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Failure of Any Man in Either Party to Win a Commanding Lead Gives Hope to Many Aspirants
New York Old Guard Leaders
Turning to Lowden as Choice
State Delegates Will Go to Republican Con
vention Pledged to Nicholas Murray Bui
ler, But Expect Him to Lose.
Rperinl IXipaKb to The Pttr.
ALBANY, N. Y.. May 22.?Inde
pendent republicans of New York
Hate are beginning: to show a decided
leaning- toward MaJ. Gen. Leonard
"Wood In the race for the presidency, i
end during the past week a distinct j
irovement for him was noted in several :
up-state pities. In Albany. Syracuse, j
T.ochester. Buffalo. TTtlca, Blnghamton,
Klmlra aiid other cities enrolled re
publicans not identified with the loca^
?>rcanlzallons have indorsed the Wood
candidacy and have urged his nomina
tion. This Is declared to be, the result
of a drive of Wood supporters to swing
New York state Into line in favor of
the Army man. However, organization
leaders in every section of the state
hp working to check any sentiment for
Wood down in the ranks and feel that
They have been very successful to date.
Old Guard leaders are beginning to
Took seriously toward Gov. Frank O.
1 owden as their candidate, and the
friends of the Illinois executive have
lT>e<>n greatly encouraged by reports ,
from this state of late. It is declared
that at the present time Lowden is
preferable to any of the other candi
dates as far as the New York state |
leaders are concerned Of course, the
local delegation will go to the Chicago
convention pledged to Nicholas Murray
Butler, but tl*ey are not expecting to
,get very far with Mr. Butler.
Represents Man of Choice.
One leader expressed the general
feeling toward Butler yesterday, when
he said:
"By advocating the nomination of
Mr. Butler we clearly show the type
of man we are ready to support. He
I Is a solid, conservative republican, a
real republican; he has always sup
ported the standards of the G. O. P..
and that Is the type of man we want
this year. We seek to re-establish the
,old order of things In politics as well
as in other branches of government,
trade and industry, a<id we feel that a
man of the type of Mr. Butler is a
step in that direction.
"Personal observation has about
?nonvlnced me that the nation will not
accept Mr. Butler, so we will un
doubtedly be forced to place our sup
port behind another candidate. The
New York state leaders are seeking
Under-Cover Campaign Go-;
ing On for Months Now
Made Public.
8peciaT Dispatch Th* Star.
CHICAGO, May 22.?Th" under-cover
campaign that the managers of the
Lowden presidential boom have been
conducting for months is beginning to
disclose itself publicly, and there can
be no questioning the confidence and !
optimism with which the atmosphere at j
the Lowden headquarters in the Con- 1
press Hotel is charged. For the first!
time th* Lowden leaders are claiming j
victory, and it is known that important ?
deals have been made whereby the Gov- j
ernor of Illinois will have more strength i
in the national convention man many j
politicians suppose.
i-'There are more than 500 Lowden j
^ otes in sight, and while it may require ;
several ballots to give the favorite sons
a chance to show their strength, low
den wi 11 gain from the first ballot on
and get the nomination," said one Low
den leader.
I.ouden'i Two Methods.
Th* Lowden policy has been to work
for uninstructed rather than instructed
delegates, and to keep the real strength
in the background. Another move has
been to push Lowden as a second choice
? andidate in states favoring some one
* Ise for first choice, and the Lowden
n;anat>ni?nt assorts that Ix>wden is the
second choice of practically two-thirds
?'f the delegates thus far elected.
Of course. Gen. Wood's friends scoff
at the increasing claims of the Low- i
den people, though privately they
admit that Gov. Lowden's real
strength is not indicated by the num
t?er of delegates instructed for him.
The Lowden managers assert that
they will get practically solid the
delegations from Missouri and Ken
tucky. whieh are now down as un
:nstructed. "Tobe" Hert. Kentucky's !
national committeeman. has been \
aiding the Lowden campaigners se- |
? retlv. it is reported, and he is ex-j
pected to take an active and public i
part in the campaign before the con- j
vention meets. .
1 phnm'n Work for Lowden.
Fred W. 1'pham. treasurer of the I
national committee, has had great !
success, it is said, in lining up mem- 1
bers of the committee for Lowden. I
and now it is said that Lowden has!
a majority and will not get any the \
w#rst of the decisions in contested'
cases. Dislike of Mayor Thompson j
'?n the part of his colleagues on the '
rational committee is said to have
shown itself in a demand on Gov.
Lowden that lie make war on Thomp
son. That the governor has done, and
it is believed now that he will go
right through with the controversy,
preventing Thompson from being re
elected
Gen Charles G. Dawes, one of Gen.
Pershing's great friends, was moved to
oeclare for Lowden this week, and said
rhat the governor was to be commended
f<?r his r? fusal to make any trades with
Mayor Thompson, and his declaration
that he would rather lose the presidency
than sacrifice anv principles. Gen.
