Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-04-09


81 and their platform OF principles
Texas VIII send forty delegates q
san Francisco Texas sent fort,
deleeatcs To the Baltimore convention
In 1919. These delegates wer,
largely instrumental IN hringinI
nhout the nomination OF Woodrow
Wilson. Texas sent forty delceate,
20 the 81. Louis convention In 1916
That convention renominated Wood,
row Wilson aud he was rc.clecte,
without tho aid Of New England
New York New Jersey. Pennsylvania
Illinois or Indiana.
The verdict of the people was tbs
greatest surprise IN the history OF
the American politics Tor the reason
that the Pacific coast states. IA,
Rocky Mountain states and The states
OF the Ohio river valley were LARGELY
responsible Tor the defeat OF the Re
publican standard bearers.
There Is an issue before the Demo
Gratis NJ Texas--an all imporian, H.
s''s They are asked 10 tepudla,
the administration ~ Woodrow vii.
son and 10 send to San Francisco
forty delegates pledged to vote fol
program made largely by the all
tir~ critics or enemies OF seven
wears of Democratic rule. prohibl.
ton. equal suffrage aud the league
~ nations are 10 he all absorbing
issues before the san Francisco con.
yentlun and not since the split u,
Charleston jus, before the coming oi
the civil war has the political stage
hecn set for candidate making aud
platform making 50 tfaugh, With the
possibilities OF startling ehanges.
both In leadership aud the issues
which must be met,
Henry e Fuller reminds the pe0.
PIE that the first Democratic con-
yeniion was held at Baltimore IN
iSas and Andrew Jackson was nom
mated and elected President.
No convention was held ia iN3G,
Martin Van nurh helms nominated
In a caucus under the whip hand oi
President jackson. Van nuren was
elected
IN iSi0 there was no convention,
Nsn nuten again helms chosen hy
caucus and VAS defeated hy GepeFal
William Henry llatrlson, a Wits
10 lSii ihe U, mocrailc rational
convention wgs held ia Nslllmole
ana james X rolk nominated aul
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in baltimore and l,eNls casa noW'
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