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FORTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 153. " ; """""
Daniels Is
Target For
Naval Man
Washington, June 2. The trnma
nnnipla row over the navy's conduct'
of the war revived today with the pub- not translated. It is preseumed how
" .. . i..- - r., a -. lever that it ol. . , .. '
location ui a t"" nwr Auiiwu
Benton C. DecKer, commandant of the
BPventh naval district, Florida, in
which he charges that Secretary Dan-
' lets in his testimony before the senate
Investigating committee' intentionally
ftnd deliberately" misrepresented cer
tain acts of Rear Admirals Sims, Pun-
am and Fiske.
The letter, dated June 17, and ad
dressed to Chairman Hale of the com
mittee, was publisnea in ine Army and
Kavy register, a service magazine. Ad
mirnl Pecker said he also had sent a
copy of it to Secretary Daniels.
Decker Once Removed.
. Admiral Decker formerly was naval
attache at Madrid but was removed
during the war. Secretary Daniels has
stated that h. removal followed rep
resentations from Ambassador Willard
to the state department that he was
encroaching on diplmatlo functions ra,
his activities there.
The admiral declared in his lettec
that "from my personal knowledge of
Mr. Daniels' character, I am led to be
lieve that whatever is cited in hw
statements to the discredit of the of
ficers is so perverted and twisted as to
give the actual facts a false meaning."
"It is probable and more likely" Ad
miral Decker s letter saM, "that if
these officers had bowed down and
had served the gods that Mr. Daniels
worshipped they would today havs
been fattening on the navy as com
manders of fleets on active duty or itt
pleasant jobs in Washington. To me,
as to other high officers of the navy,
It has come that if we would bow
;down and do the wishes of Mr. Daniels
wa would receive the rewards therefor
Intimations that come by circuitous
routes and underhand, sneaking ways, j
so that no one can take hold of them.
Cluirges Spite Work.
"My explanation of the incidents set
forth by Mr. Daniels is based upon my
personal experience with him. This
explanation is that Mr. Daniels found
these officers would not follow him to
the limit of demoralizing and degrad
ing the navy; that, even though they
honestly desired the rewards and pro
motion of their career which all hon- j
orable men reasonably desire, tney
were not willing to sacrifice their char ,
ncter. their manhood and their coun-
try. And as a result Mr. Daniels, de-
...termUw break tnem ny tne use ui
all the power of his high office, by the
' use of the power of .ridicule, sarcasm
and half truths, that as a newspaper
man he has learned how to use so
skilfully, by the use of strength of pub
licity secured thrflugh his newspaper
connections, all the weapons which
Prussianism usedto destroy Its ene
mies, and autocracy has used through
the ages to maintain its power.
Defends OUe Officers.
In all opinion all credit is due w
these men thnt thev have fought unto ;
the end and upheld the standard of ingness any former gathering here
iinrichtiiBaa lnvaltv m country, self'are to be in Salem for the order's
. . . . t i..'n.n.A AAn,unnn T .. 1.. 9 ' it 13 atat.
sacrince, nnrci worK ana pdikimiuj
conduct, attributes that the ideal narai
officer has always reverred.
"I have nn desire In this letter to
brimr out mv nersonal experiences
with Mr. Daniels but he knows of them
and he knnwa If hA knows the differ-
mce between right and wrong, that he I
i he rtiht. Khnt ho has been
autocratic; that he has abused his the Elks convention than was Port
power; that he has done all this for land during the Shriners gathering,
unworthy motives." 1 11 ls Pointed out, and the housing
problem is at present a very serious
Burleson Says
Texas Delegates
To Back McAdoo
San Francisco, June 26 Postmaster
General Burleson, who arrived here
during the night, declared that he and
"re enure rexas delegation wouiu vuio
for the nomination of William G. Mc-
Adoo.
ine action or tne repumican con-j
vention in adopting a platform which,
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uuuceaiea lis aiuiuue uii i
leading questions confronting the coun
try would not be repeated In San
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WUU1U Uriilie IW tiurnLiu.i
lot tlr and,emPhatically. He would his destination
not forecast its attitude regarding a disclosed as the senator
liberalization of the Volstead act, la- 0 much needed re8t.