Dawes has pur a lot of "pep" into the
Lowden campaign.
Cox Grow* With Democrats.
The Illinois democrats are still very
much at sea as to their presidential
preferences, though the talk (or Gov.
Cox of Ohio Is increasing. '
JOHN H. BUTMAN. !
FORMER SENATOR CRANE
TO QUIT PARTY POSITION
BOSTON, May 22.?Withdrawal of
Winthrop Murray Crane as a member;
of the republican national committee:
after his present term expires was
announced today by Frank B. Hall,
chairman of the republican state com
mittee
Mr. Hall notified delegates to the
national convention that former Sen
ator Crane had informed him that he
would not be a candidate for re
election
Mr. Crane has been the Massachu
setts member of the national com
mittee since 1004.
Inspects Fort Oglethorpe.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn . May 22 ?
MaJ. Gen. John F. Morrison. I*. S. A.,
commander of the Southeastern De
partment, with headquarters in
# Charleston. S. C. and Col. d'Armond,
ehlef of stafT. arrived here today and
went at once to Fort Oglethorpe for
an informal inspection of that Army
post.
that candidate. Wood. Hoover arid
Johnson are not being: seriou. . h
sldered. Gov. Frank O. l^n 1 re
lieve. is a bis favorite w-ith
leaders, anil I would not be . u 1
to see the Kmpire state
swing to him, unless the dark-Iior.e
[ field produces some one more accfpw
ible, and 1 have not noted any
horse' suggestion yet capable or
j ning the New York votes.
Miller Out of State Race.
Interest swung to the gubernatorial
campaign in this state ',ur,ns'. ,
?ast week, \vhen George Glynn, ihair
i man of republican state
| announced that Judge Nathan
ler of Syracuse would not be a candi
date for governor. Judge Miller w as
regarded as one of the real strong
candidates, for his popularity was
state wide. His elimination was Joy
ful news to the many other candi
dates, but practically all of his SUP"
port has swung to Judge Wesley u.
Howard of Troy, and he l00'ns.u.p. a*
about the strongest man In the held at
this time. Secretary of State Francis
M. Hugo Is making progress in his
own way, and his big fight will be
made in the primaries, for he is not
pu'.ling very strong with organization
leaders, although quite popular with
the people in many sections of the
state.
Tammany Playa Cloie Game.
Many rumors regarding the plans of
the New York state delegation to the
democratic national convention at
San Francisco are being circulated In
every section of the state, but nothing
definite hag developed, and Tammany
seems to be playing a very close
game. Gov. James M. Cox of Ohio, who
was among those to receive considera
tion at the recent conference in this
citv, seems to be making a big drive
in 'this state. There is an anti-Tam
manv element In the state pledged to
William G. McAdoo, but this element
does not seem to be making notice
able headway at home, although It
will undoubtedly be heard from at the
national meeting. Mayor George R.
Lunn of Schenectady. Judge Samuel
Seabury. former Lieut. Gov. Thomas
F. Conway and others who have lined
up against Tammany in years past
are declared to be with this move
ment. Gov. Alfred E. Smith received a
sweeping indorsement from organized
labor of the state last week, and
democrats feel that he will make the
run for re-election this fall.
JAMES H MANS ELI,.
LODGE DISAPPOINTS
Friends of Governor Sorry
Senator Will Not Nomi
nate Him. I
Special THspatrh to The Star. j
BOSTON*. May 22 (Special).?Despite
the fact that the most prominent sup
porters of Gen. Wood throughout the
country have heralded Senator Lodge
as one of their leading figures, friends
of Gov. Coolidge are considerably dis
appointed that the senator has been
prevailed upon to give up his Inten
tion of nominating the Bay state
governor In the republican conven
tion. The choice of Speaker Gillett is
pleasing in Itself, but the feeling
hereabouts is that Senator Ledge's In
fluence throughout the country would
have been much greater than Gillett's
in the Coolidge movement.
Friends of Governor Smile.
Massachusetts learns that there Is a
decided movement on foot outside of
New England to belittle the sentiment
for Gov. Coolidge in favor of Gen.
Wood, but the leading friends of the
governor smile as they discuss the
reports which are dally being received
from other slates. Naturally, they are
inclined to believe that any such
Wood movement would act as
boomerang. As to the charge that the
Coolidge candidacy is essentially anti
Wood. one" does not have to interview
the stale's accredited delegates to
refute It.
There has been no question of the
sentiment of the majority of the
Massachusetts delegation from the
first Hoover and Johnson sentiment
is of small proportion compared with
that for <len. Wood. The twenty-nine
unpledged delegates cannot be stam
peded by any preconvention move
ment that places them outside the
Wood pale. Without doubt they wilL
all vote for Gov. Coolidge on the first
ballot, and though they believe that
i he governor's chances are slight,
they are anxious to pay him the com
pliment of a solid vote, in view of the
reputation he has received by his law
and order stand at the time of the
police strike.
Governor la Silent.
