The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-28
]. HAM LEWIS TO
ADDRESS DEMOCRATS
Senator Owen Also Will
Be Speaker at Roswell
Convention

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SANTA FE. May 2s.EDcm0crats
OF national reputation VIII be among
the npeakers at tho democratic state
convention, To be held M Roswell
next Thursday TO elect six delegates
ana nix %aitcrnatcs to the national
convention AZ Fan Franciaco. This
was disclosed In a brief address that
Arthur SeiiEmnn. of snnta Fe. chair
man Of the state central committee.
made TO thc Santa Fc county conven-
ton here yesterday afternoon.
Among these principal speakers viii
be J. Hamilton Lewis. former United
States senator from Illinois. and oni-
cial spokesman for time administra-
ton during his stay In the senate. 1t
was Senator Lewis who introduced u
resolution to ratify In advance any
peace treaty that President Wilson
might care TO negotiate at the Paris
conference, senator Lewis resolu-
ton was introduced about tho time
President Wilson was preparing to
lervc for Paris. tThe resolution was
not paHsed).
senator Owen Coming.
Senator Robert 4. owen. Of Okla
homa. prominently mentioned In con-
ncctiOn with the nomination FOR
president, will be another one OF the
speakers. A third will be Mrs. Peter
Olson, OF the state Of Minnesota. an
influential political worker In the
north. There will De also senator
Andricns 4. Jones. Of New Mexico.
seiccted to De tho temporary chair
mar and to deliver the keynote nd
dress. Mention OF senator Jones aud
his policies was made IN The herald
last saturday.
The selection OF these additional
Wilson supporters to appear before
the Roswell convention tends 10
strengthen tho prophecy that the con
Nention will endorse the Wilson nd
Immigration aud all It's policies. That
senator Jones' keynote address Will
follow such a course H.. 81 course.
above controversy.
The Santa Fc county convention
endorsed and commended President
Wilson and his achievements aud
policies, including the peace treaty.
Tho resolutions severely condemned
a republican INA for attacking RESI-
crNatinns which wetc declared to
nuilify the enect OF thg treaty. Con
domination also wis expressed for the
action Of the republican state admin
tatrntion. which was described as hay-
ing created approximately 100 Offices
that are wholly unnccded and use
less M the sourco Of n great nnan-
cal burden upon the Taxpayers. The
administration OF The important al
fatrs Of the state land Office. too.
came In FOR strong disapprovat.
Mosnen on Delegation.
Places were given to five women
on the delegation To- the Roswell rom
Ncntion. There were elected q dele
gates. nmong whom will he proratcd
IN" 10 votes To which the county is
entitled Tho omc delegates are:
Mrs. l. ~ Itapp, Mrs W. J. BARKER.
Mrs. H. 49, Gerhart. Mrs. Rome T..
Donohoo ana Mrs. Howard Huoy.
pthrr delegates are; Domingo Pa
ch"co, WHY Parsons. J. q. Seth.
Adviph =. Hil. ~ 49, Gerhart. NJ. NJ
Miliigan. W ~ sapp. Or G. O. Har-
rison. Ton Duran. Arthur Srligman,
James A. French. Frank Horn. Sick
Baca, Judge y. g. IauEhun. Melvin
r. puniaVy, W B Henderson.
Melvin r. p%unlnvy, former score
uary 10 senator Jones, served as tenn
norarN aud permanent chairman and
Frank NJ. Tones as secretary. Chair
man Dunlayy did not make q keynote
tn""ch The only sncnl,cr other than
Scligman was II. -. Gerhart. Both
spoke briefly.
The delegation was not instructed
as to candidates.