Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-30
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continued from rase o'
md stopped only long enough
ropress to the full member
,he committee. How much
subcommittee will take to
.ort of the work and how
lime the full committee VIII con-
~ Considering the report, no one
,n,,,re to predict, Senator Car
@ s.s chairman of the COMMITTEES.
p'' effort was being made to
M the work.
!. defining the democratic
n's s,titude on the league of ma
a tho prohibition question. two
Wy an,inent issues before the SUD
W have not been finally de-
"s' ".ou, though it is said an agree
'r sot far off on the league decla-
I'd pepardless of the action taken
.,h.committee, members re-
XLA
That there is sure to be a fight
4, full committee over both ques-
y ~ tbat the losers will carry an I
A I 70 the convention for final de-
Z substantial agreement. it was
\ j heen reached on many of the
w. ls,os nroposed for incorporation
/ crowd seeks Excitement.
~ crowd came to the conven-
\, nrepared for a day of excite
Campaign managers and dele
actively supporting candidates
nll prepared for the day. All
davices for arousing the en-
~ the crowd and for noise
|.,nurposes were brought in and
M until the opportune time ar
/, bringing them out.
[,ihe Cox and Palmer forces
[,with evident satisfaction the
.,oa within the McAdoo forces
roe threatening to bring Nc
/ The front at once and make
[.rination a three-cornered con-
1 the beginning. They have IN
Al along that they would not
/ the McAdoo movement to en-
4. advantage of a reserved seat
,.r TO wait for a psychological
4 when the convention. unable
[v a two-thirds vote to either of
rOuld turn to some one else.
candidates Confident.
H., headauarters, in a formal
I'M that the attorney generai's
4, was stronger than it has ever
|e.,oreo announced that his forces
intact and claimed votes in the
.,nn which would not be shown
4, first ballot because they would
n for favorite sons and come to
hlmsr column later.
\ forces professedly undisturbed
n vet and dry argument which /
anged around it's candidate and
atsIdo isues which have been in
alnto his campaign, were tighten
4 their lines and were ready to :
|he balloting. Il
nIte the promise that the con-
N would have a big three at the
t dark horse talk was never more
Hent than it is at the moment the
Istes are about to be placed in
,atjon. The names of Vice Presl-
)arshall, John w. Davis, Ambas-
10 Great Britain, and Homer ;.
lmgs, chairman of the demo-
national committee were always
when dark horses were being
hd and delegates were taking
Enslderation that each of the big
|@uld prevent the others from
Ia two-thirds vote.
cummings Boom Grows.
Cummings boom grew from
of enthusiasm TO
Elble proportions in the twenty
hours which followed the char-
opening address and today 1t
|en full form with handbils be-
kgated among the delegates de-
Ia great moment has produced
man." Democrats through the
h, too, were responding to the
Iint, apparently for the nationai
kans desk was piled with con-
ttory telegrams.
h Mr. Cummings drew a new
Eration from the convention
hhen he announced he had TAX
! Initiative in proposing that
knvention congratulate Govern
terts of Tennessee, for his act
calling a special session of the
lare to act on the suffrage
(ment and again when he res
|he resolution to double the
n the national committee and
|as new places to women. HIS
g boom however brought with
Pscast of opposition from Bry-
QAo some time ago denounced
ftonal chairman for making