Gov. Coolidge is maintaining his at
titude of rigid silence concerning the
nomination. He attends to his busi
ness day by day as If nothing of
national moment disturbed him, yet
no man Is better Informed of the cur
rents and crosscurrents of national
republican politics. Nothing has hap
pened during the present session of
the legislature to cause a lessening
of popular feeling for him, and the
reports which come to him from other
states are most encouraging as re
rnent"* "" ""FORREST P?
SENATOR JOHNSON HEADS
CALIFORNIA ALTERNATES
Action Will Give Him Place on
Chicago Floor to Be Used
in Own Interests.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.. May 20.
Senator Hiram W. Johnson, Califor
nia's choice for the republican nomi- |
nation for the presidency, was elect
ed to head the list of alternate dele
gates to the Chicago convention at a
meeting of the republican delegation
in San Francisco. Charles S. Wheeler
man, attorney, of San Francisco was
also elected an alternate. He is sched
uled to make the speech placing John
son in nomination at Chicago.
The action in selecting Johnson as a
member of the delegation is for the
purpose of giving him a chance to get
a place on the floor of the convention,
and at the psychological moment
make a speech which will win for him
the nomination. Johnson supporters in
California expect this effort to be
as effective as was Bryan's cross of
gold speech at the democratic conven
tion in Chicago in 1896.
"Johnson will win not later than the
third ballot," Is the confident predic
tion of the Johnson leaders In Cali
fornia. "The convention will not dare
to turn him down."
Wheeler, who Is an orator of hardly
less ability than the senator himself,
will make the effort of his career In
Johnson's behalf. A large party will
accompany the delegation to Chicago
to make a big demonstration for the
senator. ROY V BAILBY.
-h \
In Complete Command
of Hoosier Democrats
THOMAS TAGGART,
Veteran democratic politician, who
demonstrated at the ntate convention
that his voice carries undisputed au
thority with Indiana democrats.
WANT KNOX TO BE
I ACTIVE CANDIDATE
_______
Pennsylvania's Votes His if
He Wants Thenv-Pen
rose Victory Big.
Sprrlal Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, May 22.?Unless
Senator Philander Chaee Kpox re
fuses to permit the use of his name
as a candidate, Pennsylvania's seven
ty-six delegates, chosen at the pri
maries last Tuesday, will vote for
hiip for the republican nomination for
President at Chicago. Senator Knox
has made no public statement rela
tive to discussion of him as a candi
date, but the situation is expected to
be cleared up so far as he is con
cerned at the eomingr meeting: of the
republican state committee.
The committee will meet in Phila
delphia before the national conven- i
tion. and the call will be issued this
week by State Chairman William E.
Crow. Since the primaries Senator
Knox has been urged by potential re
publican leaders in Pennsylvania to
enter the contest, not as a favorite
son, but as a candidate who may be
nominated. The republican news
papers throughout the state are
praising his record as a statesman
and discussing his availability as a
candidate.
In the primaries* Senator Boies
Penrose received a remarkable in
dorsement as a public man and a
political leader. The senator's in
dorsement came from three direc
tions. He was renominated for the
Senate without opposition, which Is
equivalent to election; he was chosen
a delegate at large to Chicago, and
the republican state committee elect
ed will re-elect him Pennsylvania's
member of the republican national
committee. In addition nearly all of
the national delegates will follow his
leadership at Chicago.
Senator Penrose's re-election to the
Senate will make a new record in the
politics of the state, as he will be
the only man .to be elected for five
terms as a. senator from Pennsyl
vania. At the primaries he was sup
ported by all factions of the party
and -by men who heretofore have op
posed him in politics. At Senator
Penrose's offices It was said today
he would leave Philadelphia for Chi
cago on the afternoon of June 3.
In the democratic primaries Attor
ney General Mitchell Palmer made a
clean-up nearly everywhere. Of the
seventy-six delegates to San Fran
cisco the Attorney General has sev
enty-three, and it is probable that he
will be supported by' the entire dele
gation. Joseph F. Guffey of Pitts
burgh, the Palmer candidate for
democratic national comma tteeman,
won by a sweeping vote over Judge
Eugene C. Bonniwell of Philadelphia,
and the democratic state committee
will be controlled by Palmer by a
large majority. Arrangements are
being made for -a large delegation of
Pennsylvania democrats to go to San
Francisco and booin the Attorney
General's candidacy.
14 WASHINGTON VOTES
WILL GO TO McADOO
Democratic Delegation Known to
Favor Him, With Bryan
Second Choice.
TACOMA, Wash, May 20 (Special).?
Washington democrats in state con
vention have named twenty-eight del
egates to the national convention,
each with one-half vote. All of these
twenty-eight are known supporters
of William G. McAdoo for President,
tirst choice. The convention held at]
Spokane drew 1.200 delegates, but
the entire session was devoted to the
settlement of a tight between A. R.
Titlow, national committeeman, and
David J. Williams, collector of in
ternal revenue, for control. Titlow
won oyt and was re-elected.
