Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 30, 1920, Page 1

Comme Conforonces nen Dring thru cay: ‘Efforts, FINISHED ON FLOOR Prohibition Issue Overshadows Others as Secretary of State Colby Launches Fight for Light Wine and Beer Plank; Bryan Dons F ighting Togs to Protest Yesterday’s Circulation 4,154 Boom for Cummings Takes Form Since Keynote Speech (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.— Definite and final instrnctions| ~ came from the east today that William G. McAdoo’s name was not formally to be placed before the Democratic. national conven- tion, Burris Jenkins of Kansas City, who was prepared to make the nomi- nating speech for McAdoo, revised fee plans and decided to accede to wishes of the McAdoo managers. Friends of McAdoo previously had abandoned efforts to prevent his name being plated in nomination. “His prob- on th and ge in Generally fair tonig Thursday, not much ¢ NUMBER 224 BULLETIN (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.—According to administration chiefs the sub-committee of nine which is drafting the Democratic platform has practically agreed on a prohibition plank described as “slightly moist” and as being “‘in support of the constitutional amendment” but with declarations for personal liberty and against “vexatious interferences.” The League of Nations plank was agreed upon “just as Wood- row Wilson wants it,” without the dotting of ‘i’ or the crossing of! a “t’’. As forecast, it follows almost identically ‘the lines of the Vir- OLD HER iS PURCHASED F satimattd at. 300 votes and. ban Go| - OTOHNGE PLAN and Palmer supporters viewed with sat-| Nebraska Owner Pl Plans Railtoad isfaction ‘the scrimmage’ which’ threat- ened to bring McAdoo to the front im mediately and make the nomination & three-cornered contest from the begin- ning. “Dark horse” talk was never more persistent than It was at the moment candidates were about to be placed in nomination. The names of Vice Preai- dent Marshall, John W. Davis ‘ana -Ho- mer. 8, Cummings were prominent. The Cummings’ boom grew within the 24 hours which followed the tem- porary chairman's opening address, 'To- day it had taken full form .with hand- bills eireniated déclaring the “great) moment has produced a great man.” Twice yesterday Cummings drew a new demonstration from the conyen- tion; first, when he announced that he had taken; tho-initiative in proposing that the ebnvention congratulate Goy- ernor Roberts of Tennessee for his ac- tion in ‘calling a special session of the legislature. to. “act. an the: ..su’ ameénament, did again. when he” res- cued a resvlution to double ‘the size of the national committee’ and give the new places to women: “ His) growing loom, however, brought with it a fore- east of opposition from Bryan, who some time’ago denounced the national chairman for making a speech at a banquet given for Governor Edwards, an avowed wet candidate. a FLAMES FANNED BY HARD GALE DESTROY HOUSE Fire of unknovu origin which Started about 1:45 o'clock this after- noon pe ely wiped out the three- room. dwelling occupied by the: Pear: son family just south of the Burling- ton tracks near Ceuter. street caus- ing an estimated damige of more than $1,000. Practically none of the household articles, furniture or per- sonal belongings were saved from the flames. i Mrs. Lee A. Pearson who: was at home at the. time of the blaze be came excited when somebody came in and told her that her house was on fire, She saw that her children es- caped from the building and in the short time she had after this, was able to rescue a few household effects. A hard wind from the southwest fanned the flames and the firemen had no chance to save any part of house when they arrived on the scene. TRAIN ROBBERS MAKE HAUL OF . $60,000 PAYROLL AUGUSTA, Ga., dun June 30,—An_ ex- Press car on the Charleston & West- ern. Cacolina railroad is reported to have been robbed by bandits who bound the express messenger and ad guard and escaped with $59,- The money is said to have repre- sented the marine payroll at the § South Carolina station. (By United Press.) Siding and Changes in Struc- ture; Wool and Perishables to Be Handled M. P. Jordan, a Bry suineut” cattle- man of Valentine, Nebr., con duded ne- gotiations this week for the purchase of the old Casper brewery