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THIRD PARTY LEADERS
ENTHUSIASTIC FOR REED
Committee of 48 Welcome Sugges-
ton Missouri Senator Head
Their Ticket

CHICAGO, July 1.-When the sign
ed editorial article by William Ran,
dolph Hearst proposing Senator Reed
OF Missouri to head a third party
which appeared in the Hearst papers
yesterday, was shown to A. w. RICK
err of the executive committee Of the
committee Of forty-eight, he said;
Senator Reed has made great
record in the United States Senate
He has been conspicuous az one who
refused to bow the knee to Baal. He
as have many other good men. some
of whom are merely out of office and
some In Jail, has now been punished
for lese majeste.
Delegates are coming to our con-
vention on July 10 from every state
in the Union for the purpose of organ
izing a new party and formulating a
platform which will mean something.
Then men and women who will com
pose our convention are not handicap
ped nor are they the kind of people
who may be 'bossed THEY are
people who are governed by princi-
pie and may be relied on to make
wise decisions"
1t is reported that Mr.. Kicker issued
this statement without conference
with his associates of the Committee
of Forty eight and upon the sugges-
tion of representatives Of Mr.. Hearst
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write these words just after L
have climbed back into the press
stand on the convention floor. 1 have
been in the heart OF the missouri
hght, where women pushed ana
scratched and used their hsts ana
where men did likewise. My hair Is
mussed. I have in my rough wooden
writing desk before me a piece OF
torn pasteboard sign Of the Missouri
delegation over which the men and
women fought. 1t is souvenir or
the battle. / have seen lot OF war
during the past ten years. This was
as hot a scrap as / want to see.
WOMEN MIN IN FIGHTS.
As plunged heroically into the
melee to discover. like good young
reporter, who was who in the oattie
and what tactics were being followed,
T discovered that men and women
were in the contest. The horrible
thought came over me: Good Lord.
has the day of sex-to-sex night IN
politics dawned so soon?
1t seemed to me for a moment as II
all the various camps in the conYen-
ton had disappeared, as II the Pal
mer men, the Cox men, the McAooo
men and the others had dropped their
enmities and had Joined under the
banner OF man to fight woman.
II this thing went on like this for a
few moments more we might soon
have the convention turned into sex
war. Great crowds were trying to
reach the scene of the fight. The
rreat organ was believing out the
song. "Ohio! Ohio" Three bands were
playing. Men and women were shout
ing and pushing and marching.
WOMEN BLBOwED OUT.
Those who weren't marching were
on chairs looking at the pandemonium
or engaging in II. Would all this po-
Iitical fsht suddenly be turned into a
sex battle TO be fought out under the
binding glare OF the movie search
lights?
A thrill OF Joy went over me when
I saw that both men and women were
on each side. Before I could get to the
front line trenches, I saw that the
women. on both sides. were being ell
bowed out of tho battle by their men
folks. They were pushed back be-
hind the lines, as IL were. The men
got their hands on the standard. and
the women couldn't keep their
clutch on It, Gradually, the women
fell off to one side, but they did not
stop nshting. They continued the
nght between themselves.
got the names OF tho generals, the
captains. the tacticians, and the pri-
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postmasters. or customs collectors.
They do not hope TO make their liv-
Ing from Government positions.
CUMMiNGs PRAISES THEN.
III will be all one to them" as
Homer cummins says. in their pock-
cts whoever wins. Ideals. clean en-
thusiasms move them-and It's lightly
good to look at them. when you know
OF the schemes for betterment and
preferment in the minds OF hundreds
Of these men delegates.
In San Francisco the women have
forced the Democrats TO put them on
the national committee. In Chicago
IL was decided that the place OF wom-
en- on the national committee should
be practically honorary. In Chicago
the women hung around the edges
and wished; In San Francisco they
sot into the heart of things and
fought In Chicago the ladies seemed
unhappy and discontented; in San
Francisco the women are aggressive.
and-dsngerous.
The male leaders OF the Republican
party have not yet been whipped by
the women.
The male leaders Of the Democratic
party nave suTteHucIeus iHcy nave
been forced TO take In women az
their equals.
WOMEN IN TO STAY.
Old Joe shannon, OF Missouri. is
standing down on the floor now. with
his arms twined round the wrecked
Missouri standard. He's a battle
SCARED politician. what he doesn't
know about politics, isn't. He has
been In its rough nd-tumble many
a time before now. But beside him
are women, helping him to protect
the standard. 1t just happens that
they chose to be on his side; II they
didn't, they would just as lief take
that pole away from him and set him
down on the floor in a mighty rush
as look at him. And Joe knows II
this blessed minute.
Woman's entrance into politics this
year is not a side issue. 1t Is the
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REED WON'T TALK
THIRD PARTY NOW
Senator, Unseated As Delegate
to Keep Silent Until Con-
venti0n Is Ended.

