North Carolina Newspapers

IE WONT LET WDOO IECAI Cays Has Not Had Sufficient Time in Which to Rehabili . tate Fortune PATH OF DUTY CLEAR; ,1 .TVIO UUUU Thinks Democratic Victory Cer tain With Straightforward .. 1'iatiorm and Candidate IICKETT WOULD FORCE THE .NOMINATION ON MR, M'ADOO (By "Associated Press) ' RALEIGH, June 19. Governor ritkett, ' after reading the an nouncement of W.'G. McAdoo de- : s ring he . could not permit his j le to go before the democratic i ioiial convention at San Fran- i ica for the presidential nomina tion, today stated that he favored tendering the nomination to Mr. McAdoo anyway.'' J .The governor said he did not ln t rpret Mr. McAdoo's letter as i leaning that he would decline the r iiiation. if it were forced upon 1.; i, but understood the former Ht-i i etary to mean that he would r ot seek nor have his friends seek the nomination for him. 1 Mr. Bickett said be believed if the convention "reared up on -Its hind legs" and nominated Mr. Mc Auoo he would accept it. : NEW YORK, June 19. -William O. McAdoo, who has been consider ed by party leaders as one of princi pal candidates for - the Democratic presidential nomination,' announced he could not permit his name to go before the San Francisco convention. "This decision," he said, ."is irreva- eable, as the path of duty seems to me clear and unmistakable.",; v; Ilia decision was made known In a telegram of Jouett Shouse, Democra tic d:'. eg ate at, large from Kansas, - ho lad telegraphed Mr." McAdoo ;' ' ; ntiment throughout the coun ; 3 rapidly crystalizing in his favor, that his friends would like to ' a permit his name to be plac ' --e thgjcoxLy.eiiaaan.d, ttrnt. r ascertain la eould be' nomi j ; and elected.' -? ;r. McAdoo's telegram follows: l"r Lie to Reconsider Position. "Your telegram oj June 17 re quires an explicit and immediate a is ver. I am profoundly grateful to you and my other generous friends v, , with such sponiniety and un ; f- :. ..'.mess, have, witjout any solici tation, advocated my iominatkm. To cause them disappointnent distresses me deeply, but I am ihable to recon sider the position I. lave consistent-, ly maintained, namei;, that I would not seek the nominaticn for the presi dency. I cannot, ' thiref ore, permit my name to go before ;he convention. This decision is irrevocable, as the path of duty seems tj me clear and unmistakable. ,. i . " . 1 no wuoiucw ' pelled me to resign - fe secretary .of the treasury and director general of railroads after the arBistice in 1915, in large measure 6ill prevail. , I Tniiof hnve rpaaonatie opportunity to rehabilitate privatejaffairs and .to ,mnv0 tht provision or my.famiiy which, in time of peacj is at once the; aacred dutv and the clerished desire of every right thinking man. Having been out of office lesittnan- eighteen not yc been able to onnnmriliah th.A obiets. ' Moreover, . . ion tmnnaeR a presmenuai coi"tfe" - - iinnn the candidates unavoidable ex- ronaa -mKt t am untole to assume and which I do not wint my friends ; to assume. . ' f Thhv. cioMwq Certain. "The record of therecent Repub lican Congress and thi platform and candidates of the RepiD" al convention make Democratic vic tory in the next electfin almost cer tain. Victory will pertain it the Democrats adopt a ' staightf orward, nonirtnoi ..Taawelhonest ana li beral platform and pu forward can didates who will command Plicon ndence. Vek must tand squarely for ratification of , tions without . debilitit ing . reac tions and we must bejdirect and a rtnit domestic is - rw iZ .ra mot propitious mr niv,tlnn or ht, appeals to blind passion or to doitrines of hate .in.w and those , vi iui i j icmuuiini'-i ,.,,,11.. . who . would shut f tbeil:ea to anthe great and swelling vo; "ration which cries aloud for the restoration of peace and good wil at homeand ,in the world, and for fcWi ty to live in an atmosphere of Justice, progress and prosperity. Vri end will t i u tnv menus win appreciate the sincerity and propriety f w nnattin or,H that they will do Ul MY UUB1L1UU ttUU t t tn.. j nower ; i onix Francisco to assure t& """r?? of the enlightened principles, and Ji beral policies of ; democracy anese are more than ever essential to the security add well-being i ' tfan people. - ' ':- i t .. m r Til. .:- c-bi .