Evening star., 1920-06-04
BEECKMAN WANTS
SENATE PUT DOWN
Resents Waiting at Chicago
I to Gain "ApprovaI of
Members"
BY g. GOULD LINCOLN.

Rhode Island. OelleVeS IN putting tic
Senate where it belongs" At the Of
fice of Chairman Will Hays. of the re-
publican national committee the COVER
nor expressed the opinion that the dele
gates to the convention, and not the Sen
ate, are going to run the big show next
week.
"All the reports in the newspapers in
dicate that nothing can be done without
the approval of this or that senator, ne
said IF you read of a possible ap-
pointment for permanent chairman OF
the convention, it states that the approx
al of a senator has to be obtained ana
that senator must consult another before
it is accomplished.
II think it's about time we heard
little about the members of the House of
Representatives"
DO you know any leaders in the
House" the Governor was asked. He
had to admit that he had none in mind
Wants Governors Considered.
"Then there are governors of repub-
ncan states, some twenty-nine of u.s. he
continued why shouldn't we be given
some consideration? 1 am the dean Of
the republican governors. having been
for a fourth term. / do not want any
thing for myself. but think the COVER
nors ought to have something to say
about things as well as senator's"
Speaking of senators, the republican
leader of the Senate, Henry Cabot
Lodge, will have at least one vote cast
for him for President. Lou" Payn of
New York. veteran republican. will
vote for him on every ballot, according
to reports received here
just for minute the political
prophets ceased discussing who would
ha he
their attention to the weather.
Its hard to guess whether today will
be scorcher or cold as Greenland's icy
mountains" said one as he wrapped his
coat about him. Clear and cold has
been the order for recent hours.
One Of the many reasons why this
convention period in Chicago is not like
those of four and eight years ago is
found in the buffets of the Congress and
Auditorium hotels. Incoming delegates
and committeeman take one look
through the swinging doors and go
wearily on their way But this doesn't t
mean it is impossible to get drop of
the real article, by any means.
Roosevelt and Taft In Game.
Roosevelt and Taft are locking horns
again, this time in the persons of Col.
Theodore Roosevelt, jr.. and Robert
Taft, son of the former President. Col.
Roosevelt is here working tooth and
toenail for Gen. Wood and Robert Taft
is out for Herbert Hoover. He has been
paying particular attention to the Ohio
situation. His report was that he found
all the delegates from that state, except
one. in a favorable frame of mind with
regard to Hoover after Wood and HARD
ing have been disposed of. He express
ed the opinion that when the smoke has
cleared away Mr.. Hoover will be the re-
publican nominee and that he will be
elected President in November.
Would Cut south's Delegates.
Col John NJ. Green of Mobile. Ala.
Is here advocating curtailment of
the number of delegates of the repub-
1ican national convention allowed the
southern states. which never show in
the republican column. He believes
that a southern state should be lin
tied to one delegate for every 10000
republican votes cast. II such plan
ern states would not show at all at
Chicago this year.
The lilly whites in the republican
party in the south were given a Sc
we're jolt by the national committee
when a resolution was adopted pro-
viding that 'in view of the fact that
at this session Of the national COM
mittee and at previous sessions and
national conventions it has appeared
that in some states meetings OF the
republicans have been called in places
where it was the custom to deny ac-
cess to co1ored people. the national
committee gives notice. through its
chairman. to all the organizations of
the republican party that practice
must not be followed in the future in
any state convention or in any district
convention"
During the contests which have
been staged this week it has been
testified several times by colored con-
testants they were not able to attend
conventions in their states in the
south because they were held in
hotels which did not admit negroes
Arouses South's Ire.
The resolution. which was presented
by Col. Warren. national committee
man from Michigan. originally men
toned the states of the south. This
reused the ire of Henry S Jackson of
Georgia, who protested against the
south being singled out in this way.
A T. Hert Of Kentucky. however.
and it should be worn. In the end
Col Warren amended his resolution
SO that it applies to every state of the
Union. and peace reigned again.
Col Warren and Col Herbert Par
sons the national committeeman from
New York. have been acting as legal
advisers for the national committee
during the hearing of the contests
for seats. They are "buddies" having
served together in the Judge advocate
generals department of the Army dur
ing the war.
Urges Dues for Funds.
Mrs. Raymond Robins has come for
campaign expenditures. apropos of
the senatorial investigation in Wash
ington- She declared that if all the
members of political parties were