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JIGGS IS HERE 1
."Bringing Up Father" make it
initial appearance with' this' Issue
Look for ft on page three. -
Volume 25; Number 155.
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
NEW BERN SUN-JOURNAL, TUESDAY, JUNE" 29, 1920.
ONE SECTION TODAY
Single Copy: Five Cents
WEITE:
'E STILBSILENT AS TO NOMINE.
E
i.iEXlGAti HAILED
TO 10DEII CROSS
WITH BIG SPIKES
Religious Fanatic Proclaims Sel
As Savior And is
Crucified
HIS SECT ORIGINATED
ON THE SPANISH MAIN
Remains on Cross For Whole
Day, But Survives Wretched
Ordeal
MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 29
Large, blunt railway spikes driven
through his hands and , feet,," nailed
- a rude wooden cross for a' night
1 day under the, terrible glare of
the desert sun and. all of his own
iree will arid volition. Ttois was the
e rperience of Dr.' Jose di "Tjfairiele,
th e Italian- religious zealot, who 'ftp
". eared in the-provineeof Oaxaca,
proclaimed himself as. the. SMor and
B3 worked upon the Indians' religr
ious zeal that they consented to
crucify him. Helwas not taken from
tha cross until the next day.
BI. Gabriele recently arrived in
Mexico City, apparently none the
n-orse, excepting, for awful scars, for
1 i ordeaL . ' ' ' .:, i
He is declared to begone of the
raain members of an obscure relig-i?-s
sect on the Mexican border Which
1 !iove3 in crucifixion. Many miles
from a railroad - where superstition
e i ignorance still holds sway the
b horents of Los Hermanos Pene
f .tes (the Penitent Brothers V as
tl a sect Is calledi believe ardently in
Eif torture as the key which unlocks
tta gate to heaven. Dr. di Gabriels
h said to be one of the priests of
t! 3 curious order! '
Sect Originated in Spain : ,
The Penitents originated in Spain
and emigrated to the Mexican border,
r-i there in a land accustomed to
1 rtarity, the crucifixion of those
. j volunteered became a part of
the ritual. Gradually as civilization
peiKtrites deeper and deeper into the
i ;;! :.' J.amlets ' irejllie.. Penetm
ten dwell, the number o.t those who,
I ng to the order or accept Its j
i - i atea is dwindling. 'The secrets i
it the ritual and other mysterious
features were obtained when a hand
tcl of Americans invaded . the Mexi
can village of Taos seventy-five miles
from a railroad and there obtained
from a dead Penite.nte a book con-
tilling' them. ;
In some parts of southern Colo
rado, as well as in New. Mexico and
I'sxlco, you may perchanceW run
across a man, who in his- younger
days had submitted himifelf to cruci
fixion. If you should ask him about
the ugly nail scare Jn the palms of
hi3 hands he probably would lie to
you, but there are many who know;
and ask' no questions. ; :
It . is said . that actual nailing , to
the cross is being lone partly away
with, that so many have died whilo
thus emulating Christ that the re
maining Penitentes have substituted
the binding of the victim to the cross
with hempen ropes. - However, it of
ten happens (so say those who know
the Penitentes) that a victim will in
sist on nails being used. .
- Most of Them Old Now ..
The Penitentes, .most of them, are
old now, 'h They have 1)een driven to
tho deserts in order to practice their
rites. '.The riagellantes, or self-
scourger8, who have engrafted them
selves upon the order, are iormaaea
thn uses of the churches by the.bish
ods. and in going thTough their tor
ture disguise their .features . with
great black hoods. On the way to
the cricifixion (it is an annual affair)
in r"eniienies uaj ,iucuin,iiTO uiv
their bare backs and shoulders until
the blood comes and even then they
do not cease. Perhaps some overly
zealous, member breaks from the
ranks and further tortures himself
by leaping into a clump of cactus.
Th caremony-of the crucifixion is
revolting in the extreme to those who
are sensitive. As dawn breaks the
procession leaves the morada or
dwelling place of the victim, and, led
- by musicians or priestsvor readers,
winds its way to the summit of the
hill Calvary, they call It and all
drop to their knees as the cross bear
er ; staggers ' to . the appointed place
with hia burden .and falls to the
ground.