-,urram to whicn 2X1.1, DUU U30 S ICID-- mcauuu leillieu . COUntrV PfflVA AFFAIRS OEM DA rapidly crystalizing wy7e'c--J ...nominaUoit. ri" know, yo Av 0ct na i- - (By Actated pw.) ;6istently stated that y"n7nt Beek LONDONDipv Ireland, June : canaiaate and that you nomination. i But your b1811".. wouiu -iiKeto navB j e?tent of lent pistol andW fighting between Lejeune as major general command y?ui?t at 1 ln he- presented! a two ; hour; Vttle at the river ant at the marine corps to succeed permitting vour name to: oe vr- certain to convention. We are (an ts r--:iaated and e' vcted."1 - j NIPIGON'S BIG FISH THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY I m h ' - ;tl iiSiu Y' (QX-- , Giant Trdut S How would you like to book, play and finally land a jjreat northern jpike, four feet long and weighing J twenty-one pounds? V ? ' i Every fisherman knows that the one that gets away is usually of ' this size, but H. P. Sweetser, of Nev York, not only hooked the big fellow he is holding in the picture, -but took him captive in Lake 'Nipigon after a thrilling battle " lasting forty-five minutes. Nipigon, which is in Canada on the north shore of Lake Superior. has long been a magic name for .fishermen, . some of whom travel North Carolina Sure' McLean, of Lumberton, For the Democrats, and ' Morehead, of Charlotte, For v the Republicans; Are Slated for Big Jobs In the Event of The Election of Either Mc Adoo or Harding. : (BY PARKER R. ANDERSON.) . WASHINGTON, D. C.-Jun.i It). North Carolina will get a cabinet member in the, next administration whether the democrats or the repub licans win in-' the fall election, accord ing to rumors here in circles general ly, well informed. ' ; Should r the democrats nominate and elect William G. McAdoo, and everything points to his selection at San Francisco, Angus ;i Wilton Mc Lean, of Lumberton, will probably be selected, as secretary of the treas ury. He will stand a good chance of teing selected for one of the cabinet RALEIGH FACES INCREASE 'IN PRICE OF ITS ICE NOW LEIGH, June 19. One of Ral- eigi's ; ice manufacturing piant3 has increased the price of its product f ron eighty cents to one dollar per hui&red pounds. - This '. announce- me came , yesterday and with the themometer hovering near the cen- turymark was a knockout blow for capij.1 city folks. - - "ve are having to pay four doU lars uore per, ton for coal atl the minei than we were a few , weeks ago,"Wid the manager of the plant, andt is imperative that we in creasepur rates. "t ; . Fory time several weeks ago it was rumored that Raleigh was fac ing an ce famine,' but this failed to materlaze.' TO PBOb THAT MAORIS SfJANG FROM HAWAIIANS . : , V . AoIated PreHM) HONOrjLU. June 19. Twenty Maoris f in New Zealand have arriv ed here wh James M. Lambert, head of the Minon mission in New Zea land, for Tseries of tests to estab lish or r&te the theory that the Maoris anhe Hawaiians' are sprung from the xxe . stock. The Maoris will spend o months in the Hawaii an Islands,' guests of the Mormon church nen IRISH NATONALISTS NAi AND UNIONISTS FIGHT . 19 Thl3 CityV,ent another night of u..'fo,mi..ist.iiii - youlside.,r.Comparare quiet was finally Cv restored . Dy tn0ldierly; thousands of miles In cuest of its giant trout, pike and other fish. At Nipigon .there are outfitters and guides, and Nipigon River, Lake Nipigon and streams flowing into them are full of splendid fighting fish. " ' W-H. Peck, a New York banker, who , accompanied Sweetser, got nine brook; trout in xme evening, the largest of which weighed four and a half pounds. Other fisner men were even more fortunate, landing speckled . beauties that weighed ' between five ; and six pounds, i Whoever Is Elected places in the event some other demo crat ia selected and the coming dem ocratic convention and the party's standard bearer," is victorious in No vember. ; ; ' ? " v'-vv' -' In. the event of vthe election of Seii atorHarding he will offer John M. Morehead, of Charlotte, a - place in his, bfficial family, v. It is understood Morehead will .be asked to succeed our Josephus Daniels as head, of the navy department. Morehead stands well with i the organization republi cans. ! He has always - been regular and, his training has been and his sympathies are with that part of the Republican party which will be in control in the event of Harding's suc cess in the coming elections. Carolinians Stand Well. In any event North Carolina would be well represented.. McLean, at one time considered by many of the big politicians only as a country law yer, is now held high in the councils, of the big business men of the nation. As head of the