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SIX PAGES TODAY
THE SUN-JOURNAL, NEW BERN, N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1920.
ONE SECTION TODAY
Single Copy: Fire Cents
:J3Hiot-.Lodge Denounces
n As Democratic
i-'ree ircmer Wuk Strom ' Socialistic Tendencie
Wilso
m BOARD
I
L 4
n
lfA!sSF
I j Will Be Late Today
re OfUcial Announce
ment is Made
LEADS TICKET
1 OFFICE OF SHERIFF
13
Leading Nearest
liter on Face Gruber
ntorial Returns ' -
For the purpose of canvassing the
t j c t ia the democratic primary
' f:rday, the Craven county
7 1 : f lections met at the court
; .i 3 city at 11 o'clock today
: ! -e than two hours waded
t . i i returns, finally getting
- 1 upon their official tabula-
;. i 'st before they adjourned for
a r ' . I l.;nch., . '' ; y
. t 's o canvassing the vote in
t', "!t ! ; ry has been a stupendous
t ; v a i the actual counting of
i t ' ' vfini hours are necessary
i ; , o the details. It will
- 1. ; 1 .; in the afternoon' be
: c 1 t total has been made and
j ' . 1 declared.
At t r; ning of the session held
to y , - t e board, William F. Ward-,
.o (I tl i candidates for the honor
; i r .-.native 'from Craven oun-
fv, i r t be had been informed
tlx . ": I teen irregularities in
i - ry and that he desired to
' 1 returns, at the same
- the board to withhold
of a certificate to his
1 i Allow Request
all, chairman of the
that the body, over
' was pnrfectly.will
. i. Ward to look: over
i r tarns. Latet on, Rv W.
r her candidate for this
i . ho received the largest
: cf votes, asked the, board to
i a : ' i 3 the nominee,' stating
t t 1. 2 v ? 3 perfectly . satisfied that
t. 3 rr; ..::.ry had been ' conducted in
a pror :r i nner and that there had
1 i r.o irregularities. Some discus
sion fallowed and Mr. Ward was al
lowed u look-over, the .-official 're
turns i i-.J was engaged In this task
when a recess was taken. , f
Just what action will be taken on
this matter later in the day 19 spec
ulative. Mr. Ward does not -make
j- : y s-yfiSc charge . of irregularity
l-.t r.2!ie3 a "blanket" charge stat-l-Z
that hi3 object in looking over
the returns is to see whether any of
the figures have been changed.- Final
action will, it is believed, be taken
before the afternoon session , ends
nwi a nominee aeviareu. r
l ane Leads His Ticket '
. While the complete vote had not
'been el Jed up for the various candi
dates when a recess was taken, a few
of these had been counted, among
which were the ballots cast , for
sheriif of the county. ' The total re
turn's show that Sheriff R. B. Lane
lead hi3 ticket with 990 votes, J. D.
Williams receiving 978 and T. W.
Ilolton 231.. -' "
Congressman S. '.M. Brinson led
the congressional ticket In , Craven
county, receiving 1,271 votes, while
C. L. Abernethy had a total of 923
and Carr, who had withdrawn from
the race, received two votes.
In the race for the house of rep
resentafivps. if which W. F. Ward
a . .1 1 . .1
1 : ' .!
claims 1rrB-ii larltlfiB R. W. Lamb re
ceived 1,072 votes while Mr. Ward
received 912. Mr. Lamb's majority
being 169- :V- '. ; .."'- ' . .
Far-row Tads for Register
Garrison Farrow- led in the race
for the register of deeds office. by ji
vote of 99(5. while O. C. Eubanks
TeceJvftrt fiJ?7 tii T. D.Carraway
401
Camprnn Mnrrison candidate for
governor, had, a lead pt 53. votes
nvpr ila r car-oaf ninTP.titOr. the VOte
standing as follows: . Morrison, 1, -263;
Gardner, 718 1 Page, 124..
