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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-10

ParalIsl with the strategy where
BY the Wood Ioecss routed the Low
den manaeara IN the credentials
committeo y another move the sig
nifcanco q which win b appent
q e n un1o3ded. win Hays, who
II suspected BY the Wood forces Of
being too friendly To Lowdcn, was
deserted ct the last moment in his
attempt to make State Senator Og-
den Mills chairman of the resolu-
lions committee which drafts the
platform. That old guard veter-
an, Senator Jim Watson Of Indiana.
took . fall out Of his rival. Will
Hays. BY rolling Mills overheard
with . vote Of 40 to 3. Now where
did Mr.. Watson ret such IN over
whelming majority and how did
Will Hays come to have 20 little
influence In the choice of chair
man Of resolutions committee?
The answer IL simply that Frank
Hitchcock threw the support Of all
the Wood delegates on the resolu-
tons committee to Senator Watson.
Mr.. Mills had counted on the help
OF Leonard Wood delegates but he
was beaten BY the old guard with
out trouble. For back of Senator
Watson-indeed back Of every sena-
tor In this fights Senator PEN
rose Of Pennsylvania, who through
the medium Of . long distance wire
and trusted lieutenants 10 simply
spanking the new "old guard" and
teaching them lessons In practical
politics which they will not soon
forget.
Now a. to the nominee. again one
must turn 10 the senior senate.
from Pennsylvania for the answer.
His statement that the Republicans
must nominate Q man who can win
and only one who 10 sure to win
was Of course being construed BY
the supporters Of each candidate
to mean their own men but the
writer has the highest authority
for the statement that Senator PEN
rose believes the following men
could win II nominated:
Senator Hiram Johnson-but he
can't be nominated.
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HE'LL YIELD
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has executed IN effective mansuvsr
on his own behalf. He felt his DEL
egatas IN certain states slipping
away from him. II was o. My
ayowed BY folks from Michigan.
Nebraska and Oregon that although
their states voted for johnson. the
delegates wouldn't stay hitched
very long. Mr. johnson now mas
. pledge from the Michig-1 .sle-
gates who are instructed for him
TO continually cast their ballots for
him until he personally releases
them. Johnson. BY the ny. u his
own campaign manager here. He
takes advice freely but do he
pleases about acting on It. His
game 10 to hold his / ea&re forces
together whi.- the Wood d Low
den machines crush each other,
hoping against hope that he will
be the beneficiary in tt end. Also
the California senator figures that
u the convention supports him on
the League of Nations platform
light he will e-.n delegates. Ger
tainly If the treaty and .sagu. sre
repudiated. Johnson would be the
logical nomir~~ .-~-.h IN that
event the wise old '-aders are cal
culating that Knox for president
and Johnson for vice president
would be a more acceptable ticket,
especially If johnson yould &C
cept the vice president. The de-
sire to get harmony would tran
scend every other consideration.
The mere fact that johnson ~n~'d
ag- to run with Knox would
give tremendous impetus to the
latter's chances, and it must not
be forgotten that Senator Boies
Penrose would rather have Knox
than any other man. The writer
knows that Sen tor Knox and Sen
ator Johnson have been in COM
munication on the subject and that
they are still as close frien4- rs
ever. Certainly If Mr.. Johnson is
convinced. that he can't be NOM
mated. he would probah.J Ell that
! his viewpoi, had been indicated
| in the selection of another Senator
like Mr.. Knox whose views on The
treaty and league we're in accord
with his own.
Prefers Knox.
Big business would rather have
Kn.x, former attorney general and
former secretary Of state. than
Hiram Johnson, and il the Cali
fornia senator gave h;- --~c~t to
the choice of Knox, he would be
assured the support Of the Repub-
lica- organization for the presi-
dency four years Aence. These are
som. of the moves, proposals, sug-
gestions and attacks that consti.
tute the strategy of the cow ION
as the platform committee wran.
giles over perplexing -'.-'-s end is.
sues.
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n DAVID LAWExNCK
f9roojal 10 The Arg1o1.

