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News aBM)bserver tf. RALEIGH, N. G, TUESDAY vv'V iARCH 2, 1920. ,. TWENTY PAGES TODAY. THE WEATHER v hi Tuesday, slightly warm r west portion) Wsaney fair, warmer.' WATCH LABEL. a rut ttHt. Will n Mm upkiM jU nt4 udsa tins Hn. VOU CXI. NO, 62. TWENTY PAGES TODAY. PRICE: HVE CENTS rxte I it r SENATE LEADERS AGREETO ALLOW II Convinced That Their LabOrs Are Waste of Time As Dead lock Unbreakable TO CLEAR TRACK FOR NEEDED LEGISLATION To Drop Compromise Negotia tion! On Reservation To Ar ticle Ten; Complete Ee adop tion of Reservation Program of Last Session and Let Pact Inter Campaign ': - Washington, March 1. Convinced that for the present their labors to break the peace treaty deadlock arc a waste of time, Senate leaders moved today to get the treaty out of the way of prcss . ing legislation and to let the issues raised by the ratification fight go into the political campaign for decision. . Under the pian agreed to and appar ently acquiesced in by all elements of both parties, compromise negotiations on the crucial reservation to article ten are to be dropped, readoption of the Republican reservation program or' last session is to be completed as a formality and then a finul ratification vote is to lie taken to put the treaty into the campaign. Some Senators predicted tonight that the final vote, which it is ci needed on both side will record another failure to ratify .would come within the next three days. Among most of the leaders, however, the prediction Jnras that the tEATY BE ISSUE smouldering debate woul4 take at lenrt'lia Alabama for the last quarter of a the remainder of tho week to burn itself out in spite of general cooperation to keep it sharply under control. '. Th decision to hasten action was reached when the Bepublican leaders, convinced the Democrats would block ratification unless the article ten reser vation were modified, determined to ' stand by their guns and insist that tho reservation go into the ratification reso lution without any change of substance or of language. In this reaffirmation they acceded to a demand by the Bepub lican irreconcilable opposed to ratifi cation who, had intimated that they ' might adopt methoda lit tJeir own. to wreck the Bepublican program if they ' saw' signs of weakening on. article ten. Hold Balance of Power. The coup of the irreconcilable in thus bringing the treaty fight to a truce was a virtual repetition of the move by which, several weeks ago, they ended the bi-partisan compromise negotiations by bringing pressure to bear on the Bepublican leaders when an agreement seemed imminent. Holding the balance of power, their votes have to be counted on by e Republicans to adopt Any of the proposed reservations, and in addir tloa they are understood to have pointed out that if, their counsels were disre garded they easily could talk the treaty ' over into the campaign under the Sen ate's rule jo f unlimited debate. Ia fact, a program of extensive de- . Late already had been inuugurated by the Irreconcilablcs, members of the group having the floor several hour , each day during last week's session. Un- . der today' agreement they are expected not only to discontinue that program, bnt to vote with the Republicans as they did last session in adopting reser vations. ' .. , " The Senate took no action on the. treaty during today's session, which was cut short by adjournment on account of the death of Senator Bankhead. Un der unanimous consent the vote to have been taken today on the domestic que- tion reservation wit put over until tomorrow. ; HIGH COURT TO PASS ON "SALE" OF GIRL Now YoTk, Mar. 1. The Supreme court ot New York may be asked to . determine whether Rebecca Ellen Bogen, a 21-year-old Rumanian girl purchased in Turkey at the age of 16 for 12,000 and brought? fo this country, still "belongs" to Alexan der Albadoff, a ' Turk. He ' was, brought before a magistrate's Court' today oa a summons obtained by the girl who said he had annoyed her. She told the court that she was "sold" to Alhadoff with some kind of a ceremony, but she was unable to state whether it was a legal mar riage ceremony. AlhadofT brought her to the United State daring the war but recently they quarreled and - separated. ' ;. ' "She belongs to me," was the Turk's only comment Magistrate Sweetxer suggested - that he engage a lawyer and bring his case before thejuprcme court. CUT CONGRESSIONAL RECORD TO SAVE WHITE PAPER. 'Washington, March 1. Because of - Senator Bmoot, Bepublican, Utah, gav notice in the Senate today that hereafter he wenld object to insertion ia the Con gressional Record of all extraneous and unimportant matters. "Thi mean," he said, "that no matter rill go in the record, outside of the regular debate and proceedings except by a majority vote of the Senate.