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SUPPORT REPUBLICAN PARTY
IS ONLY CHOICE LEFT
Says Democratic Convention Has Evaded
League Issue and Question is Brought Finally
to American People For Settlement.
(By The Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCIBCO, July 7 Support
of the republican party ' ' with a candi
date standing four square upon the plat
form" is the only choice .left "those
who believe in safeguarding:, protecting
and preserving our Americanism,' ' Sen
ator Hiram W. Johnson, of California,
declared in a statement at his home lifre
today.
"The republican party," the statement
aid, "daclared that the president's
covenant 'failed signally to accomplish
its purpose' and contained stipulations
not only intolerable for an independent
people, but eertain to produce the in
justice, hospitality and controversy
among nations which it proposed to pre
vent and 'repudiated to a degree wholly
unnecessary and unjustifiable the timet
honored policies in favor of ieaee de
clared by Washington, Jefferson and
Monroe. '
"The republican party stands, there
fore, against the president's covenant,
as presented, denounces it as breeding
war rather than promoting ywce, and
reaffirms the time honored, nation old
Iolicies of Washington, Jeffersou and
Monroe .
"The democratic pdrty on the other
hand rejected every effort to modify or
qualify tha president's proposed league
of nations, endorsed the president's at
titude and took its position in favor of
the league as presented. It is true that
the democrats, in effort to placate, say
something about reservations which may
tions of the United States, but the
language is meaningless and does not at
all alter the essential position of the
democratic uarty for the league as pre
sented. ' ' Thus the issue finally comes from the
forum of congress to the final arbitra
ment of the American people. The over
shadowing question in the campaign,
therefore, is whether we enter the mael
strom of European and Asiatic politics
and diplomacy and become a part of the
cynical imperialism of the old world, or
whether America shall live her life in
her own way, independent, unfettered,
mindful always of her obligations to hu
inanity and civilization, but free to act
as each crisis shall arise, and 'maintain
ing always the policy of Washington and
Jefferson and Monroe, friendship with all
nations, entangling alliances with none.
With a candidate standing four square
upon the platform, the issue leaves those
who believe in safeguarding, protecting
and preserving our Americanism, but one
choice, and that is to support the re
publican party. "
ANTI-SUFFS TAKE STEPS
TO PREVENT ANNOUNCE
MENT. OF SUFFRAGE
AMENDMENT VICTORY
(By The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, July 7 Proceedings
asking that Bainbridge Colby, secretary
of state, be enjoined from issuing any
proclamation declaring the suffrage
amendment ratified were instituted in the
District of Colombia supreme court to
day by Charles S. Fairchild,. of New
York, president of the American Con
stitutional League.
Mr. Fairchild also seeks to prevent At
torney General Palmer from enforcing
the amendment , Justice Bailey issued a
rule on Secretary Colby and the attorney
general to show cause July 13 why the
motion should not be granted.
The basis of the proceedings is the
claim that the ratification of the amend
ment by the West Virginia legislature
was illegal because accomplished by
fraud and that the proposed ratification
by the Tennessee legislature also would
be Illegal on the ground that the legis
lature lacked authority under the state
constitution to act on the measure.
Only thirty-five states have ratified the
amendment and as ratification by one
other is necessary the attack on the
amendment through the courts at this
time cam as a surprise in suffrage cir
cles here. An attack on the legality of
the action of the Tennessee legislature
bad been expected, but mot untiTthe legi
slature bad actually acted.
. In anticipation of sueh i move by the
asti-suffrage forces, the. organisations
supporting the amendment hare urged
early action by more than 36 state! so
" that the amendment could become oper-
atit-e in time to permit the women to vote
fax the presidential election this year. -:
Miss Eileen Albright1eft Tuesday 1
for Concord, where she will be the guest
of her eouBin, Miss Fannie Pearl Widen-
tonse, for sevrr.l ?nys, .-"'. , Y
DECLARES
A NEWSPAPER MAN
WILL BE PRESIDENT
Regardless of Whether Cox or
Harding is Elected Country
Will Have Real Newspaper
Man For First Time in His
tory. (Theodore Tiller, in Greensboro News.)