The tabulation of the votes cast
for county commissioner showed tnat
out of the fifteen candidates Jn tne
race only one, J. S. Miller, oi u
city, received votes sufficient to nom
inate him. The eight next highest
will again go before the people .or
the county at the second Prlmar7
and ask to be selected for that, or-
flee. ' . ' ...
When the board re-convenes this
afternoon for the purpose of com
pleting the work they 111':al?f
other things, set the date lor tne
next primary, and this, is P
will be even more warmly wagea
that the first. " . .
ii- t. ...n TWqiied i '
fAt 3 - o'clock this afternoon tha
' board resumed its session afld
stating to Mr. Ward, canaiu
,-- !.., -OB(ntatiTes, that
if he would- make a r direct charge
i. in the primary.
that they would hold "Sf
the nomination of K. -:.W. Lamb. Mr.
Ward stated that he would for cer
tain reasons decline to do ;tw- fj
I.amb asked the- board to tJ1
aa equal privilege and to certify ms
noinination. ' Upon motion of A.
' Kafer, which was seconded the Doara
. decided to continue with its worn
I rp
I I u
icminY
GEORGIA NEGRO
ELECTED MEMBER
"BIG" COMMITTEE
Johnson -Willing, However, to Fore
go Honor in Ordcr to Unseat Woo4
Delegation from that State
v
. - y (RV Associated Press)
CHICAGO, June 8. Henry Lincoln
Johnson, an Atlanta negro, who leo
the fight of the Lowden delegates; be
fore the republican national commit
tee, was today elected national com
mitteeman from Georgia by the state
delegates. ' . ; " - :'.'' '' -''"': '
-The Wood delegates, headed by
Roscoe Pickett, the defeated candi
date Cor national committeeman, an
nounced they would carry their fight
to the credentials committee of the'
convention. . . 1
Johnson at the hearing had told'
the national committee . he wouldi
toreKo"TilSlwies. of being national i
committeeman if ' the Lowden dele-
gates were seated,
Here For Wedding . - -
' Mrs. J. G. Warren, and Miss
Mamie Eloise Warren, of Edward;
Miss'Eula Atkins, of Princeton, :W.
Va; Misses Sarah- and Virginia
Charlton,' of Princeton,: W. Va; Miss
Mamie Denton; of Raleigh and Char
les Randolph, of Kinston are in the
city to attend the Saddler-Waters
wedding tomorrow afternoon. ; .
AT
Vice-President Marshall Will Be
Principal Speaker at Night .
- . Session ' .
. By Associated Press) .
ROCKY .MOUrT June 8. ;The
&i cond meeting today of th3 twenty
fourth" annual- convention of; the
North Carolina Bankers Association,
which was called to order here last
night by President Joseph B. Ram
sey, will be featured1 by addresses by
a . number of distinguished bankers
and government officials, including
Vice-President Thomas R'. Marshall,
who speaks tonight.
Prominent among the list of speak
ers in addition to the vice-president
are P. W. Gales, vice-.p resident of
the Mechanics and Metals National
bank, of New York .city;1 Colonel
Whiteheat Cluttz, of North Carolina,
a member of the United States board
of mediation and conciliation, and
Doctor H. W. Chase,-president of the
University of North Carolina. ' ,
Social features of the program to
day ' include an old fashioned barbe
cue at Riverside park, a visit to the
ball game this afternoon and a dance
tonight.
Mrs. James Craig Bras well will
entertain tle ladie3 of the conven
tion at tea late today. V
The initial meeting of the bankers
last night i was devoted largely to
speech making, including" welcoming
addresses and the responses and the
annual address of President Ramsey.
: AN IMPORTANT- MEETING
From All Parts of The State They
' Gather At Raleigh For
. Session. ' " r.
Harry E. Barlow, Becretary-mana-
ger of the chamber of commerce, has
gone to Raleigh to attend a meeting
of the wholesale merchants of North
Carolina which is Jn session in that
city this week. -';;'' ' - -"': v- -
- Many important matters are to be
brought up and acted upfin during
this session, including a number of
matters relative to freight rates ana
the entire meeting is expected to
prove a most interesting and benefi
cial one. -. . :
CHARLOTTE AVIATOR
ESTABLISHES RECORD
By Associated Pre)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 8.