-' ' - ':- AD. FINDS LOST PEARLS IN - -RICHMOND WORTH IIM.M. Richmond, Va., March L Mis Mary T., Williams, of 824 West Franklin street, member of a wealthy family here, lost a 1100,000 string of pearls , yesterday. Ths pearls, which comprised a beautiful necklace, were found this morning and returned to the owner, who advertised, offering a libcVsl reward ' tvr them. HOPE NOW SEEN FOR BONUS FOR VETERANS Chairman of House Committee Predicts Speedytecommen dation On Subject ,--f Washington, D. C, March 1. On, the eve of the House ways and means com mittee beginning hearings oa another gratuity to veterans of the world war, Chairman Fordney issued a statement announcing hi support of "some form of gratuity" and .predicting a speedy committee recommendation. Representa tives of various veterans organiza tions will appear 'before the committee beginning tomorrow to, offer proposals on the form of the gratuity. "It may be that several classes of gratuities will have to be provided, ao that the individual mar select the plan Best suited to his needs," said Mr. Ford ney' statement. "Whether the gratuity slioubT take the form of a cash bonus, securities, such as bonds, or certificates of .indebtedness, farm or home loans, or credit in one torm or another, I am unablo to decide at this time. The views of the men themselves are wide ly divergent. The numerous -bills to be considered are equally divergent." SENATOR PASSES John h. Bankhead Oldest Mem ber of Upper Body; Last Who Wore The Grey ' Washington, March 1. John H. Bank hend, of Alabama, tho oldest member of the United States Senate and the last veteran of the Confederate armies to serve in it, died today at his home in Washington of myocarditis. Ilia colleague, Senator Underwood, announced the fact to the Senate, eulogizing him as the "foremost figure century. The Senate adjourned imme diately as a mark of respect. Later Vice President Marshall appointed a committee of the Senate, consis.ing of Senator Underwood, Nelson, Pomerene, Townsend, Astmrst, Fornald, McKellar, Harrison and Ball. The body accom panied by members, of theafamlly, will leave Washington tomorrow night for Jasper, Ala., where the funeral will be held. Senator Bankhead' death eame as a surprise to hi official associates, thtr immediate members of his family hail been concerned for soma time over his health. He ceutrarte aw eold several week ago during a period of incle ment, woather at the eepltol while es corting a delegation visiting Washing ton in the interest of the United States Good Road Association through a round of official calls. - With him at the time of his death were his wife, his son, Representative William B; Bankhead, who served in Congress from the Tenth Alabama dis trict, his daughter, Mrs. Arthur G. Lund, Mr. Lund, and Dr. Sterling Buflln. Three other children also survive him. . Prominent Figure. Senator Bankhead was born in 1842, and for over a half century he had been a dominating figure in public af fairs, both in his State and in the na tion. Enlisting as a private in an Alabama regiment during the Civil War, he was three times wounded, and rose to the rank of captain. .before its con clusion. After serving in .the legislature of his State several terms he wae elect ed to Congress, where he filled out ten terms, later being appointed to-the Sen ate to fill a vacancy. Elected by the legislature to that office in 1907, he was re-elected twice by popular vote, the last time in 1918. In Congress he was conspicuous for his work on public buildings and river and harbor improve ments. He was the author of the law for Federal aid to post roadi now in effect and the Bankhead National High way, planned- to run from Washington to Los Angeles, Cal was named for him. . . . , Regret at Montgomery. Montgomery, Ala, March 1. New of the suddo.. death of Senator John Hollis Bankhead, at , Washington today, was received . with profound regret in all part of the State, As soon as advised that the .senior Senator from Alabama had passed away. Governor Thomas Kil by wired messages of sympathy to the widow and members of the family, or dered the State flag at half mast until after the funeral and issued hi procla mation to the people, calling attention to the death. Thompson May Succeed. In political circles it waa rumored that Frederick I. Thompson, publisher of The Mobile Register, would bo named to fill the unexpired term ia the Senate. from Jasper, Ala, tonight John Bank head, Jr, tlder son of the deceased, informed The Associated Press corres pondent that Co funeral would be eon ducted Thursday morning from the Methodist church of that city. Prom inent men from all parts of tho Stat will be ia- attendance, . WEST