WASHINGTON', July 4. This coun
try is going to have a newspaperman for
President after March 4 next regardless
of wet and dry issues, William Jennings
Bryan, the labor vote, woman suffrage,
the high cost of living, bolshevism and
everything else.
Whether it's Harding or Cox, there'll
be a man in the White House who will
know the difference between a newspaper
"scoop" and a steam shovel, and can
justly appraise the value of morning and
afternoon releases for such stories as may
from time to time crop out at lt5(t() Penn
sylvania avenue.
That was one of the reactions in Wash
ington today to the nomination .of Gov
ernor "Jimiiiv" Cox hv the Democrats.
, Thijl ,itv wtn itg a ;f newpapeT cor.
respondents, government publicity agents,
other press agents and local reporters,
hail a common comment, to wit:
"Well, at last we're going to have a
newspaperman for President. It's about
time. ' '
The nearest approach to a newspaperman-President
was William Howard
Taft. However, he quit reporting while
he was a "cub," fell from grace and be
came a lawyer. Any mistakes he may
have made cannot be charged to the
newspaper profession.
This year this country will vote for a
newspaperman or for Eugene Debs.
(Trfere is an opening here for a knock j
from the few scoffers who don't believe
whaHthey read in newspapers; such com
ment asr It 's a of a choice, etc., ' '
but the country aa a whole won t mind (
trying out a newspaperman.) j
Never a Newspaperman Before.
Heretofore Presidents have been en
gineers, lawyers, school teachers, farmers,
soldiers, politicians everything except
newspapermen. If a President showed an
instinct for "Monday morning publici
ty" it was simply because someone told
him about it, not from personal experi
ence in a newspaper office on a dull day.
Hereafter it will be different.
Both Governor Cox and Senator Hard
ing are real newspapermen not the sort
who carry canes and write .essays, but
Mellows who know how to set type, cover
ft murder or political convention, and
"put the paper to bed" just in time to
catch 'the early mails. In his autobiog
raphy Senator Harding says he has been
a iiewpafer publisher since lHH-t He
took a small sheet, set type, wrote per
sonals. contributed editorials and made
himself handy around the composing
r.joni and the front office. Both his paper
and his town are bigger totlay. but there
is no doubt that the senator served his
apprenticeship.
Wheu Governor James M. Cox was in
' ongress he confessed in his autobiogra
phy that he had "worked as a farmer's
tov, newsboy, 'printer's devit' and re
porter; is the owner arid publisher of the
Dayton Daily News and the Springfield
Daily News." f
Tf'ev tell a s:.ry of when Cox was the
small town correspondent for the Cinein
nati Enquirer. There was a big railroad
wrck and only one telegraph wire. Cox
wanted a "beat,'' so he grabbed the wire
by telling the operator to "send this un
til I give you something else. " " This
was a whole page of a newspaper, which
had nothing to do with the wreck, but
when Cox came back with the wreck story
the wire belonged to him.
Ohio Cant Lose.
With its large corps of out-of-town cor
respondents and the staffs of four local
newspapers, Washington is in a class by
itself as a news distributing center. To
no other -eity, perhaps, will a newspaper
man President mean so much. Whether
it's Cox or Harding the occupant of the
White House will be enabled to talk in
the Tentacular of the craft. He will
know the .'meaning of such words ss,
'beat "deadline," "press run,"
"fronjt page stuff," "the opposition,"
"putting the paper' to bed," "thirty,"
flat release,".." first and second editions"
and" so- en.- '; ".- i y f ., ?':
One forgetful enthusiast commented
here, today that in addition the prece
dent el two newspapermen candidates, ft
was the first time two men from thetsame
state had been nominated by the great
MORRISON AND PARKER
MAY HOLD JOINT DEBATE
Indications Are That Demo
cratic and Republican Can
didates For Governor Will
Meet on Stump.
By W. T. Bost in Greensboro News
RALEIGH, July 6 Joint discussion
between Cameron Morrison, Democratic,
and John J. Parker, Republican candi
dates for governor will take place this
campaign, according to the wise ones in
both parties.
