Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-09


during the tenure of office of the pres
ent national committeeman,
Chicago was the first to present its
Claims for the national convention, adj
dresses of invitation being made by
former Mayor Carter Harrison, former
Senator James Hamilton Lewis, and
Roger Sullivan.
Referring to the local differences in
democratic politics in Chicago, Mr.
Harrison said all OF the factions there
were united in asking for the conven-
ton.
The peace treaty came to the front
when amid applause senator Lewis
declared the paramount issue IN the
campaign would be foreign affairs
and that the republicans by mali
cious falsehoods," were seeking to ar
ray the foreign born citizens against
America" He pleaded that the con-
vention go to Chicago, so that the
large foreign born population there
could see first hand that he party
really was not working against them.
"The republicans" said Senator
Lewis. have INDUCED in that form of
dislovalty which has not been equalled
by American citizens since l remem-
eign-born citizen TO agtate his griev-
ance merely because the president
happened to be a democrat
Presenting the financial end of the
argument, Mr.. sullivan said Chicago
was ready to make a guarantee OF
$4,000 for the convention.
Isidore B. Dockweiler, of California,
nominating san Francisco, outbid Chi
cago's offer, with a proffer of guar
anteed sum of $4,000 for expenses,
the free use of the municipal audito-
rum seating from $4,000 to $4,000
and of additional funds for entertain
ment purposes.
San Francisco asked for the conven-
ton for the first time, Mr. Doekweiler
said, as a token of appreciation OF
what the Pacific coast did in the last
election.
The claims of San Francisco were
seconded by Miss NJ. e. Foy, Califor-
MIA associate delegate and j. Bruce
Kremer. Montana, vice chairman OF
the national committee Miss Toy
said that the women of the country
awake to the responsibilities of citl-
zenship and realizing the existing I'M
rest in the nation, are searching both
parties to see what they stand for
Resolutions endorsing the treaty of
Versailles and denounCing as unpatri-
otto the attitude of senators who
would defeat il directly or by nullify-
ing restrictions was unanimously
adopted.
Approves Peace Treaty.
"The arrogant" republican leader
ship of the senate was denounced as
having earned the contempt of the
world" by throttling the treaty for
seven months and the senate was
called upon to quit playing politics"
with the question of ratification.
Reviewing the legislative record
of the two Wilson administrations
the resolutions also expressed gratifi-
cation that the president was regain
ing health after a breakdown due
largely to his efforts for world peace.
Concerning the peace treaty the
resolutions said;
1--WE affirm our approval of the
treaty of Versailles apd we condemn
as unwise and unpatriotic the attitude
of those senators who would defeat
the ratification, either directly or by
overwhelming it with reservations
that are intended to, and will have the
effect of multiplying it,
THE failure of the senate republi-
can leaders to offer or to permit con-
sideration of interpretative resolutions
that would preserve the general pur-
pose of the treaty and to so permit
it's ratification condemns them TO the
criticism of the nation and to the
contempt of the world.
The resolutions said that when the
democrats came into power in 1913
they found "the nation in condition
of comparative industrial and com
mercial depression" and with 'the
banking system" in the hands of a
few men at whose will panics period
cally occurred" 1t was added thai
these and other ills had existed fol
sixteen years under republican rule
without relief"
What Democrats Have Done.
ITO remedy this condition the
resolution says, "the democratic ad
ministration entered on vigorous
constructive program" adding that
establishment of the federal reserve
banking system entities the party to
the everlasting gratitude of the coun-
try, while the farm loan banking sys'
tenn gave to our agricultural interests
the relief long demanded by them"
The resolutions then referred to
ena 1tment of the law giving the peo-
pie the right to elect their United
States senators by popular vote" and