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FORTY-SECOND YEAR—NO.I37
HERE THEY ARE FELLOWS! DUMP ’EM IN A HAT, SHAKE ’EM UP WELL. AND TAKE YOUR PICK.
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SEN. LODGE BITTER IN G. 0. P. KEYNOTE SPEECH
Atlanta Negro National G. O. P. Committeeman From Ga.
CONVENTION QUICKLYPUT
UNDER WAY WHENCALLED
TO ORDER AN HOUR LATE
Bryan Sits With Poker Face in Press Box as Crowd
Cheers Assault on President
And Party
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Sian. Chairman Lodge spoke from manuscript and requiied more than
an hour.
The convention spent two hours in its first session and then ad
journed to 11 o'clock tomorrow. The committees then went to work.
National Chairman Will Hays called the convention to order
at I 1 :34 a. m. Bishop Charles E. Woodcock, of Louisville, offered,
prayer, after which the audience broke into the “Star Spangled Ban
ner.” Temporary organization was quickly perfected by acclamation.
Chairman Lodge’s address was
punctuated by cheering. He was ap
plauded most loudly when he referred ;
to the republican party of 1860 and
declared it must again come forward
for a like service to the country.
Roars of cheers followed his declar
ation that every one connected with
“the dynasty of Woodrow Wilson
muts be driven from power.” _
Wm. J. Bryan had a seat in the
press stand and listened intently to
Chairman Lodge but maintained a
poker face throughout.
Unique in the annals of the party,
the Republican national convention
assembled today unbossed, unbridled
and leaderless. The situation pre
sented an opportunity, for some I
shrewd leader to step forward at thej
psychological moment and invite a|
stampede. Practical politicians say
an unled convention is an easy mark
for a runaway. Overnight reports
and rumors from the candidates’
camps and delegation headquarters
shed no new light on the situation.
Hughes Again Discussed.
The first trial of the voting
strength Wednesday or Thursday is
expected to give the first clear inti
mation of what the mass of more
than five hundred fancy-free, unin
structed delegates propose to do.
Dark horse talk again brings out
the names of Charles E. Hughes and
Governor Coolidge. Senator Borah
said today that Hughes would be
“formidable” if the convention
should be compelled to seek a dark
horso nominee.
Forty minutes before the conven
tion was due to open the band struck
up and delegates began getting into
position, the hall filling rapidly and
many notables arriving. There was
marked absence of confusion, and
old timers said it looked almost as
tame as four years ago.
Contrary to precedent the old
guard came- early. The platform
was slow in filling up. Apparently
the leaders were in conference else
where to determine what wasf to be
done towards permanent organiza
y*Ym. Twenty minutes before open-
V<g time the floor was about half
full. But the crowd was remarkably
quiet, ibe women delegates were
eagerly sought out by scouts for the
campaign managers and held quite a
handshaking affair of their own. They
seemed to be enjoying their first par
ticipation in a national convention
Up to the moment Senator Lodge
left his hotel for the hall there had
been no final determination on the
question of permanent organization.
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OLISEUM, CHICAGO, June 8—(By Associated
Press) —Henry Lincoln Johnson, an Atlanta negro,
who led the fight of the Lowden delegates before
the Republican National Committee, today was
elected national committeeman from Georgia by
the state delegation. The Wood delegates, headed
by Roscoe Pickett announced they would carry the
fight to the credentials committee.
The Republican National convention met an hour
and a half late, but, disposing of preliminaries dur
ing the first half hour, settled down to hear the key
note speech by Senator Lodge, the temporary chair-
llt was said the chances were good
' for making the temporary organiza-
I tion permanent.
Negro Delegates Shimmy.
I The band finally had stirred up
some semblance of animation and
when it swung from “Star and
Stripes Forever” into “Dardanella”
there was a response of shuffling feet
and the suggestion of the shimmy
from some negro delegates from
Tennessee.
When Senator Lodge reached the
hall he took his seat in the Massa
l chusetts space. He conferred later
I with Speaker Gillette and National
j Treasurer Fred Upham.
Shortly before the opening Nicho-
I las Murray Butler was the only can
i didate on the floor.
New Generation on. Hand.
Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt
was among the early platform arri
vals. On every hand there was evi
dence of a newer generation in poli
tics. They included the sons of
Theodore Roosevelt, Leonard Wood,
the late Senator Aldrich, and a
grandson of James G. Blaine.
When the band dropped into a
brief refrain from Dixie, the South
ern delegates found their first oppor
tunity for the rebel yell.
In the New Yoik delegation Sen
ator Wadsworth held a conference'
with Charles D. Hilles, the new na
tional committeeman from that state.
Former Secretary of War Henry
Stimson and Chauncey M. Depew
were also in seats.