eualseum, Chicago, June 10.-The
sss11 stcey of Whist II happening
= ~ Republican national convsn-
ssra 4 ) fascinating battle between
ss1naful politicians. The candi-
S,1ss ars only pawns. And the
49, striking Development b that
~ nj ~old guard namely Sena-
~ 1ojes Penrose and his associ-
- Il the senatorial group, In
eisdise former Senator Murray
~ Of Massachusetts. have
ssietly taken charge Of the whols
sitrafion. The key to II al lies IN
~ hands Of the New York. Penn
s,ivsais. and Massachusetts dele
s.fione and the various moves Of
m last "A hours indicate that
i~onard Wood will be eliminated
= 4 combination Of johnson and
isvden strstegists, then Lowden
I'M BE- eliminated by coalition Of
- ssme forces assisted to. some
srtent By the defeated Wood lieu-
ssnants and the final effort To put
H;ram Johnson over will be made
4 IN sincerity by the SENATOR'S!
sroup with the full expectation that
~ rank and file Of the New York;
psnnsvlyania and Massachusetts
Alteration will decline to accept
! the California senator leaving the
IA to . dark horse who At this
writing would appear to be Phil
ander Knox II Senator johnson
iii agree to run as vice president
and Governor Sproul Of Pensyl-
yauis II Senator Johnson refuses
y agree.
Hitchcock Is Clever.
Considerable Of a furry has fol-
lowed the brilliant move by which
frank Hitchcock, leader Of the
Wood forces, secured control Of
The credentials committee. This
veteran politician quietly went to
work In each delegation three days
sso and saw to it that one of his
own men was selected by each state
10 sit on that credentials commit
Tee. With q majority Of 80 out Of
70 members, Mr.. Hitchcock would
be able to unseat many Lowden
delegates who had been previously
SEATED by the national committee.
But while he Is worrying Tobias
Hert, the Lowden general, the lat
Ter will surely carry the fight to the
door Of the convention II Hitch
cock does attempt rudely to throw
out Lowden delegates. Neverthe
les . blow has been suffered by
Nsssrs. Hert and Will Hays which
may affect their prestige in the
convention and correspondingly Mr.
Hitchcock's stock as a leader has
gone up.
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Herbert Hoover he can't Be

Herbert Hoover-but he can't Be
nominated.
Philander c. Knox-and he can
be nominated only II Senator John
son agrees to accept him and run
~ Vice president.
Governor Sproul Of Pennsyi-
vania.
There II no doubt in my mind
that the "old guard" 10 very friendly
to johnson and believes him . re-
variable vote-getter but they know
that the delegates from eastern
states and the business men In 9TH
or delegations are absolutely op-
posed to him. Even II the old
guard wanted to do 1t, they are
powerless without the assent Of the
conservative business men who are
the backbone Of the Republican
party. Big business IL represented
here. The most influential bankers
and captains Of industry are con-
ferring. Friends Of Johnson are
doing all they can In IN effort to
convince big business that there ID
nothing to fear from an admins
tration by Hiram Johnson. Only q
concrete speech on the subject to
the convention would help matters
In that direction. and It IL hardly
likely that the California senator
would risk such an appeal.
Not Real Friends.
Yet the friendliness Of certain
members Of the old guard to John
son must not BE- misconstrued. They
are beating Wood with Lowden
they WILL beat Lowden With John
son, then they will let the conven-
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Dayi4 sLawfence ssys The new old
goArd hae - displaaGd q Chi
cago An4 ~ mea Of the Old stand
pet type afos again running the
a6Airp - the Repablican party.
Their DtratsGy DesIns to b 70 let
LOWden, Johnson and Wood elm
inate each other and thon spring
their own candidAtss.
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BERRETT.

