Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, July 2, 1920, Page 6

DEMOCRATS CONVENE IN SAN FRANCISCO Homer S. Cummings Delivers the Keynote Speech to the Convention. San Francisco.—The Democratic na- | tional convention was called to order at noon Monday by J. Bruce Kremer | of Butte, Mont., vice-chairman of the Democratic national committee. Right Rev. P. L. Ryan, vicar gen- eral of the diocese of San Francisco offered the opening prayer and Chair- man Kremer introduced Homer S Cummings, chairman of the cratic national committee as tempor- ary chairman. With the exception of a patriotic touch by the presentation of colors by a detachment of marines, the opening preliminaries were much similar to those of prior conventions. The outstanding feature of the pro- gram was the keynote speech of Chair- | man Cummings, which was a complete, unqualified endorsement of everything which has been accomplished under President Wilson's seven years in the White House. Candidates Strength Uncertain. As the rival forces at the democratic national convention move into position for the opening of its convention there Was apparently no more definite align- | ment of strength for various candi- dates than there has been since the | delegates began to assemble. The closing hours of the pre-con- vention period are much the same as characterized the last-minute proceed ings of the republican convention at | Chicago. There is a marked similarity | in many respects. 756 Delegates Uninstructed. Seven hundred and fifty-six of the | 1092 delegates are uninstructed. There | were ten candidates, avowed, unwilling or receptive, No democratic candidate came to San Francisco with any such showing | of pledged strength as was brought to Chicago by Wood, Lowden or John- son. But as at Chicago, the situation at the opening revolved about a rivairy on issues rather than for the moment | on candidates. Bonedry prohibition, profiteering, in- | dustrial relations, the league of nations and the Irish question promised to be | the headliners in the fight over planks | in the democratic platform. In this category the prohibition question was easily foremost in the minds of leaders and delegates as the | bone-drys and the antis began the actual counting of noses. A conve- tion floor fight seemed almost certain, beth sides insisting that they wanted a vefdict by separate vote of the dele- gates. Paimer Delegates Séated. Administration leaders won a sweep- ing victory in the democratic national committee when that body recognized | the Palmer group of delegates in the | Georgia contest and refused to give Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, | bitter opponent of the league of na- tions, a seat in the convention. The committee decided to seat R. R. Turner as a delegate-at-large from Oregon, who had been named by the | vacancy | state committee to fill a caused by death. John L. Schuyle- man had protested against the seating of Turner. Schuyleman appeared be- fore the committee and argued that he | should fill the vacancy on the ground that he received the fifth highest vote in the race for the four places as dele- gates-at-large. Japan Will Give Korea Legislature. | Honolulu.—As a preliminary step toward granting Korea self-govern- ment and the right to elect representa- tives to the Japanese diet, the Japan- ese government has decided to create legislative assemblies tn the Korean province to which only Koreans can | be elected, according to a Tokio cable received here. Allied Nations Masters, States Foch. Paris.—Allied nations are masters of the situation in the near east as if in complete har. | elsewhere, and, mony, can employ all the forces at their disposal to carry out their poll- cles which are “soberly proportioned to their interests,” said Marshal Foch in an interview. Baker Heads Water Power Board. Washington.—Secretary Baker was mamed by President Wilson to be chairman of the boaff provided for in the water power bill to carry out the provisions of that measure. Secretar- jes Meredit and Payne were named at the same time to be members of the | board. Women in Democratic Convention. Ban Francisco.—An examination of | thé temporary roll shows 308 w omep delegates and alternates in the dewo- eratic national convention. They will be divided as follows: At large, 41; alternates at large, 39; district deis Demo- | the | |S. Cumming U.S POPULATION IS PUT AT 105,000,000 Estimate Is Based on the | Population of Cities Al- ready Announced. | | | | Washington.—The population of con- | tinental United States is estimated at | 106,000,000 by J. A. Hill, chief statisti- cian for the census bureau. His caleu- lation is based on the combined popu- lations of 1406 cities and towns for which statistics been announced. The increase over 1910 is placed at about 14,000,000, showing the growth of the country has net kept pace with previous decades. Almost complete cessation of immigration during the war is the chief reason assigned for the falling off in growth. Other sug- gestions were the two influenza epi- demics, return of aliens to their native lands and deaths of soldiers abroad and at home during the war. The aggregate population of the | cities and towns on which the esti mate was made is 41,029,354. This is ) an cent, com- | pared with 35 per cent in the previous average gain of 26 pe decade, HARDING URGED TO SPEAK IN THE WEST Washington. — Plans of Harding, republican presidential candi- | date, to conduct a “front porch” cam- | paign are opposed by some senators and other republican leaders from the | These leaders think be should make at least one “swing around the circle” with speeches in the principal cities of the so as to come in closer personal touch with the voters | there. Under Senator Harding's present plans, he will spend virtually all his time between now and the election at his home in Marion, O., speaking to delegations from various parts of the country who visit him, URGES WAR ON RATS Surgeon-General Warns Danger of Bubonic Plague. | Washington.—Calling attention to the discovery of bubonic plague in sev- eral American and Mexican gulf ports and renewing his warning regarding the introduction of the plague from | Mediterranean ports which are known to be infected, Surgeon-General Hugh | urged communities throughout the country and especially along the coust, to inaugurate rat ex termination campaigns. “The extermination of rats also is to be desired because of the tremend they cause,” Senator west. west, ous economic damage said General Cumming According to conservative estimates by the public health service based on numerous surveys, there is at least one rat for every person in the United | States. The same authorities say it | costs the United States $180,000,000 @ year to support its rat population. Kansas Fighting the |. W. W. Topeka, Kan.—Charging that the LW. W. advocates acts in violation of the Kansas anti-syndicalism law, | an injunction suit was filed in the dis: trict court at Eldorado, asking that the I. W. W. be enjoined permanently from maintaining an organization in Kansas, Colby Floor Leader. San Francisco, Cal.—Bainbridge Col. | by, secretary of state, has been elected | | as floor leader for the administration forces at the democratic convention. He sits as a delegate from the District } of Columbia and comes as one of President Wilson's spokesmen. Onions Drug on Market. Washington.—Onions have become a | drug on the market for the first time | in years, the department of agriculture reports in its weekly market review. On the other hand, potatoes are two or three times as high as a year ago and comparatively scarce. 2000 Drown on Bolshevik Vessel. London Two thousand British, Austrian, German and Finnish prison. ; ers of war were drowned when a Bol- ;shevik steamer was sunk recently in the Nefa river, according to a Hel. singfors dispatch to the Central News. | Demccratic Wets From Penn. Beaten. | San Francisco—The Pennsylvania delegation defeated a motion to in- struct its members of the resolutions committee to vote for a wet plank in the Democratic platform, SS | Naval Forces Wreck Dardanelles. Constantinople.—Allied military and |maval forces have completed destruc- | | tion of all fortifications on both sides | of the Dardanelles, in accordance with the terms of the peace treaty, it was of- ficially anzounced, --- Hanging Baskets DECORATIONS DAY FLOWERS—Order Early L, B. HILL, The Florist COTTONWOOD DRAY AND TRANSFER LINE CAMPBELL & ROBBINS, PROPS. 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