VIRGINIA SENATE GOES AGAINST SUFFRAGE Charleston, West Va., March L Ratir fication of tho National suffrage amend ment was refused by the West Virginia Senate this afternoon, the vote to ratify being 14 to ' 14. When it - was an nounced, Senator Harvey W. Banner, who proposed the resolution, changed hi vote to bo. ' This was done. It was stated, ia order that he , might move for reconsideration. - I V ; :?o Dissolve Maniac. V ' Berlin,.; March 1 Crown Prince Charles of Bumaala, intends to dissolve tho tnorgantie marriage he contracted in 1018 with Mile Zyzi Lambrlno. a young and beautiful Rumanian woman, according to a a is patch from Bucharest, quoting tho newspaper . Epoea. The crown prince eonsequently has affected a reconciliation! with King Ferdinand and Queen Marie, the newspaper adds, reviving hi claim to the succession. SENIOR ALABAMA WANT1Y1RSJERMAN AS DELEGATE FOR Raleigh Woman Suggested As One of Delegates-at-Large To San Francisco . TWO SENATORS CERTAIN TO BE INCLUDED IN LIST Congressman Hoey Suggested As Other Member of "Big Four" To National Conven tion ; Henry. Page Starts Some Talk; Hoover Strong in ; Georgia The News and Observer Bureau, 603 District National Bank Bldg. By R. E. POWELL. (By 6peclal Leased Wire.) Washington, March 1. For North Carolina' "big four" to San Frauclsco: Senator F. M. Simmons and Mrs. Pal mer Jerman, of Baleigh. from the East. Senator Lee 8. Overman and Repre sentative Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, from the West. This ticket was started in the office of one of the Tar Heel members today because he believes it will be popular when the State convention meets to olect delegates to the Democratia na tional convention. It is recognition for the women and recognition which some party leaders here believe is due Representative Hoey for his sacrifice in getting out of the way of a Mecklenburg candidate for Congress. Both the Senators will probably be chosen, it being a well-established cus tom to name them at tho head of the usual four delegates at large from tho State, oftinies called the State's ''big four." Well Fittest for Job. Mrs. Jerman would admirably fill tho bill. The suggestion of her name eame from an anti-suffragist, but one who believes that the women are going to be voting in North Carolina in Novem ber, or may be sooner. She has been activa in tho suffrage campaign in the State, i a former president of the North Carolina Equal Suffrage Asso ciation and : generally credited with possessing-a fine political acumen a any 'woman ia NortW Carolina, f iir. Hoey'a colleague, aoeepting his statement that ho ia retiring at the end of Judge Webb's term rather than en danger the party's ehaaeca in Mecklen burg, are talking about keeping him in publio life. The impression he has made in Congress is as good as any new member ever makes, if not a trifle bet ter. It i certainly many times better than, the impression a lot of new mem bers make. Pag Starts Something. There is hardly any noticeable changes here ia. the sentimefit regard ing an uninstroeted delegation. On of the most interesting thing the political writer here have run across hss been tho Henry Pcge defense of Hoover. Clipped from a Baleigh paper, it has been printed all over the country, and ia some papers it waa carried with streamer head lines. Mr. Page himself was introduced to many readers in different part of the country as a lifelong Democrat, a bro ther of Walter Hinea Page, ambassador to England; a lirother of Robert N. Page, many years a member of Con gress and now a candidate for Governor of North Carolina, and a brother of Frank Page, highway commissioner of North Carolina, appointed by a Demo cratic governor. . , 8trong Ia Georgia. The Hoover wave, reflected by the gossip on Capitol Hill, i ao where any stronger than it is in .Georgia. Hoover admirer ia that State, undaunted by the deerea of the committee that Hoover would have to declare himself a Demo crat it hi name was to be printed oa tickets for the presidential primaries, threatened to bring a mandamus suit against the committee is order to got his name on Ah ticket. : This now appears to have been aban doned but not tho plan to vote -for Hoover. Hoover' name will be written oa the tickets, according to the secre tary of one ot the Georgia Senators, and if the State convention doesn't select Hoover delegates ia proportion to Hoov er votes, which may be thrown out by the convention, there is going to be a revolt in the convention. : Bight aow, Georgia promises to sup ply mors tun for the rest of the country thaa any other State ia its prelimina ries to tho presidential primaries. ' Be sides a three-cornered fight between the Wilson Democrats, the Hoover Demo crats and the MeAdoo Democrats, a fourth wing