W J,r the !rish questton, but said that faJ Warding requested that
whatever action might be taken the correspondents make no
Wrty wouId abide by the will of tl, follow him as it was his wish
Portlander to.
Head Rotarians
Atlantic City, N. J., June 26. Estes
Sneaecor, Portland, Or., was elected
rsident of the International Associa
J'on of Rotary clubs at its meeting
"ere Friday. He defated John Dyer.
Vincennes, Ind.. on the third ballot,
" votes to 250.
Governor Roberts
Favors Passage
Of Suffrage Bill
RohaShineto-' June 28- Governor
di Tennessee, In a telegram to
il0 Pres'dent Wilson said he heart
m ,red ratification of the suffrage
ub 1 and include this
ct in a call for a special session
ent !.egis,ature u legal depart-
t advised him that ratification
"Honorable" Salem
:: Uub Gets Note
Contents Not Known
ine Honorable Commercial club
has received a letter in Spanish , L
rrom Nicaragua. Whether it is an In
vitation to art a revolution lngnaIenm
or a request for contributions for a
graveyard for dead Villas, Manager E.
T. McCroskey does not know
With the Spanish speaking office
, .. .aiauuii, me letter is as yet
- iwr imormauon con'
v"m"s me Willamette valley.
ine enevolep Is addrefueri t !..
Secretario de la Honorable Camara de
Comercia, Salem region, U. S. A." , It is
num me Minlsterio de
romento y
uarteraa Anexas de
ragua."
Managua, Nica-
Frisco Strikers
Arrested; Lever
Violation Charge
San Francisco, June 26. Warrants
charging 65 striking members of the
San Francisco yardmen's association
with violation of the Lever food law
by alleged participation in the "insur
gent strike" last April were served last
night at a mass meeting of the men,
by a United States marshal.
Indictments charging the men were
returned recently by the federal Brand
jury.
The yardmen voted unanimouslv at
the meeting not to return to work un
til some action has been taken by the
labor board ow meeting at Chicago.
Seek to Break Strike
Chicago, June 26. W. G. Lee, pres
ident of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, today began work in an ef
fort to bring back Into the brotherhood
ranks the fifteen thousand workers
expelled for taking part in unauthoi
ized strikes during the past year.
"With the promise of a wage scale
decision before July 20, retroactive to
May 1, there is no reason for further
dissension in ouranks," said Mr. Lee.
"Already we have taken back fifteen
thousand of the thirty thousand men
who were expelled."
Lee remained in Chicago while other
heads of the Big Four brotherhood re
turned to their homes.
It is reported that the federal rail
road board, which has been in execu
tive session here three weeks, has
agreea on a leniaiive average wage m-
crease for the various crafts of 22 per
cent. Members of the board refused
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10,000 Elks Will
Jam City During
Meet on July 23
Ten thousand wild, pleasure seek
ing, joy hunting Elks a herd which
will by comparison cast into noth-
uun-i... u. ... v.
ed today by J. F. Hutchason.
The week, end beginning July 23 is
to be the gayest, liveliest, most elab
orate, most enjoyable that the city
has ever seen, officials in charge de
jelared.
In proportion to its size, Salem is
to be much more crowded during
one.
Women in charge of the canvassing
of the city for visitors quarters are
working tirelessly in an effort to get
accommodations for the lodgemen,
Mr. Hutchason stated, and Salem at
the present time is not coming thru
as it should.
"Even with the proper, the neces
sary cooperation it will be difficult to
provide for all of the visitors, ana
wHh ownerg of home8 holding back,
he proWem ls increasingly difficult,"
h gaid
Harding Spending
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YeeK-hnCl In tllUing
T 9(. cpnntnr
'nblSn' predeTtiat Tat
"'n' .L, ,flnv fnr an
unannounced
destination. He plans
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kta niifptlv ana ae-
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vote part of ft to his speech of ac
ceptance. . Only a few callers were received
by the nominee before his departure.
Canada Makes
Loan To Railway
Ottawa, June 26 A loan of 325,000,
000 to the Grand Tunk railway system,,
recently taken over by Canada as
government railway, is provided for In
the supplementary estimates of .
000,000 presented today in the house
of commons.
Further items provided for are J9.
000 000 for additional pensions for soldiers-
$1,700,00 for maintenance of a
Canadian navy; $1,977,000 for public
works, and $6,000,000 for increases in
salaries of civil servants.