Rev. McLinn is in New York this
week visiting his son.
NJ. r. Faryer and family motored
tc Great Falls on Sunday.
A good sized crowd attended the
public meeting in interest of temper
ance, at Brandenburg church on Mon
day night.
Mrs. Samuel Wilson spent Tuesday
afternoon with her brother, Reese
Shipley.
A number of the members of Win
field Camp p. o. S. of A. went to Mr..
Reese Shipley's last Saturday and cut
his entire corn crop. Mr.. Shipley cut
his foot eight weeks ago and is still
unable to use it. He has been a mem
Der of Winfield Camp for number
of years. We think it a noble deed
of those men to help a brother out in
such time.
Mr.. Arch Dorsey, Of North Cham
ton, Pa, is spending short time
with his brothers here.
Quite a few of the ladies turned out
on Tuesday to register.
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Theodore Marburg, minister to Bel
GUM under President Taft and one of
thembst prominent and influential in
dependent Republicans in the east,
will take the stump in October for
Governor Cox In letter to an Ohio
Harding's theory Of making Presiden-
tial action subject to party sponsor
ship" he says:
'sThe difference in the attitude of
the two candidates toward the mat
ter which you discuss is only addi-
tional evidence of the difference in the
grey matter of the two men. One
thinks true, the other does not. Yes
l find myself in hearty sympathy with
thu views of Governor Cox, not only
on the dominant issue Of the campaign
land we must continue to keep il
uppermost- bat likewise on the many
other live questions on which he has
expressed himself so well shall be
/ glad to do all can to promote his
| election"
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WANDERING WARREN

Like the shifting sands of the des-
ert Candidate Harding meandera
about in his stand on the league of
nations.
In the 1918 campaign, Harding and
Will Hays wrote the league Of nations
plank in the state platform of the Re-
publican party. Then In 1919 Hard
Ing opposed the league in its original
FORM. advocating the Lodge amend
ments. In his speech of acceptance he
"scrapped' the league. to the delight
of Johnson, Borsh, and others. Next
he proposed to adopt the good features
of the league and revive the Hague
tribunal. giving it teeth" His lat
est fiop. after the visit Of former At
torney General Wickersham, is to go.
a step further in favor of the league.
The plain uRyarnished truth Of the
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Progressive to Take Stump for Cox.
Democfatica leaders have started 4
fresh offensive against the Harding
Coolidge lines. They have organized
a campaign for the capture OF what
is left Of the Progressive vote in
the United States.
The names of these men and their
standing is matter of considerable
campaign Importance. Those who will
take the stump for Cox-Roosevelt are !:
Matthew'S Hale, Massachusetts.
chairman Progressive National Com
mittee in 1916.
Francis J. Henry, Progressive cam
didate for the United States Senate
from California in 1912.
Harold j. Ickes, of Illinois, one of
the founders Of the Progressive party
and a. delegate-at-large in the 1900
Republican convention.
Judge Ben B. Lindsay, of Colorado,
candidate for the. Progressive Vice
President nomination in 1872.
Elias D. Salisbury. chairman In
diana Progressive State committee,
1916.
Joseph Misback, chairman Iowa
Progressive committee.
John M. Parker, Vice-Presiden1
nominee of the Progressive party
1916.
/ Roscoe Fertick, former secretary
Indiana Antisaloon League
Mrs Antoinette Funk, Chicago
leader of the progressive women.
H. H. Holman, Progressive Ma
/ tional committeeman, Missouri.
Edwin M. Lee, chairman Indiana
Republican State Committee in 1910
and chairman Progressive State Com.
mittee in 1912.
A. a. Andridge, Ohio, delegate to
the Progressive National Conventions
/ in 1912 and 1916.
w. H Nichols, Progressive Nation
al Committeeman of Vermont.
Charles w. Reynolds, Covington
KY, and Geo. C. Rublee, New Hamp.
shire.
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A committee OF Republicans is in
process of formation in favor of the
League of Nations, who are advocat-
ing the election of Cox and Roose-
welt. It is said this movement will, be
supported by tens Of thousands Of Eot-
ers. Among those interested in the
movement are some of the brainest
men and women in the nation. as C. w.
Eliot ex-president of Wellesley, Prof.
Irving Fisher and Charles Seymour,
of Yale. Mary E. Woolley, president
Of Mount Holyoke, Hamilton Holt, edi-
tor Of the New York Independent, and
many others.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-10-01

At a meeting Of q ministers, repre-
senting nine denominations in Wash
ington county in the First Christian
Church in Hagerstown on Tuesday,
resolutions were adopted opposing the
candidates. of o. E. Weller Republic
can nominee for United States Sena-
tor, on the ground that he has public
" announced that he favored modifi-
cation of the VoIstead law, and will
support Hon. John Walter Smith
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White Girl Seized Here Sorry sh,
Isn't Black

