New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 12, 1920, Page 1

e e News of the Vorld BU Allociated Pn-. “ESTABLISHED 1870, NEW BRITAIN. CONNECTICUT. SATURDAY, Harding Being Groomed As Possible Com- promise Choice—Conn. Swings One Dele- ¥ gate Into Wood s Column On Seventh Ballot | l 12— Colseum, Chicago, June Launching ita fifth ballot toduy i search of & nominee for the presi- dency the republican national con- vention was prepared to have fur- ther tests of sirength between Low- n. Wood and John and then, if necessary turn to the string of dark orses. The all-night conferences Joanders had put Senator Harding of Wohio at the hewd of the durk horse | &roup. All night long and early this morn- “Ing the heads of various groups were Jeonferring and the trend of most of fhe conferences sweemed to be find gwome way to urn Wood Lowden wtrength to he leadors, were late in into worn and slecpless, reaching convention hall hut the delegates ne early, hoping 40 wéc the thing finished that they night get awny for home today. " Leaders Are Confident, The leaders are remained ut the flowntown conferencs rooms until the lust minute, many of them snatching @ few moments of rest as they held bedside conferences. Meanwhile fWood, Lowden and Johnson forcek ‘_ were attempting to tighten lines and P¥both the Wood and Lowden groups Jwere predicting they would show ““greater strength on the opening bal- *lm today than they did on the clos- ing ballot of yesterday when the convention adjourned after u hot gruelling ten hour mession. Just before the conventlon pombled the New York eauciuned, trying decide 10 put its strength. Roth Lowden d Wood forces were claiming ac- msions from that quarter. T o'¢lock the hour for passed by and the Were slow in arriving. " gulleries were rather thin in The prospects for - another téning day probably melted the qrest of many. " Senator Harry 8. New. chalrman of o Indlana delegation, sald on arriv- o Ing at convention hail that the switeh "Wwhich everyone was looking for prob. ably would come after the second bal- lot of the day Other early arrivals declared (he { Wood column probably would show 50 Mmore votes on the first ballot today than it did on the These persons argued that Wood must be considered u strong vontend- or #o long as he lost no delegates, and W they muid there were no signs of de- ~ fections Wood Leader Cheerful, The early speculation on changes In position centered New York and nnsylvania. Major Frank N. Knox of Hampshire, floor leader for the forces, sald on reaching n hull “General ballot today when we are Johnwon vote serves lie “If Pennsylvania breaks from #proul the delegates cannot be delive gred to any hand-picked cand “'o have a lot of strength there.” When the convention was called to dor the New Y il out as- delegation 1o on where recon- lenders The visi- " ] ¥ possible around New Wood convention Wood will gain on ev The big Jump will co able to break Jnto the where most ¢ our re- ry rk delegation was trying to determine what (o o with its vote. The Indiana cau oused on the floor Drive on for Harding. As the men who conducted the dark horse conferences arrived they said the situation was unchanged and the at- ¥ . tempt to nominate Harding would be continued of ihe N Men running Lowden's campaign on the floor predicted that the convention would keep right on balloting until the Lowden total passed Woods. Bishop Nicholson of Chicago gored the prayer today In the midst of the Ohio poll »of the Wood delegntes started to say: “Senator Harding last night, having “' veMed for the senate—'" but the up- oAt in the delegation shut him off and the poll went on. The Ohio poll showed Harding Wood 9. No change. Oregon also demanded a poll Pennsylvania stood ‘pat with 75 for Sproul and 1 ‘'or Knox. o The calling of the roll jogged along ®n the #ixth ballot uneventfully @eorgia was ched and a poll “demanded }.v Wood lost 1 in Georgia by an pentidelegate and alternate It T# for Lowden and 7 for Wood he absent d?’ First Break Comes, ’, Michigun's solld . Jehnson, Bleven ‘ot the 30 and one to Lowden. The remalming *3% stood pat for Johnson. It wus the 4 broak in the solidly fnstruct- ne Harding . of- wis ab- stood with vole stood for broke Shows Gains. & guin ffom Missouri, amont | | out last vote yesterday .| | was presented one | | of Emil Fraiter 3, | until | tor throughout for Wood | | this Ill-lll. hil gain the sixth ballot ! to nine Wood had gained 12% by Nebraska was reached. The lneup of the Ohio delegation broke on a poll during the sixth bal- lot, some of the Harding strength going to Wood. Wood gained four. The vote was: Harding, 356; Wood, 13. Gal for the Wood forces in Ohio ecaused another demonstration on the tloor. The word came up from the various managers that they intended to stand pat and fight it out a little longer i The first gain on the seventh ballot went to Hardin:z. He got two from Alabama Gets € on the time mnccticut Vote. vote “oam nnecri taken from Lowden's two of her six to Wood gol ¢ cut which was 13, Delaware l'l‘l Harding. The row in the Florida delegation which began in the seating contests showed up in a poll demanded. The vote stood: Wood 7, Lowden 1. Wood made a galn in Michigan on the seventh ballot. The poll stood: Johnson 16, Wood 13, lowden 1. Wood, Harding and Lowden all made small gains from New York on the seventh ballot, although there was not enough for nomination Hope 1 Lowden, On the eighth ballot Michizan broke again and Lowden votes appeared. At the time, Charles B. Warren, former rational committeeman from Michi- gan, was conferring with the New York delegation and Lowden acces- slons were expected Michigan's ballat, elghth ballot Wood, 7 Lowden. POLICE ARE BAFFLED New York Authorities Without Any of Murderers of as it stood.on the 10 Johnson, 13 Clue to Tdentity Joseph B. Elwell New York, June 12.—Twenty-four hours after the murder of Joseph B. Elwell, wealthy sportsman and au- thority on whist, the police admitted today that they were virtually with- an importaat clue as to who shot him in his home in this eity. Examination of scores of friends and acq ntances convinced the po- lice that there was nothing to sub- stantiate a slight suspicion that he might have ended his own life. No weapon was found in the house. Detectives attached some import- ance to the story told by Elwell's chauffeur, Edward B. Rhodes, that he knew a number women friends had Kkeys to Elwell's home, Those women were wont to come and go at will, Rhodes told the police Mrs. Elwell, who had been legally a4 from husband since . was questioned by the police last night The police declined to make public anything regarding the nature of this Interview East bt. School Head Presented With Ring At the closing meeting for the sum- mer scason of the East street school Parents’ and Teachers' Association last evening, Principal E. F. Weeks with a Masonic ring. Rev. G, M. Missirian of the Stanley Memorial church made th»s speech of presentation. A social followed the meeting and dancing was enjoyed. Will Seek Pardon For Local Man in Prison Lawyer Albert A. Greenberg will appear before the board of pardons in Hartford Monday morning on behalf of this city, now 15 year sentence for man- slaughter. Fraiter has served about five years of the term and -the lawyer will seek commutation of the remain- der of the term her serving a PENROS! s CONDITION BAD. Strain of Republican Convention May Be Too Much for Semator. 'hiladelphia, June 12.—The longed strain the republican con- vention has ci sudden turn for the worse in of Bena- Penrose pro- of sed the condition to this effect the city them by the two of the senat in attendance morning RECESS ORDERED. Chicago, June 12.