Evening Star Newspaper, June 8, 1924, Page 7

Y THE . SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. éz JUNE 8, 1924—PART 1. D. C. DELEGATES FACE CONVENTION PROTEST Formal Opposition to Seating of Local Men to Be Made on Floor at Cleveland. PEYSER TO PRESENT BRIEF Prescott Criticized for Alleged “Secretive Methods.” Formal opposition to the seating of William T. Galliher and Thomas L. Jones as delegates or Charles C. Glover, jr., and James I. Cobb as alternates from the District of Co- lumbia to the Republican national convention at Cleveland is to be car- ried to the floor of the convention when it assembles Tuesday. Jalius 1. Peyser, local attorney and member of the board of public edu- cation of this city, has prepared a brief which he will take personally to Cleveland and which he and oth- ers, protesting against the election of the delcgates and alternates elect- ~d under the auspices of the Repub- lican state committee of the District, the credited Republican organization of this city, will have brought to the tion of the open meeting. Mr. ser, who will depart from Wash- ington tomorrow, and the others pro- ing against the seating of the delegates mentioned, are acting in behalf of the Republican central committee and allied Republican or- ganizations of the District of Colum- hia, which elected Aaron Bradshaw wnd John T. Rhines delegates and \lbert F, Steinem and Miss Pauline Marshall, alternates, from the Dis- trict. Committee Gets Protest. Protests made to the national com- mittee against the seating of the delegates and alternates elected by the Republican state committee were heard last Tuesday in Cleveland by a subcommittee on contests and after hearing both sides the later very veadily reported favorably upon the svating of these delegates. Mr, Peyser has prepared a lengthy byief which he has sent to members of the national committee and which » aims to have read on the floor of the convention as a last resort to prevent th 12 of the local state committee Besides Mr. Teyser, th George B Ed eats and Ben- L. Gaskins, According to Mr. nosition to . delegates is Peyser's brief op- stafe committee’s sed upon the grounds that their two delegates and two al- ternates were not electd in ac- cordance with the law and the rules of the “call” of the national com- mittee, and that they do not rep- resent’ the choice of the voting Re- \publicans of the District. Elections Are Upheld. Tt contends that the delegates clected under the auspices of the Re- pubican central committee and allied organizations of the District, were vhosen in a regular and representa- tive fashion and they represent the ~hoice of the mass of Republicans of this city and that the rules of the national committee were strictly con- formed with. This petition is supplemented with afMidavits, copies of letters, photo- graphs and newspaper clippings and other exhibits, which are intended to sgist in substantiating the claims made in the brief. Prescott In Criticised. Samuel J. Prescott, chairman of the Republican state committee of the District, is criticized in the brief for what was referred to as his secretive political methods and his conduct of “farcical and illegal meetings” in the It was set forth that the attending the “so-called"” state convention here were :ked”; that no pub- licity was given to the “call” for a meeting to elect delegates to this local state convention, and that these etings were inconsistent and mani- festly for the purpose of excluding the rank and file of the Republican voters of the District of Columbia. "HOUSE SHIP_lNQUIRY COMMITTEE TO SAIL . Alleged Foreign Discrimination and Other Matters to Be Investigated Abroad. District. deleg: A first-hand investigation of American shipping interests in Euro- pean ports, including alleged foreign discriminatory practices and fune- tions of this government's marine of- ficials, will be made by the House committee investigating the Shipping Board during a six-week tour in Iiurope. The committee announced night it would sail from New York July 4 on the George Washington, first going to london. The committee will make the trip the suggestion of the Shipping Board and will be accompanied by Vice Chairman Plummer and several ather officials of the board and Fleet Corporation. Some of the questions to be gone into will be the practicability of cstablishing domestic-owned fueling stations, improvement of docking facilities, direct solicitation of freight for importation instead of through reisn agents emploved by manag- 12 operators of board tonnage, and the letting of stevedoring and supply contracts by competitive' bidding in- stead of by private contract. Upon returning the latter part of August, a subcommittee will be ap- pointed to continue the taking of festimony until Congress reconvenes in December. CLUBWOMEN AT PLAY. General Federation Spends Day in Sightseeing. LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 7.