War Finance Corpora tion he has been thrown in close touch with the biggest business men (Continued on page six.) BROCK WITHDRAWS FOR CONGRESS IN SEVENTH WADESBORO, June 19. Walter E. Brock, candidate ' ror the demo cratic nomination for congress from the seventh district, running second in the primary held Saturday, June 5, and therefore entitled to enter a second primary with his principal opponent, W- C. Hammer, of Ran dolph, has decided to withdraw and leave the field open to Mr. Hammer. The serious and protracted illness of Mrs. Brock, which was a severe handicap all through the first cam paign, and which 1 would have pre vented his whole hearted entry into the second race, fs largely responsi ble for his decision to withdraw from the contest. The condition of Mrs. Brock shows little improvement. MARRIAGE ABOLITION IS AIM OF BOLSHEVISTS AMOyJ China, June 19. Bolshe vik propaganda is being carried on in southern Fukien under the direction of ' Governor Chen Chung-ming, whose advanced socialistic leanings! have long been recognized. A society has been formed with headquarters at Chang Chow and quantities of lit erature issued citing the bolshevist achievements in Russia and declar ing that China must follow in foot steps of Rusian bolsheviks. The ef fort aims at abolition of the marriage reltttion and of private ownership of property. COMMAND MAUINK CORl "' AxH-i:ird I'reH) WASHINGTON, P t,4. June 19 The ap- or General John A. ' Major General George Barnett, was announced by. Secretary Daniels., Most of the guides are Ojibway Indians who know every foot of the :, wilderness and all the places where v the giant - trout hide The River Nipigon, draining the lake of the -same name, ia a boisterous ard, beautiful, stream Wvdl fitted to be the home of the big brook trout. ; Fishermen use flies and also th . cockatouche which ia found under -rocks in shallow places. " r When the Prince of Wales want-. -ed to go fishing , he chose . the Nipigon region, and the town itself is the scene of one of Ralph Con Dor's novels. iAMRLEAD EARLY BALLOTS IT IS PREDICTED But Many Leaders in Washing ton Doubt If He Can Win ; Nomination WASHINGTON;: June 19. Half of the members of President Wilson's cabinet will' attend the democratic convention at. San Francisco. These are Secretaries Colby, Daniel3 and Meredith, Attorney : General Palmer and Postmaster General Burleson: Secretary Meredith leaves today, stopping in Iowa en route. , Most of the others will leave tomorrow, when the exodus of - democrats will be in full swing. - i.- , ' Model Virginia Platform Other administration supporters who are going to the 'convention are Senators .Pittman, Gerry and Glass. Senator Glass wrote the platform re cently adopted by the Virginia con vention, which President Wilson praised so highly.' The president re gards this platform as a good model for the democrats at San Francisco and would be pleased if Mr. Glass were made chairman of the platform committee. Administration ; leaders in the- convention will work for the election of Mr. Glass. . A canvass of democrats here shows that the leading . candidates on the first ballot are likely to be McAdoo, Palmer and Cox. It!1 is generally agreed that McAdoo will lead in the early ballots but some well informed democrats doubt if he can win the nomination, without a , vigorous struggle. " Hard Fight Ahead 1 It is not easy to obtain two-thirds o f the votes in a democratic conven tion when there are many candidates. Champ Clark had a majority of the votes in the 1912 convention, but Wilson captured the nomination. While most persons in Washington look upon the nomination of McAdoo as the most probable result of the San Francisco convention, astute democratic politicians insist that such a. view loses sight of the fact that two-thirds are necessary for nomination. Some democratic lead ers here who are committed to Me Adoo wonder if he will be able to muster that much strength. Never theless it is a fact that up to 1912 no democratic candidate who obtained a majority of the votes in the conven tion failed to win the nomination. YELLOW MEN FIGHTING AMONG THEMSELVES NOW (By AMMOolated 1'renn) HONOLULU, June 19. Reports of a battle between Peking and Con ton government troops at Changsa are contained in Tokio cable advices to a Japanese, language newspaper here. The dispatch stated the Can ton troops fired on the warship Fushi mt, which returned the fire, killing scores of