The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-07-04
FAR WEST DEMANDS RATIFICATION
 OF LEAGUE 0F NATIONS COVENANT

nation. He has great personal fol lowing, although some of his closest political friends, including Chester i Powell, editor of the Fresno Republi- can and former Progressive party lead CT are publicly expressing opposition to the Senator's stand on the League of Nations. Many of Senator John sons supporters have indicated the fear that he has been misled by Sen ator Knox, his senatorial seat mate.
 While the Johnson boom has been earnestly launched out here. not few of the Senator's followers frankly voice their suspicion that his nomination will be made impossible by the reactionary leaders of the Republican party. The l independents who have heretofore sup ported Johnson are disappointed to find him in his present company, and 1 take the charitable view that he will see the error of his judgment before it is too late. Blind and destructive criticism of the administration for pur- ely partisan reasons is not popular in the West and has grownn less so since the appearance of Chairman Cum mings in this section.
 Chairman Cummings Getting Results
 The Democratic National Chairman, in his public speeches has dwelt up ocratic party in peace and war, and has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the fair-minded that the war was speedily won because of the economic preparedness of the nation under Dem ocratic rule. A forcefu1 speaker, and with story of unexampled accomp- lishments to tell, MT. Cummings has aroused his audiences to enthusiasm and to high appreciation of the Demo- cratic record wherever he has spoken. His eloquent and convincing recital of the long list of constructive meas ures written into law in the six years the Democratic TSrty has been in power has served to expose the cam paign of misrepresentation now being conducted by the opposition. i One of the striking, points made by
 
 former members of the Progressive party is that during it's incumbency the Democratic party has put on the statute books practically all of the vital recommendations made by the Bull Moosers" in their platform of 1912. The Democratic chairman makes no secret of his endeavor to bring into the Democratic party in the 1920 campaign all of those liberal minded men and women who enlisted with the Progressive cause in the memorable contest seven years ago. In particular does he appeal to those former Republicans who then repudi- ated the reactionary leadership of the G. O. P.
 | 'The leaders of the Republican party today are the same leaders that progressive Republicans resented in 1912" said MT. Cummings. '1 do not believe that the men and women who refused to follow Penrose and his kind then will follow him now. I am con- fident that, after reflection, they will agree that the Deocratic party offers them the liberal leadership they seek
 Appeals to Progressives.
 In his review of the Progressive platform blanks, MT. Cummings re vealed that the Moosers in 1912 went |, on record specially in favor of Lea 1gue of Nations so that peaceful meth ods of international arbitration might be substituted for devastating wars. He made a strong impression upon his auditors when he said in his speeches in California and other west ern states that he was unable to un- derstand how men who subscribed to | the Progressive contract with the ; people,, as it was called, could now ar ray theselves with those who are seek ling to prevent the fruition of the plan the Moosers SO ardently advo- cated.
 On his tour of the western states MT. Cummings is accompanied by J. Bruce Kremer of Montana, vice-chair- man of the National Committee, as we'll as by Mrs. George Bass of Chi cago, chairman of the associate Wo- mans Democratic National Commit tee. and w. D. Jaminson, Director Of Finance, and W. R. Hollister, Execu- tive Secretary. Dr. John w. Cough lin. member of the committee from Massachusetts. joined the party in Utah and in a series of addresses has told of the accomplishments of the Americans in France, as he personally witnessed them on the battlefield, in the service of supply and in the hos pitals.
 Evans Coleman and wife with David Heywood and Miss Velma Haywood, from Thacher are visiing in Clifton ILL: G,l.s ic i'm cha