A poll of those attending showed
that McAdoo, by a vote of almost
five to one, Is the choice of the demo
crats for President. McAdoo drew
237 votes, while W. J. Bryan came
second with forty-one;?Cox was third
with seventeen, and Edwards received
ten votes.
In the vote for Vice President, Cox i
was the favorite, receiving eighty
four votes; Marshall, with forty-three
votes, was second, and Lewis, third,
with thirty-six. McAdoo landed in
fourth place with twelve votes. The
delegation is unpledged. The con
vention shows that the party will
seek support , from the radical ele
ment of organized labor. Many were
seated as delegates from the larger
'cities. Just as the republicans fear
the radical labor vote, which threat
ens to control the party. McAdoo Is
a prime favorite with the railroad
brotherhoods, movie theater workers
and labor. Attorney General Palmer
failed to make any showing at the
convention. Bryan supporters were
numerous, but no effort was made by
any faction to force an instructed
delegation. The unit rule was
adopted.
The republican campaign Is begin
ning to warm up. Hoover, Wood, Low
den and Johnson organizations are
actively forming clubs, preparatory
to the action of the convention at
Chicago. JAMES DeK. BROWN.
British Schooner Sank by Steamer.
BOSTON. May 22.?The British
schooner John M. Wood haa been
rammed and sunk by the steamer
Lake Elsah. which later pleked up
the crew, according to a wireless
message Intercepted here today.
Attractive Flowers
and Potted Plants, delivered anywhere
in Washington. Gude. 1214 F.?Adver
tisement.
Indiana Democrats Repose
Faith in Thomas Taggart
His Word Is Law at State Convention?Hand
Seen in Every Step, From Make-Up of
Ticket to Platform.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 22 ?
Thoma* Taggart never came nearer to
being king than he did on the occasion
of the democratic state convention here
this week. Mr. Taggart was the con
vention. His absolute hand was seen in
everything from the make-up of the
state ticket to the drafting of the plat
form.
It was a marvelous sight to see Mr.
Taggart hold up a restraining hand
when other democrats wished to put a
light wine and beer plank in the plat
form.
Mr. Taggart, who in past years has
been the ally of brewers in politics, put
his foot down flat on the liquor propo
sition. There were those who wished a
somewhat qualified indorsement of the
President's league of nations. Mr. Tag
gart said no and what he said went. It
suggested that this man or that would
be a good candidate for such and such
an office. Mr. Taggart said yes or no.
as he thought best, and the man in
question was nominated or turned down
accordingly.
Democrat! AH Smilimr.
And the strange part of it was that
the democrats were all smiles, every
thing was harmonious, and those who
were consigned to political oblivion by
Mr. Taggart smiled on him Just the
same. The situation is not difficult to
analyze. The democrats are counting
solely on Taggart to bring victory to the
party this fall. Senator Watson heads
the republican ticket as Taggart's oppo
nent, and the democrats believe that
Watson's attempt at control of the re
publican organization and the faction
strife he has stirred up will be his un
doing.
They see In Taggart a highly suc
cessful business man, who stands
freed of all his former liquor con
nections and is ready .to go to the
Senate and serve the people at his
best. That is the kind of talk ttTat
was heard throughout the convention.
Systematic propaganda is being
spread to the effect that Watson is a
man who does not go deeplv into pub
lic questions. It is probable that
everything possible will be done by
the democrats In the campaign to
show that Watson, as a business man,
will not stand the test. Vice President
Marshall, in his convention speech,
said Taggart is the kind of man the
nation needs in the Senate, and his
remark was cheered to the echo.
Women >'ot Forgotten.
Nor did Taggart forget the women.
Adelaide Steel Baylor, now of Wash
ington, was nominated as state educa
tional director, and Mrs. Alice Foster
McCulloch, wealthy Indiana woman,
was elected a delegate at large to
the national convention. Mrs. McCul
loch's father, who is reputed to be a
millionaire, was nominated for lieu
tenant governor.
In his speech as permanent chair
man former Gov. Rathton referred to
Vice President Marshall as presi
dential timber. It is apparent from
the convention proceedings that if
Marshall is in the running he will
have the support of Indiana. Every
step of the democratic convention was
taken apparently with the greatest
care and for the purpose of taking
advantage of the weak spots In the
republican armor. The attention
given to women, many of whom were
selected as alternate delegates, was
expected to stand out in bold contrast
to the republicans, who handed out
rew favors to women.
WESLEY SMITH.
PROHIBITION MADE ISSUE
IN SECTIONS OF KENTUCKY
Beer-and-Light-Wine Candidate for Con
gress Is Making House-to-House
Canvass in Eighth District.
3[*cUl W?P?tcb to The Star.
ral Kentucky wmcn n???
a cuttle bone for a couple of decades,
now that prohibition la belns en
forced by federal officers and produc
tion has ceased a wave of uneasiness
Is manifesting itself.
