The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-07-19
DEMOCRATS OPEN
1920 CAMP AICN
Aggressive Fight for Presidency
Promised by Leaders
of the Party.
SHOW SPIRIT OF CONFIDENCE
Representative Women From All Sec
tons Of the Country Present at
Meeting Of the National Com
nittees at Chicago.

kioHS OF IHe Nountiy Present dk
Meeting of the National Com
mittees at Chicago.
The formal opening guns for tn
presidential campaign of 1920 wer'
fired at Chicago on May % and % a
a gathering of the Democratic Ma
fiOnal committee the Associate Won
ans National committee and many
chairmen and secretaries of state com
| mittces. Members of President VIII
sons cabinet and other notable party
| leaders were present, and while
sounding keynoteS took occasion to
| vigorously denounce the Republican
| leaders for the character of their at
| tacks, as well as to call attention to
| Democratic achievements during the
last eight years.
The participating Of the women. for
the first time, in the national councils
of the party brought representatives
from all sections of the country, and
on the occasion of the banquet they
divided the Oratorical hOnOrs with
men of political note for many years.
There was no lack of confidence on
the part of men or women. The lat
ter, while hoping for universal suf-
frage in the election of 1920, pledged
the Democrats those western suffrage
states that played such an important
part in 1916. The general effect of
Ln
for an aggressive war from now On,
In which tour to every debatable
state west of the Mississippi river, by
Homer S. Cummings, national chair
man, Will form an important part.
There was not a Democratic leader
present who did not leave Chicago
convinced that a vigorous counter
attack would be made on the Repub- |
iicanS.
Republicans Reactionary.
Terming the Republican party zone
that complains and moves back
ward" and the peace treaty and the
League of Nations covenant as the
greatest document of human liberty
eyer prepared" Chairman Cum
nings on his arrival in Chicago start
ID things moving briskly. Striking
at the Republican "Old
iuard," he said: ut is manifest that
he Republican party has again fallen
lnder reactionary leadership The
hoice Of the committee heads in the
ecently organized house of represent
tives is very discOuraging to every
progressive American, while the cleo
ION Of Senator Penrose to head the
nance committee Of that body indi-
ates the type Of leadership to which
he Republican party Is committed"
The banquet held on the evening of
lay - was the occasion Of addresses
Y Mr.. Cummings, Attorney General A.
itchell Palmer, and Franklin D.
oOSevelt, aSSistan. secretary of the
avy. I
In speaking Of Republican Islander" I
r. Cummings was loudly applauded
hen he said that 'As l read the re-
'rtS OF these speeches Of strict and
lrelenting partisanship wonder
nat phrases Of abuse, what language
vituperatiOn, what invective, what u
cital of plumbers and crimes would IL
We agitated the political atmosphere IL
the president of the United States 81
q led the country to disastrous
1ciu;lon of an unsuccessful war!
cry epithet Of reproach already has III
in !
dit the leadership of Americas u'
'sldent at q time when Americans o9
stlge was never greater, Americas ~
yer navar ca vast 49, ..,, eli
cess never so tranScendent. The w
npaign of SANDER, which is the very pa
me of politics, has been reserved ST.
Americas greatest leader in the w
II OF Americas greatest triumpb. ~
listen to the spokesman of the Re- he
lican organization is to gather the SCI
ressiOn that America lost the war
has been forced into discredit- ca
peace, humiiating to all lovers 'ht
government and free an
L." res
Democratic Dartys Record. az.
refutlng oidtime Republican
MS that the Democratic party was
lonal, lacked experience in leader
was committed to free trade. in. ON
lble of providing revenue, insin- ins
IN professions of friendship for liza
r lnlmlcal to the farmer, an on. r
to legitimate business and in
Die OF carrying on a war. Attor- 70
General Palmer paid tribute tn u
ldent Wilson by saying: ufa
hey said the Democratic marty on
"a the experience in training IN u
which made for con- A..
i've leadership in solving tho ,cn,,
'licated problems on the far.funo ,oa,
OF your governmental activities .m
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