of the party bid fair to give the majority a warns time before things settlo down. . . Tom Hardwick, former Senator and Torn Watson, knowa of ill Southerners, have buried tho hatchet ao bitterly em ployed by each for tho last two decade and are out to head Gorgia'i "big four" to the convention oa aa anti-League of Georgia politic bid fair right aow t be lived up to by the different factions. S ted man Oaly Confederate. Ths death today of United States Senator Joha Hollis Bankhead leaves only one surviving Confederate soldier ia the National Congress. This Is MaJ. Charles M. Stedman, North Carolina's "grand- old man," who represent tho Fifth District ia the' House. . It leave only four veterans of the Civil War ia both House of Congress. Senator Knute Nelson, of Minnesota, fought with the Union ia th four years struggle and Bepresentatlve Sherwood, of Ohio, and Osborne, of California, were oa ths Union aide. Major 8tedmaa wa photographed for one of the Philadelphia paper a few (Caatlaaed a Fare Two.) CONVENTION nmrn ; l - FOR PRESIDENCY; Tells Democratic Committei He Would Consider It-Honor To - Be Chosen , FIRST CANDIDATE TO ANNOUNCE FORMALLY Washington Considers That Now Presidential Campaign Is Opened From Democratic Standpoint; Republicans Al ready Busy; Other Announce -, rhents Expected Soon Atlanta, Ga, larch 1. Attorney Gen eral Palmer tonight formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic. Dom ination for President in a telegram to Hiram h. Gardner, secretary of the Georgia state Democratic committee. Referring to the petition filed in his behalf for the Georgia primaries, Mr. Palmer doclared that ''if the Democrats of Georgia see fit to select me sa their choice I shall receive the honor with deep appreciation," holding it to be highly important that an opportunity be given ia tho primary o directly pass upon the record made by the pres ent administration." The telegram from Mr. Palmer read as follows: "I understand that my friends have entered my name in the presidential primaries. If the Democrats of the State of Georgia see fit to select me as their choice, I shall receive the honor with deep appreciation. I deem it highly im portant that tho Democrats of Georgia should have the opportunity to directly pass upon tho record made by the pres ent administration. The candidacy of one who supports that record in every phaso presents that opportunity." First la qeorgia. Attorney General Palmer is the first Democrat to place his candidacy for the Democratic nomination before the voter of Georgia, and it was reported here tonight he will soon come to the state to make a personal canvass for vots. The preferential primary at which white Democrat of tho atato will ex press their choice for Democracy's l.vw will K ln4' April- ri: and to data tho names of fir other- men ia additioa to Mr. Palmer have been of f red in petitions aigned by the required 100 voters. Tbey are Champ Clark. Governor Edwards of New Jersey, who has taken a public stand against pro hibition; Herbert Hoover. Robert Lan sing, former Seeretsry of State and William G. MeAdoo, a native of Georgia and former Secretary of the Treasury, By a ruling of the state Democratic executive eomraiUee that only names of avowed Democrats could be entered. Mr. Hoover's name has not been considered by the eommitte, although his support era here still are seeking to have it en tered ia the primary. A move also has been started to let the voters in the primary indicate whether they desired for the Georgia delegation to go uninstructed. Mr. Palmer's name was entered in tho primary recently br more thaa a hundred persons who signed a petition circulated by Judge S. D. Dell, of Ha eel hurst, Ga. WASHINGTON CONSIDERS CAMPAIGN IS OPEN Washington, March I. The presiden tial campaign from tho Democratic standpoint was opened tonight, ia the opinion of political leaders here through acceptance by Attorney General Palmer of a place on the Georgia state primary ballots. The Bepublican campaign has been oa for several weeks, but the for mal anrouncement by Mr. Palmer ia a telegram to the secretary of the Geor gia Deoocratio state, committee, that he would be a candidate, was the first to be (Continued on Pago Two.) GOAL REACHED IN BIG- DRIVE FOR EDUCATION North Carolina Presbyterian Synod Raise Million Dol lars For Colleges Charlotte, March 1. The close of the "Million Dollar Campaign for Christian Education" of the Synod ot North Caro lina was reached at midnight tonight aad showed the million dollar goal for Presbyterian schools has been reached withe good margin. After all pledger are in and paid the ' campaign committee hope there will be sufficient money ia hand to meet amply tho quota of all the schools. Th tact that h million dollar