—The canvention | recessed after the eighth w u'll 4pm ¢ pgo timog 5y 7 were spread ay. Color was nouncement s physiclans | his home early Leports Kiven that were Il ite HERALD WILL ANNOUNCE CONVENTION'S DECISION If candidates for President and Viece President are not chosen by the time the Herald goes to press this afternoon, the Associated Press wires will be kept open and the results of the balloting will be announced and bulletined a few moments after the results are re- leased from Chicago. Telephone queries will be cheerfully answered. LABOR OPPOSED TO REPUBLICAN PLANK Gompers Says Party Has Turned Agzinst Workers SCORES Leaders Insist PO Making Mexico's B ica’s Business—See Scheme POLICY Strikes Unlawful. Montreal, June 12.—The repu convention has “‘turned its back labor” and has adopted a pla “defiant in its defense of the enemi of labor and calculated them fresh advantages and greater privileges”, Samuel Gompers and Mat- thew Woll, president and vice-presi dent of the American Federation of Labor, declared here today in a state- ment presented at the federation’s annual convention, The labor declaration of the plat- form as adopted, they asserted. pro- poses an enslavement and an abrogu- tion of rights as precious as life itseli” Is Worded Shrewdly. “While there is in the platform a certain shrewdness in selection of language, there is never any oppor- tunity for doubt as to the true mean- ing of their provisions relating to labor,” they added. The statement which was presented to the convention by President Gomp- ers goes into great detail, pointing out labor's grievances against the re- publican platform and vigorously as- sails the republicans for neglecting anti-profiteering legislation recom- mendations. “The republican platform practically ignores the profiteer’” the statement added, “and while recognizing the evils of currency inflation, offers no remedy for that condition, Specific proposals submitted by labor for re- lief from the high cost of living and profiteering are given no place in the platform.” The Mexican plank of the platform, the labor leaders charged clearly alme to undermine the sovereignty of the Mexican people and to make the maintenance of order in Mcxico <he business of the government of the United States.” “It proposes the fulfillment of what have long been the hopes and aims of those whose sole object is the exploit- ation of the people and boundless re- sources of Mexico”, according 1o the labor chiefs. Assails Workers' Rights, n endorsement of the t sportation 1 of 1920 was clared to be a “complete denial and repudiation of the demands submitted by labor and is an emphatic endorse- ment of the labor provisions of the Cummins-Esch. raflroad ac The provisions of this plank referring to “peaceful arbitration of wage dis- putes was said 0 be a “denial of the lawful right of the workers to cease working.” AUTOS IN COLLISION. ‘The republic Dr. Dalton and Albert Volz Figure in Accident. An automobile accident occurred in front of the Bible and Trac! rooms on West Main street at 11 o'clock this morning, in which a Vim delivery car, driven by Albert Volz, florist and Dr. Dalton’s coupe were both damaged. According to Dr. Dalton’s statement, he was driving at a moderate rate of speed out West Main street, when Mr, Volz, who had been going in the same direction, swung around in an attempt to return in the direction of the City Hall. Dr. Dalton claimed that Mr. Volz did not hold out his hand to signify his turning around, and consequently. before the doctor could apply his brakes his oar crashed into the other car amidship. caving in its left running board, lef front mud ghard, and battery box Dr. Dalton found that the front spring of his car had been knocked out of place, and a leaf or two broken, also a rod Underneath th fropt part x tc car_wlas badly ben to secure for | !Ia Follettc de- | breaking the | JUNE 12, “TNEW BRITAIN HERALD = — 19 20. -TWELVE PAGES. SENATOR HARDING SHOWS GAINS Caudidates 1st ceee. . 28T lowden .... Johnson .. Sproul . , Butler . | Harding .... Coolidge Pritchard Poindexter 11y SU [ S Kellogg (\llnn) Lenroot (Wis.) . Necessary for choice, 493, fecHaveFuredin e Agady Been Taken Sth 200 3oz sth Tth 311% 312 sy 13355 108" ’,‘,,',“ 8215 77 1 1 8 80 20 21 E lualullsan wmmlml ] BUTLER RELEASES MEN Cauncus of New York Represehtation Followinz Candidate’s Action Shows Lowden Favored. 