Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 153, Decatur, Adams County, 29 June 1920 — Page 1

-■ Volume .Will. Number 153.

WET AND DRY ISSUE BEFORE COMMITTEE

ROBINSON Os ARKANSAS AT MOTION OF FORMER GOVERNOR RALSTON, SENATOR ROBINSON IS MADE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN - NOMINATING SPEECHES TOMORROW

* El' (United Press Service) I San Francisco. Juno 29.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—ln his speech this afternoon ad opting the ’» rmanent chairmanship of the democratic national convention. Senator Joseph T. Robinson, of Arkansas. vigorously assailed the republican platform, declaring that: | “It is an amazing jumble of ambiguities, inconsisfem in.. evasions, tni-i---representatiois, straddles and slanders. “The republican convention should have displayed the courage clearly to declare its policy, but it was frank only on ;,ne subject; namely, in singing a hymn of hate for the president. “The platform is deliberately unfair in charging Democratic administration With All 'Responsibility for military unpreparedness.” Devoting his attention first to the charge of military unpreparedness, Senator Robinson said: knows that the republican party controlled the government lor a long period to the’ TtiitUPMlition of President Wilson, excepting a Short time when the democrats were in the majority in one branch of congress. I "If criticism of the prewar national policy as to military preparedness is justified, the censure must fall up on the republican party. That party cannot escape the consequences of it’s course or win favor by falsifying the well known facts of history.' With regard to the republican claim of a policy of economy, the senator declared that “the absurdity of this boast is disclosed by the fact that one billion dollars jn excess of the amount appropriated by the democratic congress in 1916 has been authorized for the coming fiscal vear. "Besides,” he added, “many manifestly necessary sums have been with held to make a showing of economy. The republican plank iJespet’tThg taxes, he characterized as manifestly insincere, and regarding the tariff he observed: “The platform embraces no more amusing pleasantry than the admission that there is neither necessity nor justification for revision the tariff.'' "A big joker,” was his characteriz ation of the plank concerning profiteering. “The republican congress enacted no profiteering laws," he said. San Francisco. June 29. —(Specifll to Daily Democrat) The democratic national convention met today t elect Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, chairman, in accordant e with the recommendations of the permanent organization committee, hear his keynote speech and adopt a "speed up" program agreed to during the night by the rules committee. Under the program nominating speeches will begin at 1 p. nt. tomorrow but actual balloting will not start until the platform has been adopted. Robinson is a staunch administration supporter, and with him in the chair, control remains in the hands of President Wilson’s friends. There was a fight expected against him in the committee. Mrs. W. A. McDougal Oklahoma, put him in nomination and nearly all the delegates jumped up to second it. Former Governor Samuel Ralston. Indiana, chairman O s the committee called for a vote and Robinson “Went over” • unanimously. Other temporary offieers ot the convention were made permanent. George Runge of St. Louis, is visiting the Ferd Bleeke family.