Second Lieutenant John T. Wilson,
of Charlotte, N. C, stationed at Kelly
Field, ' today claimed a new world s
record for a parachute drop of 19,
800 feet. Lieutenant Wilson made
his leap yesterday eighteen miles
from San Antonio. ' The former re
cord is said to have been 14,000 feet
and. was made by a French aviator.
Banker Here
R. B. Turner, of the .bank of
Vanceboro, was among the - business
visitors in the city Monday.
Returns Home
Mrs. Sarah Cohen. of Goldsboro.
who has been in the city visiting her
daughter, Mrs. S. J. Needleman, has
returned home.
and to certify the candidates who
had rocoived the nomination, this
action meaning that Mr. Lamb will
be the party's nomin . ''" j
mOUNT
ERCHANTS ARE HOLDING
MS
CARR E An
MAKES ADDRESS TQ
Says American Women Are Hu
miliated at Treatment They
Have Received v
ARE BETTER LAW-MAKERS
THAN DOMINATING MALES
. . - :-- , m . , . "
i'sunrage laea startea in Amer-
ica Which is Last Country to
'.' - Recognize It
' , v (By Associated Press)
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 8.
A the opening here today of the con
gress of ?the- international women
suffrage, alliance, Mrs., Carrie Chap
man Catt, president of the American
woman suffrage association, address
ed the congress on the progress of
the movement throughout the world.
Mrs. .Catt, said in part: m
, "For the suffragists of the 'world
a few f acts stand forth , with great
clarity. The first and , greatest , is
that the political liberation of wo
men was tossed up; out of the war
chaos like an isolated mountain
when' the world was in the making.
War, the undoubted original cause
of - the . humiliating, .age-old subjec
tion of women the world around,
war;' ; the combined enemy of their
emancipation, war has tendered to
the women of many lands their poli
tical freedom! Strange,; bewildering
fact! - .-"w'V- ' i-- ;i.:--.
"The Latin and Oriental countries
still sold out, but that will not be
for long. Rumania,, the first, Latin
country to extend the vote to women,
has already led the. way, the others
wlJ,I follow.. 1 believe no country in
E u rope except .Turkey now ja with
out a worn an suffrage association.
Women will- fcoon-vote- -wherever- men
do. Yet while alt these olr .barriers
are3 swept aside In many lands ana
men and "women enfranchised, the
task is not yet 'completed in the:
countries where- -women have labor
ed hardest and where the principle
of democracy has longest been un
challenged, v v '
Millions Are Dazed
.'There must be millions of wo
men In Europe -who never hoped for
political liberty and who are now
dazed by its sudden coming. . Th9
women or rsorway, . uemmarit ana
Ireland have long been infrachised,
but Germany has outstripped all
othpr nations, in the recognition of
the principle , of equality r with; 137
women serving on city councils and
thirty-seven' as members of the Nat
ional Parliament. v-; - 5
It is not for me to interpret the
sentiments of the. women of : , other
lands, but with authority 1 may say
that there are millions - of suftrag
ists in the United States who have
been . fairly stupified with astonish
ment at these almost unaccountable
events. : As all the world knows the
United States of America has been
dedicated from the first to the prin
ciple of self government. Np other
nation has made the same ' pro
nouncements.; " '-'. ..'''
"No other country has repudiated
its constitution, principles and. his
tory in Its denial of votes to its wo
men and that is why the extension of
suffrage to the women of all Europe
has eo and humiliated the women of
the United States. Women of the
United ; States are not less glad, that
women of other lands have won the
vote, but they feel that they have
been betrayed by their own nation. .
"It was in the United States that
the first woman suffrage convention
was held and the first organized wo
man suffrage movement in the world
begun. That was seventy-two years
' ago. Had men been reasonable or
- logical, they would, at once have
responded to the appeal of 1348 with
the consistent answer. b;nce we
are a government of the people, and
women are people, they must be in
cluded In all governmental func
tions. But men are neither reas
onable nor logical; men are exceed-
inelv - emotional and sentimental.