Tenderly the cross is lifted and
the victird crawls ' from : under,
strfttphfla himself at full length upon
' it with arms outstretched -and is
bound or nailed into piace.
! Rnnes Are Tightly Bound
ThA .ronfis. if ropes are used,' are
bound so tightly - about the wrists
n k n n iri aa that the hem pen strands
sink into the flesh which soon 13
pulled and discolored. The pain is
terrible, but the victim does ntot so
much as groan as ious uumau eu
rturnnfo pan stand it. . .
Ropes are tied to the top of tha
rrnnn , on d slowly it is raised and
- dropped with a thud into the excava
tnn Tnr.d for its foot. Then the
ropes are stretched out as guys and
lOOSe dirt and Stones ie vaiupeu. iu
tn tha hniA around the cross.
nn. tiftiip or more It seems like
' eternity to the watchers as well as
- the victim the crucifixion lasts.
Then at a signal from the chief priest
' the cross is lowered, the bonds of
the crucified man are loosened from
1 the cross ' and .the unconscious form
1" is remoTea '.an . . ""'?
';, tOlm.home, . fnrhH,
inethods are tfsfed to Testor the cir
' ' (Continued on page seven, X .
k - ,t a; . e ra -r n van no.ir
TWENTY FIVE DOLLAR FLOUR
AND TWENTY FIVE CENT BREAD
PREDICTED FOR NEXT WINTER
' -.. v (By ; Associated . Pren) v
WASHINGTON, June 29.
Mobilization of the .railroads of
the country "as a unit", as a
means of relieving present trans
portation" difficulties, was sug
1 gested today by William J. Col
- ver, of the federal trade com
mission, in an address before the
Washington Ad club.
Mr. Colver predicted that a
continuation of the present sit-
nation would mean "untold suf
fering and industrial, shut downs
next 'i winter,' . Hundreds' and
millions of dollars are tied" up
now. in merchandise inside cars
BRYAN SQUELCHED
PROBABLY WILL NOT
Labor, Liquor and . Irish Qucs-
; tions All Subject of Disagree
ment Among Leaders
SAN FRANCISCO. June 29. Ac
tual preparation of. ;the democratic
platform i delegated last night to a
sub-committee of nine under admin
istration leadership 'waited today
while the platform committee of fifty-
three kept, open house tor, hear-final
uggestions and arguments
from ,
many sources. ,
Labor, liquor and the Irish ques
tion, all subjects of agreement among
party leaders,' were, up for debate at
the committee's public hearings. Be
sides, there, were many speakers on
issues. - of lesser , controversy, and
there seemed little prospects that the
long list'could be finished until late
in the day.. -. ; - i
Meantfme, as observers - Btudied
the-makeup flf 'the sub-committee, it
became more apparent that the real
test over : the1 platform would come
after the sub-committee report had
been made before the whole commit
tee for review. .
William J. "Bryan, omitted by ad
ministration leaders from member
ship on the sub-committee, said he
probably would j not present his
planks on prohibition, the league of
natipns and other subjects for .sub
committee consideration, at all. . '
Selected by Senator Glass, of Vir
ginia, after he had been unanimously
chosen chairman of the platform com
mittee, the sub-committee wa sex-
pected to show a majority of admin
istration supporters and a majority
also against the Inclusion of any wet
plank in the platform. ,
GUARANTY TRUST OPENS
.CONSTANTINOPLE OFFICE
NEW YORK, June 2 9. v-The Guar
anty Trust company of. New York, an
nounces that it will open a branch
office in Constantinople about , the
first of September. At a meeting of
the executive committee of the board
of directors of the company; Sigmund
Metz was appointed manager, Peter
Solari, . assistant manager, and Rich
ard Schellens, secretary of the Con
stantinople1 : office. The Guaranty
Trust company also has branch offi
ces in London, Liverpool, Paris,
Havre and Brussels. ' ; -
ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH
' STATE SANITARY LAWS
RALEIGH, Jiine 29. To enforce
strict compliance with the state sani
tary privy law the engineering divis
ion of the state board of health is
placing additional inspectors in the
field; for the purpose of checking up
communities which have previously
been , inspected by the regular field
men of the health department. Where
previous instructions for the .con
struction and maintenance of sani
tary privies have not been followed
prosecutions under the law are be
ing made. V
A SUMMER
PRESCRIPTION
Keep in the shade.