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ON THE PLANKS Resolutions Committee is Busy at Work Drafting the Party Platform FOES ARE DEFEATED W. J. Bryan is Left Off the Sub-committee—Glass is at the Head (By L. C. Martin. United Press staff correspondent) San Francisco, June 29. — (Special to Daily Democrat) — Administration forces were firmly in control today when the resolutions committee of the democratic national convention re- i snmed hearings on the platform and prepared to begin the actual drafting of the party’s declarations on current issues. Fverv fn.UeafToYr pTrfnfert tiTthw Utter routing of the administration’s foes or critics in the resolutions committee on the league of nations, liquor and Irish questions. A sub committee of nine, named to do the actual writing of the paltform. is composed almost entirely of strong Wilson democrats. The sub-committee is headed by Senator Carter Glass, chairman of the full resolutions committee, and an out-and-out Wilson man. It’s other members are Secretary of State Colb 5 * Senator McKeHar, Tennessee; VaneMcCormick, Pennsylvania; H. M Crane. Texas: Horace Hawkins, Colodaro: William R. Pattengall. Mai’m George H. Hodges. Kansas, and Senator Walsh, Montana. Os these, only Walsh can be classed as an insurgent. Walsh declined even to enter the race against Glass, although in was the candidate of the anti-admin-istration forces. Instead of contesting with Glass. Walsh seconded his nomination, and Glass was unanimously elected chairman. Later developments strengthened tlfo belief that opponents of Wilson, wishes will be ruthlessly “steam rollered” if they persist in their opposi tion. One of those developments was the leaving of W. J. Bryan off the subcommittee to draft the platform. Another was the failure of the “steering 1 committee,” named to draw up a pro- > gram of hearings before the resolu- :> tions committee, to inclule any time f for the league of nations issue. e Another development was the linte jting of debate in public hearings on platform planks. The committee i adopted a resolution limiting each subg ject to half an hour. Bryan said today that he probablv ? w jj] n ot discuss the prohibition plank - personally before the committee. He t anticipates defeat and is saving him--1 self for the floor fight later. The subcommittee/fn drafting is dry, but it is ’ pro-adm.i*nistration first. ' the resolutions committee 1 mdt early today Samuel Gompers was ’■j scheduled to present labors’ demands. 1 Following him the wet and dry ar- ' guments were to be beard. 1 Claims of organized farmers were 1 to be presented following the liquor ' argument, and the Irish question was ' then to be taken up. ’ | Following it's organization last ' , public hearings in an effort to get f night, the committee plunged into ' public hearings in an effort to gat the platform ready to report .to the convention no later than (Continued on page five)

GREATEST SPEECH SINCE LINCOLN'S Is What Woman Writer Says of Homer Cumming’s Keynote Speech WAS A MASTERPIECE No Personalities Were Mentioned —No Hysterical Charges Made ('By Mrs. Kellogg Fairbank, member of executive committee National Democratic Committee, written for the United Press). San Francisco, June 29. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The delegates as-1 I sembled at the opening session of the democratic national convention yesterday heard the greatest speech delivered since the final utterances of; America's greatest orator, Abraham Lincoln. Chairman Cummings in his keynote! speech, swept his hearers from strongholds of factional indifference into whirlwinds of applause and frank b trayals of emotional response. There was noticeable difference b tween these delegates and those at Chicago. Here there was more ’ good humored banter, quicker laugh ter and readier applause. In Mr. Cummings’ scornful and mas- 1 terly attack on the republican party there were no personalities, no names no hysterical charges. * The crowd clapped him with more unpremedi--1 tated enthusiasm than I saw at any time in Chicago, but it had itself in hand. When he took up the league of nations, op which delegations were di'vTded and sbiW sflTtrwTecalcitrant. his great oratorical power began to be really felt. Senator Lolge had no such artist’s instinct to guide him to the human tieart. His hymn of hate was frank! i commonplace. Mr. Cummings brought to bear the full play of a distinguished man—wit, i logic.. feeling, dear-thinking, high idealism and good sense. The figures that he used to drive home points were magnificiently good. They came .one on top of another until they were half lost in the fire of his eloquence. And his smashing league climax —a call of the roll of allie ’ (Continued on page two) A NARROW ESCAPE John H. Heller in Elevator That Fell Three Stories at Manx Hotel EIGHT INDIANA MEN — In the Cab —No One Was Injured, But Escape is Considered Miraculous . : The following news item to the Indi anapolis News from San Francisco tells the story of the escape of Mr. J. H. Heller, of this city, along with seiven other Indianians, who is attending the democratic national conven- ' tion: * “San Francisco. June 28. — (Special to The Indianapolis News)— Eight Indiana men, most of them Z delegates, regard themselves forC tunate in having escaped injury P and perhaps death Sunday afternoon whep an elevator ot the '' Manx hotel fell from the sixth floor S to a position between the second and third before the safety device acted. “In the elevator were former Governor S. M. Ralston, John Heller, of Decatur; George Purcell, of Vincennes; Charles Mrudock, of ° Lafayette; J. M. Wallace, of Marion; George W. Pigman, of LibS | erty; Dr. John I. Mitchell, of t Salem, and Charles Murphy, of t Brookston. They were shut in about twenty minutes before re- ” leased. They were not injured.” No word has been receivel at this ‘ office from Mr. Heller concerning the accident, but we can imagine he was j' skeered’ for the time being.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, June 29, 1920.