—To- day was play day for the Yederation of Woman's Club, ar- ranged by the local entertainment committee. Excursions to the beaches, moun- tain resorts, motion pictures and Catalina were enjoved by the dele- mates and visitors attending the con- vention. The majority of the club women crowded the motion picture “lots” where they were guests of producers, directors and sta An “early California fiesta” recall- ing scenes of Spanish days, under the auspices of the Ebell Club of Los Angeles, featured the evening's en- tertainment. ~ Six_hundred delegates, who received invitations to the affair, were taken back to the romantic days when sandaled padres trod the road to Monterey. Veterans Re-Elect Col. McCloskey. SYRACUSE, N. Y. June 7.—Col Manus McCloskey of Chicago, briga- dier general in the world war, was unanimously re-elected president of 1he Second Division Association at its convention banquet here tonight. To clect Col. McCloskey for a second term the association had to amend its constitution. The 1925 convention will be held in Cleveland, Ohio. 1] —- Air Mail Change Rejected. A Senate bill which would make Boston instead of New York the castern terminus of the transconti- nental air mail service was rejected by & vote of 75 to 128 late yesterday by the House, Tast at G. 0. P. TO STAND PAT ON CONSERVATISM (Continued from First Page.) part, and business. The President’s political training all tends toward such a course, and it is unthinkable that he would hitch up with the radical element, or that the men Wwho are aiding in his campaign would agree to such a course. Before the convention is over some concessions may be made, either in the platform, or, possibly even in the selection of the candidate for Vice FPresident which is still very much in the alr, that will indicate a purpose to weld together Republicans of every con- ceivable type under the Coolidge banner. It must not be understood that any- thing is being deliberately done to antagonize Progressive, or Radical or Insurgent Republicans, but if there is a purpose to placate and satisfy that wing of the party the Coolidge campaign managers up to date have been pretty successful in concealing their intentions in that respect. Insurgents Irreconeilable. Up to the present the Republican eggs, so far as this presidential cam- paign goes, appear to be pretty much in one basket. Long ago it would seem to have been determined by the strategists in charge of the political fortunes of the President that it would be futile to attempt to placate the insurgent wing of the party. More recently corroboration of this policy was discerned in the report, thus far undenied, that word had been received from Washington by the President’s campaign managers in Cleveland that the President did not wish the national ticket to repre- sent an attempt to recognize the in- surgent wing of the Republican party. In other words, the candidate for Vice President must be able to read his title clear to party regularity, so that the fundamental policies of the administration shall be assured of being continued in case the Vice President succeeds to the presidency. The progre: ve element of the country is ready to meet such an issue if it arises, according to former Representative Keating of Colorado, who is 1n Cleveland now making ar- rangements for the convention here July 4 of the conference for Prog- ressive political action, organized in 1922 by the big railroad labor organ- izations, farm organizations and others. Will Nominate La Follette. This convention, it is believed, will nominate Senator La Follette of Wisconsin for President, no matter what is done by the Republican and Democrat national conventions. Mr. Keating did not assert that Senator La Follet would be a third party candidate “no matter what happens. he said Senator La Kollette could have the nomination of the July 4 convention if he desired it. The passing of the “Senate oli- garchy,” as it has been described, is Causing no tears here in Cleveland. It remains to be seen, however, how the members of that alleged oligarchy will take their relegation to back seats. The question is being asked in some quarters, too, as to what will be the effect of such a major opera- tion on the party as the elimination of the old Harding organization. Tomorrow begins the inrush of delegates to the national convention. The Massachusetts delegation—"Cool- idge's own"—is one of the first sched- uled to reach here tomorrow. The District of Columbia delegates are ex- pected here tomorrow or Monday at the latest. Cliftord Backs Dawes. With the arrival of the state dele- gations will begin the real milling around in regard to the vice presi- dential nomination. The nomination of Charles G. Dawes of Illinois to be Coolidge’s running mate was strong- Iy urged here today by former as- sistant secretary of the Treasury, Ed- ward Clifford_of Chicago and Wash- ington. Mr. Clifford