Chinese. ' COAL S TUATION IN STATE SERIOUS; REUEFJllSED Interstate Commerce Commis sion Makes Move to Alleviate Distress in Cities NEW BERN COMMITTEE ! i IS RIGHT ON THE JOB Confiscation of Coal Shipped to Municipalities Has Been . Ordered Stopped WASHINGTON, D. C, June 19 The prospect of industrial paralysis in a . half dozen or more Eastern North Carolina towns, coupled with the acute situation in the New Eng land states, caused the Interstate Commerce Commission to make a move through the director general of , railroads for immediate relief to these cities and to take under consid cratlon the matter 'of asking the President to place an embargo on export shipments of coal. . - The seriousness : of, the, Eastern Carolina situation was presented to Commissioner Aitcheson , by a com mittee of business men, municipal authorities and commercial secre taries and follows close upon ; the heels of an analogous ' situation pic tured to the commission yesterday by Representatives of New England industries., ; . Simmons. Headed Them. The Tar Heel delegation was ac companied to the; Interstate Com merce Commission offices today by Senator F. M. Simmons, Representa tive John Small and Hubert Martin, secretary to Senator Overman. Sen ator Simmons and Mr, Small presen ted the case for the delegation. New Bern,' Wilson and Morehead City, according to the facts brought out at the .hearing,, are in grave dan ger as a result of the threatened coal famine. Raleigh, Fayetteville and Wilmington - were represented by proxies in Jhe verbal complaint mak ing, v . . Immediate mediate tkmBjL ''-aiyi assure ej lor jBe easterja Carolina aec-i tion as a result of a conference be tween Director of Car Service Rob bins, of the commission, the director general and a committee from the full delegation at the hearing. .. The delegates told Commissioner Aitcheson ' that seven thousand cars of coal are now lying in the Newport News terminals waiting for ships to take them to export trade.; They of fered airplane pictures of the congest ed yards to show the situation. A. T. Gerrans, of the John' L.. Roper. Lum ber Company, presented the situation as it affects New Bern. The whole life of the city is threatened, he said. The lumber company furnishes light and water to the city and it is prac tically without coal. : . : Relief is promised. -Wilson also appeared to be in dire distress. Morehead City's fish business-is in danger and hundreds of people are apt to be thrown out of employment. , , " The director general promised some immediate relief, i Consifica- tion of coal shipped to municipalities and public service 'corporations has been ordered .stopped. The Attorney General is, to advise the President tomorrow, whether he can place an embargo on export shipments. V The delegation here today consist ed of H. A. White, representing the North Carolina Crusher's Association of Greenville ; C. S. Wallace, More head City; Harry Barlow, s of New Bern; F. N. Bridgers, of Wilson; H. Y. Scott, of Wilson; Mayor D. M. Hill Wilson; A. T. Gerrans, New Bern. ' F HELD FOR ATTACK L National Guard Called Out at Duluth to Prevent Whole sale Lynching (By AHno-ia(el Press) DULUTH, Minn., June 10. National guardsmen from tlie state encampment at Fort Snell ing arrived here early today to reinforce the guard about the St. Louis county jail, where four teen negroes are being held in connection with an attack upon a young white girl. The sol diers are armed with machine guns and rifles and will have .orders "to shoot to kill" if nec essary to uphold the law. The request for the troops was made last night by the sher iff of St. Louis county. The sleriff declared he liad informa tion that an attack was to i be made on the jail in an effort to lynch the negro. Last Tues day night a "mob of 5,000 per sons wrecked tlie city jail ami hanged three negroes arrested in connection with t lie. attack on the girl. Duluth today was quiet. Offi cials declared they were confi dent the presence of the guards men would serve to - aid in thwarting any plot to raid the jail. , URN BLACKS ON A WHITE G!R Attack On Life of "Emperor William Made By a German (By Ossociated Press) -. , DOOKK, Holland, June 19.. An attempt against the life of for mer Emperor William, of Ger many, was lTiude at 5 o'clock Wed nesday afternoon, according to persistant rumors here. " Details of the reported attempt are veiled in mystery, but it is as serted William escaped without injury. A