Read your home-town '
a.
. . paper. .
No matte rhow far your va- .
cation wanderings lead you,.
you can have the SUN-"'.
JOURNAL sent to you ' by .
mail.
You'll enjoy the baseball
news and the political news "
and the- special - .features
. .which appeal to you mosL.u rj
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N ' PLAN S
VWT
r
he said, keeping from tho mar-
. ket sadly needed capital. '
Only one-tenth- of the needed
coal for next winter's supply has
.been moved to the head of the '
-Groat Lakes, "Mr. Colver said,
while" the Industries In New Eng
land are actually closing down
now for lack of coal. Farmers :
also are unable to obtain cars to
move last year's wheat crop at
a time when the new crop in "
coming to harvest.
, Already, he declared, there are k
.predictions of twenty-five dollar .
flour and twtfnty-five vent bread.
T
FORCES CONTROL
William Jennings Bryan Exclud
ed From Sub-Committee to
Draft Platform
(Ay AMocltd Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, June 28. Ad
ministration forces went' into the
second day of the democratic nation
al convention apparently in full con
trol of the situation. i cT;' :-
Senator Glass, ' of .Vtrginia;as
chairman of the resolutions commlt-
tee: William J. Bryan excluded from
the sub-committee of nine chosen to
immediately draft the; pfatform;
while Bainbridge Colby, secretary of
state.s sits as a representative- oi
President Wilson; Senator Robinson,
of Arkansas, another staunch admin
istration supporter, chosen for per
manent chairman of the ' convention
and administration men at the head
of other committees' was the ; lineup
brought out o( what had 'promised
to be-a-cotiteBfc-i't: ry ' ":'
v The threatened -; anti-administration
fight, so far as it relates tothe
organization of the convention ma
chinery, collapsed without a show
ing: '
At the same -time the committee
formulating the rules for the conven
tion has cleared the, way for the
nominating speeches to be delivered
wniie me resolutions committee is
working on the platform. By unani
mous action it decided that various
candidates may be placed , in nomination-while
the platform deliberations
are going on, but no balloting for a
nominee may be conducted until aft-,
er the platformvhas been brought, in,
peneciea ana uaopiea. . . -. - s1---
This action will simplify and hast-
en the work of theconvention very
much.
AUTOMATIC TELEPHONES
FOR BRAZILIAN CAPITAL
(Br Awociated Prcaa)
RUENOS AIRES, ' June 29. The
automatic -telephone will be intro
duced in Buenos Aires in 1922 under
a contract sigaed between the city
authorities ; , and an American - con
cern which has agreed to install the
system.- The city already possesses
two telephone systems operated in
the ordinary way, but there is a
shortage of telephone , instruments.
Concerns establishing new businesses
here -have had great difficulty in ob
taining them and some . have been
obliged to forego them. Many per
sons have profited , by surrendering
their apparatus to others at a high
price.
BEES INVADE RESIDENCE
OF GERMAN PRESIDENT
(By Associated Preaa)
BERLIN, June 29. A colony of
bees the other day swarmed in the
gaping Jaws of the big stone lion or
namenting the gateway of President
Ebert's residence, which was formerly
Bismarck's old town house, and later
the imperial court marshal's resi
dence. The police guard drove them
out with the garden hose. . Many
spectators lamented that : the . bees
should have chosen the presidential
residence to deposit "real" honey
which today is not to be found in
Germany.
PALMER DELEGATES ARE
SEATED; REED LOSES OUT
- (By- Awlated Preaa) ;
; SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. The
credentials of the democratic nation
al convention last night ratified the
action of the national committee'in
seating the Palmer delegation from
Georgja and in denying Senator Jas.
A,J Reed a seat in the convention as
a delegate from the fifth Missouri
district. " . "
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS TO
- OPERATE THEIR OWN BANK
: (By Aaaoclated Preaa)
WASHINGTON. June 29. A char
t.er for the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers Co-operative Nation
al Bank of Cleveland, Ohio, was ap
proved today by the comptroller of
the currency. The bank is capitalize
ed at one 'million dollars. Warren S.