pointed out that . Dawes had been four times drafted in the service of his country and that he had served with marked First, as controller of cur- cecond, as chairman of the general purchasing board, under Gen. Pershing during the war; third, as head of the budget bureau, and fourth, to help straighten out the tangle of German reparations. Mr. Clifford pointed out that no former service man of the last war has vet been elected to high federal office. Mr. Dawes is a member of the American Legion and popular. Can Carry Tilinois. “He can carry Illinois” said Mr. Clifford, “and if the Republicans do not carry that stato they will be in a bad situation.” i He was asked if former Gov. Frank Lowden, who has been mentoned prominently for the vice presidenc could not also carry Tllinois. Mr. Clifford’s reply was to the effect that comparisons are odious, but he added that four years ago seventeen of the Illinois delegation to the Republican national convention had voted for Hiram Johnson against Lowden. Mr. Clifford said, too, that Gov. Lowden had antagonized the present gover- nor_of Iilino The boom for Senator Curtis of Kansas for Vice President was given another hitch forward today in some of the national committee circles. Post Never Declined. There has been much talk about Gov. Lowden, Gen. Dawes, Secretary Hoover and’ others turning down the nomination for Vice President if it should be offered them. But no one has ever yet declined the nomination to the second highest elective office in the gift of the American people. Undoubtedly the nomination of cer- tain men has been pervented by their indicating in advance that they did not desire it. And such steps on their part may prevent nomination at the coming_convention. On the other hand the convention might take the bit in its teeth and 1 a vice presidential nominee willy nilly. And once so chosen it does not appear probable that any American provided, of course, he was a member of the Republican party, would turn down the nomination. To do so would be to advertise to the country that he considered him- self too great a man for such a po- sition, an advertisement that would bring’ considerable criticism. e NEW YORK PARTY GOES. Tllness Keeps Depew From Leaving for Cleveland. W YORK, June 7.—Most of the 182 delegates ‘and alternatives who will represent New York state in the Republican national convention, and many vistors, left New York City on a special train this afternoon. They will reach Cleveland early tomorrow morning. Chauncey M. Depew was too 1Il to make the trip, as was George Crom- well of the eleventh congressional district, The delegates will meet Monday to elect a chairman and to choose the state's representatives on the com- mittees of the convention. —_— Heflin Assails Hays. Senator Heflin, Democrat, Alabama, took a final fling in the Senate late yesterday at the Texas land cases, Charging_ Will Hays, former Post- master General, and the Postoffice Department had stopped the investi- gation into charges of frauds.- He again attacked R. Creager and “state officials in Texas who opposed the Senate committee’s investiga- tion,” and reiterated charges that “thugs had been hired to murder and harass persons.” TAGGART PREPARING ° TO PUSH RALSTON Heads Indiana Delegation to New York—Believes Senator Would Accept Nomination. HOOSIER KLANSMEN BEATEN “Invisible Empire” to Be Issue Next Autumn. * Special Dispatch to The Star. INDIANAPOLIS, June 7.—Thomas Taggart, reinforced by the remark- able victory he won this week In making Carlton B. McCulloch the Democratic nominee for governor, will leave the last of next week for New York to lay the groundwork for what may develop into a determined move to land the Presidential nom- ination for Senator Samuel M. Rals- ton. Taggart will show up at New York as chalrman of the Indiana delegation of thirty-four all deter- mined to support Ralston. 1t required the senator's personal request to prevent the state conven- tion from instructing the national delegation to place his name in the running. He does not wish to be- come an avowed candidate for the Presidency, standing in the position that he will accept the nomination, however, if it comes his way. Harmony Among Democrats. Taggart's leadership in Indiana once more is unquestionea. fie made McCalloch the nominee over seven other opponents in one of the warm- est conventions ever held in the state. The nomination came on the third ballot, although beyond ques- tion Taggart could have put him over on the first ballot. The fact that he permitted complimentary ballots to be cast for the other aspirants left a £00d feeling of harmony. The state convention adopted a “freedom and liberty” plank which, while not mentioning the Ku Klux Klan, is aimed directly at any organization that attempts to dictate partisan- politics. It was the Demo- cratic answer to the Klan-controlled Republican _convention, and means that the Klan will be the dominant issue in Indiana this fall. HAROLD C. FEIGHTNER. ANTI-KLAN PLANKS FOR PARTIES SOUGHT Committee Representing Many Professions and Denominations Urge Proposal. By the Amociated Press. NEW YORK, June 7.