♦ DAY’S TENTATIVE PROGRAM ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦ (United Press Service) Sun Francisco, June 29. — (Special to Dally Democrat) Program for to (lay follows: 1. P. M, —Convention called to order by Temporary Chairman Homer S. Cummings. Prayer by Bishop William F. Nicuols. Episcopal diocese of California. Report of committee on credentials determining official delegates and alternates. Report of committee on permanent organigation. Speech of acceptance by Senator Joseph T. Robinson, chairman of convention. Report of committee on rules and order of business. MURDER - SUICIDE John March. Allen County Farmer, Kills Wife, and Takes Own Life DAUGHTER WOUNDED But Will Recover—Tragedy Occurs Following the Estrangement of Couple Fort Wayne had another murder yesterday morning, in which domestic troubles seem to have been the cause. John March, farmer, residing southwest of that city, went to the home pf a daughter, killed his wife from whom he had become estranged, attempted to kill the daughter, .v>. . Russell Prince, and then committed suicide. The wife was killed instantly, but the daughter has a chance to ■ recover. After he had shot the two women, March ran across the road into the yard of a neighbor and sent ;i bullet into his own brain. Officials • at Fort Wayne were called and Deputy Sheriff Detzer and .Detective Ser geants Kavanaugh and Rundell ot the ! police department responded. Coroner Rothschild and Deputy Morton also rushed to the scene of the tragedy. I When the officials arrived it was discovered that March and Mrs. Prince were still alive and there were rushed to the Lutheran hospital. March died on the way. however. Dr. Duemling immediately performed an operation on Mrs. Prince. The bullet had* entered the abdomen and was removed from the liver where it had lodged. Some time ago Mrs. March had sued her husband for divorce, charging th ' the husband was cruel to her and misj treated her in various ways. She stated also that her husband was possessed of considerable property. She tasked a restraining order against his j disposing of it. which was granted, i The husband was also restrained from visiting the Prince home where Mrs. March had gone to live with the daughter folowing the separation. The domestic trouble, friends of March declared, had caused a temporary deI i rangement of his mind, and resulted in the tragedy of Monday. In addition to Mrs. Prince there are six other children in the March family. Mrs. Prince is the mother ot jthree children, Georgia, aged three; ' I Allen, aged two, and Elnora Marie, '' six months. The babe was asleep at ' | the time of the shooting and was not | disturbed. HIGHLY PLEASED President Wilson is Well Pleased With the First Day of Convention (United Press Service) Washington, June 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) - President Wilson today was described as “highly pleased” over the results of the first day of the democratic national c’onvention. One official at, the white house said the convention news was the best tonic the president has had since his illness. The story of the convention was received over a United Press leased wire running into the white house s and carried to the president. Copies ' were made for other officials also s ( ~~ (Continued on page six)