Stone, grand chief of ' the brother
hood, made the application for the
charter.
ADMNS
RAIN
BIG : CONVENTION
INDIANS FORCED
TO SPEAK AGAINST'
CONSUL JENKINS
Suspended in Air and Threaten
ed With Death by Kidnap
T ping Bandit
CARRANZA GOVERNMENT
LARGELY RESPONSIBLE
Bandit ' Declined to Implicate
Jenkins at Instigation of
. , Carranza
, -(By Aiwoclated Prraa)
' MEXICO blTY June 29. Several
Indians examined witn regard to their
previous testimony . in the case of
William' O. 'Jenkins, - former Ameri
can consular agent at Puebla, testi
fied today that they were suspended
fn ' the air, struck and threatened
with death by shooting until they
agreed to .testify against Jenkins, ac
cording t6 Puebla dispatch to a
Mexico newspaper this : evening.
Jenkins was, captured by the bandit
Frederico Cordova. last fall and later
was charged with .complicity in ' his
own capture ( : . )
Interviewed : in ; Mexico City last
night on arrival from Puebla, Cordo
va said he had kidnapped Jenkins and
that the latter was not an accomplice.
The agentsiof the Carranza govern
ment, Cordova asserted, had made
attempts to, induce- him to testify
the kidnapping Was the result of .a
3cheme. between, himself and Jenkins,
but he bad declined to make such a
statement;-1 ;J, ' -:-
LIEUT. COt. RO(XSEV"ELT
i RESIG5T FROM; MARINECORPS
'WASHINGTON. -June 29. Lieut.
Col. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt resign
ed - his, commission in the Marine
Corps itoday to accept an important
executive position with an. oil con
cern iir the Oklahoma, field. . Colonel
Roosevelt is a cousin of the former
President Theodore Roosevelt and
of afstt'; Asyfetan t Secretary Franklin
Ut Kooseveit or- tne Navy Department.
Like hia distinguished kinsman he
was known to the Marine Corps as
Teddy. He' entered the Corp3 in De
cember, 1899, after having served a&
a naval cadet at sea in the Spanish
American War, and was in charge of
the construction of the cantonment
at Quantico, Va., in the world war;
and served there as Post ;Quarter
masterr His service in the corps
comprised duty in the Philippines,
Panama, Cnba and Haiti. In August,
1914, he was ordered to France and
attached to the American Embassy
n connection with the relief of
American citizens who were caught
in the web of the war's sudden out
break, i
DEPREDATIONS OF ROBBERS
BECOMING NEAR FLAGRANT
(By Asaociated, Preaa-) .
CHENGTU, China, June 29. Dep
redations, of robbers bands along
trade routes, in Szechuen provincu
have become so flagrant and wide
spread that urgent appeals for the
use of troops to combat the menace
have been sent to the Chinese pro
vincial authorities by foreign firms
operating in Szechuen. The- bands
of robbers are said to be made up to
a large extent of groups of deserters
from troops that have been stationed
in Sevhuen. 'The outlaws have be
come so bold that mail consignments,
hitherto immune from them, have
been seized.
SHORTAGE OF NURSES IN
HOSPITALS IN BUFFALO
(Br Associated Preaa)
BUFFALO, June 29. Unless some
remedy is found for the acute shor
tage or nurses, many nospuais oi us
country will be compelled to curtail
their operations, asserts Mrs. Annie
L. Hansen, superintendent - of tne
Buffalo District Nursing association,
in her annual report. A recent cam
paign to induce more young women
to take up the profession of nursing
was a failure, Mrs. Hansen said, and
as a result, one Buffalo institution
was compelled to close one of its de
partments. -
AGED TOWN CRIER HAS
ABANDONED LABORS
(By Associated Preaa) '
PROVINCETOWN, Mass., June 29.
Provincetown's town crier, said to
be the last of the profession in
America, has hung up his bell and
announced that he has cried his last
message. For twenty-two years
Walter Smith had plodded the two
miles of the Jown's only street, an
nouncing the time and place of
events of interest, from sales of fish
to the election of a president. Now,
in his seventieth year, he says he is
through, and there is no one in sight
to succeed him. The old crier's last
cry was' for the reopening of the
church of the Pilgrims, founded in
1714, and which had been closed for
a year.