The race is too near its cave days to
be otherwise. ,
' "So liberal has the United States
been in the matter of man suffrage
that fifteen of the forty-eight states
once allowed men to vote who were
not yet citizens and several still do;
and seem to see nothing inconsist
ent in permitting an illiterate nontax-paying
alien to vote while deny
ing that privilege to American-born
intelligent tax-paying women.
Women Make Appeals
It has been a familiar sight on
election days when a question of wo
man suffrage has been pending to
see refined ladies, college graduates
and - women of importance, standing
one hundred feet from the polling
place . making their appeal to voters,
while men unable to speak English,
unable to read in any language, un
-eonth and untrained, marched past
them to cast votes against tneir en
franchisement.
"IiK-reilible. you say. It is; as
tounding and uBbelieveable. It stag
gers and confounds one. Should you
ask, why is it, I answer, there are
Continued oa Page. 6.)
WOMAN'S CONGRESS
"FREE - F,OR - ALL"
FIGHT WAGED IN
VIRGINIA COURT
Lie Was Passed in ...Reference to
.. Statinenest Made in Connection.
, With, Will Case
, , .
(By Associated Press1) t .
MANASSA, . Va., June , '8. Con
gressman ; Flood, of Virginia, and
half a: dozen lawyers and witnesses
in the famous 'Portner will case, ten-
gaged in a free-for-all fight in Prince
William county circuit court. Most
Of the . combatants sustained cuts
and bruises about the face. -
The. fight .followed an assertion by
John S. Barbour, counsel for those
defending the will, that affidavits of
fered by contestant of the document.
among whom is the wife of the Vir
ginia congressman, were rail lies."
;"No one but a hound would make
such a statement," Mr. Flood shout
ed across the court room. Mr. Bar
bour advanced on the congressman
and was said by witnesses to have
struck the first blow. Mr. Flood hit
the i lawyer over the head with his
cane, sand William P, Meredith, of
Washington, whose wife is the chief
beneficiary under the will, joined in.
The congressman then struck Mr.
Meredith, and several others took
part in the fight. . It was several min
utes before r court officers could re
store order.' - i
Ml' VISION
OF HI'S PLACE
II
11
Helen . King Robinson . Believes
They Will Surpass Men as
' , Legislators
.-( (By Answ:Iated Pres. ' , ., .
GENEVA, SwitwrlanrtJuneL
Helen Ring RoUIhosni formerly state
senator of Colorado, was one of the
speakers . today . at the mass - meeting
held here by the congress, of the in
ternational woman snffrage alliance
and addressed exclusively Jay women
members or former members of par
liaments or Other governing bodies.
"It is a great pity that there have
been relatively so few women legis-
tors in my own country," she said.
"In our various fi. state . legislatures
noma sixty different women have serv
ed. ' But they have been spread over
a good deal of territory and time,
which makes the spreading much too
thin. ... . - : '-
As to Congressman , Rankin.
So far but one woman has been
elected to our national congress, and
during the entire term of office of
congresswoman Rankin, the press
never ceasea aeoaung wnetner sne
was a flower or a vegetable. For my
self l vote for the vegetable. What
the world needs today is a big crop of
vegetables and nature always looks
out for the flowers anyway. .
"There are four callings for which
omen ate plainly better fitted than
are men- acting, caring for chil
dren, nursing and-legislating. I do
not say women have surpassed men
as legislators, but I do say they are.
inherently better fitted for legislating,
which should deal primarily with
improvements in social relations.
"Count Sulein is credited with say
ing that the great war was caused
by a quarrel between Hungary and
Serbia over, the shipment of hogs.
All the great wars of history have
been caused by quarrels over the ship-!
ment of hogs in - some guise or
other. All of the legislation back of
those wars has been built on hogs and
the belief that the measure of a na
tion's greatness is the production of
wealth-hogs.
International Vision.
"Now another estimate of value
is shaping itself out of a world's
agony, the ideal that women have al-j
ways held that; the measure of a na
tion's greatness is the production of
health and. happiness. -, Here is the
especial task of the woman legislator.