The house today also passeo tne guv
. .imotM nrhich were
ernment raunaj- -
the subject of consideraDie aeoicc.
In order to permit the business men
t.. TVallos to atteno tne i!i
nf ,, Shriners' convention at Port-
..... atdleman has declared
land. Mayor staaiema"
Bryan Holds
Position On
Committee
San Francisco, June 26. William
J. Bryan was today unanimously se
lected as Nebraska's representative
on the committee on resolutions at
a caucus of the Nebraska delegation.
Several members of the delegation
representing the Hitchcock faction,
did not attend the caucus,
Dry Win First Test
San Francisco, June 26. Pennsyl
vania "drys" won a smashing victory
in the state convention caucus today
defeating efforts to instruct for a
"wet" plank by a vote of Rn t . j
Meredlth Not Candidate
San Francisco, June 26. Secretary
Meredith announced today that he
was "not in any sense" a candidate
for the democratic nomination for
president. He has been among those
for whom nomination work as in
progress at the convention and plans
ior presenting his name to the con
vention had been made. The secre
tary's formal statement did not say
whether these plans had been can
celled. Joint headquarters for Mereditji
and Former Ambassador Gerard, also
a contender for the nomination, had
been opened here.
New York Caucus Adjourns
San Francisco, June 26. The New
York delegation met today but ad
journed until tomorrow night without
transacting any business. Governor
Smith, chairman of the delegation,
said that the postponement was due
to the non-arrival of a number of dc-1
egates from the up-state districts. .
At tomorrow night's meeting it is
planned to reelect Norman E. Mack
as the member of the democratic na
tional committee and to assign . W.
Bourke Cockran to the committee on
resolutions.
Enthusiasm was aroused by the
reading of a resolution adopted by
the French democratic club of New
York city urging the delegation to
work for the nomination of Govern
or Smith as the presidential candi
date. V
Hun Merchants
In Occupation
Zone Cut Prices
chants, along the Rhine occupied by
the Americans, have decided to reduce
prices 20 per cent. This action came
after the army had placed 28 stores in
the district "off limits" for American
soldiers because of profiteering by the
proprietors.
The army authorities found that the
profits in some stores were reaching
700 per cent. In consequence of the
action of the army and the meeting
which followed there was a reduction
of 59 per cent in some articles over
night. ' :
Asylum Runaway
Fatally Wounds
Four of Family
Chlcago, June 26. Nolan B. Robin
son, 23 years old, fugitive from an in
sane hospital at Elgin, III., was cap-
.... Jl 1 n.n.lnn nn VioM nn
tuureu Cic .
charges of at tempting to murde r h Is
wife, their five months' old baby an
his parents-in-law last night at Whea-
ton near this city.
Robinson stabbed all four with a
butcher knife, then crushed their
skulls with an iron bar. Robinson,
found sitting in a railroad station with
hie clothes covered with blood, calm
ly discussed the attempted murders
and declared he was crazed by love
for his child.
Wheaton police reported the injured
vicitims cannot recover.
Robinson served four years in the
navy and crossed eighteen times dur
ing the war. He was on the Cyclops
when it was attacked by a German
submarine in 1916. Robinson was
committed to the hospital May 5 last
following repeated efforts to kill mem
bers of his family.
High Nobles Of
Shrine Guests
i ana u ia uiiucibiuwu w.j e
On SOUnd I OaaVlbe in the nature of a surprise. Some
jt j4j j i the events ., be announced later
Tacoma. Wash., June 26. Ellis.
. " tmnarlal r.ntOtl-1
Lewis uarreiaun. iren ....I,-..-.
tate of the Mystic Shrine, accompanied ,
by tne imperial una. ...
coma Friday. There were parades, en
tertainments and banquets for the of
ficials here yesterday and last night.
The imperial divan and seevral hun
dred Shriners went on board two spe
cial steamers last night and early to
rienarted for a two weeks' trip to
Alaska.
Mr. Garretson has promised to make
his first visit as imperial potentate to
the Montreal temple, which has pre
sented him with a silver tablet in the
form of the Canadian maple leaf.
Flour Drops.
Minneapolis. June 26. Flour drop
ped 30 to 50 cents a barrel at the
mills here today. The decline was due
to a sharp break in the wheat market
yesterday.