Mr. Morrison will, have to decline the
Invitation on the ground that "taint
practical," according to State Chairman
Tom Warren 's view of jioliticless years,
or go out to meet the Philistine. Mr
Parker has declared that he was going
to challenge Max Gardner when it ap
jieared certain that Gardner would be
the nominee, and every reason for di
viding time with Gardner may le urged
in Morrison's behalf and then some.
Parker believes he can embarrass any
Democrat who will defend his party 's
tax legislation, and he knows that he can
"rag" Morrison on the suffrage issue.
Fact is, Parker can prove that according
to the chairman of the state board of
elections, Col. Wilson Lamb, the Chi
cago Republican convention was more
Democratic on suffrage than was the na
tional Democratic, and that the Republi
can national platform more becomes ihe
Democratic candidate for governor than
docs the national Democratic.
For instance, the national Republican
platform did not say a word about
ratification in North Carolina. And
good Colonel Lamb declares that North
Carolina should In1 saved the infamy of
ratifying. The colonel also says the
Democratic convention of April was a
fraud insofar as its suffrage expression
went. If by the highest election au
thority ratification is an "infamy" and
the suffrage plank is a fraud, surely
the national convention which said noth
ing about either, must be more to the
liking of the election officials in the
state than was the state convention which
perpetrated the fraud, and the national
Democratic convention which urged-1 re-
:Ktition of the fraud .
Parker Has Advantage.
Then the Democracy has spokesmen
who insisted that Morrison is their best
bet, and he should be nominated for his
Kwers of both defensive and aggressive
warfare. Mr. Morrison added something
to this good opinion of his abilities by
admitting mat Derore ne was L'l years
old he made a great Republican speech
nominating Capt. Charles Price as Su
preme court justice. Mr. Morrison fur
ther recommended himself by elimina
tion. Gardner, who is a "rash and ro
ma utica young man," was not the in
tellectual tyie to send up against a
L'niou comity veteran of many an en
counter in the classroom of Horace Wil
liams. Then Ed Cansler threw a scare into the
ranks. He had tried lawsuits with
Parker and found him able to meet any
body. Morrison vas the mail anf Mor
risou is the man. There will be guber
uatorial debates unless Mr. Morrison and
Mr. Warren rind "taint practical. "
Certainly John Parker, who isn't "ro
mantic," would have a picjiie with Mor
rison's suffrage position, a nomination
won on his abhorrence of what Woodrow
Wilson, F .M. Simmons. J. W. Bailey,
W. N. Everett, A .M. Scales, the na
tional and state platforms stand for.
Again Parker is advantaged on tax
ation. He happens to think much the
same thing about taxation that J. W.
Bailey has furnished. Ami while Mr.
Parker has not stood before the corpora
tion commission and deuounced it for
not' going out and getting " :;:i.O"0.0(i0
acres of lands" to tax at " its actual
value," as a bar to the income tax which
is up for consideration this year. Mr.
Parker has gone half way with Bailey.
The rash and romantic collector of in
ternal revenue was begging the tax com
mission not to break the heart of rug
business when farm lands, dogs, horses,
mules and hogs were assessed so low.
BICKETT GALLS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO
MEET AUGUST 10
RALEIGH, N. C, July 7
Governor Bickett today issued a
call for the North Carolina general
assembly to meet in a special ses
sion on August 10, for the purpose
of considering the report on re
valuation of property to be sub
mitted by the state tax co mmis
sion and at which term thf ques
tion of the. Susan B. Anthony
amendment is expected to come
-
political parties. He was wrong to the
letter. Lincoln, of IlUaois, opposed
Douglas, of Illiaois. in I860. likewise
Theodore" Roosevelt opptned Alton B.
Parker in 1904 sad both eame from New
York, Jadgs Parker prebsbly remembers
it if some ether folks have forgotten that
heated campaign , , -
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MR. ROBERT C. WARREN DEAD
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
End Came Tuesday Afternoon
runeral and Burial Wed
nesday Afternoon Had
Spent Practically all of His
e in vjasionia wnere ne
Had a Wide Circle o f
Friends Was Prominent in
Fraternal Circles.