FORK, Sept. %. Susan Duttera, IS
years old and married, told the au-
thorities yesterday she is. sorry she
was not born black, for she loves
Ross Nolan, colored, she says. She
and Nolan are both in the York
County Jail awaiting hearing on ser
ious charges. They were arrested in
Harrisburg for the York police, on
warrants issued here by Alderman
Carver.
Nolan is Is years old and is mar
ried. His wife lives in York. Mrs. Dut-
terra says she does not know where
her huband is. She halls originally
from Westminster, Md She told the
local police that she did not know she
was violating the law by living with
Nolan, as Taneytown, Nd, justice
had told her her separation from her
husband for two years was equivalent
to a divorce. From Harrisburg
Evening News.
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WOMEN VOTERS INSTRUCTED.
Elss sfEngels gGiHes Every Detail in
= Registering and Voting. Y Z


A largely attended meeting of
women was held at the Armory on
Wednesday afternoon Two hundred
worien were present and nearly every
district in the county was represent
ed.
The meeting, which was strictly
non-partisan, was called by Miss
Mary B. Shellman and Mrs. Carroll
Albaugh Of the first Government
League Of Carroll County, and was in
tended as a school of citizenship, in
which the new voters were instructed
IN their new duties and obligations as
voters.
The speaker, Miss Layinia Engel,
OF: Montgomery county, Field Secre-
tary OF the League Of Women Voters,
is fully equipped for the work of in
structing. She has undertaken, and
spoke for two hours, taking up every
phrase Of the question possible, and
frequently giving an opportunity for
the women to ask questions.
Nearly every woman present had re-
gistered on Tuesday. Miss Engel made
1t very plain that the ballot is sa-
cred trust and urged every woman to
look upon it as an obligation and duty
which she must use for the good OF
the home and the whole country.
She is visiting every county in the
State and left for Cumberland on
Thursday morning.
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The Republican national platform
ignores the achievements of Ameri-
can arms in the world war. 1t does
not congratulate the country on what
it accomplished. for the obvious rea-
son that it was accomplished under a
Democratic administration. Could
blind and bitter partisanship be car
ried to greater extreme than this
stupid denial of recognition of what
the country did for itself and for the
world, or Of the splendid courage and
aeroism and the triumphant success
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HARDING AND DOLLAR WHEAT.

1
Farmers Of the Northwest, in es-
timating the qualities of the Presi-
dental Candidates for the major polit-
ical parties, are recalling what
Senator Warren G. Harding had to
say about wheat when the question
of fixing price was under discussion
in the summer of 1917.
Senator Harding discussed the
measure on two successive days,
July 9th and goth. What he said on
the first day will be found on pages
526S-69 OF the Congressional Record.
It runs to about eleven hundred words
and is too long to be quoted in full
here. but pertinent paragraph may
be set down verbatim.
i know a little something about
farming" said Senator Harding. Il
have followed the cradle, Senators,
with the rake, when wheat sold for
forty cents a bushel That was in the
day when farming was something of
contest of subsistence. In this latter
day, farming has become an occupa-
ton for profit, and I happen to know
that under normal conditions, dollar
wheat makes a very profitable occu-
patton, perhaps not to the farmer who
farms the farmers. but it is to the far
mer who farms a farm
The Senator'S time expired just as
he was saying. "The greatest dif1cul-
ty with the United States of Ameri-
ca''andait issthua that the recsrd. Of
his first discussion of the bill is con-
cluded in the Congressional Record.
On the following day he struck at the
farmer as a proflteer This will be
found on pages 5S25-6 of the record
IT share the anxiety to strike at
greed he said. Il should like to strike
at the greed for power. I would be
agreeable to strike at the manifest
greed in some agricultural sections
of the United States"
In that same speech, Senator Hard
ing attacked the bill itself aside from
the interests of agricultural commun-
ity.
Il do not think 1t will be bringing
about the desired result" he said;
"but I venture to say. Mr.. President,
that if the qualities of American pa
triotism are such that we must guar
antee the American farmer price for
his wheat in the face of a world fam
inc, then there is not patriotism
enough in this country to win the
war"
Even Senator Harding's colleague
and political follower, Senator Nc
Cumber of North Dakota, was arous-
ed at his attitude toward the farmer
and farming industry.
@My good friend from Ohio" he
said, STATED yesterday that he could
raise wheat in Ohio with the land
they have there, at one dollar bush
Ell, and make money. Oh, Mr. Pres
ident, would advise my State to hire
the Senator from Ohio next year and
to pay a million dollars for his ser
vices to teach our farmers how to
raise wheat in the State of North Da-
kota for one dollar bushel." Sena-
tor McCumber then entered into an
analysis of the difficulty of realizing
a six per cent return upon the farm
er's Investment from dollar wheat
Farmers who recall Senator Hard
ing's attitude when the price of
basic product of their industry was
under discussion in the Senate, are
awaiting his explanation of it during
his speaking tour in Minnesota and
the Western wheat belt this month.
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THE GRAVE ISSUE BEFORE THE
VOTERS.