fund has been secured insures two additional gifts o Davidsoa College, eno of one hundred. thousand from the General Education board, w York, and one of sixty thousand from C. E. Graham, fGreienvtttei-1 million dollar campaign fund tor equip ment and endowment, 40 per cent will go to Davidson College; 45 per cent to Flora McDoaald, Mitchell, . Peace and Queen College For Women; eight per eent to the five mission high schools; and seven per cent to Union Theolo gical Seminary, at Richmond, Va owned aad controlled by the Synods of North Carolina and Virginia. There is great demand in several oth er synods of the Southern Presbyterian church for the service of Rev. XI. E. Melvia, field secretary of th departmeat of Christian Education of the church, who was manager of this, campaign, aad for the service of the Assembly's team that conducted the canvas ia or der that similar campaigns for educa tion may begia ia these synods a early ss possible, . - rfluiai VIRES GEORGIANS STEEL TRUST NOT TO BE DISSOLVED T In Four To Three Decision Su preme Tribunal Favors - Big Corporation"" TRUST JS BRANDED AS A "GOOD" COMBINATION Justices Day, Pitney and Clark In Dissenting Opinion Vigor ously Oppose Allowing Com- " bine To Continue i Decision Complete Victory For Trust; Judge Gary Pleased Washington, March 1. In a four Jo I three" decision today, tho Supreme "court refused to dissolve tho United States Steel Corporation and its numerous subsidiaries comprising the so-called "steel trust." The government' longjfonght suit for dissolution of the iron and steel trade combination for alleged violation of the Sherman anti-truBt law was dismissed with absolution for the corporation from all existing chargos. J'lacmg the nign court s "O. K." oa the steel corporation were Chief Jus tice White and Associate Justices Mc Kenna. who a: :ounced the majority opinion ; Holmes and Van Devanter. Justice Day gave the dissenting opinion, hkh was joined by Justices Pitney : d Clarke. Justices McReynolds and Untndeia took no part, the former hav ing been attorney general during the litigation, and the latter having ex pressed opinions regarding it before appointment to the bench. Primarily, the decree officially brands the steel corporation a a "good" com bination, with it' legality established. Further, the court held that mere size, bigness or prepondersnce in in dustry of corporation combinations is not alone sufficient cause for their dis solution. Consider Public Interest. The court also gave a new and far reaching judicial interpretation or ap plication of the Sherman law, analagous to its famous "rule of reason" in th Standard Oil and tobacco "trust" cases, by declaring that'' publio interest must h considered ia applying the law. The publio Interest, H wa held, would not be served and might bo injured by dis solving ths steel concern. Dissolution f the corporation and ill principal subsidiaries was urged .in the spirited dissenting opinion. The minor ity declared that the anti-trust law was violated in its organisation; that there has been ''open, notorious and continued violation" of its provisions and "that aproval of illegally born com, binations would practically annul the Sherman law by judicial decree." " Vigorous Minority Disapproval. Agreeing that mere size of a corpora tion, providing its genesis is legal, is no inhibited, Cie minority vigorously disaproved the new Sherman ruling re quiring judicial consideration of tho publio interest. Such a conclusion, the dissenters " declared, "necessarily re sults in a practical nullification of the act itself."' The decision was a complete victory for the steel corporation, and its 180 subsidiaries, said to compose the world's greatest industrial combination, with as sets qf more than two billion dollar. It also dismissed proceedings against a score ot millionaire individual defend ant, including Chairman E. H. Gary, of the steel corporation ; Charles M. Schwab, John D. Rockefeller, the late J. P. Morgan, and Andrew Carnegie, Henry C. Frick and others. Against these the government had asked in junctions against illegal aets. Government Routed. Also th decree of dismissal marked ntter route for the government in its suit, which wa begun ia 1911 in the New Jersey Federal court and which has beau one of the longest, most volumin ous and. most costly proceedings In Supreme Court annals. The case, the records of which fill a small room, wni twice argued ia th high court in March, 1917, and again last October. A truce, suspending action during the war, was agreed upon in 1918. Although today deeree leaves the government free to bring new proceed ing against the corporation for specific- and present practices deemed ia con flict with the anti-trust law, Department of Justice