Death came Tuesday afternoon at 2:1")
o'clock to ,Mr. Robert C. Warren, one of
Gastonia's most beloved citizens, who had
suffered for many months from a malig
nant disease from the clutches of which
medical skill had been unable to rescue
him. For probably eighteen months he
had been in declining health and no phy
sician 's skill or treatment was found that
could stay the disease, pernicious anemia,
which was sapping his life. Last Jan
uary he went to Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, in the hope of being benefitted
but after a stay of a few weeks returned
home in the same condition in which he
went away. He wks not aide after that
to be out except to' take an auutomobile
ROBERT C. WARREN
drive. He was "able to sit up part of the
time until two or three weeks ago when
he suddenly took a turn for the worse
and his loved ones and physicians realiz
ed that the end was not far away. He
retained consciousness up until Monday
afternoon when he lapsed into a state of
-I coma from which he never rallied.
Funeral services will le held this,
Wednesday afternoon, at the First Pres
byterian church, of which he had been a
life-long member. His pastor. Rev. Dr.
J. H. Henderlite, will jerforni the fun
eral rites and interment will be in the
family plot in Oakwood lemetery. The
burial will be conducted by the Masons
of the city.
Robert C. Warren was a native of Gas
ton county, having been born March 6,
lSfiit, in South Point townsliip, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Warren. His father
died several years ago; his mother is still
living at an advanced age. In 1S79 when
he was ten years of age his father moved
to Gastonia and young Warren attended
the old Gastonin high sr'(nl. The Vlder
Warren established here a wagon and
blacksmithiug business whir; he conduct
ed up to the time of his death. Robert,
after attending school and working for
three years on a railroad construction
crew in the reij 1 1 horhood of Mount Airy.
settled in (iasfnnia ami ;!
with his father. After tin
iated himself j
itter deat i '
he continued the business which lie
wned i
at the time of his de.iMi. For the pnt
year or so, however, he find been unable
to give it his personal attention.
Surviving are his wide
Mr. Nellie
Iloey Warren, a sister of Congressman
Clyde Iloey; three children, Mr. Krnest
R. Warren and Misses Myrtle and Lottie
Warren: one brother, Mr. W. Y. Warren,
ad one sister, Mrs. B. B. Gardner, all of
Gastonia.
Deceased was a loyal and a "five tnem
ber of the First Presbyterian church and i
was closely identified with the growth of j
tie :wu. lie wa esiecii.-.- :u-iav
fraternal circles being a charter and life
! member of Gast nia Lodge No. 53
Knichts af Pyihias. a member of Gaston
ia Inlge No. ."itiit Masons, Gastonia Chap
ter No. fi Uiyal Arch Masons and of
Ciastonia nimandery No. 28 Knights
Templar.
Of a jovial and companionable disposi
tion, he had a wide circle of friends who
have watched with grave anxiety his de
cline in health and to whom the announce
ment of his death will bring much sor
row. As husband, father anil friend he
was true in every relationship and cir
cumstance of life. His life was a bene
diction to those who were closely relate"!
to him in all walks and his passing easts
a shadow over many hearts. The sorrow
ing laved ones have the sympathy of the
entire town in their great bereavement.
Lawn Party at Union.
There wTTTSe a lawa party at Union
Jresbyterian church on Friday evening
of this week, July 91 TEe grove will be
righted snd ice cream, iced tea and sand
wiches will be sold Tj XS yogng ladies
of the chares. Everybody is cordially in
vited. . . ' v
. "Sin. Matti 8. Anderson is a visitor
to' Charlotte today.' . ;1 , ; ,
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Tie AND HAPPY, DELEGATES
SAY
EVER
HELD IN
CONVENT
Love Feast Characterizes Nomination by Ac
clamation of Franklin D. Roosevelt For Vice
President. .
(By The Associated Press.)
BAN FRANCISCO, July 7. Delegates
to the democratic national convention,
their work done and the big gathering
adjourned iu a last roar of enthusiasm
for the party standard bearers, Governor
James M. Cox, of Ohio, and Franklin D.
Roosevelt, of New York, were scrambling
today for train accommodations home
ward. Every string of departing sleepers
heading east, north or south, was loaded
to capacity and men who will play im
portant roles in the fight for election of
the ticket were hurrying away to delayed
vacations and on s'ght-seeing tours in the
wet preparatory to the struggle ahead.