12.—Nicholas Mur- his delegates to- ew York Coliscum, June ray Butler released day and a caucus of the delegation showed this way: Lowden 41; Wood Harding 6; Coolidge Butler 4; Hoover 3; Johnson 3; Poindexter I, and W. L. Ward, the Westchester county leader 3 4 Year Old Boy Shoots 17 Months Old Infant Stamford, June 12.—Charles Val- hos, aged four, play in his home last night found a revolver in a trunk. In handling it the weapon was discharged and a bullet went throngh ihe hand and stomach of the 17 months old son of Mrs. Mos vots who was visiting at the The babe was in his mother's e is not expected to recover. Silent Officer Regarded As Traffic Obstruction IL\\I‘II June 12.—A supreme in the case of Aaron- \nhOl\l\ vs. the City of New Just handed down confirming of 33,500 for the plaintiff includes a ruling that a “‘silent po- liceman™ used in traffic handling at street mctions is a itraffic obstruc- tion. The plaintiff's machine collid- ed with one. at arms. New son, of Haven, a verdict itain and Sunday » Forecast for vicinity: Fair thunder showers, WOMEN DISPLEASED Miss Katherine Ludington, Head of Condemns Suffrage Plank in G. O. P. Platform. State Suffrage Assn., Hartford, June 12 —Miss Katherine TLudington, president of the Connec- ticut Woman Suffrage association to- day expressed emphatic disapproba- tion of the suffrage plank in the na- tional republican platform relating to state legislatures which have not acted on ratification. She said the plank “which tries to say so little and inadvertently left out so much is very | it's a | solemn mockery of the legislatures of | enlightening. On the surface Connecticut and Vermont. responsibility on them and hopes that they will ratify.’ “It says in effect to these who are not allowed by the of their states to meet: “‘Hurry up, why don’t you ratify so that the women can vote in Novem- ber?” . res the republican party mean by this that it expects legislators to summon themselves? Either it means this or it is a classical instance of blundering. It is well to know just where to locate responsibility in our own state.” It puts ‘earnestly poor men governors TWO “TRU Special Privilege Prisoners of Auburn Violate Homor System. Auburn. N. Y, Garry and I June 12.—Ambrose rank O'Brien, sergeant at arms and deputy respectively of the mutual welfare league in Auburn prison escaped from the prison some- time last night and 11 at large. Both of the men trusties and enjoved special privilezes owing to their high positions in the convict honor system. They were cleaning the yard and corridors and managed to get a ladder that a low part of the wall are s were took them over ' Herald “A Better LOWDEN FORGES INTO LEAD ON EIGHTH BAL) WAS MICHIGAN DELEGATION BREAKS; GEN. WC IS A CLOSE SECOND; HARDING SHOWS STRENC ‘Wood And Lowden In Close Contest, With Eight Ballots And No Decision Record of 1920 Republican Thus Far—Penrose Nominate Harding Coliseum, Chicago, June 12.—Eight allots and no nominee in sight. "That was the record of the repyblican na- tional .convention (hh aflernoon at i 1 o'clock, Chicgsy - By its action t convention surs passed thé long-distance record of the convention of 1888 which nominated Harrison and seemed-to be after the 36-ballot record of the convention of ! 1880. ' The close of the eighth ballot showed, unofficially: Wood 299, Low- den 307, Hardimg 133%. Missouri had been clamoring for-an + opportunity to change the vote of the | delegation so as to cast all 36 for! Harding. This motion was withdrawn during the confusion of several.dele- gates demanding a roll call. I May Mean Hnrdlm Word came to the mnwenuon floor from Eenator Penrose that the nomi. nation of Senator Hamding would be displeasing to him. This word w circulated throughout the convention hall. It was reported that in addi- tion to Missouri there would be a de- flection in Kansas on the next ballot with a large