The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-08
DEMOCRATS TO
MAKE TREATY
1920 ISSUE
National Committee Up
holds Foreign Policies
of the President

~ rre ssaocisrtn rnrrs
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-San
Francisco was selected today by
the democratic national commit
tee, IN session here as the place
for the party's 1920 national con
vention.
After p votes had been east
Kansas City and other cities with.
drew and the vote for San Fran
cisco was unanimous.
Monday, June 2S, was fixed as
the convention date.
WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-Resoiu-
tions endorsing tho treaty OF versail-
les and denouneing A. unpatriotic ths
attitude OF senators who would de-
feat 81 directly or by nuliifyinr reser-
vations WIS unanimously adopted to-
day by the democratic national COM
mittee In session here.
The arrogant. republican leader
ship Of the senate was denounced a.
having earned the contempt Of the
world BY throttling the treaty for
seven months. ana tie senate was
called upon to quit playing politics.
, with the question OF ratification.
Tne delegation working for San
francisco as the 1890 convention city
~, o. We democrats went IN today's
meeting Of the national committee de-
clar ng they were absolutely assured
| mat the Pacific coast city would win.
Supporters OF Kansas city were not
so optimistic. but said they stlll had.
Glance.
TlHcs Contttpicrs.
Only san Francisco. Chicago and
Kansas city were In the race Tor The
Clark Howell Of drorrsa. wss an
I pointed chairman Of the resolution
committee with A, Il .Titlow. Wash
ing' ~ John Gary Evans, South Caro-
Una; Senator salisbury. Delaware.
and Patrick H Quinn. Rhode Island.
as committee members.
The gathering WAS called together
by Chairman Homer s. Cummings.
A committee was appointed 10 hear
a request regardlng The holding OF
frin In the District of Columbia
/ . was composed Of John W. Cough
1 I'm, Massachusetts y. 4. Ooltra, Mis-
sour, and X. +. Elder idaho.
1he committee voted that until the
national convention made definite
decision, members OF the associate
women's national committee az now
constituted should continue In office
/ during The tenure OF office OF tho
/ present national committeeman.
Chicago was the first "a present It's
/ claims for the national convention,
/ sddrosles of invitation being made ty
Z former Mayor Carter Harrison. form
| cr senator James Hamilton Lewis
and Roger Sullivan.
referring to the local differences
B IN democratic politics In Chicago, Mr.
/ Harrison said all of the factions there
we're united In asking Tor the con-
vention.
Pcacc Treaty In.
] The peace treaty came 10 the front
whom amid applause Senator LOWS
1 declared the paramount issue In tho
I campaign would be foreign affairs
nnd that republicans by "malisious
! falsehoods" were seeking to Array
the foreign born citizens against
America He pleaded that the con-
I Nentiun go to Chicago 50 that the
larger foreign born population there
could see first hand that the party
really was nos working against them.
The republicans" said Senator
Lewis. have INDUCED In that form
/ OF disl0yalty which has not been
equalled by American citizens since I
/ remember by seeking 10 summon
every foreign born citizen 10 agltate
his grievance merely because the
president happened 10 he a democrat"
argument Mr. sullivan said Chicago
was ready 20 make guarantee OF
fI3,o00 Tor the convention.
lsador n. Dockweiler, OF California.
nominating san Francisco, outbid
ChicaEo'a offer with a protfer OF
guaranteed sum OF ti25 900 for ex-
penses, tho free use OF tho municipal
auditorium seating from 1900 to
| 5000 and OF additional funds for en-
tortainment purposes.
san Francisco asked for the con-
vention for the first time. Mr. Dock
weller said, as a token 0f apprecia-
, tlon OF what the Pacific coast did In
the last election.
) The claims OF San Francisco wero
seconded by Miss a. Z. Foy, CALI
fornia associate delegate and j. Bruce
kremer, Montana, vice chairman oc
! the national committee. Miss FoJ'
said that the women ot the country.
awake 20 the responsibilities OF clt-
izenship and realizing the existing un-
; rest IN the nation, are searching hnta
parties 10 see what thsF stand for
, kamLld City Presents Casc.
! The ease for Kansas City was pre-
! senied hy FORMER Mayor Fred Flcm-
/ ing representative champ Clark. Dr.
B A, Jenkins. publisher % the kan
, sas City Post. Hrecklnridre Long %
81, Louis third assistant socrctasg of
state. and s. y. Amidnn. nntiohal
J. committeeman Tor Kansas. The CIV
offered a guarantee ot S5o.ooo ana
free use OF the Convention hall
Dr. jenkins, pointing out that
3 Kansas City lay 10 the center o a
, group OF doubtful states, declared that
while my heart would say let's g.
20 san Flanc'sco. my head would atf
tets go 10 Kansas CITY,
After tle cunvention claims had
{ be- prcsen "a ana resolutions adopt
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