Mr. Roosevelt was due to leave during
the day for Dayton, O., to consult with
Governor Cox, where preliminary dans
for the campaign will be mapped out, I
subject to amendment later when the :
party machinery is organized and the '
necessary ailvisers selected. 1 lie assist
ant secretary intends to resign from the
navy department as soon ns he can Vlear
up his desk and will spend ten days or
so in Washington for that purpose before
shaping his plans for the campaign.
Democratic leaders were elated over the
spirit of harmony which marked the last
hours of the convention. There had been
gooH Teeling and tolerance shown through
out the long struggle to reach a presiden
tial nomination, it was said, but iu the
nomination of Mr. Roosevelt by acclama
tion following withdrawal of all other
candidates, these leaders saw evidence of
differences Luried and a determination to
work hard for victory in the election from
which they drew great satisfaction.
It was generally agreed that the con
vention had lieen a great success. If
noise and unflagging display of enthusi
asm were a gauge of that success, there
was ample ground for their view. Up to
the last the delegates were ready to cheer
or to demonstrate at every opportunity.
In a way the scene yesterday when Mr.
Roosevelt was nominated rivalled that of
the break up early in the morning of
the MeAdoo-Cox deadlock and the nom
ination of Governor Cox. What it lacked
in the tense expectancy of the last ballots,
r '
vention helpless through 3S ballots, the
Roosevelt nomination made up in the
swiftness with which the decision was
reached.
Nominating speeches were again the
order of the day when the convention
assembled at noon. Half a dozen candi
dates were rnt forwurd and fliere was
evidence thaf a strong movement was on
to name a man from the west. The
speakers appealed for recognition of the
west's share in Mr. Wilson's second e'ei
tion.
.Ii.st !'f'rre Mint. ho'-."r. :i final derti
om,tr.-rinii had followed the rendii.g cf a
telegram from Governor ('ox !v I'iniinnnn
R,,biiwnn thnnkintr the poo venT ? .ill f.tr it
expression of faith in him. For the last
time the delegates ripped up the state
standards, many ef them showing scars
of scrimmages that we're fought around
the ;n luring the nomination fight. A few
.f tiie standard- were slow about start
iujj out. Ni iirn-ka held out quite a time,
but finally it wa grabbed by a delegate
and the parade through aisles went ahead
to the rattling accompaniment of the Cox
baft'e soul: of "Ohio, Ohio," thundered
it 'e band. Around and around
.n
hall the whole string of standards
were tarried 1:1 qriick step time in sharp
contrast to previous demonstrations when
crowded aisles blocked the mrrch.
With order restored, nomination of vie.
presidential candidates went ahead while
on the floor a flurry of activity among
delegation leaders showed something was
in the wind. It centered about the New
York delegation where Roosevelt's big
figure had loomed up earlier but now was
noticeably missing. The word got abodt
that Governor Cox had thrown his influ
ence to the assistant secretary and that
Tammany objections to his nomination
had been sunk-in the desire for party
harmony.
A moment later Chairman Robinson
recognized Governor Smith, of New York.
whomade his way to the platform amid
cheers and with the band working hard
on "The Sidewalks of New York' made
famous in Ine convention by the demon
stration in which it played an important
part in the first adys of the gathering.
A sweeping endorsement of Mr. Roose
velt's candidacy by Governor Smith set
the ball rolling. As speaker after speak
er reappeared to withdraw opposing can
didates and Second te Booserelt nom
ination, a wave ef cheering swept through
the kalL The end ef the convention was
st hand and when former Fenator Fran
eis, of Missouri, sis-.-.!'.:-?! wl'.!. Irawal of
after the action of Attorney General Pal- n' Pme ne nas spent most,
raer in releasing his delegates broke ! of his time ta Washington, returning dnr
.lown the barrier that had held the con- i m the months and on holiday"
GREATEST
UNITED STATES
Lis "name by moving suspension of the
rules snd nomination of the New Yorker
py acclamation, the shout of "ays" that
ratified his action shook the roof of the '
massive civic auditorium for the last time
snd the exodus of delegates was la prog
ress even before formal adjournment was
talten.