Fair Weather Predicted.
Washington. June 26. Weather pre-
for the week beginning Mon-,
on . nerallv fair and .
oay.
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE
Eugene Growing;
Census Report
Shows Big Gain
, Washington, June 26. Eu
gene, Or., 10,593, Increase 1854
or 17.6 per cent. '
; Des Moines, Iowa, 126,468,
increase, 40,100 or 46.4 per cent
, Taunton, Maes. '37,137, in
crease 3878 or 8.4 per cent.
: Wichita Falls, Texas, 40,070,
increase 31,879 or 388.8 per
cent.
Chelsea, Mass.,, 43,184, in!
crease 10,732 or 33.1 per cent.
Few Changes In
Medal List Are
Made by Board
Washington, June 26. Excent - for
the addition of new names, virtually
no cnange has been made by the
Knight board in the original list of
recommendations for award of war
service decorations, members of the
board said today. The board recon
vened six months ago to reconsider its
recommendations after the medal
awards controversy between Rear Ad
miral Sims and the naval secretary
which resulted In a senate investiga
tion.
The board's second report was sub
mitted to Mr. Daniels just before he
left for San Francisco to attend the
democratic convention and he has not
thoroughly examined it.
Members of the board said that in
the new list they had followed their
original recommendations with regard
to officers whose-ships were struck by
torpedoes or mines. ..Of the ten offi
cers in this group, only six four' of
whom saved their ships, were recom
mended for the distinguished service
medal on the original list. Secretary
Daniels contended that each officer
whose ship was struck should receive
a distinguished service medal.
Postal Clerks
Of Oregon Meet
In Salem Today
With representatives from nearly
every postoffice in the state in attend
ance, the annual state convention of
mail carriers and postal clerks is be
ing held In Salem today. The busl
ines! session of the carriers IB being
held in th-0mjn cil club, and that
I of the clerks takes place in the For
ester hail on North Commercial street.
Officers for the fiscal year begin
ning July 1 will be elected by both
contingents, and a number of import
ant matters concerning the postal
work will be discussed.
Business meetings will adjourn at
5 o'clock and deelgates will enjoy an
automobile sightseeing tour of the city
and the oountry surorunding it. The
convention will close with a banquet
in Hotel Marion at 7 o'clock.
Retiring officers.of the Oregon State
Association of Mail Carlrers are: D. R
Brush of Astoria, president; F. A. Bak
er of Salem, vice-president; Fred P.
Holm of Portland, secretary-treasurer;
Forrest G. Driver of Portland, national
state vice-president.
Three Million In
Gold Is Aboard-
Incoming Vessel
New York, June 26. A $3,000,000
cargo of South African gold, consign-
ed to the banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb
c ig aboard tne gteamer
scheduIed dock her0
ag hased ,
the London open market last week.
July 10, Bargain
Day, Biggest of
Year, Is Claim
That Bargain Day is to be one of
the biggest and perhaps the biggest
day on Salem's calendar for the year I
Is the promise of those in charge of
the fourth annual event which will
take place here July 10.
It is not to be merely an opportunity
to get things cheap, officials point out
but there will be lots of other things
to interest both Salemltes and visitors.
Details of the other happenings are
mostly kept secret by the commltee,
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(Continued on page four)
Pd$fQfS Q Lead
In Convention's
Prayers Named
San Francisco, June 26. The fol
lowing clergy have been selected to
deliver democratic national conven
tion invocations:
June 28 The Right Rev. P. L. Ry
an, vicar general of the Roman Cath
olic archdiocese of San Francisco;
Bishop A. W. Leonard, Methodist
Episcopal.
June 29 Bishop William F. Nich
ols, Protestant Episcopal; Rabbi Mar
tin A. Meyer, Hebrew.
June 30 Rev. Mark A. Matthews,
Seattle, Presbyterian; Rev. James L.
Gordon, Congregatlonallst
July 1 Rev. Creed W. Gawthrop,
Baptist; Dr. S. S. Dutton, Unitarian.
July 2 Rev. Edward M. Sten
strud, Lutheran; Peter V. Ross, Chrb
tian Science.
Ju,y
j Rev. Joalah Sibley, Pres-
bvterian.