—A committee of prominent Americans, representing many denominations and professions, today announced it will lay before the resolutions committee of all na- tional political conventions a memo- rial asking for an anti-Ku Klux Klai plank, “substantially in conformil with the following wording proposed by the New York World: “This party pledges itself and its candidates to stand inflexibly for government by due process of law and against all groups, open or se- cret, which attempt to take the law into their own hands. If its candi dates are elected, this party gives surance that no act of theirs will render aid or comfort to any organi- zation based on prejudice or discrimi- nation against any citizen: sons of race, color or creed. Members Sign Petition. The members of the general com- mittee Who have signed the petition include the following: Dr. Charles F. Thwing, president emeritus of West- ern Reserve University; Bishsop Charles E. Woodcock of the Protest- ant Episcopal diocese of Kentucky; Bishop Luther B. Brown, Methodist- Episcopal Church, former president of the Anti-Saloon League of America: the Rev. Dr. David G. Wylie, president of the Presbyterian board of missions, New York; Corwin_Sheridan Shank, president of the Northern Baptist Convention: Bishop George C. Clem- ent of Louisville, African Methodist Epistopal Church: Dr. Robert R. Mo- ton, head of Tuskegee Institute; the Rev. Francis P. Duffy, Catholic’ war chaplain and New York pastor; Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord. U. S. A, re- tired, president of the Radio Corpora- tion 'of America: Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of New York; President W. H. P. Faunce of Brown University; Pres- ident Ernest M. Hopkins of ' Dart- mouth College; Miss Jane Adaam of Chicago. —_— GIRL’S JURY DISAGREES. Alleged Bandit on Trial in Jewelry Clerk’s Murder. BUFFALO, June 7.—The jury in the case of Stella Mackowska, alleged girl bandit, reported to court at 11:15 oclock tonight that it could not agree, and was discharged. The girl had been indicted for mur- der jointly with Frank H. Minnick and George W. Bittle, after a robbery of a jewelry store. Rufus Hiler, 2 clerk, was_shot to death allegedly by Minnick. Minnick is awaiting execution. In the case of Bittle, the jury disagreed. He is to be retried. From the Louisville Courier-Journai. After the synthetic stuff had been passing rather freely at a fashionable house party, some bright light pro- posed a Virginia reel. This seemed a splendid_idea, so they proceeded to stage a Virginia reel. An old Virginia colonel who happened to be present was asked what he thought of it. "I never saw such realistic reeling in-my life,” was his verdict. BORAH NOW HINTED COOLIDGE’S CHOICE FOR RUNNING MATE (Continued from First Page.) ing of the G. O, P. hosts present in an | attractive setting. There Is facking |vital news interest which attended previous national conventlons, sole concern at present being over the vice presidency which apparently Is to be left, indeed, for the convention itself to detérmine. Delegates and committeemen read today the Wash- Ington dispatches describing Presi- dent Coolidge as reiterating his de- claration that he was not seeking to foreclose the selection of a candidate by announcing his personal choice, thus leaving the fleld open. Harmeny In Evidence. The atmosphere of the gathering at this stage, with but a few delegations in attendance, is oné of .harmony, more in the nature of a party love- feast and ratification meoting, which, of course, may be qualified should | clashing vice presidential candidacles | develop. The old time leaders do not expect any real friction over the plat- form, when the platform comes to be written, although there is much beat- ing of tom-toms and loud shouting in the preliminaries, in the presentation ¢ proposed planks. When you see an anxious looking person’ parading the lobbies with a bulging breast pocket you can tell by the cut of his Jjib that he has a plank for the plat- form and is seeking a national com- mitteeman to unload on him. The wets are particularly in evi- dence and are the most noisy of all. Well, your instinct will tell you just about how much chance there is of getting a wet plank in the Republi- can national plitform. The extreme drys are among those present who would get the party out on a prohibi- tion limb. Their disappointment is assured, when the €ommittee on res- olutions takes up the platform they will give both sides a hearing—and the familiar welkin will ring. Kian Fight Threatened. There is a threatened fight for a Ku.Klux Klan plank, -but the pros- pect is it will be avoided. Although the proponents and opponents, re- spectively, are very