building on the eastern limits of the. city. . ‘The amount of the purchase has not been made public though the bui'ding has a | valuation of $650,000 to $60 000 when | built several years ag. ‘The building .will he converted ‘into | a cold and dead sterage plant ard it is possible that ice will be mannfac- tured. Steps to ifiiprove the property And put R in operation’ will he started’ Within the next two weeks “when Mr. Jordan will returne from<’ lentine” where he is now closing up his affairs and preparing: to“ move nis. ‘tevtly to} dens to reside, 4 “i edt? in 191G"and was used for Recta tab of, bat for two or three years. Later it was in manufacturing ice. Much of this machinery still rethaing® in the plant. The property now extends from the right-of-way of the Burlington to tkat of the Northwestern’ and it is planned to immedtitely put a pidecack into the building. During Mr. Joraih’s recent wait inthe he became much impressed With” per and its futuresand is con! the property he has acquired * be- come very valuables, Hs hopes tg, store large quantities 6f,,waol in. the build- ing in, addition to. providing cqid stor- age for perishables. Q. K. Deaver, cashier. of thé Casper National bank, has” been ~~ pla in charge of letting storage space “until the owner returnsy t that News WNote,— Senator Hitchcock's paper said ek Bijan would be at the San Francisco convention and that there would be “hell-a-poppin’,” ORATCRY LOOSED FOR FIRST NOMINATIONS OF CONVENTION Speeches Beginning at 11 O'Clock Today Are Expected to Continue into Night; No Balloting. Before Friday, Claim (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.—Candidates for presidential honors were sed yee at today’s session oe Dewaate national convention. While committeemen strug; its at- tempt to draft @ platform acceptable to all elements, the convention, ‘ a rule approved yesterday, saved time by haying.the nominat- ing speeches made in. advance. of adoption of the platform. Begin- ning before noon, the oratory held forth| fore proceeding to pick «i nominee. Bal- and was expected ‘to continue through-|loting may not begin until late Thurs- out the day, interrupted only by the|day or Friday. noisy demonstrationa.of delegates as the names of fayérite, sapninese were] SPEECHES TO LAST placed in nomination. FAR INTO NIGHT. With all candidates formally | in nomi. (By United Press) ven with the 20.minute limit | on nation; the cony will await the » bata commitiee Pe-| nominating speeches and the five-min- ute ‘limit: « for each ‘will requixe seven hours, not. including ;demonstrations, parades and_ delays. ‘The ‘candidates to be nominated are “James M. Cox, Attorney Gen- eral A,° Mitchell ‘Palmer, | National Chairman Homer 8S. Cummings, for- mer Ambassador James W.) Gerard, Gov, EB. I. Edwards, Senators Chambnr-; ard, ex-ambassador to Germany. Jain, Hitchcock and Owen, Ambassudor Davis, Governor Smith and Secretary of Agriculture Meredith. dates for whom nominating’ speeches! probably will not be made include Sen-! “throe seconding speeches;the ‘only state mentioned in the Bible! idate, the aidresses slonc| because we read there that ‘Noah open: Nominating Speeches Follow in Close Suc- cession When Convention Meets; Sen- ator Owen First on List (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.—Just before 11:30 o'clock today the Democratic convention was called to order and Chairman Robin- son called for nominations. Alabama passed and Arizona yielded to Oklahoma. D. Hayden Linebaugh of Bi askogee, placed the nomination of Senator Owen. Linebaugh spoke for 17 minutes in placing Owen’s nomination and at. the conclusion of his speech the Oklahoma delegation broke out! with a demonstration which, however, was not prolonged. The band tried to; declared Mr, {help it out with a galloping air. | When it subsided, Governor Brough of Arkansas, seconded the nomination} of Owen. “Arkansas,” said the governor, “is, ed the window of the ark and saw.” The convention got its first good laugh of the day. dames W. Gerard Arkansas yielded to South, Dakota and U. 8, G. Cherry of Sioux Falls, presented the name of James W. Ger- Homer 5, Cummings The name of Homer 8. Cummings, | Other ‘candi-) chairman of the Democratic national ;committee was next placed before the convention by John F. Crosby of Con> f |. guard, LONDON, June 30. Vilna to Caminetz and. successful everywhere, Greck armies in Asia Minor are moving to catch the Turkish Nationalist forces if great pincers and crush the Turk revolt. Poles are vctreating on the entire front from Moscow toda;'-claimed the Bolsheviki were (By United Press.) LANDON, June 30.