Down In the eighth district, most
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MISSISSIPPI BACKS
WILSON AND TREATY
State Democratic Committee In
dorses Administration and
league of Nations.
JACKSON. Miss., May 22 (Special).
The passage of resolutions Indors
ing the administration of Woodrow
Wilson and expressing regret at the
failure of the Senate to approve the
peace treaty and league of nations
covenant and the selection of June
16 for the state convention to elect
San Francisco delegates?tHese were
the net accomplishments of the state
democratic executive committee here
Wednesday.
The committee suggested June 3 as
the date of precinct conventions and
June 5 for county conventions to
name delegates to the state gather-1
ing August 17. the same date as
fixed by law for the congressional
primary, was named by the commit
tee as the date for the election of a
supreme court Judge in the northern
district, the candidates being Judge
Sam C. Cook, Incumbent, anji Judge
W. D. Anderson.
The expected fight from "anti-Wil
son" men came in an attempt to pre
vent passage of the resolution In
dorsing the present administration.
A. S. Coody. associate editor of Var
daman's Weekly, led the attack,
which was ended when a motion to
table the resolution of Indorsement
was withdrawn.
milimen elect officers.
Southern Textile Association Will
Meet Next at Greenville.
aPARTANSBURG, S. C.. May 22.?
The Southern Textile Association, at
its closing: session here today, se
lected Greenville. S. C., as the place
for the next meeting and elected the
following officers to serve for the en
suing year: H. H. Boyd, Charlotte,
N. C., president; Gordon A. Johnston,
Winnsboro. .S. C.. vice president; A.
B. Carter, Greenville, S. C., secretary;
Marshall Dilling, Gastonia, N. C.,
treasurer.
Carl P.. Thomson. Tryon, Ga? was
elected chairman of the board of gov
ernors, and the following new mem
bers were chosen: S. T. Bennett,
Albemarle, N. C.; M. B. Lancaster,
Pacolet, S. C.; C. S. Tatum, Benham,
Tex., and James A. Chapman. Inman,
The association adopted a resolu
tion Indorsing the league of nations
and pledging the membership to com
bat the spirit of bolshevism and un
rest In every way possible.
HARDWICK FOR GOVERNOR. 1
ATLANTA. Ga.t May 22.?Thomas
W. Hardwlck, former United States
senator from Georgia, today announc
ed his candidacy for governor.
Mr. Hardwick played a prominent
part among the majority forces In the
recent state democratic convention.
John N. Holder, speaker of the Geor
gia house of representatives, and Clif
ford Walker, former state attorney
general, already have announced. The
democratic primary will be held in
September.
GEORGE LEMON SUGG.
S. C.
Ralph W. Gilbert of Shelby county,
whose father before him was in Con
gress. Davis hopes to cover the elev
en counties of his district on foot
prior to the August primary and to
speak in every voting precinct.
At its district convention prior to
the democratic state convention May
4 the first district delegates, coming
from a section of the state which has
been dry for twenty years, adopted a
resolution favoring the repeal of the
Volstead prohibition enforcement act.
Representative Charles F. t>gden.
who is on record both for and against
the Volstead act, having voted for its
passage and Its repeal, probably will
come out for a modification plank, his
constituency being largely liberal.
When the democratic state commit
tees met in Louisville Wednesday and
elected former Senator Johnson N.
Camden national committeeman, to
fill out the unexpired term bf Gen.
W. B. Haldeman, it was the second
time in forty years that the govern
ing authority of the party has been
called upon to choose an ad interim
committeeman. The other instance
was in 1914, when the committees
elected Vrey Woodson to fill out the
; unexpired term of the late John C. C.
'Mayo, the Paintsville millionaire coal
operator. It was one of the anoma
lies of Kentucky politics that Wood
son was chosen to fill out the va
1 cancy. although he had been the un
successful candidate before the state
'convention which elected Mayo.
MALCOLM W. BAYLEY.
JOHNSON AND EDWARDS
LEAD IN CONNECTICUT
Newspaper Straw Vote Shows
Hoover and Palmer second
Choice for Nomination.
HARTFORD, Conn., May 22 {Spe
cial).?A straw vote conducted by a
Hartford newspaper circulating in a
large area of Connecticut, in an effort
to get popular sentiment on presiden
tial preferences, is led by Senator
Hiram Johnson on the republican
side and by Gov. Edward I. Edwards
on the democratic side.
Hoover stands second for the re
publican choice, followed by Senator
Frank B. Brandegee of Connecticut,
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, Gov. Calvin
Coolidge and Gov. Frank O. Lowden
in the order named. Palmer is second
in the democratic poll and is follow
ed by McAdoo, President Wilson and
Champ Clark. As the Connecticut
delegates are elected by conventions,
there is no other way of testing popu
lar sentiment.
However, it is generally understood
in Connecticut that Lowden will have
a majority of the republican dele
gates and Palmer a majority of the
democratic fourteen. Senator Warren
G. Harding's strength in the state,
which was considered formidable
two months ago. has dropix-d out of
sight since his showing in the recent
primaries.