SAN FRANCISCO. July III can
not discuss the question OF a third
party. DO not care 10 discuss in any
way the action OF this convention II
unsesting me until II has completed
its business here.
"If / have anything further 10 say
or any action 10 take II will be after
l 20 back home"
Senator James A. Reed. the unseat-
ed delegate TO the national convention
from the Firth Missouri district made
this statement when shown a letter
from william Randolph Hearst, pub
lished here. suggesting Senator Recd
head a new. or third party.
The Senator from Missouri did nos
appear disgruntled in the slightest.
He said the action OF the COMMITTEES
on credentials and OF the convention
had not changed his ideas an iots-
The action OF unseating me wes
taken by a few little men and makes
no difference TO me. IL leaves Ne
more impression on me than the
smallest drop OF water on. the sliekess
ducks back"
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|R|SHLEAN|NG
TONEW PARTY
Erin's Supporters, Pessimlstic
Over Democratic Help,
Look to Radicals.

NEW YORK, July belief that
she Democratic convention may not
declare for recognition OF the Irish
republic" has given impetus TO the
third party movement among the sup
porters OF the Irish cause, as defined
by the followers of Eamonn de Valera
since his break with the faction head
cd by Supreme Court Justice Daniel
II. Cohalan.
Irish weeklies throughout the Unit
ed States are carrying advertisements
of the Committee OF Forty-Eight. urg-
2 ing membership thereof.
Frank y. Walsh, head OF the Ameri-
can Commission for Irish Independ-
ence. is widely talked OF as a candi-
date OF this committee at the national
convention IL has called for July 10 In
Chicago. The committee has never
declared itself in favor of a recogni-
many outspoken friends OF recogni-
tion and affirmative action is expect
cd by many when the convention gets
down to platform building.
DE VALERA BEHIND MOVE.
No official admission is to be had
that De Valera is making for third
party, but signs that he Is are not
wanting. Men close to him believe
that. IL tho Democratic party should
not go farther than the Republicans
there can be little doubt that he VIII
turn his attention to third party,
for recognition has become vital re-
quirement of the movement at this
time.
The break between the De Valera
and the Cohalan-Devoy groups fol-
lows this cleavage. Actual exist
ence" of the Irish republic" is the
contention of the De Valera group,
Its quarrel with the Cohalan-Devoy
tgroup is that this faction still regards
f"actual existence" as something to
Aoome.
PRELATE BACKING HIM.
On the authority of one who has
recently conferred with Archbishop
Mannix of Melbourne, Australia, a re-
porter was assured that he is backing
De Valera with all the strength of
hts popularity and official position.
The archbishop is touring the coun-
try and before going to Rome, and
because Of his outspoken' recognition
Of the Irish republic" he has become
AN ecclesiastical hero among the Irish
In all countries. He arrives here on
July II. During his stay he will be
the house guest OF Archbishop Hayes.
AS far as the split itself is con-
cerned. De Valera's followers insist
that Justice Cohalan publicly pro-
claim a belief in the existence Of the
republic. before any steps are made
looking to such reconciliation.
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vate and privatenesses, and here i am
back in the press stand, safe and
sound, with my relic.
But I've seen a bigger thing than
a fight on a convention floor. I have
just seen women go the limit in
politics. At last I knew, even amid
these braying sounds and this tumult,
that women have declared themselves
in on the Democratic party to a
finish. And the Democratic party,
unlike the Republican party in Chi
csgo, has been forced to take them in.
Oh, but the women at Chicago were
ladies, The Republican leaders
wanted them to be ladies! They
didn't want them to be rough and
tumble politicians like the men. To
keep them ladies was to keep them
harmless. Imagine the Republican
convention having a floor fight in
which women engaged. I can see
plainly. fresh from this battle with
the tumult still under way, that the
the other sex in the Republican con-
sex in this convention are women.
I can look back to early June and
still see those silken persons in the
Chicago hotels, in the various Presi-
Dental headquarters, in the swagger
dining rooms. at breakfasts, teas and
dinners. In Chicago, II seems to me.
as look back at II, that the political
ladies spent most of their time wish
ing" that this or that thing or that
thing would happen.
EVERYDAY WOMEN.
81 do so wish that Wood could be
nominated, don't your would be the
gist of their conversation or election
eering at rose room rally.
But here In San Francisco-well the
women politician here that does not
go, further In getting what she wants
than mere wishing. is considered by
her sisters mollycoddle. Molly.
coddle," among these political women
is a lighting word.
There are hundreds of women here
who haven't gone to tea or n lunch
con or a dinner for years. can look
down on the floor now and see a
Mossiouri woman delegate sitting in
her seat with her ten.year-old daugh.
ter beside her. They are gazing, en-
tranced, at the demonstration. I see
women who are dressed in common
fashion, who have earnest faces and
who don't give ding for hollow
honors. They have come here to San
Francisco to do something more than
wish. J sec women marching among
the men, With eyes ablazc.
They are not jobseekers, embryo
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DElEGATESSW|MIN IN
!. FLOOD Of ORATORY
Mrs. Bass, Who Welded Gavel,
Finds They All Thoroughly
Enjoyed II.
~ MRS. GEORGE BAss.