intense. Today some of the national com- mitteemen, reflecting upon the hear- ings yesterday before the committee on the contest on the seating of dele- gates from the states of Arkansas, Texas and Geqrgia, were copcerned of the negro in the south and open threat that if not given more rep- resentation in the party there is a weapon of revenge in the hands of negro voters in the border and north- ern states, voters who have migrated from the south. The suggestion is heard that a negro may be included in the seconding of President Cool- idge’s nomination. The arrival of C. Bascom Slemp next Monday is expected to allay fric tion caused by some “crossed wires” in the Coolidge pre-conyvention man- agement when he gets In touch with General Manager William M. Butler. It is expected that he will pring some suggestions of what the Presi- dent desires should be adopted in the platform. There is no doubt, na- tional committeemen say, that Presi- dent Coolidge's desires and suggested inhibitions will be regarded on vital points and policles. 01d Guard Slipping. The “passing of the old guard” might be the title of a picture of the desperate efforts of that faction in the repubilican management to hold on to its slipping Erasp of power. This weakening is manifest in the notable fact that this convention is not to be controlled by the senatorial old guard clique, in violent contrast with the convention of 1920 and some others, and that some of the old guard are voluntarily retiring and others are likely to be missing in the reor- ganization of the management of the varty. There is a curious rumor in the undercurrent of gossip. It is that the selection of former Representa- tive Mondell to be permanent chair- man of the convention was a surprise to Mr. Slemp and to the President, having been made by William M Butler. This statement is received with incredulity by the politicians, unless it was designed as a sop to the old guard, and even then it would seem inconceivable that upon such an important matter the President was not consulted. La Follette Causes Concern. Gravest concern is felt by Repub- licans in attendance upon the con- vention of the news which is being brought in by arriving delegates. newspaper men and visitors of the strength of Senator La Follette in the middle west and northwest. All reports concur in their general nature that should he determine to run as an independent he will be a serious factor in Republican calcula- tions. One observer predicted that in Illinois he could poll probably 400,000 votes, and that throughout the states further west he would be dangerously strong. It is expected that after adjournment of this con- vention and before the Farmer-Labor convention in St Paul June. 14, he may issue a statement defining’ his position. Visitors to the convention are charmed with the city and their sur- roundings. The city has some splen- did hotels and although the visitors are crowded with two and more in a room they take it good naturedl Details of Convention Broadcasting Method Announced by Leaders Announcer Will Explain Every Happening on Floor. 11 Stations to Carry Program to All Parts of Nations—Others to Be Silent. By the Associated Press. - CLEVELAND, June 7.—Every pro- cedure of the national convention, be- ginning here Tuesday, will be broad- cast by radio. From a glass cage on the speaker's platform, every speech, motion, resolution and event will be sent. Even applause will be heard, the announcer explaining reason for every occurrence. James Preston, superintendent of the Senate press gallery, in Wash- ington, has been named as official ob- server and will inform the announcer as to the significance of every act. (During the lulls between speeches, the announcer will give a word picture of Public Hall, explain delays and | tell what Is to follow. An announcer will be on duty every minute during the convention from the time it con- venes at 11 a.m. Tuesday (eastern standard time), untfl the last detall hag been completed. No hourly program has heen ar- ranged, but radio fans who “tune in" on the convention will have no diffi- culty from other disturbances, as other broadcasting stations have agreed to “sign off” while the conven- tion is in session. Fourteen powerful stations in elev- en cities will flash proceedings, and smaller stations will rebroadcast into isolated territories. The larger sta- tions are: Cleveland, WJAX, WTAM; New York, WEAF: Washington, WCAP and WRC; Buffalo, WGR: Kansas City, WDAF; St. Louis, KSD;' Chi- cago, WGN,” WLS, WQAM; 'Pitts- burgh, KDKA; Schenectady, WGY, and Boston, WNAC. The program for the first day, as outlined by . John T. Adams, lowa, chairman of the national committee, begins with calling the convention to order at 11 a.m., reading of the con- vention roll, prayer, appoimtment of a committes to escort Temporary Chairman Theodore Burton, Ohlo, to the platform; introduction of Mr. Bur- ton, and