Col Georg; Harvey and Senator
Brandegee met on the platform and
had a little talk. It was understood
that Harvey had been busy trying
to harmonize some of the literary
quirks of the prospective platform
Cheer* For U. S. A.
A swelling chorus filled the great
hall following Bishop Woodcock’s
prayer and a sea of American flags
waved throughout the singing.
“Now,” shouted the leader, “three
cheers for the greatest country on
earth, the United States of America.”
, Three rolling cheers rocked the big
hall.
After the official photograph of
1 the convention had been taken, Sec
retary Miller of the National Com
mittee read the call for the conven
tion. The convention was not much
interested in the reading of the call,
most of the delegates knowing its
terms and conversation prevailed
the hall. Chairman Hays whacked for
order so hard that he jolted over a
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PUBLISHED IN THE _ AR T OF
How Women Delegates Will Vote
On 2d Ballot Worries Politicians
Female Contingent Has
Issue of Own —“Fifty-
Fifty’ Representation
BY MABEL ABBOTT
N. E. A. Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, June B—(Special Dis
patch)—Today is the “the day”—the
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MAB£L ABBOTT
they will vote on subsequent ballots
is what every political forecaster in
Chicago wishes he knew. The psy
chology of a woman delegate is just
about as elusive as that of a man
delegate, apparently.
As to what they will wear, that
can be safely predicted. From the
present indications these efficient
looking suits lead, with comfortable
hot weather dresses a close second.
American women politicians are
distinctly well dressed in a very mat
ter-of-fact practical sort of way. The
painful pumps and the wispy gowns
are here, but most of ’em are worn
by wives and families who came to
have a good time and not by dele
gates.
The Big Question
Women will take their hats off in
the convention hall, but there is one
big unsettled and sore question that
crops out whenever women politi
cians gather, and it is how to get
equal representation on the National
Committee. “Fifty-fifty” this issue
has become known for short. And this
is the real issue on the minds of the
women today. Some of them are for
one candidate and some for another
but all of them want that. They can
not get it this year. “But I am sure,”
said Mrs. Raymond Robins, a mem
ber of the Woman’s National Exec
utive Committee which finished its
work and retired yesterday, “that the
rules committee will change the rules
so that women will have equal repre
sentation on the Republican National
Executive Committee at the end of
this convention, and if so I believe
we may hope for a further change
that will give us the representation
we want on the National Committee
at the next one.”
See Political Advantage
Sex fairness is not the reason gen
erally given by the woipen for their
demand. They say it is the Republi
can party’s only chance to draw the
' a Jf e numb f. r of newly enfranchise
and non-partisan women into its fold.
Heads of candidates’ organizations
are providing liberal entertainment of
all kinds for visiting political women
delegates and wives cf delegates
They deny that this is an attempt to
line them up, through the bribe of
good times or social acquaintance.
vV hat we are doing,” said Mrs. Phil
ips Schuyler Doane, of Chicago and
Washington, head of the Lowden
women who have an elaborate sched
ule of attractions for visitors, “is
done purely because we long-time res
idents of Chicago feel we ought to
be hospitable to our guests.*’
The Lowden women delegates
probably will be the trimmest looking
on the floor of the convention, as
Mrs. Doane’s corps has taken over a
tailor shop and is prepared to have
their gowns pressed whenever they
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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1920
great day when
women are to help
for the first time
to any extent se
lect a Republican
candidate for pres
ident. Yesterday
was a day of prep
aration.
Two questions,
of course were set
tled before they
left home—whom
they will vote for
on the first ballot
and what a woman
delegate to a Na
tional Convention
should wear. How
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Above, left, Mn. Katherine P. Edson, of San Francisco; right, Mrs.
John G. South, of Kentucky. Below left, Mrs. Manley Fossecn, of Minneap
olis; right, Mrs. Frank Dodson, of lowa. Women are sitting as delegates in
the Republican National Convention at Chicago for the first time. Twenty
six of them have been selected—less than one a state—out of 984.
BOSSES’ EYES
MAY SWING
BY H. N. RICKEY.
CHICAGO, June 8. (Special Dis
patch)—The Lowden drive has not
' exhausted itself
The Illinois gover
nor’s stock is a few
points higher than
it was yesterday. It
is a good many
points higher than
at any time since
its big slump which
followered the
finding of Lowden ’
money in the pock
ets of certain Mis-|
souri delegates. If
one were compell-,
ed to select ore,
name from the'
twenty-odd which
compose the list of I
avowed and poten-I
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H.A/ Q/C-HSS-
tial candidates Lowden’s name would
be the first to select.