N"r"'eh express rol
SAN FRANCISCO. July i.-While
have been talking and writing snd
thinking Democracy for the past
four years. until yesterday think
never saw democracy turned loose
having the time OF It's gay maturity
This was the real thing from be-
ginning TO tumultuous end. Every
body had something TO say, and as
the number OF nominating speeches
was limited by the number OF candi-
dates and their length was hxed by
rules already adopted, the great
audience which was determined TO
be heard, waXed vociferous In songs
and shouts and cheers, and when its
lungs waNed weary and thousands OF
throats grew hoarse, the crowd
clapped and pounded and whistled
and waved fags and carried banners.
and jumped up and down and howled
It's JOY
We had floods and torrents Of
eloquence, but none too much. Men
spoke. women spoke. the gavel was
handed to me and for few minutes
a woman presided over great ma
tionai political convention for the
first time in history and while i was
conscious of the great honor, nobody
else stciutu " hHu ~ eiei'i'hb VI
anything unusual.
Hereafter IL will not be. and In a
few years the old days when demo
cracy meant at best only half the
people, will seem strange and para
doxical. We shall look back upon
them with amused toleration and no
regrets for we have chosen the bet
ter way.
For the first time In our history
all the people have held a convention
and have had every possible oppor-
tunity to get their views across, no
matter whether those views are pop
ular or not.
The committees have been as com
PLEASANT as the convention itself.
Everybody has had his day in this
popular court OF appeal-what is
more remarkable every woman who
asked for 1t had had her day, and |
believe the result both as to plat
form and candidates will appeal TO
every believer in the rule OF the
people.
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w BoURkE COCHRAN, Of
W. New York. noted LAWYER
and orator, delegate TO the
Democratic convention, viii
lead the Fight for organized la
Dor, according TO . report from
San Francisco.
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A demonstration, when properly
staged. as most Of the demonstrations
for the leading candidates are In
ciudes several features. The orator
who presents the name reserves II TOT
the last. Some times they have been
known TO forget the name. whereupon
the audience demands hts name. More
Frequently, however, the calls, Name
him" come in earlier
In fact, the speaker is very likely
TO be reminded OF the eagerness OF
the audience II he Is either prosy or
long, and he doesn't do his candidate
any good by continuing after ne mas
received such an admohition from the
audience. / have known the contest
between the audience and the speaker
TO continue for some time. but nave
never known the speaker 10 get the
best OF the controversy.
LIKED cox DENOMINATION.
The Palmer demonstration came
frst and was very creditable' Next
came the Cox denomination.
seemed TO be the best organized OF
any of them, but II was nearly all or
Eanization. His supporters attemp.,
ed the usual parade. Encouraged py
a splendid band. the procession was
formed with a beautiful Ohio banner
at the front.
The Ohio delegation followed with
enthusiasm, but to the surprise OF
the audience only three other states
ioined in and IL soon became apparent
that the bulk OF the marchers were
drawn from the uniformed ciuo mat
came from Ohio.
Groups had been planted arou n
the galleries and they made all the
noise that they possibly could. ana
the yell leader mounted the platf"i IN
and gave an exhibition OF tho atd-
Ietics which can be mingled with q
college veil. There was no general
participation either on the part OF
the delegates or the audienje, ana IL
s.on transformed itself from demon
stration to general confusion.
SMITH NOISE, SURPRISE.
The Smith demonstration was as
surprising as the Cox demonstratior
was disappointing. Bourke Cochran
presented the name of the New York
Governor with all the force at his