Gov. Lowden was to have made a
speech in Hartford this week, but
was prevented by throat trouble from
keeping the engagement.
Three women will be members of
the Connecticut delegation to the
democratic national convention, two
of them alternates to. delegates at
large and the third an alternate to a
district delegate. The delegates have
the privilege of appointing their own
alternates. There will be no women
on the republican delegation.
H. I. HORTON.
FILIPINO PLEA TO G. 0. P.
Plank on Independence of Islands
Will Be Sought.
CHICAGO, May 22.?A Filipino com
mission, headed by J. C. De Veyra,
will petition the republican national
convention for a plank in the pa#ty
platform declaring for independence
of the Philippine Islands, according to
J. P. Melenjo of Washington, a Fili
pino press representative, who arrived
today. He said the commission would
arrive next week.
WILL IGNORE N. Y. UNION.
NEW YORK, May 22.?The Central
Federated Union's repudiation of the
American labor party at its meeting
here last night will be ignored by
the party. Chairman William Kohn
announced here tonight. The party
convention will be held in Schenectady,
N. Y.. May 29 and 30, he stated, and
300 delegates from unions In New
York city and up-state are expected
to attend.
Kohn said the proceedings of the
Central Federated Union "mean noth
ing," as men who had not attended
meetings In months were present anil
"overran the regularly attending rt?-lc
gaU-s strong-aim methods."
;
V. VA. PRIMARY
HEXTTUESDAY
Sixteen Delegates to Each of
National Conventions to
Be Chosen.
Special Di?p?tch to The Star.
CHARLESTON. W. Va., May 22.?
The primary elections will be held in
West Virginia next Tuesday, when
sixteen delegates to each of the big:
conventions^ In San Francisco and
Chicago, will be elected. Nominations
will be made for governor by both
the old parties, and complete state
tickets will be selected. There are 309
candidates for the various 'offices,
twice as many as In any previous
primary election in the history of
West Virginia.
There is a lively contest within the
republican party for all the offices ex
cept state treasurer, for which Wil
liam S. Johnson of Fayette county,
the incumbent, will get the nomina
tion unopposed. Chief interest cen
ters in the presidential preference
vote, especially since the whirlwind
campaigns conducted during the last
week by Gen. Leonard Wood and
Senator Howard Sutherland, the op
posing candidates. Gen. Wood spent
six days in the state this week rally
ing his supporters with speeches and
personal Interviews in twelve of the
eading cities, while Senator Suther
land s friends employed three air
planes to litter the state with adver
tising matter In his behalf. Senator
.. utherland is making his campaign
solely on a native son" plea.
Wood Precedes Sutherland.
Wood entered the state and built
up a strong organization long before
Senator Sutherland made up his mind
?? j^00111,6 lan active candidate. State
Auditor John S>. Darst is Wood s man
ager In W est Virginia and he has
been unusually active in enlisting
republicans for the Wood army. Suth
erland,on the other hand, did not be
come active until this week, when
Gen. Wood came into the state. None
of the other presidential candidates is
on the state primary ballot. Conserv
ative republican leaders are not
willing to risk their reputations as
political dopesters by predicting the
outcome or the Wood-Sutherland cou
test and It remains very much in
doubt. There are no candidates for
President on the democratic ballot
although friends of Ambassador John
W. Davis of Clarksburg, this state
now in London, assert that many
democratic voters will write in his
name on the ballot.
Bitter Fight for Governor.
The most bitter fight of the cam
paign has developed among the three
candidates for the republican guber
natorial nomination, or rather be
tween two of them. Col. Fred Paul
trrosscup and Judge E. F. Morgan,
and it is predicted that as a result
Samuel B. Montgomery, state labor
commissioner, who is backed by the
labor element, will walk off with the
nomination. In one county, McDowell,
the fight between Col. Grosscup and'
Julge Morgan for control of the
county committee was carried Into tne
supreme court and a decision handed
down in favor of Judge Morgan.
On'the democratic state ticket the
only contest is between Arthur B.
Kipontz and former Representative
Adam B. Llttlepage, both of Charles
ton, for the gubernatorial nomina
tion. Koontz is said to have the back
ing of the entire state democratic or
ganization and is generally believed
by conservative party leaders to be
a surfe winner.
The liquor Issue and the league of
nations has not been Injected in the
West Virginia pre-primary campaign
in any manner whatsoever.
HERBERT L. GRIMM.
NEW MEXICO DEMOCRATS
NAME SENATOR JONES
Planning to Take Care
of Big Chicago Crowd
A. T. HKKT
Of Louiirville, Kj\, chairman of the
arrangementH committee for the re
publican national convention.
Will Be Temporary Chairman and
Deliver Keynote Address at
State Convention.
SANTA FE, N. M., May 20 (Special).