CAMPAIGN IS CLOSING
Cameron
RATTCTOfT JnnA
irostor-
day began their last five days of cam
paigning. Mr. Uardner wil close nis
speaking engagements on Friday
night at Reidsville, while Mr. Mor
rison will be in Raleigh.
ADMINISTRATION, FORCES ARE
IN FULL AND ACTIVE CONTROL
DemocratiOiDerby Starts
Here Are the Entrants
; SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. Here are the horses, both light and
dark, who lined up at the post here today for the Democratic Derby.
Their jockey-nominators are given, also: , ' ,
William G. McAdoo, former secretary of the treasury and U. S. Rail
road Administrator; nominator, Dr. Burris Jenkins, of Kansas City.
Governor James M. Cox, of Ohio;, nominator, Supreme Court Judge
James C. Johnson, of Columbus, Ohio. v ; -
A. Mitchell Palmer, Attorney-General ; nominator, John H. Bigelowi
of Pennsylvania. '
Governor Edward I. Edwards, of New Jersey; nominator, Charles F,
X. O'Brien, of Jersey City. .
Senator Robert L. Owen, of Oklahoma; nominator, D. H. Hayden--Linebaugh,
of Muskogee, Okla. '. ' f . -
James W. Gerard, former ambassador to Germany; nominator, U. S.
G. Cherry, of Sioux Fallks, South Dakota.' .
Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock, of Nebraska; nominator; former Gov
ernor A. C. Shallenberger, of Alma, Nebraska. '
E, Meredith, Secretary of Agriculture; nominator, Claude Porter,
of Iowa. ; . 1 . . f . -l . ..
Some consider Carter Glass of Virginia a dark horse. John D. Davis,
United States Ambassador to England,' is also being .mentioned in that
class, as is Senator F. M. Simmons of NoEth Carolina. - 1 -
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"MILDEWED MAN"
15 DAYS IN BOX
CAR SANS WATER
Climbed Into Refrigerator Car to Get
To Chicago and Was Sealed
Therein
. STERLING, 111., "June 29. Albert
Campbell, the "Mildewed ; Derelict"
taken senseless from a refrigerator
car here, and at first believed to be
dead, will recover, physicians attend
ing him said, v -
Already he has recovered sufficient
ly to tell "somewhat disjoin tedly the
story of , his fifteen days' . imprison
ment In the sealed car without "wat
er and without food. "
''Wanted to get to Chicago," he
explained weakly. r . "Climbed in car.
Couldn't get out locked. Full of
pulp. " Thirsty. Hungry sometimes
chewed, pjilp. It hurts to be hungry.
Then a forget.".. -
: The - physicians questioning him
then obtained his name--he appear
ed unable to recall his place of resi
dence. He rested for a time and re
sumed his narrative. -
"I got so thirsty- it burned. Pulp
didn't help much. Then it rained--heard.
it beating on the roof. Tried
to get at it. See -" The man
held out his hands, lacerated appar
ently: by the slats of the car ventilator.-'
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Campbell was found when f work
men entered the car to unload it.
PRIMARY PROVING VERY
EXPENSIVE IN CAROLINA
RALEIGH, June 29. The primary
which comes to a close Saturday will
have been a very expensive one.
When the final statements of candi
dates are in it will be seen that the
nomination of various .candidates
will have cost approximately $65,000.
The three gubernatorial ' candidates
spent virtually all that was allowed
under the primary law and in round
figures the total amount, of money
expended by them will be $19,000.
The nomination of one United States
senator and five congressmen cost
about $29,000. : '
DURHAM TELEPHONE LINE
- WANTS TO INCREASE RATES
RALEIGH, June 29. Representa
tives of the Interstate Telephone
company, of Durham, yesterday filed
a petition with -the corporation com
mission asking for increased rates
in the city of Durham. The petition
ers want a rate of $5 for a business
telephone and $3 for straightline
residence telephones. The city op
posed the increase asked for, al
though only feebly. Some decision
will very likely be made, within the
next several weeks.
BRYAN .FORCES WORSTED
OX FIRST STRENGTH TEST
(By Aaaoclated Preaa)
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. On
the first decision before the platform
committee on an angle of the prohi
bition fight the Bryan dry forces
were forced over theitf protest by a
27 to 25 vote to present , -their case
first in the committee hearings.