He is by no means an odds-on fav-
ON LOWDEN;
NOMINATION
I tion if the prize is to be won within
, the first five ballots.
tj The most powerful group of pro
i fessional political leaders here, com
■ i posed very largely of members of
' the national committee, are prepared
to throw their support to Lowden
and with their support such delegates
as they control or can influence.
This strength added to the delegates
who have Lowden instructions, would
put him in sight of the nomination
The big question which is still unde
cided is whether these politicians will
, dare to do it and thus put the stamp
I of party approval on Lowden’s boodle i
, methods. Upon the answer to the'
i question the entire character of the !
convention hinges.
If it is decided on the affirmative
the ticket is pretty apt to be Lowden ■
I and Coolidge and the show will be'
I oyer about Friday night. If it is de-'
I cided on the negative it looks like a'
| great number of ballots with the con- 1
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SAYS NATION MUST DRIVE
HIS DYNASTY FROM POWER
AND DEFEAT LEAGUE PLAN
Declares It Is Time For U. S. to Take Hand in Mex
ico and End “Disgraceful Record” of
Last Seven Years
HICAGO, June 8—(By Associated Press) —The
country must drive President Wilson and his “dy
nasty" from power and defeat the League of Na
tions as he desires it, declared Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, temporary chairman of the Republican Na
tional Convention, in his keynote address here to
day.
Defending the Senate’s opposition to the Treaty of
Peace as a high and patriotic duty, the Senator flung
down this gauntlet:
We make the issue; we ask approbation for what
we have done. The nennle will nnw tell 11Q XArßnf-
they think of Mr. Wilson s League and the sacrifice of America."
While emphasizing the point that around the League must be
waged the 1920 Presidential campaign, and devoting much of his
speech to the arraignment of the Wilson administration the Senator
found time to lay before the delegates the stand of the Republican
party on other salient problems facing the nation.
Chief among these was Mexico. Declaring it was time for the
United States to take a firm hand in things Mexican and end the
‘‘disgraceful record" of the last seven years, Senator Lodge urged
that this country let Mexicans choose as their president some strong
and upright man who is friendly to the United States and determined
to establish law order and then lend him a real and cordial
support.
“Mexico lies at our doors,” he de
clared. “It is a primary duty for us
to deal with it under the Monroe doc
trine, but nothing has been done, and
yet we are asked to take a mandate
for Armendia.”
Salient points made by Senator
Lodge were:
“Mr. Wilson and his dynasty, his
heirs, anybody who with bent knee
has served his purposes, must be driv
en from all control, from all influence
upon the government of the United
States.
“They must be driven from office
and power, not because they are
Democrats, but because Mr. Wilson
stands for a theory of administration j
and government which is not Amer
ican.
Step Toward Autocracy.
“The return of the Democrats to'
power with Mr. Wilson or one of his!
disciples still the leader and master;
of a great party, which before his ad
vent possessed both traditions and'
principles, would be a long step in
the direction of the autocracy for
yhich Mr. Wilson yearns and a heavy
blow to the continuance of free rep-j
resentative government as we have
always conceived and venerated it.
“Mr. Wilson and the autocracy he
represents, and all which those who!
believe in his doctrines and share his'
spirit represent, must be put aside
and conclusively excluded from any
future control.
“The defeat of the present admin
istration and all it means, transcends
in importance every other question
and all immediate and dominant is
sues are bound up with it. With
out that defeat every chance of the
right settlement of the mighty ques
tions before us, so sorely needed
now and not later, will depart.
“To maintain law and order and
a stable government where jlustice
rules and the right of all men, high
and low, rich and poor, shall be pro
tected, we must have a government
of the people, duly chosen by the
people, and never must there be per
mitted any government by a single
, organized minority.
! man or by a group of men, or by an
“Many Jrital economic measures
' and especially protective tariff legis
' lation to guard our industries, are
' impossible with a Democratic Free
Trader of Socialistic proclivities in
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the White House. To accomplish
such measures as these, we must
have, as we intend to have, a Repub
lican president, in sympathy wita a
Republican house and senate.
Shifts High Price Blame.
“The rise of prices, the high cost
of living which reach daily into every
home, is the most pressing, as it is
the most difficult and most essentia]
problem which confronts us. Some
of the sources of this trouble can
be reached by legislation, although
not all, but everything that can be af
fected by law should be done at once.
“Profiteering, the charging of ex
tortionate and unjustified prices,
which is’ stupid as well as unlawful,
are subject now to ample punitive
laws. Those laws should be enforc
ed, others if necessary added, and
the offenders both great and small
should be pursued and punished.
“The most essential remedy for
high costs (of living) is /to keep up
the increase production and particu
larly should every effort be made to
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Forecast for Georgia—Generally
fair tonight and Wednesday except
showers in southeast portion.