The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-22
NO D|SCORD MARS
DEMOCRATIC MEET
IN CONVENTION
Women and Men on the Same
Basis and No instructions
Fetter Delegates in Work
for Senator Mcclellan.

Introduced by Miss Charl Williams and
Col. w. J. Bacon, providing that the
women attending the convention shall
have equal representation with the men:
also that any Democrat wishing to go
TO the state convention on June will
be recognized as an accredited delegate,
PROVIDED such person secures creden-
tials from M. S. Lennon, secretary of
the executive committee. The other
resolution was offered by H. T. Bruce
providing that the convention make no
Endorsements or recommendations, and
leave the delegates to act as they see
Senator Mcclellan.
The convention was called to order
by ). o. Bates attorney-general. Chas.
Il. Brewer nominated r. s. Bryan,
chairman of the executive committee,
to be chairman of the convention, and
Amante S. Finlay, OF the Commercial
Appeal, was unanimously elected sec
rotary of the convention.
The convention was held in the coun-
~ courtroom and was largely attended
1t was the first convention attended by
the women since the passage of the
state law giving women the right to
vote in municipal and presidential cleo
tons.
No Democrat Excluded.
Miss Williams, who has the distlnc-
ton of being member Of the national
Democratic committee, a colleague of
Representative Cordell Hull, was first
to be recognized. On behalf of Col. Ba-
con and herself she offered the resolu-
ton giving each woman delegate the
same voice as man delegate in the
state convention from Shelby county.
The resolution was made broad enough
to include as delegates all Democrats
in the county who attend the conven-
ton. Under the resolution any person
desiring to attend the convention will
secure credentials from the secretary of
the county executive committee. The
resolution offered by Miss Williams
and Col. Bacon was unanimously
adopted.
The next resolution was offered by
H. 4. Bruce. 1t provided that the dele
gates to the state convention should go
to Nashville without instructions, and
that 1t was the sense of the convention
that no resolutions be adopted by the
convention. This resolution was unarf-
imously adopted. go
Dave Fentress offered a resolution in
dorsing the president and the league of
nations, but it was declared out Of or
der by Mr.. Bryan because of the resolu-
ton previously adopted. Mr.. Bryan
added, however, in declaring the resolu-
ton out of order, that he thought there
was no difference Of opinion on the
question and that the Democrats were
for the president.
A motion was then made that the
convention stand adjourned. The mo-
ton was put and carried. G. p. j.
Mooney, seated in the back of the room,
arose and shouted: do you mean that
this convention is not going to indorse
the president and the league OF ma
tions?'
Mr.. Bryan replied that doubtless he
had just heard the motion and the vote
to adjourn. 81 move that we indorse
tho adm nj -fra finn IF prncidanf Will
son." shouted Mr.. Mooney. IAN in
favor of indorsng the administration
of President Wilson let 1t be known by
saying aye" announced Mr.. Mooney,
putting his own motion. Nearly. every
body voted AYE" and then in the calm
that followed Mr.. Bryan remarked;
"Can we adjourn now, Mr.. Mooney"
In McKellar's Interest.
One of the innovations of the con-
vention Is that any Democrat desir-
ing to go to Nashville can do so. There
woman delegate has the same voice as
a man delegate. Another innovation
is that there will be no contest as is
usually the case. 1t has been many
years since Shelby county sent an I'M
contested delegation 10 the state con-
Vention.
The failure to make Endorsements
does not mean that Senator Mcclellan
is not in favor with his home people.
Every person present at the convention
was for him for delegate to the ma
tional convention from the state at
large, and Shelby county VIII be solidly
for him. Senator Mcclellan left his in
terests in the hands of his friends and
in the interest of harmony it was
thought best by the convention not to
start a fusillade of ., resolutions that
in its work for the senator In the state
convention.
The resolution adopted as offered by
Miss Williams and Col. Bacon is as
follows:
Shelby county In regular mass con-
vention assembled, that all Democrats
of Shelby county, both men and WON
en-, are hereby appointed delegates ia
the Democratic state convention which
will meet at Nashville on June s, next;
provided, however, that all men and
women who desire to attend said state
convention, shall receive cards Of Gre
dentials, from NJ. S. Lennon, secretary
of the Shelby county Democratic ex-
ecutive committee, at his office with
the Broadway Coal and Ice company
on the 18th floor OF the Exchange
building.
"Be It resolved, further, that women
be given equal representation upon the
delegation of 10, to which Shelby coun.
ty IS entitled, and that members Of
said delegation shall vote as a unit
upon all questions coming before the
state convention.
BE it further resolved, that all hold
ing credentials shall assemble in the
Maxwell House, Nashville, on the
morning of the convention, for the pur;
pose Of effecting an organization, and
of attending the convention in body. u
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