Here is the solemn duty of the women
assembled in Geneva at wnat may
Justly--be.- called an Internationale
of good-will to put this new vision
across the flux of the wnole world's
thinking by every possible expedient,
to embody It into law, to weld it 'in.
constitutions, to interpret it into;
every international movement."
DEMPSEY GOES TO TRIAL
FOR EVADING DRAFT ACT
'(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, June 8. The
trial of William Harrison Dempsey,
champion heavy weight pugilist and
his manager Jack Kearns, on a charge
of conspiracy to evade the selective
military service act, was scheduled
to begin today in United States dis
trict court.
CASHIER LOCKED IN VAULT
WHILE BANDITS LOOT SAFE!
(By Associated Press)
PITTSBURGH, Pa:, June 8.
Masked bandits this morning enter
ed the Hays National bank, in Hays,
Pennsylvania, ten miles from Pitts
burgh, and after locking the cashier
in the vault looted the bank and escaped.
IN GREAT
mmn
(UI1LU
GARDNER LEADING
FOR GOVERNORSHIP;
PAGE ELIMINATED
Is Three Thousand Votes Ahead
of Morrison on Unofficial '
Returns
COOPER GOING GOOD
FOR SECOND POSITION
Indications Are That Justice
Hoke Has Received Majority
, Of The Votes
', (By Associated Press) - v
- RALEIGH, June 8. Robert
N. Page, one of the candidates
" for governor in the primary
held Saturday, issued the fol
lowing statement this . after
noon: 'From the campaign for the
nomination for governor there
has come ample compensation
for all I put into it in the re
cord made by Mr. Ross, by cam
paign manager, and those as
sociated with him,; always keep-i
ing it upon a high plane, never
once having used questionable
means t advance my interest,'
and ia the loyal friendship of ;
the thirty .thousand who voted!
for me. . 1 wish to express my
thanks and 1 appreciation to
everyone of them. ,
"I made the best fight I
knew how' to make, never strik
ing once below the belt, and in
defeat I have no regrets and no
resentment".1' . i
RALEIGH, June 8. Acqording to
ine news ana u Dserver 's tabulation
late-Usf hfght- -t returns!, received
from the state wide primary Lieuten
ant Governor: D. Max . Gardner was
leading Comeron. Morrison by about)
three thousand votes. As former
Congressman Robernt Page appar
ently har been eliminated from thi;
race it was considered almost certainp
that Gardner and Morrison would
have to engage in. a second primary,
to be held July 3, to determine the
winner of the democratic nomination
for governor. ,'
The fJews and Observer compilation
based on complete and unofficial re
turns from forty counties and virtual
ly complete official returns from forty-six,
give: ! ' ,
. Gardner 42,216.
; Morrison 39, 165.
Page 27,187..
The fourteen counties yet to be
heard" from usually poll a small vote
and it was expected the returns from
these would not materially change
the situation. '- ' -. -';
Indications are that Associate Jus
tice Hoke has received a majority of
votes and will pot have to go into the
second primary..
W. B. Cooper is apparently mainr
taining a substantial lead over F. C.
Harding for lieutenant governor ac
cording to the News and Observer re
turns. f --' - . ';. ': - -.
The latest figures from the sixth
district give Homer L. Lyon a slight
lead over Representative Godwin, but
a second primary probably will be
necessary to decide the winner.
Republicans Meet
4 'For Tenth Time In
City Of Chicago
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, June 8. The re
publican national convention,
meeting here today,- is the tenth
to be held in Chicago.
Philadelphia has had the event
three times and Baltimore, Min
neapolis, St. Louis and Cincinnati
once each.
.-.Previous conventions, with
their nominations, make this list:
- Philadelphia, 1856, John C.
Fremont and W. L. Dayton.
Chicago, 1880, Abraham Lin
coln and Hannibal Hamlin.
- Baltimore, 1864, Abraham Lin
coln and Andrew Johnson.
