Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1924, Page 22

REED DENIES CHARGE HE WAS CLARK’S FOE Tells Missourians “Purty Wreck- en” Defeated Former Leader's Chance for Presidency. By the Associated Press. e BOWLING GREEN, Mo., ‘Matrch 7..— Speaking {n the home town of Champ rk. United ‘States Senator James candidate for the democratic nomination for President, last night denied charges that he had oppossd th candidacy of Clark for President n_1912. Senutor Reed asserted that Clark would have been elected President if “party wreckers” had not challenged his own state and left the Missouri delegation in doubt. “I nom! Clark in the national convention clared Reed, “and fought for weeks in this state and others. Senator Reed sald that Willlam G. McAdoo, his opponert for the demo- cratic presidential nomination, had invited a contest by entering Mis- souri, and added, “T want to see if I can't end it right here in Missourl™ Reed: Attacks McAdoo, HIGBEE, Mo., March 7.—France and ‘now snap their fingers in our " when asked for a settlement of their war debts, because William G. McAdoo “failed to_require bonds in loaning blllions of dollars.” United States Senator James A. Reed de- clared in an address here yesterday, He asserted that Great Britain had funded her war debt to the United States at 3 per cent for money cost- ing more than 4 per cent. and charged that failure of the former Secretary ‘of the Treasury to require bonds was in direct violation of the federal statutes. S Senator Reed declared that his democratic opponents in Missouri “who bolted” two years ago had no right to participate in county con- Ventious tomorrow. BRYAN IS THIRD CHOICE OF ARKANSAS DEMOCRATS | Senators Robinson and Caraway | Favored for Presidency at State Meeting. By the Assoctated Press. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March “Bryan-for-democratic- nominee - for- President” meeting here last night, with sume 500 visitors attending from all parts of the state, resolved itself into a convention for the ndorsement. instead, of Semator Joe T. Robinson al as the party standard bearer, with Senator T. H. Caraway as “second choice.” Mr. Bryan, however. was recom- mended fo the national convention | i case the nomination of either of | the Arkansas native sons should be impossible. GOV. SILZER | PUT IN RACE FOR THE PRESIDENCY By the Associated Press Few Jerse x..:.l Came he candidate of the demes ratic | organization for the presidenti ination of his party wh unanimously 3 committe Petitions” will be immediately cir- culated nominating Gov. $ ' aspirant for support at the pref tial primaries in April. 7.—Head. Testeriay ats opposed to Willlam G. McAdoo as the presiden- tial nominee of the party, with the announced purpose of advocating the Changes in Stations of Army and Navy Officers Of Interest to Capital ARMY. Maj. C. H. Dewey, Medical Corps, at Walter Reed General Hospital, this city, has been igned to duty in the office of the attending surgeon, this city. Capt. E. H. Inman, Medical Corps, at Fort Worden, Wash., has been or- dered to this city for duty in the of- | of ficé of the surgeon general. Maj. John Magruder, fidld artillery, has been relleved from duty at the United States legation, Peking, China, and ordered to Tientsin, China, for duty Wwith American troops. Maj. J. J. Grace, finance department, at Fort Bragg, N. C., and First Lieu C. F. Bond, air service, at Aberdee: Md., have been ordered to treatment at Walter Reed General Hospital, this clty. Capt. E. G. Cooper, infantry, at Knoxvllle, Tenn., has been assigned to the Sth Infantry, at Fort Screvens, MARINE CORPS. Capt. S. J. Bartlett, in this city; First Lieut. J. F. Burke, at Boston, and Second Ldeut. W. W. Pace, at New York city, have been assigned to the 2d Marine Brigade, Santo Domingo, and.the following named officers with that brigade have been transferred to Quantico, Va.: Capt. H. H. Shep- herd, First Lieut. F. M. Howard and Second Lieuts. W. H. Doyle, R. J. Go- din and H. S. Levis. First Lieut. R. Livingston, at Port- ay-Prince, Haiti, has been ordered to Noifolk. The following named iy Quantico. Va.. have been assigned to duty \\hh nm Ist Marine Brigad aiti: C; J. Groff, First Lieut. Meiga and Second Lieuts. J. l(eld FEW T Brow n, M. S. Swanson and J. D. Humphrey. ' First Lieut. D. A. Stafford. at Hampton Roads, al Lias been assigned to the 1st Brigade. First Lieut. St. J. R. been transferred from Quantico, Va to, this city officers at wtion of ond_Lieut. uke effect April 1. of Jower, at Philadelphia, and L. R. Stickles, at © been ordered to l’enrl i, and_ First Lieut. First Lfeut. G. H. 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