11
26, 1920,
Democrats Plunge Into Task Settling
Contests for Seats; Palmer Forces to
Fight D
Salem's Demnr.raHr.
i -
Delegation On Way
To S.F. On Special
According to schedule, two Marion
county residents, delegates to the dem
ocratic national . convention
at hsn
Francisco left Saturday mornins at
1:30 on a special train bearing Ore
gon's democratic delegation.
Will E. Purdy of Salem and W. H.
Downing of Shaw are the delegates
and they were joined on the south
ward exodus by the folowing Salem
residents: P. . Frazier (alternate),
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Powers and P. J.
Keeney. Daniel J. Fry has already de
parted for San Francisco; while it is
reported that F. W. Steusloff may join
the Salem representation.
R. R.' Turner of Lane county and
Mr. Downing of Marion are the two
delegates from the first congressional
district. Oregon's quota of ten dele
gates is completed by the due from
Multnomah with two from the second
district and the four delegates at large
Chairmanship
Of Resolutions
Body at Stake
San Francisco, June 26. Reports of
an Impending fight on the chairman
ship of the resolutions committee of
the democratic convention are holding
the attention of delegates and onlook
ers here today. . .
Senator Glass of Virginia has been
generally accepted as slated for the
post although there has been strong
talk within the last day or two that
Senator Walsh of Montana might gelecutive committee should prevail. He
the job. ,Glass arrived two days ago
while Senator Walsh came in yester.
day.
The Montana senator has the back
ing of W. J. Bryan, who also arrived
yesterday armed and equipped, he n-
timated, for a knock-down-and-dras-
out fight against any attempt to slip a
wet or even slightly moist plank into
the platform, Senator Walsh has im
pressed opposition to a prohibition
plank. T
Mr. Bryan also ls credited with ideas
of his own as to the league of nations
plank, not in accord with the Virginia
state platform declaration approved by
President Wilson. Owing to these con
siderations the fight over the resolu
tions committee chairmanship was
generally taken to be a struggle be
tween administration and Bryan forces
for control.
Harding Urged
To Stump West
New York, June 26. Chances of
clinching a republican victory in the
far west in November would be ma
terially strengthened if the republican
national committee would send the
candidate on a speaking tour of the
Pacific coast states, according to
Samuel Piatt, prominent Nevada re
publican, who conferred with National
Chairman Will H. Mays here today.
Mr. Piatt told Mr. Hays that public
opinion in Nevada, normally a demo
cratic state, had undergone a swing
toward republicanism in the last six
months. "' Harding, he said, was well
and favorably known throughout the
west, but by reputation only. This
good impression of the candidate
would be much bolstered up, he said,
if Harding should stump the country.
In urging a personal campaign in
the west, Mr. Piatt bore out statements
of Elmer Dover of Tacoma, who yes
terday told campaign heads that Pa
cific coast republicans wished Mr.
Harding to make the trip.
7'fflC 7?7 I'M Tft
'" IVC?lly 1 V
Submit Reply To
Terms Of Peace
Paris, June 26. Turkey's peace del
egation was ready this morning to sub
mit that country's reply to the terms
of the treaty presented by the allied
nations. This reply was to have been
transmitted June 11 but an extension
of time amounting to fifteen days was
granted June 7.
Dispatches from India indicate con
siderable unrest among the Moslems of
that country regarding the Turkish sit
uation. The viceroy of India has, It
is said, received notice from a leader
of the Indian nationalists that unless
the Turkish peace terms are revised
the Hindus will withdraw their support
from the British government.
Veteran Liner
Captain Making
Final Voyage
New York,' June 26. Captain Will
iam Finch, senior captain of the
White Star !'ne fleet and for 46 years
a seaman, took the steamer Baltic
out for Liverpool today on his last
voyage as "skipper." He will be re
tired on pension when he reaches
Liverpool. i
Cantain Finch received the Order
of the British Empire from King
George for his services as a
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isplacement by Smith Delegates
Auditorium, Sin Francisco, June 26. The democratic nation
al committee plunged directly into the Georgia contest when it met
today. Each faction was on the ground early holding whispered
conferences and making last minute plans for the battle. Clark
Howell, leading the Falmer group, "and former Senator T. W.
Hardwick, head of the opposition forces, were conspicuous by
their"activity.