increase for Harding. There was no nomination on the fifth, sixth or seventh ballots of the republican convention.. The Connec- ticut dejegation stood almost solid for Lowden. Roll call, fifth ballot: Alabama, 14 votes—6é Lowden, 4 Johnson, 4 Wood. Arizona,—6 Wood. § Arkansas, 13 votes—11 1-2 Lowden, | 1 1-2 Wood. { California—26 Jéhnson. & Colorado, 12 votes—2 Lowden, 1 Hoover, 2 Harding, 7 Wood. Connecticut, 14 votes—13 Lowden, 1 Johnson. Delaware, 6 votes—6 Du Pont. Florida, 8 votes—1 1.2 6 l 2 Wood. mm 5 Wood. o!s. 58 votes—17 en. nd iana, 30 votes—3 Lowden, ohnson, 4 Harding, 18 Wood. lowa, 26 votes—26 Lowden. Kansas, 20 votes—6é Lowden, 1 Wood, 4 Harding. Kentucky, 26 votes—26 Lowden. Louisiana, 12 votes—7 Lowden, 3 Wood, 2 Harding. l\lnlne, 12 votes—-11 Johnson, Wood, 1 _Hoover. Maryviand, 16 votes—16 Wood. Massachusetts, 35 votes—22 Cool- wdge, 13 Wood. Michigan, 30 votes—30 Johnson. Minnesota, 24 votes—16 Wood, 5 Lowden, 2 Johnson, 1 Kellogg. < Mississippi, 12 votes—21; Lowden, ® Wood. Missouri, 36 votes—31; Wood, 181 Lowden, i Johnson, 61, Harding, 61§ Sproul. - Montana, ® Nebraska, Wood. Nevada, 6 votes—2 1% Wood, 2% Johnson. New Hampshire, 8 votes—8 Wood. New Jersey, 28 votes—1 Harding, 10, Jotinson, 17 Wood. New Mexico, § votes—6 Wood. New York, 88 votes—1 Poindexter, I W. L. Ward, 3 Johnson, 3 Hoover, 4 Butler, 5 Coolidge, 5 Harding, 24 Wood, 42 Lowden. North Carolina, 22 votes—1 John- son, 1 Harding, 3 Wood, 17 Lowden. North Dakota, 10 votes—2 Lowden, 3 Wood, 5 Johnson. Ohio, 48 votes—39 Wood. Okiahoma, Wood. South Carolina, den, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wood. Texas, 23 votes—10 Lowden, 1 Johnson, 6 Wood, 6 Harding. Orezon. 10 votes—4 Wood, son, 1 Lowden. Pennsylvania, 76 Sproul hode Island, h, & votes-—1 Harding, 5 Wood. Vermont, § votes—8 Wood. Virginia, 15 votes—2 Wood, Lowden. \ Washington, 14 votes—14 Poindex- ter. ‘West Virginia, 16 votes—1 Suther- land, 9 Wood, 1 Johnson, 3 Harding, 1 Sproul, 1 Coolidge. Wisconsin, 26 votes—24 Jette 1 Hoover, 1 Wood. Wyoming, 6 votes—3 Wood, 1 Harding. Alaska, 2 votes—1 idge. District ‘Wood. Hawaii, 2 votes—2 Lowden. Philippines, 2 votes—2 Wood. votes—8 Johnson. 16 votes—10 Johnson, 6 Lowden, Harding, 9 20 votes—18 Lowden. 2 11 votes—11 Low- 10 votes—10 Wood. 20 votes—2 J.owden, 18 John- votes—1 Knox, 10 votes—10 Wood. 2 Low- 12 La Foi- Lowden, 2 Wood, 1 Cool- of Columbia, 2 votes—2 | Wood, 2 Lowen, | 4 Hints At Porto Rico, 2 “Lowden. The Six| The sixth balloy R|Rixth ballot: Alabama, 14 4V Wood, 4 Johnsom Arizona, & vo Arkansas, 13 ¥ 1% Wood. California, 26 v Colorado, 12 vd { Harding, 6 Wood Connecticut, 14 1 Johnson. Delaware, 6 vq ! Harding, 1 Wood TFlorida, 8 vots Wood. ; Georgia, 17 Vo Wood. Tdaho, 8 votes den, 1 Harding, Iilinois, §S vo Lowden. Indiana, 30 V| Johnson, 17 Low: Iowa, 26 vote Kansas, 20 voy Wood, 4 Hardin Kentucky, 26 Louisiana, 12 MWood, 2 Hardi Maine, 12 vo Maryland, 16 Massachusetts, 23 Coolidge. Michigan, 30 ‘Wood, 1 Lowden Minnesota, 24 Lowden, 2 Joh Mississippi, 12 13 Lowden. 1 Missoyri, 36 Lowden, 2 Sp Montana, § VO Nebraska, 16 Johnson. Nevada,. 8 Johr New Harh New MeXicd, o New Yprk 88 2 Ward, 3 John ler, 3 Cool‘d‘! 44 Lowden. North Carol 1 Johnson, 2 Lowden. 3 North Dakot: 3 Wood, 3 Lowai Ohio 48 vote: “Wood. Oklahoma 20 Vood. ' Oregon 10 W 1 Hoover. mnwvnnh Rhode e aen. \ Sout) island Caroli Dakota 20 Wood. Texas Wood; 8 Utah 8\ vote den, 4 Wobd, Vérmont\ 8 \'irglguu. 23 \la] 2 Jnhnson, 1 Dy Wisconsin 26\ Hoover, 24 La.. Wyoming 6 Wood, i Alaska. 2 votes District -of Wood. Fes. Hawail 2453 Philippines 2. Porto Rico 2 Wood. = Seventh balloy Alabama, 14 Wood, 2 Johnso Arizona, 6 voO Arkausas, 13 1% Wood. California, 26 Colorudo, Harding, 6 Weg Connccticut, 1 Johnson, 1 W Delaware, 6 Harding, 1 Low Florida, 8 Wood. Georgia, 17 Wood. Idaho, 8 vote den, 1 Harding, Illinois, 58 W Lowden. Indiana, 30 Lowden, 5 Hard Towa, 16 vote Kansas, 20 w Wood, 4 Harai Kentucky, 26 Louisiana, 12| Wood. 2 Hardi Maine, 12 vo Maryiand, 16 (Contin; PRICE THRE