command, and that Is very consider
able. and the audience quite generaly
rose with New York and yelled as
IL they semed to mean 1t.
Soon the standards OF the states
began to fall in after New York anc
New Jersey-for New Jersey was
scarcely less enthusiastic than the
Empire State. Soon, practically every
State standard was in line, and ths
delegates marched and sang until the
aisles were so crowded that tht
fnarchers fell into the lock-step and
the line swayed to and fro as II
moved its serpentine length along.
do not know how to explain the
difference between the Smith demon
stration and that given to Palmer
and Cox unless it was that the latter
being active candidates, the friends
Of other aspirants feared that dem
onstration might be hurtful to their
own choice. whereas, in the case OF
Governor Smith, they thought ii
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would compliment him without aid
ing his chances
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would compliment him without aid
Ing his chances
MeADOO sURPAssEs OTHERS.
The McAdoo demonstration sur
passed all the others In extent and
heartiness. IL was more general and
was apparently spontaneous. There
were no evidences of pre-arrange-
ment. Mr. Jenkins, OF Kansas City,
made no speech In presenting him.
He simply announced the intention
OF Mr. McAdoo's supporters to vote
for him. This was a disappointment
to the audience for they had been
keyed up TO a high pitch OF expecta-
tion and were looking for a great
| speech,
Among the other names presented,
with applause more local. were SEN
ator Owen Of Oklahoma. Secretary
Meredith OF Iowa, Chairman Cum
mings of Connecticut, Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska, James w. Gerard
and Governor Edwards Of New Jer-
sey.
The last named has the distinctio ON
OF having the instructions OF his
State. having had no opponent, but
only Ave OF the sixteen delegates will
vote for him from choice. The other
eleven will either individually or
through alternats vote for him be-
cause instructed to do so. cannot
at this writing make any predictions
regarding the platform
II IL in the lap of the gods" as
a prominent Democrat used to say
of uncertain things. We are so far
West that the time is against us and
our reports have to be sent out con-
siderably In advance of publication.
shall have an opportunity to discuss
the platform later.
SOME ARE DODGERS,
At this time the committee Is di-
vided into three factions on the liquor
question, namely. the drys, who want
an affirmative endorsement OF the
amendment and the enforcement code.
the vets, who want a declaration In
favor of wine and beer or plank so
worded as to suggest q modification
of the enforcement law. and the dod-
gers. who don't want to say anything
at all.
or course, the word "dodger" Is an
accusation and not an admission.
| Those who want to avoid any mention
of the subject plead for harmony:
they think that 1t will hurt the party
| to declare for or against prohibition.
Mems opinions on this subject are
likely to be colored by environment:
those who live in wet cities argue
that they can increase the Democratic
vote by . wet plank; those who live
lin States where the sentiment Is some
twhat evenly divided want to avoid
the subject; while those who live in
| dry territory feel that the party's
chances will be improved by a dry
plank.
As there are thirty-seven States
| dry by their own act not to speak
Of dry congressional districts in wet
States, the drys seem to have the
| best Of the argument both in prinei-
| pie and policy.
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HENRY w. DooLEY, dele
gate from San Juan, Porto
Rice. 10 fhs Democratic Ma
tional Convention. bears a
striking resemblance 10 Charles
Evans Hughes and 10 often mis-
taken for the ex-justice at San
Francisco.
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Women Right In Midst
OF Rough and Tumble
Scrirnn1ages On Floor
By WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.