Are The Feet Of The Women of New Bern
Growing Smaller or Larger as Years Pass?
Are the feet of the Women of NEW
BERN growing smaller or larger?
This is a question which has been
more or less debated in recent
months, but as yet no definite con
clusion has been arrived and the
matter is in doubt.
When a lady walks into a shoe
store and tells the obliging clerk that
she desires to purchase a pair of slip
pers of such and such a size, the
clerk makes a mental note of the re-
I quest and selects several pairs of
i various sizes.
Style and not comfort is what the
I ladies desire in footwear. They pre
- ! for a trim appearing shoe a half size
too. small than one which, does not
look as stylish, but which is "solid
comfort."
It is the wise shoe salesman who
OF DEMOCRATIC
at San Francisco
Who Will Face Starter
NO ! THE LIFE OF
G. O. P. NOMINEE
1-20-2 0f --,
SenaTor Harding Has Much Explain
' ing to Do to The Hard Headed -Proletariat
WASHINGTON, June 29. Trials
of a presidential nominee have been
brought home . to '. Senator Harding
every day since he was named at Chi
cago. Here are some that he has had
to contend with: ' , ,
: Having his negro cook interviewed
as to what he has to eat."
Having "Elder" John Sims, the col
ored barber, who prayed for him, in
terviewed on the text of the prayer.
Having a. cigar named after him
without knowing its quality.
Having - to explain to prohibition
ists how he happened 1 to own three
shares of brewery stock. .
Having to-, buy presentsiforhil.
dren named aftfer him. -
Having photographers spoil jrouf
drive on the golf links. - . -
Having women reporters . write
that Mrs. Harding wore frayed gloves
when she came home from Chicago
after the nomination. ,t
Having to act pleasant to the fel
low who always says "I just wanted
to shake your hand." .
GERMANS IN SAMOA
SOON TO BE DEPORTED
(By Associated Preaa) :
WELLINGTON, New Zealand,
June 29. It"ls understood that the
Germans in Samoa are soon to be de
ported. Police lately sent from the
dominion to the Islands are to assist
in this process. It Is also understood
that the New Zealand authorities
are to take over the German cocoa
nut and other plantations in Samoa,
valued at about $5,000,000 and that
by way of compensation this amount
is to be deducted from New Zealand's
share of the German war Indemnity.
DISASTER THREATENS V
GEORGIA PEACH CROP
(By Associated Preaa)
WASHINGTON, June 29. Every
legal remedy necessary to protect the
public Interest will be used by the
department of justice to save the
Georgia peach crop, which its threat
ened with disaster through the re
fusal of ice concerns to provide for
its transportation, it was announced
today by - Howard Figg, special as
sistant to the attorney general. :
FOUR PERSONS KILLED;
IN HOTEL COLLAPSE
(By Associated Press)
BUFFALO, N. Y., June 29. Four
persons were killed and an undeter
mined number injured today by the
collapse of the walls of the Suther
land hotel, a lower Main street lodg
ing house. Eighty men occupied
rooms in the building last night, and
the day clerk bad no information as
to the number of persons in the build
ing when the crash came. The bodies
of the four men taken from the ruins
' were unidentified.
tells the woman " customer ' that the
size which fits her is just about one
half number smaller than ' really is
the case and they get by with it, too.
It has been estimated that there
are five hundred pairs of women's
shoes sold in this city each week by
the retail trade. Not all of these are
worn by the ladies of the city, but
some go out into the rural communi-
ties. The average size sold is a 4
D and, incidentally, that is said to be
about the size which really affords
almost perfect comfort.
With the male trade conditions
are different. The man has to be on
his feet the major portion of the
time that he is awake and it is neces-
sary that the shoes he wears be large
enough and the men buy shoes that
are adequate in size to afford com
fort. , .
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CONVENTION
McAdoo Adherents Afe
Out in , Open Fighting
xFor Position for' Im-
pending Struggle:,
WILSON SILENT ON
CHOICE QF NOMINEE
Second Keynote Speechv
Is Delivered by Senator ,
Korjinson, of Arkansas
A Fine Address.
; CONVENTION PROGRAM 1
SAN FRANCISCO,. June 2.
