The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-05
ECHELL PALMER MAY BE
EHOICE OF DEMOCRATS
donal Committeeman in Session
sN at Chicago Endorse
League.

E chicago, May zo-Attorney Gen
Ekk Palmer, whom Democratic senti-
Ut has made . strong rival for
4Q1mer Secretary Of the Treasury
lliam McAdoo as Democratic pres
initial nominee in 1920, Franklin ..
losevelt,, assistant secretary Of the
iSy and Secretary to the President
leph Tumulty are expected to ar
xt6e here today in time for the after
El0n session of the Democratic ma
s4sal committeeman. a
While Palmer Sentiment" is said
tt be mighty at present, party lead
~ are showing disposition to await
the return of President Wilson be-
si6fe taking up the question of 1920
candidates seriously.
IVY. w. Farley, :New York state
1irman, said the east was main
,aSning am open, mind on the ques-
The west needs only to have You
rive them candidate who will carry
SGt the ideals of democracy as they
have been developed by Woodrow
sWilson." declared Vice Chairman
K4fmer of Butte. Mont.
M Practically all members OF the
ieoSnmittee heard former President
Iaft discuss the league of nations at
the Auditorium theater.
sc Declaring that if Senator Bever-
idke is right in his criticism of the
league of nations plan, we ought to
apologize to the kaiser for the war
~ were just in, the former presi-
dent tore into opponents, especially
those in the senate.
This is not partisan question,
Taft said. THE question Is, will it
do good for this country or man.
kinds If it will. let's favor it. If it
.endangers our country Or interferes
with mankind, let's oppose it, but let
is base our actions on high and patri-
bite reasons"
WA warning that defeat Of the league
Of nations might force President
Wilson to become candidate for a
third term was given at the first days
session OF the Democratic national
executive committee BY Chairman
Cummings. If Republicans decide to
make the league a partisan issue,
they will meet with warm reception
from the Democrats, according to the
committeeman. His address. was an
open def to the 6. Q. P. to make the
.doeiluoent an isssle. Is 9s.. !. ss.a- s. i. g
y AS an example Of the Democratic
non-partisanship with which the
league is.regarded, the executive COM
mittee attended the address given
here last night on the league by for
mer President Taft.
''Ifsis unthinkable that the league
of nations will be defeated" said Mr..
Cummings, but should it be defeat
ed pressure on the president might
be so great that he would be candi-
date again. If he were a candidate
again he would be elected easily"
For the first time in the history OF
the Democratic national committee,
the gavel at today's session was
turned over to woman-Mrs.
George Bass OF Chicago, chairman
of the woman's bureau. Chairman
Homer S. Cummings introduced Mrs.
Bass and she took the chair amid ap-
plause.
Mrs. Bass made a brief address,
telling of the work of the Democratic
women and the suffrage status in
the various states, She then intro
duced Wilbur w. Marsh of Iowa, ma
tional treasurer.
At the gathering of Democratic
women which is meeting contem-
poraneously. but separately from the
national committee, Mrs. Antoinette
Funk Of Chicago. outlined plans for
the political organization and educa-
tion of the 100000 women that will
be enfrahchised by the passage OF
the suffrage amendment.
The women Of this country are
the sayiors OF the world" Mrs. Funk
declared. "They elected Woodrow
Wilson president in, 1916 and they
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