SKETCH OP ROOSEVELT.
PCTTTGHKEEPSIE, N. Y July 9s- '
The little village of Hyde Park, birth
place and summer residence of Franklin.
D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the
navy and democratic candidate for the .
vice presidency, received quietly, but with
elation the news that its favorite political
sou had been named as running mate to
Governor James M. Cox this evening.
The Associated Press carried the first
news of his nomination to Mr. Roosevelt's
residence, but attempts to communicate' ,
with his mother, Mrs. James Roosevelt,
were unavailing, as she was out for the
evening. Mr. Roosevelt first sprang into politi
cal prominence in 1910 wheu he was
drafted by the democrats of the 28th New
York state senatorial district, consisting
of the counties of Dutchess, Putnam and
Columbia, in an effort to defeat Senator
John F. fichlosser, of Beacon, who was
a candidate for re-election. Roosevelt
was successful, rolling up a majority of
y'tii in the democratic landslide which
carried John A. IMx into the governor's?
chair. One of the stories still told of
Mr. Roosevelt's first campaign by local
politicians is that he corralled the farmer
vote by running on a platform whieh ad
vocated uniform apple barrels.
With Daniels Since 1913.
Mr. Roosevelt was re-elected In 1912,
but (esfgned his seat on March 17, 1913, .
to accept the appointment ss assistant
secretary of the navy. His most famous ,
exploit in the state senate was his lead
ership of the insurgents who opposed the
election of William F. Sheehan to the
United States senate.
After three months' deadlock, James
A. O 'Gorman was elected with Mr.
Roosevelt's concurrence.
8ince Mr. Roosevelt's appointment to
iL. J l a i. - i . . a a.
re n molnr' , t, ,
ne nas never reunquignea nis aeep in
terest in Hyde Park, however, and is still
one of Ks foremost eitiseas and on of
the leading parishioners Of tit. James)
Episcopal cEurch, which the Roosevelt '
family has attended for years. Be Is a
frequent visitor in Powghkeepsie, and '
active in county democratic councils.
Tiarty-eight Years Old.
Mr. Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park,
January ;i0, 1H82, the son of James and c
feara Delano Roosevelt. He is a distant.
,-.: ritie of Colonel Theodore Rooseveloa .
his father's side, and of the Astor family.
''.r..ith l;is mother. - Tie attended the.
ro on t hool and was graduated from
Harvard in 1904 and the Columbia Law
school in 19o7. being admitted to the New
York bar during the same year. He .
practiced first with Carter, Ledyard a'
Milriurn nf Vasw Vnrk and thn K4ftm
a meailter ef the firm of Marvip, Hooker
& Roosevelt.
Mr. f Roosevelt married Anna Elaao
Roosevelt, niece of the late Colonel Theo
dore Roosevelt and daughter of Elljott
Roosevelt, March 17. 1905. They have
tive children.
Mr. Roosevelt divides his time when
at home between his family, his interest
in local affairs ar.d tennis, for whieh he
displays his chief sporting enthusiasm. '
He is extremely democratic in manner .
and is popular throughout the country. '
In New York Mr. Rooeevert is a mem
ber of the Cjty,Jarvard Knickerbocker
and Racquet and Tennis clubs, while he '
is affiliated with the Army and NaTy,
Metropolitan and University clubs of
Washington. - r ; ;
At the Roosevelt home tonight it was ,
i .l . . ir T u . a ,
shi a iimi .ur. ivouseveit is expccieti vr
return here from the convention for
a rest of several days. He had originally
planned a trip to Canada, it was said, bat
the nomination may cause him to aban
don it - . "
McADOO TO ROOSEVELT.
NEW YORK, July 7s Wmiam Gibb
MeAdoo today sent the following tele
gram to Franklin D. Roosevelt, assist
ant secretary of the navy, who has been
named as the democratic party's vie
presidential eaididate:
"Please accept my warmest cor.;-: -la
tions and best wishes for sncce "
Bora ;
To Mr. and Mrs.
their home on Co I
July 9, a sea.
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