The democratic national conven
tion program for today 'Is as fol
lows:. ' " J
Convention meets at 1 p. m.
Prayer by the Right Reverend
William F. Nichols, bishop of the
Episcopal church, California dio'
cese. . ' . . . .
Report of the committee cn ere'
dentials. . . , ,, -., -
Report of the committee' on per.
mancnt organization- - t ., .
Address by Senator, Joseph : P.
Robinson, or Arkansas, permanent
chairman. .: ' ' -: ; , :: -
Report of the committee-' on
-rales and order of business. : -,
Next in order ; is the repoH. of
the resolntions committee, .which
is holding liearings and is -not
ready to report the platform. -
' Remainder of tho day's program
depends on convention develop
menta. , Delivery . of' nominating
speeches next in order, while plat
form report is awaited. -. . ;
AUDITORIUM, San ' Franc&cv;
Cal., June 29. Assembling an hour
later than usual today, the democrtf-'
tic. national convention-had before it
only a routine 'Session a necessary
time killer - to give opportunity for
committee' work on . the outside and
final perfection of its organization ma
machinery. T -
ftThe second keynote speech by Son.
ator Joseph Ti Robinson, of Arkans ; ,
the successful administration Candi
date for permanent chairman, was .
the principal eyent . on the progrom. "
- Spectacular Fight.
Prospects for a spectacular "fight
on the floor over the action of the
credentials! committee, -which- sua-
tained the democratic national comV i
mittee in its refusal to seat Senator
Reed, of Missouri, as a delegate, were-
hedged about.-, with ..." uncertainty. :
There were predictions Ahat the can ,
test would not be carried further un-
less Reed determined , to attempt t
force himself into a place with the
Missouri delegation by proxy.' ' . -
The Georgia case, in which the ere,.. .
dentials committee sustained the na- -tional
committee and seated the Pal
mer delegates to the exclusioiT'or the",
Smith-Watson' faction, "also seented T
to have-been settled with finality, -'
although ' there was always i chance'
of a last minute outburst. 7""t "
Today's session, however, wa3 the '
last play day fori the delegates,. for
under the rules as adopted, the., con-
vention may go ahead hearing candi
dates, placed in nomination while tjie ,
platform-committee is working, al
though it may not proceed to the bal-'
loting for a nomination until, the dec
laration of party principles has been
accepted. : .-' ; - . ' ; , .
Committee Grinds Awy, , ;
, While the full membershipot tha
platform - committee continued to
grind away: hearing Interested per-'
sons who had planks to suggest the
sub-committee of nine which actually.
win whip the planks into shape, and
decide . whether William v Jennings
Bryan is to havea bone dryr plank
or. whether the party, shall accept"
some sort of a compromise, stich as
have been suggested by Postmaster.
Burleson, was laying back . waiting
for the hearing to end before it take
up the task 'of actually bulld,in,g?tht
platform. , In the. meantime the, sut-
committee members were not-losing
the opportunity of getting prelimin
aries out of the way.-, ; , c. VS 7!"
. The McAdoo people came on. to! tha
convention floor today for the. first
time a working organization,-. :inclad
ing a flooi leader,-and with a repre
sentation of practically every state
delegation,- Their program was to'
find enough supporters to round up
a two third's vote. . Cox and Palmer
forces were active rounding -up a
ahowing for the opening ballots. '
vara; norse vamuaaces. a
Administration forces were In full
control of the convention machinery
and there 'seemed little doubt dftheif
power to guide adoption of a platforn)
entirely satisfactory to them.' They
were also apparently in a position t
exercise a veto power over, anycan
didate unsatisfactory to , them.
There was still today -no indications
of whether any word might be ex
pected from the white house as 'to
the adminiriration" preference oh
candidates.- ,. : V ',
InevitaDly this led to discussion-of
dark horses, because no one knew-if
the white house would approve1-any
particular candidate. Leaders in ttia
uarK norse paaaock are vice. Presi
dent Marshall, Chairman Cummins,
and John W. Davis, Ambassador to
Great" Britain. . . r - -
Whether a combination ot.th.e..op
position forces can be accomplished
to stem the tide of the success of the
administration was not yet revealdd.
With the situation apparently well
In hand, close observers of convention
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