Chicago, 18 68, Ulysses S. Grant
and Schuyler Colfax.
Philadelphia, 1872, Ulysses S.
Grant and Henry Wilson.
Cincinnati, 1876, Rutherford B.
Hayes and .W. A. Wheeler.
Chicago, 1880, James A. Gar
field and C. A. Arthur.
Chicago, 1884, James G. Blaine
and John A. Logan.
Chicago, 1888, Benjamin Har
rison and Levi P. Morton.
Minneapolis, 1892, Benjamin
Harrison and Whitelaw Reid.
St. Louis, 1895, William Mc
Kinley and G. A. Hobart:
Philadelphia, 1900, William
McKinley and Theodore Roose
velt. Chicago, 1904, Theodore Roose
velt and C. W. Fairbanks.
Chicago, 1908, W. H. Taft and
J. S. Sherman.
. Chicago, 1912, W. H. Taft and
J. S. Sherman.
Chicago, 1916, Charles E.
Hughes and C. W. Fairbanks.
NATIONAL CONVENT!
TO
MCH SIGIG
' - . - V . . -
RAPPED
S welling Chorus of 'paiigled Banner' Filled
The Great Hal!, While a Sea of American Flags
Were Waved Throughout the SingingChair
man Hayes Whacked for Order So Loudly That
He Tilted Over His Water Glass.
HAYES. GETS A NOISY DEMONSTRATION
Roars and Cheers Greeted His Statement of The
Solidarity of The Republican Party and His
Promise That There Would Be No Bolt at TLi
Convention Senator Lodge Makes OpcninT
Address in Which He Berates Wilson.
(By Associated Press) ' ' - '
COLISEUM, CHICAGO, June 8. Th'e republican natic-al cch-
venlion spent two hours in its first
mess of which was perfecting its temporary) organi-.il rt ar.d
hearing the keynote speech of Senator Lodge, of Ma- ..usett?.
After that it adjourned until eleven o'clock tomorrow mean
while the committees went to work - . .
National committeemen elected
M. Morehead., .
COLISEUM, CHICAGO, June 8. The republican natior.al con
vention was actually called to order at 11:34',-a. ; m.,: socn after
Chairman Hayes appeared on the platform, and was greeted with
rounds of applause and shouts. ; .
; Chairman Hayes brought down the gavel with a whack ti the
convention came quickly to order. Bishon Charles E. V.V 'rc k.
Vof Louisville, Kentucky, offered
lire, prajer was, anions one ant at its concn'on 1 - -broke,
into JLtie Star Spangled Banner, at the:; rcqucit u ..
leader. '-:- "i '-'':'::" " n r""r. , '
The swelling chorus filled the
flags were waved throughout 'the
cheer leader, "three cheers for the
United States of America." The
nan. ' -.. .
Secretary Miller, of the national committee then read the
for the convention. . - , . .
- ' Hayes Reports Progress.
Chairman Hayes whacked for order
so hard he tilted over a glass of water
on the secretary's table and then
stepped out to the edge of the speak
ers' platform. He got a renewed
demonstration of applause, shouts
and cheers which ne acknowledged
with smiles and .. bows. Somebody
yell "three cheers for Will Hayes,"
and they were given. '.
"The republican party has met in
this free and open convention' said
he, "to accept from the people a man
date for the government of the Uni
ted States. As the chairman of your
national committee I report progress.
By . next November the majority of
the republican party will be at least
three million. '. In spirit I report
more than progress. I report ful
fillment. The great party of the
union has become a union. It shall
continue so. ' There will be no bolt in
this convention.".
Roars and cheers greeted that
statement.
The chairman then introduced
chairman Lodge as the temporary
chairman and the convention let out
more cheers and a roar of ayes affirm
ed th selection.
Another wave of cheers greeted the
senator as he stepped out ; to the
speaking position. It was one minute
after noon when the cheers . died
away and senator Lodge began his
address. 1 . .
. Iiodge Delivers Address.
The senator spoke from bis manu
script and at the rate he read it was
assured that the first hour of the pro
ceedings and probably a little more
wouia De aevoiea to n. .