villager, at first thought to be a Belgian, but later identified as a German, Is , said to have entered the castle by the use of a false per mit and then tried to kill Count Hohenzollern. . - . Captain Pereboom, private sec retary to the former emperor, as sured . the Associated Press this morning that no attack had been made on William Hohenzollern. Dispatches received on Thurs day night reported a Belgian who succeeded In gaining entrance to Doorn castle, the residence of the former emperor, wounded him in the jaw. Since that time the re port has been current that an at tack had been made, but no con firmation of it has been received. Presence of Women Tones Down Diversions Hitherto Custo-' mary on Such Occasions ' CHICAGO, June 19. The Tam many delegation to the; Democratic National Convention stopped - in Chi cago for six hours today and left this evening on the way ta San. Francisco. The men and women of, the party slipped in and out of town almost un noticed. ' There was no conference with Illinois democrats, aa there would have been , in. other . years. Most of the visitors went on a sight seeing, trip.' in automobiles and had dinner together at the La Salle Hotel. ', Decorous DeJegatJoii. : ' ' No such quiet and decorous delega tion ever before went from Tammany to a national contention; The Tiger has'ltfi' ''tcf stripes flnce women fik. "H X- u4.i;Hi9mm' or itrty wMncn . on the "Tammany Special has brought about an appear ance of almost Sabbath calm on the train . where once they would have been heard the popping of corks and the rattle of poker chips. J V There was a pinochle game going on in the club car last night, but it broke up early. Apparently most of the players had received instructions from theii wives to turn , in by. 11 o'clock. Several men pf the party are' inclined to lament the absence of the old times, but most of them seemed to have little -against the Eighteenth -Amendment, except , on the principle of personal liberty.- . There was a rumor in Chicago that prohibition enforcement agents ' in tended to search the train. It would have been useless. Any contraband that may be on board has, for the most part been kept well concealed. Booms for Gerard and Nixon. United States Marshal Thomas D. McCarthy started to boom James W. Gerard, former Ambassador to Ger many, a? a candidate for President. Mr. McCarthy said that he believed Mr. Gerard's nomination likely, if the convention should get into a dead lock, several on the train recalled that Mr. Gerard san against United States Senator James W. Wadsworth, Jr., six years ago, and expressed the belief that he might be able to win from Wadsworth this year if nomi nated, vv -'-.'-,'-..-'.' Edward J. Gleason, secretary to public service commisioner Lewis Nixcm, is booming Mr. Nixon, who was indorsed for President several weeks ago by "the Brotherhood of Interborough employees in New York City. Most of the Tammany delega tion were inclined to believe that as a candidate Mr. Nixon would toe de cidedly of the "dark horse" variety. Interest in the Tammany train on the part of Illinois democrats was lessened by the fact that (.'Lanes F. Murphy and Governor Alfred E. Smith are to arrive here on Saturday and presumably will have talks with the local democrats who have suc ceeded the late Roger C. Sullivan in control of the Illinois organization. . Cock ran May Debate with Bryan. ' Gossip on the train is that W. B. Cockran is likely to be the New York member of the committee on resolu tions and that he is being groomed for an expected oratorical tilt with William J. Bryan on prohibition, the Irish question, or anything else that may come up. Several who recalled Mr. Bryan's attack on Tammany at Baltimore convention in 1912 regret ted that Mr. Cockran was not there to answer nim. The latter was oft the Tammny reservation at thac time and a strong supporter of Theodore, Roosevelt and the Progressive Party movement. : ..'' '( William Dalton, the oldest in ser vice of any of the Tammany district leaders, had the first mishap of the trip. Mr. Dalton, when he stepped oft" the train at Albany, became en grossed in conversation with a friend and was left behind. He took a reg ular train which overhauled the spe- cial at Syracuse, much to the joy of Mrs. Dalton, who was fearing that sne, might have to make the trip across the continent without her husband. Called to Roanoke. SALEM, Va., June 19. Creation of a chair in chemistry and the call