his “keynote” address, ex- pected to start shortly before noon. over the feeling expressed in behalf |, DELEGATE CONTESTS § LEAVE NO FRICTION _ _(Continued from ¥ ) argue that the ticket needs him to appeal to those who follow the so- called ‘school of progressive thought in the party; the friends of Gen. Dawes polnt to his record as a busi- ness man, soldier and go-getter, and Dr. Burton's driends say that when the convention sees him and hears him it will be so captivated that it will settle the vice presidential nomi- nation without looking further. There is nothing unusual in the situation. The manager of every one of the booms says he Is glad to see others being launched because it is one of the oldest axioms of political strategy that a multiplication of boomlets dilutes the concentration of opposition on the boom being pushed by the fellows who are in the know. Lowden's boom is still first in the running, and it is subject, of course, to the risks of blowouts, engine trou- ble and static before it goes over. Nobody attempts to guarantee what the maneuvering and milling around will bring forth, but the Lowden managers declared that barring un- foreseen accidents, the nomination is his. Being one of those acceptable to the President, they argue, why look turther. Harmony Demonstration. There was a demonstration of party harmony today and an expression of gratitude to the officers of the na- tional committee who are leaving the battlefield. Before it finished with its contest work, the committee, by ris- ing vote, adopted a resolution of thanks and appreciation to John T. Adams, chairman; George B. Lock- wood, secretary, and Fred W. Upham, treasurer, all of whom are retiring. Offered by National Committeeman Remmel of Arkansas, the resolution recited that Chairman Adams and his associates, as well had served with- out pay, rendered conspicuous party service, and won the friendship, re- spect and admiration of their fellows. The contest gdeliberations ‘of the committes could not be concluded without another fight over the color line. G. T. Taylor and Wayman Wilkerson of Memphis, Tenn., were seated as delegates from the tenth Tennessee district over J. M. Johnson and H. O. Etrue because it developed that the faction represented by John- son had proposed to exclude negroes from participation in the party con- vention. Loulsiana Contest Fallx, An attempt by former Gov. War- mouth of Louisiana to present a pro- test that the state was not entitled to a delegation in the national conven- tion because no Republican party really existed there failed without a hearing. Notice was given that the decisions in the delegate contests from Georgia, Mississippi and Texas would be carried before the creden- tials committee for review with the prospect that the acrimonious scenes might be re-enacted. Representative Theodore E. Burton, Keynoter and temporary chairman of the convention, arrived early today and held several conferences at headquarte; If he brought any word from President Coolidge it was not disclosed. Those who talked with him said he had not. Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana sent word he was arriving Sunday. Richmond Pierson Hobson of Merrimac fame visited head- quarters and submitted for the plat- form a plank pledging the party to Zovernment action with other nations | to suppress the trade in narcotics. Delegates Trickling In. Gradually the delegates are be- ginning to trickle in, the convention decorations are beginning to appear on the streets, the air is taking on a touch of the convention snap. But there is a general absence of that exhilaration which comes with test. There is no mass of mil perspiring delegates and visitor: cause as yet there is no mass of either, and those who are here are clinging to their overcoats or wish- they had brought them. A straw almost as conspicuous as a red-winged blackbird. There are no bands nor ballyhoos blaring for contesting candidates; there are no pretty ladies pinning buttons on delegates. National Com- mitteeman Mulvihill of M inpi. who was unhorsed in the contest fight, is carrying a fan marked “Keep Cool 'With Coolidge,” but he had use for it only while hls contest was going on. Tickets Distributed. But one by one, the state head- quarters banners are beginning (o show and the machinery for nomi- nating President Coolidge and his running_mate is_being moved into place. The big burglar-proof vault in the Federal Reserve Bank build- ing. which contained the convention ets, is now a void. Tt was emp- Very quickly today and the coveted tickets are in the hands of the lucky thousands who commiserate with the unlucky others. Tonight members of the national committee_were guests at a dinner with the Cleveland men who brought the convention here. Tomorrow will searcely be a day of rest, but meet- ings and others formal meetings will be suspended. There will. of course. be many private conferences. and