Chairman Lodge's address wa.
punctuated by cheering and applause,
and most loudly when he referred to
the republican party of 1860 and de
clared it must again come forward
for a like service to the country. . -
Roars and cheers and, continued
applause marked chairman Lodge's
declaration that everyone connected
with the "dynasty of Woodrow Wil
son must be driven from power
Senator Lodge continued that they
must be driven out "not because they
are democrats" but because Mr. Wil
son's theory of government is not
American.
"The defeat of the present ad
ministration," said senator Lodge,
"transcends every other question.
The ground thus cleared it becomes
our duty as Americans to reinstate
every runaamentai principle wnich
have been both shocked and invaded."
Bryan Listens Intently.
William Jenninea Rrvan from" hi
seat on the press stand listened in
tently to senator Lodge's denouncia
tion of "Mr.- Wilson: and his asso
ciates," whom he declared had "at
tempted to drag us from the path of
Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt."
Mr. Bryan stroked his chin
thoughtfully, but maintained a poker
face throughout.
-There was another wave of laugh
ter and applause when senator Lodge
referred to s President Wilson as "a
" ".V .
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on
ORDER MJID
,3
session today, the prir.c: - -.1 1 u-?-
included: North Carc'Ir..
the opening prayer. 1
ereat hair and a sea of : I r.
singing. ""Now', shout: 1
Greatest country on en.:'!
i: 3
rolling, cheers rocked tz
i
democratic free trader "with, ioci
tio proclivities."' V ; ,
Lodge Makes A Hit ,' ;
Senator Lodge got one of his- first.
real hits with his reference to Presi-. -dent
Wilson's participation In the .
peace conference. '. s c
"He went himself", said Senator
Lodge, "because he trusted no one
else". The delegates laughed heart-
ily and followed it up -with applaus
as they . did. also when the senator : x
in succession lambasted the Mexican
policy, the government operation of -.
Tailroads and the proposal to accept t
a mandate over Armenia. There was
another burst of applause and appro- v
vat when Senator Lodge referred to
the defeat of the peace .treaty. ; Re
publican senators considered the dif
ficult task of defeating the peaca
treaty their duty and "did not shrink,,
from fulfilling it". ; v f -
It took Senator, Lodge one hour
and eighteen minutes to read his
prepared j speech. .' - ' ,' , Z--
The convention evidently liked, the
keynote and broke into another roar
of cheers and applause, many of the
delegates standing and waving flags. t S
Senator Lodge bowed and smiled at. -
he acknowledged it. , ' '
The chairman- then ' recognized ..
National Chairman .Hayes who pre-,
sented a list,, of temporary officers. '
Secretary Miller of the commute
read the list. ' f
Convention Accepts ' List ". ..
By a chorus of ayes the convention .
accepted the list.. . i , -
General T. Coleman Du . Pont, of
Deleware, presented a resolution
proposing to have the convention act
under the 1916 rules until a per
manent organization Is effected. If
was adopted. ! t ' ,
The flrBt woman to speak In the
convention was Mrs. Manley L.: Fob
seen, of Minneapolis, one of the
Minesota delegates. , She offered a
resolution which was adopted. ,
After these preliminaries the con
vention adjourned until eleven o'
clock tomorrow morning on motion
of Governor Beechman, ' of ; Rhode'
Island. " . . .. '
Unique in the annals of the party,
the convention assembled unboased.
unbridled and no presidential candi
date having votes enough in sight to
insure his nomination. .' ,'-". "
It promises to be a record breaker
In all respects. It may cast more'
ballots than any other republican
convention since Garfield was nomi
nated in 1880 before the party stand-
- lard bearer Is named.
- 1 There is still such an absence of
- j bosses as to leave the convention
- i leaderless. Chieftains who ' spoke
- lwith authority in-hy-gone days .are
standing on the side lines having a
chuckle while the delegates " go
through the experience of having a
"people's."conyention.
-.."- An Unusual Situation , . i
. " It is true several score of dele
gates' are ; instructed either by dis-
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