Omaha daily bee., 1920-06-21
Action of Fifth Missouri Dis
trict in Restoring Senator as
Delegate, Expected to Start
Warm Battle.
MAY ESTABLISH STATUS
OF WOMEN IN PARTY
Recommendations to Fix Def.
mite Place of Suftragists in
Organization Are Taking
Concrete Form.

San Francisco, June 20.-A con-
test over the seating of United
States Senator James A. Reed Of
Missouri as a. delegate, and rec
concentrations for separate change
in party law so as to establish dcfl-
nitely the status of women in the
party organization probably will
come before the democratic national
committee at its meeting here mex.
Friday preparatory to the national
convention, party executives SAID
today.
1t was also announced that At
torney General A. Mitchell Paine,
would leave Washington for San
Francisco tomorrow and that Unit"
ed States Senator Carter Glass,
prospective chairman of the convenr,,
ton resolutions committee, would
arrive here "Wednesday. Gov, Ed
ward |. Edwards of New Jersey
is expected to arrive Friday or Sat-
urday.
The Reed contest possibility de-
vcloped today when it was Learned
the senator had been restored as
a delegate at convention OF Flfth
Missouri congressional district del,
cgates Yesterday after his name had
been thrown .out and his place de-
clared vacant by a state convention.
The question is one of jurisdiction
between the state and district con-
ventions.
Contest Import nt.
Senator Reeds antagohism to cer-
tain polcies of the administrator
will make any contest III his case
cne of tremendous importance, &C
cording to leaders here. There are
36 delegates from Missouri. ,
Until yesterday, the only contest
'-r was that involving the 70
u. ga delegates, whose adherence
is claimed both by Attorney General
A. Mitchell Palmer and by the fac
ton of the party headed by United
States Senator iHoke Smith and
Tom Watson. On the result OF TINS
contest will also, depend the right OF
Clark Howell, oldest member i'll
point of service on the national COM
mittee. to be renamed to that post.
Howell is for Palmer. The Smith
Watson faction is advancing w. I.
Verenn. who was named on the COM
mittee by a state convention which
was boltcd by the, Palmer adherents.
who maintained that Howell shout
continue.
1t was pointed out that Attorney
General Palmer, who is member OF
the national committee, could act as
his own counsel in this contest If he
cared to do so.
Acoustics of Hall Good.
The recommendations to establish
definitely the status of women . IN
the party still were in a formative
stage today. -
National Chairman Homer S.
Cummings, Vice-chairman ]. Bruce
Krsmer, National Treasurer w. w.
Ncrsl, of Iowa and National Com
nit. ,oman Norman Z. Mack OF New
York headed party which tried
out the acoustics of the municipal
AUDITORIUM NCStSiudy. ioooy w.
anncu"cei the test had been sue
cess(ul in every way and that an
nunc,ators similar to those used at
the recent Chicago convention VOLTS
be used only for roll calls and other
routine. In view of the improved
acoustics since the auditorium has
leen prepared for the convention
they declared the formal speeches
could be heard without any ampii-
living device being utilized.
Contest in Oregon.
Portland, Ore, Juue 20. = There
will be a contest in the Oregon dele,
cation TO the democratic nationa
convention, it became known today
1ohn L. Schuyleman OF Portlant
and R. R. Turner of Roseburg will
present rival claims for the seat te
which the late CT. Baldwin OF kla
: math Falls was elected.
Schuyleman bases his clam or
the fact that he received in the pri
mary the fifth highest vote for dele
gate at large, with fout to be elected
The death of Baldwin. he contends
entities him to the place. The dem
ocratic state central committee de
cliped 70 concede this claim and ha:
selected Butler as the fourth dele