the abject of most of them will be to crystallize sentiment on a vice presi- dential candidate. Charles B. Warren, American am- bassador to Mexico and chairman of the resolutions committee, will be on the groumd tomorrow ready to begin the work of picking up looge ends and planks and building a platform. . Bascom Slemp, secretary to Presi- dent Coolidge, will be here Monday. Further recognition to women of the party was given todav when Wil- liam M. Butler. announced that Mrs. Elizabeth P. Martin of Philadelphia, a delegate at large from Pennsyl- vanja, and an associate national com- mittee women, had been selected to head the committee permanent or- ganization. It will be the first time a_woman has held the chairmanship of one of the great working commit- tees of a Republican national con- vention. STUDEBAKER Just Drive It; That's All — WHEN YOU NEED A KEY You need our instant dupli- cating service. Duplicate key, 25c. Bring your locks to the shop. TURNER & CLARK, Basement, 1233 New York Ave. WATCH § 3 REPAIRED BRADLEY’S @ad s writn Gunte 2101 144h BN W. 111 WY, Ave. X.W. VIRGINIA TO DRIVE FOR GLASS VICTORY 0ld Dominion Turning From Mec- Adoo to Native Son—Will De- mand Sznator's Nomination. BONUS PASSAGE UNPOPULAR Voters Oppose Patronizing Atti- tude of Government. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va, June 7.—Demo- crats of the state are to begin the Journey to Norfolk for the state con- vention by Monday night, especially the members of the Democratic state committee, who will have much to do prior to the opening of the convention Wednesday. It is accepted that to Col. James P. Woods of Roanoke will go the honor of the temporary chalrinanship and the keynote speech. Col. Woods Is not a politician in the sense that he secks to et his sails to catch the wind at every turn, but he is a4 speaker who gives voice to what he belioves to be right and proper, and hix tteral s on this occasion are awaited with consider- able interest Coming from the sixth district, the home of Senator Carter Glass, there is reason to believe that Col. Woods will make a deliverance in favor of the nomination of the junior senator for the presidency. and it Is known that if he shall do that he will not fail to_give full rein to his views There h2s been a change of senti- ment, a swing of preference, in the last week or ten days regarding the presidency. Kor a time there were many who were disposed to accept William G. McAdoo for the nomina- tion, but the publication of the edi- torial in the newspaper of State Chagirman Byrd has cal d a dispo- sition to have the Old Dominion back nator Glass at every stage, and in case he shall not be able to win to zo to some man who is not for the bonus, opposed to government owner- ship of railroads and against a meas- ure that secks to have governmental control of wages for lubor. Without going into details, there is general dissatisfaction on the part of the bulk o the soldiers to the bonus proposition as it has been enacted. Primary Becoming Unpopular. Democrats of Virginia—many of them—are wearied with the existing primary election law, and they are already talking about how they will vote “in case the matter is brought to the floor of the convention.” is agitation to put an end vstem which makes it impos- sible for a man of moderate means to enter for any state office, -and which is believed to be largely re- sponsible for forcing many of them into private life after having had a taste of the costs of a primary elec- tion. The idea favored is to have dele- gates to a state convention elected in cither precinet or county and city elections, to have the delegates ex- press their preference or not as they may choose, and to have these dele- wates assemble in a convention and to frame a platform and then name the candidate to run on that platform instead of having the candidate frame the platform and have the party trail after h . Republicans Start for Cleveland. Republican _delegates to the Repub- lican national convention, which meets Tuesday, are leaving this section to- day for the place of the gathering of the convention. Joseph Brady, rep- resenting the third district, and Col. | Henry W. Anderson, one of the dele gates at large, will be on their way tonight. Col. Anderson is ‘expected to be named as a member of the com- mittee on resolutions. Efforts to get el of the Virginians for Vice President were not successful, delegates preferring to walt until they reach the convention and the field is scanned before there is an ex- pression as to choice. HORACE A. HAWKINS. ALL-KLAN DELEGATION TO REPRESENT TEXAS Every House and Senate Member Except Mayfield Denied Seat at New York. Special Dispateh to The Star. FORT WORTH. Tex., June 7.—In violation of all precedent, only one of the Texas delegation in Washington will be a delegate to the Democratic convention. Earle B. 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