Penator Walsh, the'Masna
chusetts member, and " other- ' antl
admlnlstratlon men oh the committee
will find '. themselves in a hopeless
minority. It was also declared.
Bryan and Walsh say they anticipate
this, and will ' carry their league . fig'.it
to the convention floor in the shape
of a minority report which Walsh prob
ably will submit, and especially if Bryan
finds it necessary, to make a minority
report on the "dry" plank for which
he is sponsor
The session of the committee Is ex
pected to be a stormy one. Bryan and
Walsh leading the fight against the
administration, program on which Sen
ator Glass Of Virginia, the slated ad
ministration chairman of the commit
tee, and his associates were still bueily
engaged this morning. A final draft of
the administration platform will prob
ably riot be ready for submission to
the committee until tomorrow or Wed
nesday, and the committee Is likely, to
do little more today han meet for the
purpose of organization.
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