Write cxpresI
EXPOSITION AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO,
Jnv 1.-The women here have made greater inroads into
the affairs of the Democratic party than they made at Chi
into the affairs of the Republican party.
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DESCHANEL BACK IN PARIS.

PARIS. July 1.--President Deschnnel
returned to Paris yesterday morning
from the Chateau de la Montellerie, at
Lisieux. Normandy. where he has been
resting for several weeks.
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Bryan Asserts "Drys"
Have Best Arguments
For Platform, PLanks
By WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.

International News ssyies)
SAN FRANCISCO, July Yesterday was an In
teresng day for the spectators; in respect nomna
ton day takes the lead all the others There is
more chance for speaking and the demonstrations are
spectacular The four big demonstrations those that
followed the presentation of the of Palmer Cox,
Smith. of New York. and McAdoo.
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PARIS. LIKES OPERA.

While music in New York stoppeA
abruptly before the end of April.
Paris in the last week of that month
had four opera companies going ana
an average of six OF seven concerts
a day.
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INDICTED IN SUGAR CASE.

BINGHAMTON. July 1.-The United
States grand jury handed down an
indictment against Albert b. Rich
man, of this city, for sugar prohteer-
ing. Richman pleaded not guilty.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mrs. Hal Morrison of Auburndale,
Ala. who has been in attendance on
the convention of Colonial Danes in
Atlanta, arrived in Dawson yester-
dav for a visit of week to her
children, Mrs. J. D. Weaver and Mr..
Rogers Carver.
Rev. E. H. Cassidy, formerly pres
iident of George Washington college,
Arlington, Va, now presiding elder
of the Methodist church at Morris
town. Tenn, made short visit to his
daughter, Mrs. Jack McNulty, the
past week.
Miss Leila Mae Lawhorn has re
turned home after spending the past
two weeks as the guest Of Miss Irene
Lawhorn in Moultrie. Miss Lawhorn
was the honor guest at many social
affairs.
Mrs. J. H. Whitchard attended the
school meet at Fitzgerald with the
party going from Dawson and re-
NAMED through Sunday with rela-
tives in that little city.
/ Mrs. w. H. Gardner, Jr., will leave
in few days for Kentucky, where
she will spend some time with her
mother, Mrs. Finn, and other rela-
tives.
? Mrs. A. C. Arnold of Albany at
tended the funeral of her uncle, Mr..
R. D. Goss, and accompanied the fam
ilv to Webster county for the funeral.
j Mr. Lloyd Anthony and Mrs. Ed
mund Hart went to Macon Saturday
on account of the illness of their
mother, Mrs. S. w. Anthony.
Hon. H. A. Peacock of Albany is
in the city today looking after legal
matters in the city court. Mr.. Pea
cock is mayor of his city.
Miss Nellie Lang, who teaches II
Lanier University in Atlanta, came
home Sunday to visit her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Lang.
! Miss Nettie Allen, who had been
visiting at the home of her sister
Mrs. J. G. Parks, returned Friday to
Americas.
Col. R. j. Bacon and children and
Mr.. Eugene Mallory were guests
Sunday of the family of Rev. 7. M
Galloway
Mrs. May Winchester and Mrs
Postell spent. a few days the past
week with relatives at Coleman.
Misses Vivian and Winnie Belle
Goss are spending several days with
relatives in Columbus.
The Misses Lowe of uBena Vista
were guests Sunday of their brother
Mr.. Oscar Lowe.
Messrs. Cleve and Walter Strange
of ElIaville were in Dawson Satur-
day on business.
Mr.. W. B. Cheatham, Jr., of Allan
ia, spent Sunday with the home folks
Judge Arthur Gray of Blakely Is
in the city on legal business.
Mr.. A. C. Moye of Cuthbert was
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. A. w. Moore has visited her
brother in Sylvester.
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PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY TODAY
lSA VERY QUIET AFFAIR
Contest in Terrell Between Senator
Smith and MIR. Palmer With
Result In Doubt.

The presidential primary is being
held in Georgia today, the candidates
being Senator Hoke Smith, Attorney
General A. M. Palmer, and Hon.
Thomas E. Watson. Here in Terrell
county very little interest has been
manifested in the campaign and a
small vote will in all probability be
While Mr.. Watson has quite a
number of admirers and will receive
some votes in the county it is conced-
ed that the contest here is between
Senator Smith and Mr.. Palmer, with
the result somewhat in doubt. Both
sides are hopeful that the larger
number of votes will be for their
candidate.
In his former campaigns Senator
Smith has always carried the county.
At II o'clock this morning only $50
votes had been polled at the court
house.