official tonight declared no thought to future action had been con sidered. Pending-study of the opinions, Attorney General Palmer and other de partment officials witheld comment. Ia its appeal the government conten ded that to sustain dismissal of it suit by th New Jersey court would result in licensing enormous corporations which fsll just short of complete mono-' poly and would place the court's stamp of approval on development of Industry by combination instead' ot competi tion. 1 No MsssMlr Fannd. To sustain its deeree that the steel jority today found that it control about half of the American iron aad steel trade, including mines, mills, railroads, ships and ore fields. Monopoly, the op inion declahed his ao t been achieved. Its power over prices, the majority also declared, is unequal to it proportionate, reduction. Good conduct of tho corporation to wards its competitors and customer was emphasized by the majority, who held it has not oppressed competitors or dic tated prices;"-'- . ...7", t'...v That conduct of the steel ' concern parallekMJie.oil and tobacco "trusts." waa denied by the majority, which de clared the latter had been found guilty ef illegal practice up to the time of their dissolution, , while, any illegalities SAYS HIGH COUR (Continued oa Pago Two.) OLDEST MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE CIVIL WAR VETS yrtyj Gen. Issse R. Sherwood, abort, aad Gen. Charles Manley Stedman. The two oldest members in th house of representative today are former generals and saw servic ta th Civil war. Gen. Isaac R. Sher man, Democrat of Ohio, ia eighty five year of age. He enlisted in tho northern force in 1861 as a private, fought in forty-threw battle, was mentioned ten times in general or ders for gallant -conduct and wa mustered out a brigadier general. Gen. Charlea Manley Stedman, Democrat iif North . Carolina, i erenty-nlna. He en Hated in the c federate army at the beginning of U Civil war, waa wounded th.ro time and held th rank of brigadier general at the clo of th conflict. Twenty-one States, Including North Carolina, Move To Block Rhode Island Washington, .March 1. Twenty -one states joined with the Federal govern ment today in asking the Supreme Court to diimis the original suit brought by Rhode Island to test 'the validity of .the prohibition amendment to tho constitu tion. Subscribing to a brief, which was filed by Charles K. Hughes with the court's permission and which asked dismissal of the Rhode Island case on tho ground that no justifiable questions were in volved, were thr states of Delaware, North Carolina, Kentucky, Louisiana, Indiana, Alabama. Maine, Arkansas, Michigan,- Florida, Oregon, Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska, Mon tana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wy oming, Utah and Arizona. Dismissal of the -suit, which the gov ernment has moved, was opposed in ano ther brief presented by Attorney-General Herbert A. Rice, of Rhodo Island, who asserted that the government's view that the amendment is "uriassail- able" could 1 'only lead to anarchy and oppression - Arguments Postponed Another development today in the of arguments, which were to nave been heard next Monday, ia order to permit apepal from Kentucky and Massachu setts in voting th amendment's val idity to be heard at the tame time.-Assistant Attorney- general Frierson in dicated ' tonight that the argument might be heard March 15. ' ' In asking permission to file the brief, Mr. Hughes told the court that-officials of nineteen of the twenty-one statcsaad communicated with him oireetly relatival to opposing Rhode island's suit while tlieLgovornorJLot the other two. Nevada aad Kansas, bad given him authority to include them. , ' , No Property Rights, "The stateof Rhode Island," Mr. Hughes said in -his brief, "does ' not bring Its bill of complaint to enforce ny property right or any interest of the state which can be regarded a the prop er subject of judicial consideration. - "If this court may consider the ques tion whether an amendment l not- ex pressly prohibited by the Constitution itself can. validity be adopted, it is submitted that there .is nothing in the nature ot the eighteenth prohibition amendment which expose it to the charge of invalidity. . "The truth fc." the brief concluded, "that there i nothing left but a ques tion of political policy with" which this court has so concern." - ' V "'' 'A fUV" ' o ASK DISMISSAL OF LIQUOR TEST SI PRITCHARDBOOM FOR PRESIDENCY : DIESA-BORNi J. Motley and His Lieutenants Busy Boosting John J. Par ker Fop Governor MARION BUTLER WANTS TO RUN THINGS, TOO in 1 in Jake Newell Will Bring His Lit- tie Fight Down To Greens boro While First District Be publicans JWP Have Their Complaints; Old Guard Hosts Gather