As this contest was being heard, -
friends and opponents of Senator lv the fifth district riwto.,
James A. Reed, who claimed a seat
as a delegate from the Fifth Missou
ri district, were also busy UninK un
their forces. The national committee
plans to hear the Reed case after the
Georgia contest was floo'drd.
Palmer Delegates Win.
' Auditorium, San Francisco,
June 26. The democratic na-
tional convention voted today
to place the Palmer delegates
from Georgia on the temporary
roll of the national convention.
28 Votes Invdvcd
Although only 28 votes were In
volved in the Georgia case, the Pal
mer delegation is composed or 56
men, each with one half vote. Tho
opposition, known as the Hoks Smith
Tom Watson group, brought a dele
gation of 32, of whom 24 were dis
trict delegates with one vote etch
and eight delegates at large with one
half vote each.
On motion of J. Bruce Kramer.
Montana, each aide was given 30 min
utes to present Its case. It was agreed
that the committee go into executive
session to vote on the 'contents after
the public hearing
State Iiaw Cited
H. H. Dean, Gainesville, Ga., open
ed for the Palmer delegates. He ex
plained there ls no state law specif
ically covering presidential preferen
tial primaries and in such absence
the rules of the democratic state ex-
said the executive committee unani
mously agreed that the national del
egates should be chosen from among
the friends of the delegates who re
ceived the largest county unit vote.
.This agreement, he added, was known
to all candidates, was widely pub
lished, and none of the presidential
candidates objected to it before the
primary.
Opposition Heard.
Opening for 'she anti-Palmer group,
'H. H. Perry, Gainesville, spoke of
Clark Howell's long service in the na
tional' committee and of the. high re
gard in which tie ls held by its mem
bers. He spoke of Mr. Howell's fair
ness "and said he hoped the committee
would" not be swayed by personal con
siderations but would consider the
case on its merits.
Mr. Perry argued that the election
of the Smith-Watson delegates was
regular. They were chosen by tho
state conventions, which, he claimed.
was the parent body. The credentials
of the anti-Palmer men, he said, were
Inaccurate in stating that these dele
gates had been elected in pursuance of
the results of the primary. He pointed
out that the credentials of the Smith
Watson men were certified by the
chairman of the convention, while the
credentials of the opposition delegates
were certified by the secretary of the
executive committee.
Hardwick Opposes Palmer.
Former Senator Hardwick, also op
posing the Palmer delegates, declared
the state convention was supreme and
that the state executive committee had
no power to instruct the state conven
tions what it should or should not do.
The state convention, he said, held the
same relative position to the state com
mlttee as the national convention holds
to the national committee.
Senator Hardwick said he always
abided by the results of primaries.
"Why didn't you abide in this pri
mary?" asked a Georgia delegate.
"Because we beat you In that pri
mary," shouted back Senator Hard
wick.
He claimed that .Palmer received
less than one-third of the popular
vote in the state, though he had the
most county unit votes, anil argued
that It was against democratic prin
ciples for a man receiving less than a
third of the total vote to tie the hands
of the other two-thirds.
Compared to Poker Game.
Albert Howell, Atlanta, closing for
the Palmerites, said that the execu
tive committee exercised the functions
of the state committee between con
ventions. He claimed the executive
committee was the creation of the
convention and its functions were lim
ited to those prescribed by the body
creating it. Mr. Howell was applaud
ed when he humorously illustrated
the case of a poker game In which
one set of players wanted to change
the rules of the game after the chips
were on the table.
This closed the Georgia case and
the committee immediately proceeded
to hear the Reed Case.
Francis W. Wilson. United States
attorney for the western district of
Missouri, presented Senator Reed's
case. He said it was his understand
ing that there was no contest In Mis
souri but that the only question for
solution by the national committee
was- "not the man or the measure"
but rather whether the fifth Missouri
district was toy-be permitted to name
not once but twice, a delegate of its
own choosing.
Herd's Title Held Clear.
He explained under Missouri rules
the congressional districts are permit -
ted to select their own national dele-
gates who are passed upon by the state
onontlnn The utata convention re-
convention
ship'jected Reed's selection and referred it
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ed Senator Reed. Mr. Wilson asserted
that Senator Reed's title to a seat In
the convention was as clear as that oC
any other delegate. . i - :
Asked In the event Reed was seat
ed, would the senator abide by the ac
tions of the national convention, Mr.