ing to it of Doctor Harry T. Johnson, of the Agriculture and Engineering College of Raleigh,1 N.:.C was an nounced to-day by the trusteer of Roanoke College. : BOOM FOR GERARD ON TAMMANY TRAIN TO SAN FRANCISCO GIMBEL 0 RS OF aGIL'G PUBLIC Must Answer Charges of Extort ing Excessive Price, for i Men's Clothes V HOUSE MAKES DENIAL OF INTENTIONAL FliAUD Accused. Men re Released On Bail Pending',trelirair.ry. Hearing! ' - By Associated Press) . NEW YORK, June 19. Frederick Gimbel, first vice president cf Gim bel Brothers department store, with branches In many cities, was arrested j today by the Cepartment of justice Ion a charge or profiteering in cloth- , ing. Gimbel is head xtt the New York: store. : . 1 . J. J. Dowdell,' general merchandise managed of the store, and C D. Slaw ter, buyer, - also were arrested on " similar charges. , All three are charged with making profits in cloth-? ing of from 90 to 276 per cent.r : ' Three Warranto Served. . c The arrest came as a complete sur-. prise at the store, and officials there ; at first stated that they believed there-, must have been some error. fi.' U; Coons, advertising director, later gave out: the following statement: - "We have not had time to look into the matter. It is possible that in a business so great aa this there . migui ue one or more colored r' -a of merchandise marked af a higUer price that is provided for in the reg ulations. AH we know is that it ia, and has been our desire and intention to comply with all government regula tions." : V : High Profits Alleged. i :-. , One of the highest profits allegl i. to have been made was at an adver tised sale of men's clothing. It. is charged a suit costing - 133.00 was sold for 175.00. Other charges were that a $5.50 mohair suit was sold at -$20.00, a $15.00 suit wa sold 'for $33.75 and another suit , costing ' $5.50 was sold at $15.00. a.:.- v r A Gimbel, Dowdell and Slawter were released in one thousand dollars bail each when arrainged before Commis sioner Hitchcock. ' v July , 6 as . set . for their preliminary examination?. . GRAND ARMY VETERA T . ABANDON ATLANTIC ( ; ; (By- Associated Prssa)' . .TOLEDO, Ohio, V June-19. The. national encampment of the 'Grand Army of the Republic next'Septem- ber will not. be .held in Atlantic City' because of excessive rates demanded by the hotels of that city, according ' to Captain W; B. Alexander,' one. of "t the officers, who, ? returned ' from Urichsville, Ohio, after a conference with. P.. M. Hall,, national commander of. Columbus. ' .', : , . ; ' BARRETT IS PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL KEWAINS :- . I ,; ' j , : ": ....-.'. i.,-,:,, 1 (By Asaoeiated . Press) "--PORTLAND, Oregon, June 19. -J, Mercer Barnett, of Birmingham, Ala., . ; was elected president of the Inter national ' Association of-Kiwanis at , the closing session of the annual con vention here. Cleveland won next . year's convention. , 1 UNVEIL STATUE TO JOHN SINGLETON, MOSBYt J ; '.. . . ''.; " (By Associate Presa) A - - WT ADD FWTflW Va Tuna 't O - A marble statue of Colonel John Sin? gleton Mosby, noted as the leader of "Mosby's Rangers," of the Confed erate, army, was unveiled here today, having been erected with a fund to . which appropriations were received from the entire South '" ,' v v BAINBIGE COLBY Believes There Are Many Mem-, bers of the Party With VI 'S Stronger Claims (By Associated . Preas) f-'-'i WASHINGTON, June 19. Bain-. bridare Colbv declared in a statement' ceptive candidate" for permanent . chairman of the democratic national convention. ; . ; ; ' . : Mr. Colby said: " V - ' "The reports persist that I am to he permanent chairman of the dem ocratic convention" This report has no foundation. The organization of the convention and the choice of its officers are matters which the con- ' vention itself will decide. ' - "I am not even a receptive candi date for the position of permanent chairman. There are many members of the party with much stronger claims for the place and who richly deserve any honor In Its gift, - I am going to the . convention with no- other thought vthan to co-operate 1 .11.. I.U - - ilt'n. J . 1 j. '. neariiijf witu my leuuw ueiegaces f-om the District of Columbia and to ' participate in the . deliberations ofc the convention honestly, and, I hope; helpfully. . ', ... '- . . "t shall leave at- the last possibly moment: and return to my duties at' tion adjoarnav , r ; .. Al ACCUSED CANDIDATE FOR DEMOCRATIC H0QR