WHO’LL BE THE VICE-PRESIDENT? Political Gossip Has It That Cox or Meredith May Be the Nominee If McADOO IS FIRST MAN Meredith Withdraws From the Presidential Race— Forces are Busy (United Press Service! , San Francisco, June 29.—(Special to Daily Democrat) Vice presidential booms were being inflated today by backers of ten potential candidates. Both Governor -Cox of Ohio, and Secretary of Agriculture Meredith of lowa, today continue to be mentioned as possibilities tor* the vice presidency although both will be placed in nomination to. head the ticket. Meredith’s friends are striving for a coalition with Cox supporters, while Cox is (loped by some for. second place on a McAdoo slate. Meredith’s formal statement of withdrawal from • *he presidential race is believed to have greatly strengthened his chances for the second place. Others whose names being put forward are: Governor S. V. Stewart. Montana; Ex-governor fames 11. Hawley, Idaho, Former I’. S. Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, Illinois; Brig. G ’neral L. S. Tyson, Tennessee: Edward L. Doheney, California: ex-Governor David R. Francis, of Missouri; ex-Governor , G. H. Hodges. Kansas,.and Vkce-pres- , ident Thomas R, Marshall. i, ___ , , San Francisco, June 29—(Special i to Daily Democrat)’The rejuvenat- . ed McAdoo boom had reached the stage today where it had passed, out , of the directorship of volunteer . workers and had assumed -compact , L nil under a small group of seasoned politicians. The hastily formed organization, , which had become too huge and tinwieldly to function without exper-•”i(-*Tiew|-'lt'it(’lvrsiii’ir.””WiH" inr -retained" but will be advised and directed by the small group, which was chosen from the ranks of the independent delegates who resuscitated the expirY'V'XZXy W*V. *>ZW SZSZ* _ (Continued on page five) ON THE FIFTH YEAR The Decatur Rotary Club Starts On Its Fifth Year Next Thursday MEETING IS CALLED For 7:30 at City Hall—Wai Wemhoff is the Popular New President Wal Wemhoff. the newly elected and popular president of the Dejutiu Rotary club. has .called a meeting of the club for Thursday evening at J 7:30 o’clock at the city hall. This I meeting will mark the beginning of fifth year of the Decatur dub and . ; it is the plan of the president and other officers to have a one hundred per cent, attendance at this and every meeting in the year. Ropirians be there. I President Wemhoff and thn board nt' directors were elected about a month ago and from the amount of “pep-” they are putting into the initial meeting, the fifth year ot Rotary in Decatur is going to surpass anything 5 in the history of the club. The other ' officers of the clui> are, Clarence Bell, vice president: Charles J. Voglewede, treasurer and Carl ('. Pumphrey, ser- ; geant-at-arms. Several important questions will ’ come up at this meeting and every ' Rotarian Is urged to be present. . To Portland Tonight ! The local Rotary club will go to I Portland this evening, leaving this I City at 5:30 o'clock from in front of I the Daily Democrat office. A Rotary ’ club will be organized in Portland ’ and the Decatur Rotarians will assist in the organization.

DRYS WILL PRESENT THEIR SIDE OF QUESTION FIRST GOMPERS SAYS THE REPUBLICfiN PARTY IS "LACKING IN PRINCIPLE" AND WH9LY REACTIDNARY - PRAISES. THE CUMMING'S SPEECH.

RULINGS UPHELD Resolutions Committee of National Convention Upholds Decision SEATING DELEGATES By National Committee— Reed May Go to Floor of the Convention (United Press Service) San Francisco. June 29. (Special to Daily Democrat) Under"the eye of such iminent republicans as Lincoln, Grant. Garfield and Roosefvelt the credentials committee of the dem . ocratic national convention early today upheld the rulings of the national committee in the Georgia and’Missouri (onte-ts, but decided to seat both con testing delegates from Oregon wiifc . hall a vote each. The hearing*! to d'derniine theqirr* manent roll of the convention^, were conducted in a room at Hie auditoiiu.m, tile (Jiief furnishings of which wei’e decidedly republican, not a sin gle democratic visage (leered down ■ from the pictures’ on the wall. By the credentials committee’s ac tion the twenty-eight Georgia dele gates pledged to Attorney-General A. Mitchell Palmer were seated, forty ~4/kXouv. .. Xlw natwiuiWmiiwJJe. 1 previously had taken similar action lo ananimous vote. Senator James A. Reed, repres' iitim tlie fifth Missouri congressional dr trict, again was denied a seat, thi** time by a vote of 39 to 9. The vot> ! (>f the national committee was nine' closer. in the Or gon casei; the 'committe I voted unanimously to seat both Joh iL. .Sehuylmanu and 11. IL Hunte'' Previously the national committee Im I voted unanimously to seat Hunter. The Georgia case was tile first on on the calendar. The states which voted against th | Palmer delegates were Ualifornii I Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Utah. The members voting for Heed rep i resented Florida, Massachusetts, N hraska. New Jersey, New Y ork, Ohio Utah. Alaska and District As Colum bia. I' Reed was not present but his conn sei intimated the fight would he <-a’ ried to the convention floor. Th-r. was a possibility that the Georgi. i case might also come before the con ’ vention. —— ■ 1 ■ DECATUR gOYS ENLIST Two Decatur lads hav# enlisted in j the service of Uncle Sam within the j past few davs. \ ilas Springer lei Deeatur last Saturday for Fort Snelling Minn., whc.re he becomes a mem |,er of the Forty-ninth infantry. Archie Smith will leave next Saturday for the same place. The enlistments were secured through the efforts of George P. Hecker, of Fort M ayne, in charge of the local recruiting office. ATTEND MISSION SCHOOL Mrs. S. D. Beavers and Mrs. Clyde , Noble are attending the school ot ! missions at Winona Lake, Ind., as representatives of the missionary I society of the Presbyterian church Tlie school is conducted along inter | denominational lines and is in ses sion from June 24 to July 1. Wori from the ladies indicates they ar I having a very profitable study.