Wilson said he has known Reed foe
thirty years and that his democraey
had never been brought Into question.
This drew ; applause from different
parts of the committee room.
Joseph B. Shannon, the other dels
gate from the fifth district, supported
the claim of Senator Reed. i
Contests Karly Settled.
San Francisco, June 26. Completion
of the temporary roll of the democra
tic national convention was in sight to-
day when the national committee re
sumed consideration of credentials
with the Georgia contest before it and)
Senator Reed's efforts to gain a seat
on the floor with the Missouri dele
gation also to be passed upon. Other
business occupied the first session otV
the Committee yesterday preventing
prompt disposition of' these trouble
some questions. -:
- Commlttemen expressed confidence
that the Georgia case would be put
through, probably without a vot
against seating the delegation lined ue
for Attorney General Palmer for pres
ident. They were not quite so sure at
the result on Senator Reed. ; ,
Previously it looked certain that h
would be denied a seat, having been
refused election as delegate at large by
the state convention. There were Inti
mations overnight, however, of a dis
position among gome committee mem
bers not to oppose the senator's plan
for getting on the convention floor.
Cox Boom Launched.
The influx of delegations which be
gan yesterday continued and added
hourly to the. physical and conversa
tional congestion in hotel lobbies. Out
of the din arose what some observnM
professed to recognize as a spurt of
nomination sentiment, toward Gov
ernor COX Of Ohi0. ?i;j:i . -'t . . .
. tt sent the army of new writers on
the ground scurrying about In search
Of Its source. The best they could
make of it was that the coming of sev
eral delegations already In the Cox
column had added just' that many to
the Cox talkers with nothing deflnlts
to indicate added votes for him later.
The elusive McAdoo boom also put
In a new and this time, a public ap
pearance. Bobbing serenely into sight
despite Mr. McAdoo'i personal efforts
to chloroform it some days ago, tha
movement for nomination of the for
mer secretary of the treasury took tho
shape of cards appearing in hatbands
of delegates here and there with tho
legend "Mac'll do."
McAdoo Without Headquarters.
As there Is no McAdoo headquarters),
nor agency authorized to stimulate-
sentiment for him so far as known, tho -source
of the new manifestation of pot
lltlcal immortality on the part of his
boom was not clear. '
Action of the . national committee
yesterday in adopting a resolution urg
ing the convention to grant equal com
mittee suffrage and membership to
women of the party gave the dolegate
another subject to discuss. Women
delegates, of whom there are an un
usual number present, were elated.
Wives and other feminine relatives of
(Continued on paze three)
McAdoo Wires
His Refusal to
Oregon Delegates
Portland, Or., June 26. "I cannot
consent that my name be presented to
the convention," William Gibbs Mc
Adoo has telegraphed Dr. C. J. Smith,
democratic state chairman. The mes
sage came to the state chairman a few
'hours before the Oregon delegation
and a group of democratic enthusiasts
left for San Francisco last night. '
When the state committee organ
ized last week, O. P. Coshow of Ross
burg offered a resolution directing
Chairman Smith to telegraph Mr. Mc
Adoo urging him to reconsider hi an
nouncement that he Is not a candidate.
The reply to Chairman Smith thanked
him for his message or confidence and
esteem and concluded with the state
ment quoted.
Oregon for MoAdoo Anyway.
So far as the Oregon delegation Is
concerned, it will vote for McAdoo, as
per the primary instructions. Mr. Mo
Adoo sent word on the eve of the pri
maries that he did not want his name
on the ballot and that he advised an
unlnstructed delegation. Newton Mo
Coy, who had secured a petition to
place McAdoo's name on the ballot,
went ahead and filed It: the name ap
pesred on tha ballot and the Ore (roe
delegation was. thereby, committed to
vote for McAdoo.
Notwithstanding McAdoo's message
that he cannot consent to have hla
.name presented to the convention, t
Is a foregone conclusion that-McAdoo's
' name will be offered at San Francisco.
! Out of the hundreds of delegates, there
are some who will name McAdoo for
nomination without hla
iub
and the Oregon delegation will vote
(Continued on
page two)
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