Today forGonvention . I Greensboro, March 1. The "Prltcherd for President" boo'rtt dies a-boming on the very eve of the Republican BtatO convention. Of course, J. Motlejr niere- head and his crowd of lieutenants want Pritrhard put on tho toboggan. More- head is a friend of big business and, therefore, he is backing Governor Frank ljowden, of Ilinois. ' v Lowden was born in a log cabin or something like that while the North Carolina Mark llnnna had plenty of this world's goods from the very be ginning. However, Lowden quickly for got his raising by marrying the dsugh ter of a millionaire and now associate with big business iu most friendly man ner. That First District Row. The "Pritchsrd for President" boom wss launched in robust fashion kt a meeting of the Btate executive commit tee here some ,time ago, but it never got very fnr. Marion Butler engaged in some high sounding praiaa of his fnrmcr esllenme in tha Kenflte and doubtless the Kampson county fsrmer and Washington, D. C. lawyer hasu't had much to say recently. Jake Newell is due to be on hand with his little squabble while tho First district Republicans may have some thing to say shout C. Boyden Pugh onee known ss Clarence Pugh and hi grandois aaheme for ineorporstlng 43,000 negro votes into the rank ot tho "Grand Old Party." Pugh can pealt lik everything but when he got In th way ot that seasoned 'politician, CoU Ik Mcekina, hs met somewhat of Water loo. Colonel Meekin Is credited with hin a. Duncan man Lut ha know a thing or two about polities. Pugh i Morehead's chief lieutenant.- t ' Plenty of evidence is In sight to justify the prediction thst tha Bepnbli cans are going to try to smooth over their troubles in an effort to put up a solid front this fall but a lot of them, don't like the Morehead steam roller tactics. Leaders Begin to Arrive. Leaders of the Bepublican party be gan to arrive in the city lata this even ing to be in attendance at the Btate convention of the party which will eon vene here at noon Wednesday. John M. Morehead, of Charlotte, waa expected to arrive tonight and open hi head quarters in ths O. Henry hotel at which place he will receive delegation and confer with th other leader of th party before the meeting. A number of "other prominent party member are also expected to arrive to night, among these being John J. Par ker, of Monroe, who will arriv on the scene early to be getting the ground ready for his campaign in tho conven tion for the nomination for governor. It is understood here that he will have a strong bscking in the convention and the possibility is that be will receive the nomination. The old machine seem to bo strongly in favor of him a Gilliam Grissom states that he is per sonally in favor of him and this can be taken in indication that Morehead is also for him, as though Morehead may not do Grissom's thinking he keeps him in 1 job, which will amount to tho samo thing, acording to the gossip her. Whst Is Butler Up To. Former Senator Marion Butler is alio expected to arrive tonight and hi ar rival ia causing sonltj'heoniment among the old heads of the party a they ex pect,' that somothing will happen when he lands in the convention hall. It ia stated that he has written to tha chair man of the executive committee of every) county in the State asking that the call on him at his room for a conference prior to the convention. Tho old heads are puzzled to know just what the ob-. ject of those conference can be, aad ;..Lthcy are wary of the "Kami hey are wary of the "Kampson County put a monkey wrench in, the program that will be handed to the convention for acceptance by Morehead's lieuten ants. However, they are not fearful of forehead not being e-eleeted as na tional committeeman ss they say that two-thirds of the eountiex of the State hav already instructed for him. Jsko Newell is also expected to arriv on-tbe seen tonight or tomorrow morn- , " tZttJ cause quit a storm in what is planned to bo a pcrfcctly-harmonion eonven tioa. It it stated that he will probably arrive here with an insurgent delega tion in one boot and a bowie knife in the other, ripping and roaring and look ing for trouble. The old head lay that his howling won't do any harm, but nevertheless they will feel a whole lot better oa Thursday morning. Charges are oven spoken, not openry, but are being whispered about that the delega tion that Newell will bring with him are not good old stand pat Republicans at all but a bunch of hi henehmea that h caused to be selected ia Mecklenburg. May Put Woman oa Ticket. Rumor is varied concerning th prob able nomination for other state offices, and nothing has been said recently of the avowed purpose of tho Bepublicaa Continued on rag Two).
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