Senator A. A. Jones has been selected
by the democratic state central commit
tee to serve as temporary chairman and
deliver the keynote address in the state
convention, which will be held in Ros
well on June 3. He has accepted the
invitation.
The selection of Senator Jones Is be
lieved here to Indicate that the keynote
address will unreservedly indorse the
Wilson administration and policies,
whatever the convention may elect to
declare in the resolutions. Senator
Jones' term as national committeeman
expires with this convention, and the
general impression is that he will retire,
to be succeeded by Arthur Seligman, for
the last four years state chairman.
Nobody here knows whether Senator
Jones will care to go as a delegate to
the San Francisco convention. If he de
sires to go as a delegate, there is no
reason to doubt that he will head the
delegation. Little or nothing Is known
in New Mexico as to his preference for
any candidate, except, of course, that
he is certain to stand by the adminis
tration GUTHRIE SMITH.
PHOTO Goods
?ft ?We sell th? quality kind
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iJii
Maryland G. O. P. Expected
To Approve "Damp" Plank
Indications Show That Republicans Will Fol
low Example of Democrats and Take
Stand for Beer and Light Wines.
Special I Ms patuh to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md.. May 22.?Any
advantage which adherents of Un
democratic and republican parties in
this state thought one might get
over the other because of the stand
on prohibition, apparently is lost. The
democrats have a "damp" plank in
their platform and the straws are
pointing for a similar plank to be
I adopted by the (J. O. P.
| The democratic state convention
J was held Thursday in the Academy
i Theater here, and so interested were
| party leaders that a strong fight be
made against the Volstead amend
ment that they cast aside a conserva
tive "damp" plank proposed by United
States Senator John Walter Smith
and adopted one regarded as "damp
er." which was offered and supported
by the forces of Gov. Ritchie. The
plank proposed by Senator Smith
i condemned the saloons, but the one
adopted does not. It calls for beer,
light wines and cider. The state con
vention indorsed the Wilson adminis
tration and ratified the nomination
of Senator John Walter Smith as tin
party candidate for that office.
Anaured of Senator.
With Senator Smith pledged to sup
port the damp plank and the state
ment of O. E. Weller, republican state
leader and candidate for the United
States Senate, that he is in favor of
a modification of the Volstead amend
ment, Maryland is assured of a "wet"
representative in the next Senate.
Neither the democrats nor the re
publicans favor a "dripping" wet plat
form?it was not thought by many
that they would?so there can be no
j fight on that score.
j While the republican state conven
tion does not meet until Tuesday to
draw up a platform and choose dele
gates for the national convention in
Injection of Irish Question and
Article X of League Brings
Hot Fight.
Social Diapatrh to The SUr.
PROVIDENCE. R. I.. May 22.?Al
though a strong minority of the
Rhode Island delegation to San Fran
cisco will fight for the injection of
the Irish question Into the proceed
ings and will favor the repudiation
of article X of the league of nations
covenant, a majority of the ten dele
gates will back National Committee
man Patrick H. Quinn in supporting
President Wilson.
Col. Quinn had a hard fight to get
control of the delegation, and the
state convention for the choice of
delegates was the stormiest in years.
Fitzgerald In Hot Contest.
John J. Fitgerald. former mayor
of Pawtucket, opposed the national
committeeman. It was Mr. Fitzger
ald's desire not only to go to San
Francisco as a delegate, but to con
trol the delegation and to have him
self chosen as the state's representa
tive on the convention platform com
mittee. in order that he might make
h fight for the adoption of a plank I
favoring freedom for Ireland and j
another repudiating article X.
Col. Quinn and State Chairman Al- |
berlc A. Archambault would not '
countenance Mr. Fitzgerald's pro
gram, and the latter carried his fight
to the floor of the convention, where
he narrowly missed winning a ma
jority of the delegation to San Fran
ci.sco. Mr. Fitzgerald is a scrapper of
the first order, however, and he is apt
to be heard from when he reaches the
coast.
Although the former Pawtucket
mayor did not succeed in controlling
the delegation, he did have his way in
getting a platform that repudiated
President Wilson on article X and
favored freedom for Ireland.
Republican Course Not Derided.
As the date for the republican pow- ,
wow in Chicago approaches, it is not
certain whether Rhode Islands ten
votes will be thrown for Wood or
L<owden on the first ballot. Propo
nents of both of these candidates
claim six of the ten delegates. It is
known that Gov. Beckman, who is
chairman of the delegation, is a great
friend of the Lowden candidacy.
There is an ener^tic Hoover or
ganization in the state, and lots of
Hoover strength in the street, but
from the present political standpoint
in this state, the California man is
negligible.
Rhode Island's vfctes will line up
with the conservative side at Chi
cago and will be there at the end.
from all indications. D. PATTEN.
k ?
MINNESOTA STUDENTS WIN.
Take Both Prizes in Four-State
College Essay Contest.
CHICAGO, May 22.?University of j
Minnesota students won both first and
second prizes in the Harris political
science essay contest, which is com
peted for annually by college men in
Illinois, Minnesota. Iowa and Indi
ana. it.was announced today by the
judging committee at Northwestern!