—Polish representatives today asked the League of Nations’ aid toward terminating the war between soviet Russia and Poland. Unless action is taken immediately, it is said, Foland: faces internal and ex- ternal dangers, over which leaders feel the greatest apprehension, LE ator Carter Glass, Champ Clark’ and) necticut, special assistant United States Vice President Marshall. | attorney general, who declared that the/ “DARK HORSE” CHANCES national chairman “stands four square! LOOK BRIGHTER. | with that inspired genius of democracy | There is a “just before the battie’|and immortal prophet of world-wide atmosphere in the convention over the! peace,” Woodrow Wilson. presidential race. Cox and Palmer ad-| herent are organized for spectacular) demonstrations. “Dark horse" advo-| phe Democratic parts’ must stand or cates are increasingly optimistic, ex-' gar upon the record made by the Wil- pecting that. the leaders will run into son administration,’ former Governor a deadlock and paye the way for @Shallenberger, of Nebraska, told the compromise candidate, [eee in nominating United States Sen. Gilbert M. Hitchcock | the city, Senator Gilbert braska. “We have no other political asset,,* Shallenberger. ‘Without it we are bankrupt.” M. Hitchcock, of Ne- Attorney General Palmer Hailed as a “new Navarre; his Ince that of law; his shield that of justice, Attorney General A. Mitchell Paimdr was formally nominated by John H, Bigelow, of Hazelton, Pa. “Prue Americanism — mi be on Mr. Bigelow said, “No f within and no enemy without must in pair it or igtnish it.” a os CONFERENCE ON IRRIGATION TO Frank C. Emerson, state highway en- ginéer will be in Casper tonight to confer ting made. The méeting will be held at the Chamber of Comamerios. Rhodolph Gamae ot has returned to Donglaa after spending several days in j the éity attending to business. BE\HELD HERE, with interested business men in lregard to the irrigation project west of | surveys for which are now be-| and President Wilson for control of most intense today with the report tion. Tt will be recalled that President Wil- son vetoed the Volstead act. Colby is the president's representative here. Wilson leaders apparently want to eiiminate Bryan from politics and are determined to annihilate him as pun- Ishment for attempting to seize ‘the party control from the president. If Bryan is defeated on the liquor’ issue his oppenents will feel thatehe has been definitely. crushed politically, Should Bryan whe the Mauer fight he would be the biggest single figure in’ the con: vention and would hold the veto pow- er over nominations. BRYAN TO FIGHT IT OUT | IN OLD-TIME F, HION. (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.—The, de- cision of the platform sub-committee of |the Democratic. national convention in | voting down “wet" planks at its night | session clarified the prohibition issue in |a partial sense and narrowed the fight |down as to whether the platform will | contain a “bone dry” plank, as is hoped | by Bryan, or whether it will contain a “straddle” or ignore, the subject entire- ly.. Some feel that the conyention would do well to pass the subject en-| hours debate failed to” bring the plat. , tirely as the Republicans did at Chi-/ cago, but that conflicts directly: with Bryan’s announced intention to have a platform no “wet" can run on. Whether Bryan hopes to win or not, he intends to fight it out in the old- time works for many a Demoer: ronven- fashion which has furnished fire} ginia platform previously approved by the President. (By United Press) SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.