Nearly all Of the countries Of the civ
ilized world favor the League OF Ma
tons The election in November viii
determine whether or not the United
States prefers to be among the en-
lfghtensd nations and stand up for the
great covenant This is the princi-
pal issue Of the campaign this year.
The stricken and war-terrorized lands
Of the world look to America for the
encourageme and emphatic endorse
ment needed in this critical time in
the worlds history. Every intelligent
voter is concerned or will be greatly
interested before the end Of the cam
paign.
The League proposes to promote in
transitional cooperation and to achieve
international peace between all ma
tons in the following manner:
BY respecting one another's terri
tory and political independence and
BY combining to punish aggressor ma
tions.
By submitting to arbitration any
dispute likely to lead to war and BY
agreeing to accept the plan Of settle
ment recommended.
BY imposing the boycott and IT nee
essarY by using. force, In order to re-
strain''any nation @wi1ich tries TO start
ar-whether or not that nation be a
member.
BY inquiring into any matter that
threatens to disturb the peace and by
making any war or threat Of war the
concern of the whole League.
By setting up. and agreeing to re-
sort to, Permanent Court Of Interna-
tional Justice.
BY reducing armaments (armies
and nayieg) to the smallest force that
will guarantee national safety and in
sure the enforcement Of international
obligations
BY putting an end to secret diplo-
macy" filing and publishing all fu-
ture treaties and making void existing
treaties which conflict with the pur-
pose OF the League.
BY recognizing the Monroe Doctrine
and applying 1t to the whole world.
BY helping weak and small nations
created by the war to the attainment
:.
Of full self-government by the appoint
nlent Of manufactures ("Big Brotherss)
over them until they are able to take
care Of themselves.
By promoting humanitarian work:
--by urging legislation for the better
ment Of the conditions of labor (men
women. and children:) by securing
free communication and transit and
the Just treatment OF commerce.; by
regulating the traffic in opium and
other dangerous drugs; by taking
measures for the control and preven-
ton Of disease and by encouraging
and assisting the work Of the Red
Cross.
On these vital points the voters can
very zealously take part in the cleo
ton Of the whole Democratic ticket.
=
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EsE Esa


publican gallery. He agrees perfect
~ with every visitor He changes his
attitude and his Opinions over night
George Harvey, foe Of the league.
went away happy after debating the
candidates speech. Wickersham, a
friend Of the league. went away hap
by, being assured that the Senator
was in agreement with him.
Now, who win be the next one? The
Republican candidate is so amiable.
He wants to offend no one. But the
lineup of professional politicians. the
hide-hounds that visit him and de-
clare their unfaltering support. is not
foolfpg anyone in the rank and file of
any party.
If Senator Harding wants to be ell
ected president he had better come
out from behind the smoke screen and
tell the American people that he will
be president If elected and tell them
where he stands in language that does
not need corps of interpreters. The
silly. insincere, webbing and strad-
ding attitude will not land him in the
White House, no matter how much
money and how many little political
schemes the willy VIII Hays has plan
ned to use.
The American people want to know
that the man they can see is the man
they are voting for. They don't care
to vote for those on the back porch.
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Governor Cox is making such in
roads on the rank and file of the Re
publican party and SO many indepen-
dent Republicans are flocking to his
banner that Harding is trying to
switch and straddle on his treaty kill
ing attitude. Hiram Johnson should
get the candidates ear else Harding
will declare for the league.
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Taking another dig at johnson, the
Star, on Sept. %, 1912, said The
Backyard in politics does not last
long, especially when he is. only
blackguard, and this one will not be
heard of if he leaves his present Of
fee"