University.
Herbert Lefkowitz won first prize
of $150 with an essay on "The Influ
ence of the World War on fapital
Government in Great Britain."' and
Danell F. Johnson won second prize
with an essay on "The Non-Partisan
League in North Dakota."
Ship Still Aground in Mississippi.
NEW ORLEANS. May 22.?The
United States Shipping Board steamer
John Adams, 12.500 tons, which went
aground on a bar in South Pass, at
the mouth of the Mississippi river.
Friday afternoon, was still hard and
fast aground today, despite efforts
of two tugs to pull the vessel off.
The phone
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Steam Heating
Hot-Water Heating
Vacuum Heating
Special attention riven to
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AND STRAW I I f?\ I O
CuEANFO ateflC^FD UNO &Ef^O0?L?0 TO
VIENNA HATco.:;;'::"
jChicHRo. o K. Weller probably lias
I sounded the sentiment <?t" th?* state
r<J. O. organization in liis announce
ment that he is in favor of modifying
the enforcement of the Volstead
I amendment on th?- ground that it
usurps personal liberty His stnte
ment. solicited bv th^ Personal Lib
erty League, an ant i-prohibit ion or
ganization. made h de('i<l<*d imptension
and undoubtedly will naiti him many
votes in t fie coming election. His
remarks have already brought down
the criticism of th? Anti-Saloon
Lt iipue and these loaders have scored
his stand.
France < on\entlon Onlooker.
Delegates to the democratic na
jtional convention in San Kranciseo
were chosen at the state convention
Thursday and among; them are Sena
tor John Walter Smith (Jov Albert
<\ Ritchie, State Chairman J. Hubert
Wade and Joshua W. Miles, collector
of interest revenue.
I'nited States Senator Joseph I.
France, who last week caused a stir
in republican circles when he an
nounced his candidac\ for the presi
dency, stated a few days afc<? he will
attend the national contention in Chi
cago as an onlooker only. It w;is
. thoupht the senator would be candi
| date for delegate at large, but he
made clear Ins position a few days
ago. He still has hopes of b?*ing fa
vored by the Maryland delegation
should it develop at the convention
that <Jen. Wood, who has the support
j of the Maryland delegation, does not
have sufficient strength to obtain the
nomination.
Leaders in women's organizations,
woman physicians and trained nurses
have joined with members of the
Woman Suffrage League of Mary
land in planning the organization of
a league of woman voters in Mary
land. It is probably the first politi
cal organization of women in the
state A meeting of those fosterins
the league will be held shortly and
officers elected. JOHN A. ELGERT.
Republicans in Ohio Working Jlard
for the Senator's Nomination
at Chicago.
Spor'?! Dlspttoh to The 8t?r.
COLUMBCS. Ohio. May ?The
support of Senator Harding of Ohio
seem to have fully recovered from
| the effect of the presidential prefer
j ence primary here, in which Gen.
Wood pushed him as a close second.
I and are working hard and svst^mati
i cally for the senator's nomination. It
is claimed at the Harding headquar
ters that the opponents of the sena
tor have failed to affect seriously hi*
chances for the nomination by the
use of the Ohio result, and that
wherever that matter misht count
heavily against him it has been min
imized.
situation la the -Key tttatra.
, Former Gov. Frank II. Willis, one
J of the Harding supporters and a meni
! her of the Ohio big four to the t'hicji
|go convention, returned early this
I week from a trip through what ari;
| called the "key states'' at the Hard
line headquarters, with pleasing news
I for his associates. By the "key
states" the Harding organization
means those whose support must b>
I had by the republican candidate in
order to win the election, but which
, might be lost to the republicans
through an injudicious nomination
such states aB New York. Ohio, Indi
ana. Michigan and Illinois.
In these states Mr. \\ illis reports
finding the republican leaders lookinir
upon Senator Harding as the man who
gives the best promise of carrying
them. And they are talking about
the chances in Ohio at the polls. They
count Ohio as necessary to carry the
election?a decided key state?and
with Senator Harding as the nominee
of the party, it could safely b?
counted in the. republican column
even with Gov. Cox as the candidate
of the opposition.
And it is found that in the repub
lican organizations In many of thes
states there is a feeling that while
much uncertainty hangs over the re
sult of the San Francisco convention,
the chances of Gov. Cox being taken
for the first or second place on the
ticket are rather better than those of
any other person mentioned in con
nection with the democratic nomina
tions. J H GAI.BRAITH.
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Business of
James E. Chamberlain,
715 14th St N.W.
Established Over 20 Years
Custom Shirt Making
Having Incorporated Under
the Name of
CHAMBERLAIN, KASE CO., Inc.
We are now located in our
new building, where we will
conduct a High-Grade Haber
dashery and Custom Shirt
Shop.
Chamberlain, Kase Co., Inc.
1145 Conn. Ave. *
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