—The fight between Wm. J. Bryan the Democratic convention became that Secretary of State Colb working for a’“‘wet” plank. The Wilson and Bryan forces akeuiy are engaged i in bitter strife over the League of Nations question, but the league is overshadowed by the wet-dry issue, in Bryan’s estima- to his district ‘to tell them that “at the last minute we were still protesting against your coming into our district and setting aside the action of our to- cal convention.” Hugo Asher, secretary of the cre- fentials committee, in answering Shan= non said Reed had been rejected by the Missouri state convention. The creden- tiala report was adopted with scatter- ing ‘floes. The chairman annot{iced thit it was “unanimous vote.” PRELIMINARIES ~—PERFECTED WITHOUT OPPOSITION (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.—With no organized opposition at all the Démocratic- convention. on Tuesday went through with the administration program perfected the roll of delegates affirming the unseating of Senator Reed of ‘Missourj, approved the seat- ing of Palmer delegates from Georgia without opposition and accepted the ad+ ministration choice of Senator Robin. son for permanent chairman. PROHIBITION Is: REOPENED BY COMMITTEE (By Associated Press.) FRANCISCO, June 30.—Severat SAN form ment on Seeretary fight sub-committee into final agrees the prohibition issue. Witit of State Colby leading the a light, wine and beer plank, |the problem showed signs of becoming jthe most troublesome facing the little circle of platform builders. A canvas of sentiment soon after the meeting be- tion. He stands by his determination to force every delegate to record his or her vote individually on the issue if a plank which he considers “wet is to be taken into the platform. NO DECISION REACHED ON ANY. PLANK, CLAIM, (By United Press) SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.—After wrestling with the platform through- out the night, the resolutions sub- eommittee adjourned this morning far, from completing its work. The mem bees did not agree finally on the fin: ished form of a single plank. ‘The o mittee yeconvened at 10 o’clock and discussed all leading planks, threshing out opposing viewpoints. Chairman Glass said it was dificult to predict when the _ sub-committee would finish its work but probably not for another 24 hours.. This would throw the reporting of the platform to the convention over to Thursday afternoon or possibly Friday. REED’S CHAMPION IS HISSED OFF PLATFORM (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.—When the ‘credentials committee report un- lseating Senator Reed was presented jJoseph B. Shannon, delegate of the Fifth Missouri district took. the plat form and protested unseating the sen- lator. Reed's name was greeted with | hisses. Shannon was told to “sit down” and “get out if you don’t like it” by shouts of. the delegates, Shannon left the platform after tell- ing the convention he was going back POSSE O FOR MU KILLS 4 gan last night is ‘said to have shown a majority against any wet declaration, but: when the sub-committee came for- mally to take up prohibition’ proposals yin the natural course of its. delibera- tions it was decided to re-open, the whole subject. Besides the plank offered hy Colbf, var.cus “wei” declarations in differen, form were suggested and the ‘drys’? also put forward a set of proposals ranging from an ultra-dry declaration to a plain’ law enforcement promise, In sub-committee councils administra. tion men were widely diverse, Colby talked over the platform with President Wilson before he left Wash- ington, but he long had been an oppo- ment of bone-dry laws and many be lieved he was speaking only his own convictions on the subject. Senator Glass, who also was given the presi dent's views on party declaration, is understood to have taken the position there should be no liquor at all, and Senator McKellar, another consistent administration supporter, submitted a |bone-dry plank drawn by Bryan. The result was to put the subject into such a tangle that no member of the commit: tee felt certain of the outcome, BRYAN ADMITS HE'S {XN FIGHTING MOOD. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.—W. J: |Bryan, in fighting mood and speaking: Jat a breakfast. gathering today, ex- | pressed dissatisfaction with the “wet Jand “dry” situation before the resolu- tions committee, sald he expected to «Wontinued on Page 6) N HUNT RDERER BLACKS (By Associated Press) HOUSTON, Texas, June 30:—Four negroes were killed near here this rprning by posses hunting the murderer of Deputy Sheriff S. M. McCormick of Wharton. he to a tree. Two negroes were shot and two others strung