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| Stiii Francisco. .June 29 — I (Special to Daily Democrat) Wrts won tlie first skirmisli today before the resolutions coin- ' niittee of the democratic national convention. By a vote of 27 Io 25 a motion was adopted which forced Hie diys to present their side of tlie question ; first. Tlie motion and vote followed a lively scrap during the course of which W. .1. Bryan i charged Senator Glass, chair- , man the resolutions comfnittee with joking and quibbling •on a serious question. Both wets mid drvs jockeyi ing for position tried to make their opponents present their arguments first. Brvan said the i wets ought to take first because they were defending a change in the law. Congressman Sabbath. 111.. ■md Rourke Cockran. New York, said tjio wets did not , change Io propose ' ’ and argued that Bryan and his 4 supporters should open the h',■icings. Roth sides* declaring that i they wore not seeking to reopen the question. Senator Cdass finally tried to bring the dickering t(? a close by announcing tliat “as nobody ; seems Io lie heard on this matl<'r we will proceed on solneIhing else." Rryan. his eyes hashing, was ”off’lTfs”ieUt"!mnfediaK ly. “ This is no lime for joking." he cried. “This is a serious question a»d we arc not here to be ruled out on a quibble.” “I resent that charge 1 am quibbling,” said (Hass hotly. "Yon* have stated and the othe.r side has slated that you . have nothing Io present. Therefore the chairman said tliat tlie (•(jmmillee had better proceed Io hear of I a is wtio do want to !>e heard." San Francisco. June 29.— (Special to l Daily Democrat) The republican party's platform is entirely “lacking in principle ’ through which intelligent and forward-looking people expressed themselves, Samuel* Gompers, president of the American federation of labor, declared today in presenting to the resolutions committee of the demj ocratic national convention the demar.tte of organized labor. Compers announced the republicans as “wholly reactionwr#.” He warned the democrats that already enemies of the party had started a propaganda’ o*l abuse against labor and the democratic party. Gompers flaged tha national association of manufacturers, charging '-t had a “slimy” record. “They call themselves manufacturers, but they are manufacturers of libel,” Gompers declaring that the Manufacturets’ association had circulated propaganda against him and organized labor. “With their record,” he said, “they are in poor position to call law-abid- " Ing citizens socialists and bolshe vists.” ; Homer Cummings’ keynote speech opening the convention yesterday was "masterful”, Gompers said, and added: p "Seme pe’ople may be cleverer in the II use of words than others, but as the 5 ' democratic party hopes to succeed, it ' must take the clear and definite ' stand." | s- | Local thunderstorms probable to(l night and Wednesday; not quite so re warm Wednesday and in north porj tion tonight.