The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28
WOLCOTT ELECTED
 NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN

IINNNIUW OI senator J. 0. Wolcott as national com mitteeman and member of the resolutions committee from Delaware was announced by the state delegation today.
 Benjamin A. hazen was elected chair man of the delegation. State leaders said most of the Delaware votes would go to
 MeAdoo in the nomination balloting although there was some sentiment Tn
 favor of Vice President Marshall and Ambassador Davis.
 Daniel J. McGillicudy was reelected n.ember of the national committee by the Maine delegation. Bertrand G. Me- Intyre chosen chairman of the dele saton and William R. Pattangan was appointed on the resolutions committed Mrs. Pattangall was elected national committeewoman in anticipation of for nal creation of that office The caucus took no action on either candidates or platform
 Vice president Marshall was elected Indiana member of the resolutions com mittee and was given rousing reeep- tion when he appeared at Indiana head quarters. Edward q. Hoffman was re- elected national committeeman and
 Thomas Taggart chosen chairman of the delegation.
 North Carolina also reelected it's na- tonal committeeman, A. w. Mclean J. D. Norwood was chosen chairman of
 the delegation and J. 0. Carr for the resolutions committee.
 The Texas delegates ratified the selec- ton of T. B. Love as member of the na- tional committee, elected Cone Johnson as chairman of the delegation and ap- pointed M. NJ, Crane as member of the committee on resolutions
 WOULD ELIMINATE SUBJECT North Dakota delegates -epresentine
 one of the first states in the union to establish prohibition. set at rest today
 reports that they intend to support wet,
 proposals before the democratic plat
 form committee. R, B. Murphy was cleo
 ted to the convention resolutions com
 mittee on the understanding that he
 would favor elimination of the whole sub-
 feet from present considerations though
 individual members of the delegation
 personally were inclined to alleviation Of present federal prohbitory statutes G.SS Woiledge was named chairman and
 Charles simon member of the credentials committee. Indications were that Me- Adoo would secure the bulk of the state S
 ten ballots on opening convention votes
 The caucus of the Oregon delegation brought forth a declara tion by win I1. Purdy of Salem one of the states ''big four,' that he would vote for McAdoo solely because he had been so instructed. but that such vote would be against his will He also declared that if the time came when he could do so he would place in nomination Senator George k. Chamberlain.
 John H. Stevenson was elected chair man of the delegation and Judge Thomas
 II. Crawford will be chosen a member of the resolutions committee. A motion
 to instruct Judge Crawford to work for
 the incorporation of a dry plank in the
 platform was withdrawn after the reso-
 lutions committee member said he would be uncompromisingly for a dry plank if any effort should be made to include one that was wet.
 National Committeeman Morrow told the delegation he had received first-hand assurances that Mir. McAdoo would &C., cept sthe nomination if it was rendered him, and that his action in saying he would not take it was good politics" as it would remo"e the crown prince" characterization if the convention should select him without any solicitation on his part
 Former Gov. w. A. McCorkle was elected to mem bership on the resolutions committee by the West Virginia dele gates. and c. w. Watson was chosen delegation chairman.